XPost: alt.society.liberalism, talk.politics.guns, alt.atheism
From: nobody@nowhere.invalid
On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:17:34 +0000, Gray Guest wrote:
> MarkA wrote in
> news:pan.2013.03.06.17.29.01.903969@somewhere.invalid:
>
>> On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:05:44 +0000, Gray Guest wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Does the A stand for asshole?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No, it stands for "amused", as in "amused that so many non-wealthy
>>>>>>>> Americans think the current capitalist system is serving their
>>>>>>> interests."
>>>>>>>> Buy any lottery tickets lately?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, but then my wife and I work in a technical field and make quite
> a
>>>>> pile
>>>>>>> of money the old fashioned way. We earn it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Very nice. However, the NEW "American Dream" is to make money by
>>>>>> ripping off people who earn it. Just ask any of the Wall Street
>>>>>> CEOs who are making multi-million dollar salaries by raiding the
>>>>>> pension funds of hard-working wage earners like you and me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> So? Advocate ti havbe them killed. I won't stop you.
>>>>>
>>>>> But you won't. Becuase they are paying off your hero.
>>>>>
>>>>> But more to the point, it isn't me doing it yet everyth8ng you
>>>>> propose results in punishment for me and otehr honest hard working
>>>>> people.
>>>>
>>>> How is having a government that serves the needs of 99% instead of 1%
>>>> "punishment"?
>>>
>>> Another clueless moron.
>>>
>>>> Do you actually believe that bullshit about taxes cause unemployment?
>>>
>>> Yer a loon.
>>>
>>>> Taxes on business are at an all-time low, yet unemployment remains
>>>> high.
>>>
>>> Yer a liar.
>>>
>>>> The corporations are taking tax deductions for the costs of moving
>>>> their operations to China.
>>>
>>> Yer a propagandist.
>>>
>>>> It's not about "punishing" anyone. It's about paying for the cost of
>>>> running the country by taxing those most able to afford it.
>>>
>>> Do less, dickead.
>>
>> Having an off day, GG? That's a pretty lame reply, even for you.
>>
>>
> So there is NO area in government where they are doing things that they
> are not actually authorized by the Consitution, are wasteful, are
> destructive to the general welfare and there are no instances of waste
> fraud and abuse?
>
> In short it is not possible to cut spending even 1 penny, in fact it is
> not possible that the government cannot stop increasing in size and scope?
> And that we must keep spending far more than we raise in revenues and
> continue to mire the country in debt and rob our children and
> grandchildren of any possibility of properity.
When did I *ever* say *any* of those things? Of course there is waste in
the government, just like there is waste at my local grocery store. And,
I applaud efforts to evaluate programs for their need and efficiency, and
making changes where appropriate. (Like THAT ever happens! Isn't
there still some tax on the books that was passed to finance the
Spanish-American war?) However, to think that we can eliminate the deficit
by cutting programs is ridiculous. The GOP's slavish adherence to the idea
that we must never raise taxes under any circumstances is absurd, and only
serves the interests of the ultra-wealthy, at the expense of everyone
else. It's pretty much the opposite of "punishing...honest and hard
working people", as you claim.
In other news, my 23 year old son was looking through our collection of
recorded movies last night, and decided to re-watch "Aliens". I wasn't
really paying attention, but when I heard Sigourney Weaver say, "We'll
nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.", it made me think of
you. Gruesome, eh?
--
MarkA
Keeper of Things Put There Only Just The Night Before
About eight o'clock
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