Most of what we are talking about is state and local governments giving them tax breaks. How is this big government?
Shouldn't local government try to foster economic growth? > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:21 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > Yeah, I suspected you were thinking that was what we were saying. > Which is why I said we're talking past each other. > > "Our" side is saying that wal-mart is actually playing and > creating big government for their exclusive corporate > benefit. See the emminent domain, tax subsidies, and road > reconstruction points. Complaining about the health insurance > as big government issue is like a raindrop in the pond > compared to what the corporations are doing to create and > foster big government. > > To recap your side's argument (from "our" perspective): > > 1) Big government is bad when it helps the individual. > 2) Big government is good when it helps corporations profit > and control government. > > On 1/17/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here's the real difference between the sides that I can see (please > > correct me if I'm mis-stating it): > > > > (1.) You, Larry, and others feel that because a business is > > successful, agents of the government should be able to force it to > > help solve social problems. Further, you think that people who > > voluntarily accept positions with the company need the government's > > defense. > > > > (2.) T-Bone, Nick, and others want as little gov't as possible and > > especially don't think those that have worked their ass off to get > > what they have should be penalized for it. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192708 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
