1. How was I supposed to know you did not get a stimulus check? 2. What is it was my money that went to Sam?
My biggest problem with the programs designed to help those in need are: 1. They don't seem to really help. 2. They are abused by people who do not need the services, but are just too damned lazy. I am all for helping people in need, but I feel we should only help those who are willing to help themselves (note I said 'willing' not 'able'). We have the right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness', not 'life , liberty and happiness'. You need to work for the happiness it should not be given to you. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Scott wrote: > > Could he not also argue that the governemtn took form him and gave to > you? > > > > How? I didn't get a stimulus check and he did. > > My point is that we are a country that, on principle, redistributes > wealth through all sorts of various programs on the theory that it's > an investment. > > In other words, the theory is that if give person X a tax break and > person Y a stimulus check we're investing in America and the tide will > lift all boats. > > This is true, but less obvious, for Medicare type stuff as well. > > As with arguments like "the death tax" and Obama's tax plan it's a > often used technique by the dishonorable to pick out one item and turn > it into a center referendum. > > So my point is, let's take a step back and decide: > > 1.) Is wealth redistribution an investment? > > 2.) If so, how much should be invested? > > 3.) How should it be invested? > > Thus, for example, if we'd disagree with giving a stimulus check to > some segment of the population then we should have an alternative > suggestion for the spend. > > If we disagree with the spend no matter how, then it's a matter of > defining the number starting at $0. > > So unless Sam wants to send me back my money he should shut his yap > since he's a beneficiary of wealth redistribution. Mine. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278355 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
