That analogy hurts the republicans, because if I decided that instead of the house payment (debt), I would give the surplus to my wife and kids, we wouldn't have a house for very much longer.
Debt is necessary sometimes, but you also have to have a means to an end. Marlon >> >>Uh, no. Do you have a house? Did you get a mortgage on it? Do >>you think you could have paid it with cash? >> >>Debt is debt. It's what you do with it that matters. >> >> >> >>>Since you apparently don't know much about debt: DEBT IS BAD. >>>All the college kids who get crazy debt and some who kill >>>themselves. Debts >>>not good you wind up paying more >>>on your interest and never get to paying down the debt. So more >>>and more of >>>your money has to keep going to interest. Eventually you get to >>>the point >>>where MY tax dollars are going to pay off interest where we have >>>so much >>>debt that we cant get anyone to buy our bonds or invest with us. A >>>pointwhere the govt wont have anymore money to be able to raise >>>and where we cant >>>just keep digging a bigger whole. Its not being "bleeding heart" >>>its being >>>smart, republicans should know this they are the "money people" lol. >>>Not so smart if you ask me. >>> >>>But who cares we'll all be dead and gone by that time f$$k the >>>kids and the >>>next generation. Lets stick them with it. >>>So they can come to our graves and spit on them and say thanks for >>>everything dad! >>>:) >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Andy Ousterhout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 1:11 PM >>>Subject: RE: Hillary still isn't over it! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>So what you are saying is the republicans pander to the rich, while >>>>democrats uphold the values of the middle class. They speak >>>> >>>> >>>straight,tell >>> >>> >>>>it like it is blah blah blah. Another clear cut case of good >>>> >>>> >>>versus bad, >>> >>> >>>>impure versus pure motives. Anyone who truly believes this is >>>> >>>> >>>just one >>>step >>> >>> >>>>away from drinking poisoned cool-aid because some cult figure >>>> >>>> >>>says so. >>> >>> >>>>The real issue over taxes has little to do with rich and poor >>>> >>>> >>>but about >>>size >>> >>> >>>>of government. Reagan's view that is supported by many >>>> >>>> >>>republicans is >>>that >>> >>> >>>>the government is very inefficient at distributing the wealth. >>>> >>>> >>>And, they >>> >>> >>>>believed that their representatives in government are not well >>>> >>>> >>>known for >>> >>> >>>>making responsible decisions about how to spend, only about how >>>> >>>> >>>to get >>> >>> >>>>re-elected. So returning money to states or god forbid back to >>>> >>>> >>>those who >>> >>> >>>>earned it so that they can afford to make more jobs which drives >>>> >>>> >>>up pay, >>>is >>> >>> >>>>better for all. It is about motivation and creation of wealth that >>>>(bleeding hearts, if you are still reading, be advised that you >>>> >>>> >>>might get >>> >>> >>>>sick to your stomach with the following statement) lifts >>>> >>>> >>>everyone up on >>>the >>> >>> >>>>rising tide. >>>> >>>>The democrats view is that government is the best party to spend >>>> >>>> >>>the money >>> >>> >>>>and generally speaker, more is better. The rich and wealthy if >>>> >>>> >>>left to >>> >>> >>>>their own devices will beat the poor down. History is full of >>>> >>>> >>>cases of >>>this, >>> >>> >>>>robber baron after robber baron. Most of us have read the books. >>>> >>>>So the question is more like one of balance versus name calling >>>> >>>> >>>and trying >>> >>> >>>>to create black and white out of gray. I mean, what's up with >>>> >>>> >>>"Pro-Life" >>> >>> >>>>versus "Pro-Choice"? Doesn't this really just muck up what is >>>> >>>> >>>already a >>> >>> >>>>very complicated issue of personal responsibility, controlling >>>> >>>> >>>one's body >>> >>> >>>>functions, science (when does life begin?)and religious/moral >>>> >>>> >>>beliefs(is> abortion and birth control the same thing?)? >>> >>> >>>>Politicians by definition pander to the rich, who fund them, >>>> >>>> >>>whitewash,> promise then fail, etc to the middle class and poor, >>>and overall avoid all >>> >>> >>>>responsibility for the bad and take complete credit of the good. >>>> >>>>Rant done. Have a nice week. >>>> >>>>Andy >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:howie@;coolfusion.com] >>>>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:20 AM >>>>To: CF-Community >>>>Subject: Re: Hillary still isn't over it! >>>> >>>> >>>>Of course he panders to the rich...same as Reagan. Pander to >>>> >>>> >>>the rich and >>> >>> >>>>whitewash the middle class. >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Angel Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:13 PM >>>>Subject: RE: Hillary still isn't over it! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hmm..you think Bush pandered to the rich who would be the ones >>>>> >>>>> >>>financing> > his next campaign as a cheap ploy for re-election?? >>> >>> >>>>>-Gel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
