"... On Aug 1, 2:01 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: ..."
> .... as I understand it, the US used tariffs as it’s only source of > revenue until about the time of our civil war, then as about 2/3rds of > our revenue until WWI, and then about 1/3rd of our revenue until WWII. > Since WWII, not so much. Thanks for the brief history on tariffs. I do recall they were very prevalent during the Civil War era. And I think I can make a good guess as to why they all but disappeared after WWII ... part of getting ready for the move in ' '71 to cut the economy loose from gold. If we were going to really let free-market capitalism cut loose by making the currency fiat there was little sense in holding on to tariffs which only choke competition and trade. > Currently, I own a maroon Camry 4 door that I see receives all of the > scheduled maintenance as shown in it’s ownership papers. I wash and > wax it fairly regularly and take great care where I park it so I don’t > even get dents or dings in the doors etc. So, again, your projected > beliefs taint reality and greatly miss the mark. I hope the time I > have taken to share and provide some reality feedback is helpful. Sounds like you enjoy your life as regimented as it appears to be, but to each his own on that. No one can judge another's style other than to say it's not for me. But I bet you run int that sort of prejudice quite often, especially right now when conservatives are not viewed as having much common sense. But if you hobnob with the less monied crowds I'd say you run into social prejudice there quite a bit too (if they know your monied, that is.) I've known monied people. Quite a few more than my own socioeconomic position would normally encounter, thanks to my career in law. But it's that career that colors my perception. All the wealth I ran into was in trouble with the law -- civil, criminal, domestic, financial or taxes -- usually through their own fault so they were not a true random sampling, but the majority of them were assholes: Arrogant, narrow-minded, bigoted, mean-streaked, cruel assholes who showed little regard for others in their pursuit of money. There are monied people who are good and are concerned about society and individuals, but they are generally unsung and few know of their eleemosynorial practices. The only prominent ones I can think of at the moment are Warren Buffett and Ted Turner and the McArthur Foundation. But money is no more a definition of character than is talent. > “You can't really own what you haven't worked for or bleed for or at > least taken care of for a few years.” – DJ > Don, your belief is noted. It does not match my reality nor what I > observe to be the reality for most human beings though. Yes, Don, I agree. I've thoroughly enjoyed a lot of things I never worked for and didn't have to take care of, both of which were part of my enjoyment. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
