I know you didn't mean it the way I took it Fran. Perhaps I'm a little nostalgic for the cowboy image. We used to be different. Not better but unique. Successful, driven. As you say, the big boys on the block. Now we're sliding into mediocrity and I don't like it. The WHO and Fidel freakin' Castro is praising my government. Somebody slap me; I must be having a nightmare.;-)
Thanks for the kind words and your sentiments are reciprocated. I believe I understand why you think like you do. My problem is I don't trust my leaders not to abuse their power. We just handed the government(or they just stole it*whine*) a LOT more power by approving massive tax increases. I'm including the forced insurance and fines as taxes here. They really sneaked this one by the American people. Even Fox News doesn't use the word Taxes as often as they should be. The feds decide how this gets spent. For the first 5 years they just collect taxes the hand outs don't start 'til later. I expect them to waste most of the money. Or borrow from it like they did Social Security(damn foolish and irresponsible that). It is really very frustrating how ignorant most Congressmen are when it comes to economics. They figure out what they want to do(spend a boat load of money) and then hire economists and accountants to make the data look good. They cook the books. It should be criminal. I know you haven't accused me of hating poor people but I get that from others all the time. Helping poor people doesn't bother me. Hell, it just makes good economic sense if you can get them back on their feet. What I object to are the processes. The way welfare seems to breed dependency that moves to the next generation and never goes away. The sense of entitlement is literally taught. Organizations like Acorn exist just for this purpose. I believe this is a dignity destroyer. I've had people brag, BRAG!, about the goodies they get from the government. This disgusts me. I wish I could communicate better but that's the best I can do. dj -- 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.
