"The statement completely ignores the fact that Government is _us"
The government is not "us." I'm not the government. The "government" consists of those people who either make or enforce the laws. I'm neither. So unless you're a bureacrat (which is likely, given this town), you're not the "government." "Of course, the goal of the Taxpayers League and Republicans in general is to eliminate taxes -- not to line the pockets of the rich (studies show they don't spend it)" It must be news to John Kerry and Johh Edwards, the richest ticket ever to run for president, that they don't eat. Or maybe Kerry's seven homes were a gift? Yeah, that's it. Dennis Tester Mac-Groveland "I have enough money to last me the rest of my life. As long as I don't buy anything." - Woody Allen ----- Original Message ----- From: "David A. Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steve Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Dennis Tester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [TCMetro] Re: [StPaul] Response to Taxpayers League push to rename Olson Highway > Steve Nelson wrote: > > >>"It was under his leadership that we began to hear about how government was > >>bad and corporations were good." Show us the quote. No one ever said this > >>that I know of. > > > > > > There are no direct quotes that I know of, > > What about "Government is not a solution to our problem, government is > the problem?" The statement completely ignores the fact that Government > is _us_ and is the only entity that has authority to do certain things > (federal funding, etc.). > > Of course, the goal of the Taxpayers League and Republicans in general > is to eliminate taxes -- not to line the pockets of the rich (studies > show they don't spend it) but to destroy any government social services. > That's why the claim that the goal of the Bush tax cuts was to ease the > recession is absolutely false. The money mostly went to people who did > not spend it. > > -Dave _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
