Do you see a difference between Bernie Madoff and Marshy?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > > I predict a 20+ trillion debt after he leaves office too. But we, voters, > are just as much to blame, as well as Republicans. Who was the last > Republican president to balance the budget? I'm not sure...but I think it > was Eisenhower. > > Moreover, Republican candidate Mitt Romney didn't really indicate to me, as a > voter, that he had any magic plans to fix the economy. Paul Ryan, however, > did propose a balanced budget.....only to be ridiculed publicly by Obama. > And so people voted for Obama. The idea of a budget that involves taking any > benefits away is unacceptable by most people. > > Bottom line, Americans expect more than what the government can offer. We > are so used to so many benefits that we will revolt once they are gone. It > is like a stuck-up child turning 18 and experiencing shock as a result of > thier discovery of how hard it really is to earn what they've been given all > their lives. > > But if someone insists on blaming a specific political party, be my guest. > Regardless of who's fault it is, people are going to discover what a hard > life truly is as things get worse. > > I'm not sure exactly how people define greed. I know Conservatives are a > scapegoat for this quality. But I personally consider greed to be any form > of expectation without sacrifice to be 'greed'. And sacrifice has become a > 4-letter word in our modern America. I don't see much difference between > someone like Bernie Madoff and someone on welfare (excluding the mentally and > physically disabled). The only difference to me is in the number of people > screwed by their efforts. But the psychology and ideology are the exact > same. I want 'stuff' and I don't want to sweat for it. > > seekliberation > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: > > > > Ah, no big deal! And jeepers, what a great legacy he will leave behind. > > (How sad for America, and the world.) > > >