8 years of Republican rule - ends in economic disaster. I don't need tea leaves.
On Oct 12, 10:55 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess you cannot. > Your CLAIM was that Republicans ruined the economy. Specifically HOW? > You also CLAIM (imply) that the CURRENT > Administration has 'fixed' the economy. Again, specifically HOW? > > At 11:51 AM 10/12/2010, you wrote: > > > > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/22/AR201... > > >On Oct 12, 10:36 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > At 09:52 AM 10/12/2010, you wrote: > > > > >maybe this time, they'll get it right - if they don't change anything. > > > > Can you provide some specifics. Thanks in advance. > > > > Regard$, > > > --MJ > > > > And is not this the point that we have now > > > reached? What is the cry going up everywhere, > > > from all ranks and classes? All for one! When we > > > say the word one we think of ourselves, and what > > > we demand is to receive an unearned share in the > > > fruits of the labour of all. In other words, we > > > are creating an organized system of plunder. > > > Unquestionably, simple out-and-out plunder is so > > > clearly unjust as to be repugnant to us;but > > > thanks to the motto, all for one, we can allay > > > our qualms of conscience. We impose on others the > > > duty of working for us. then, we arrogate to > > > ourselves the right to enjoy the fruits of other > > > men's labour. We call upon the state, the law, to > > > enforce our so-called duty, to protect our > > > so-called right, and we end in the fantastic > > > situation of robbing one another in the name of > > > brotherhood. We live at other men's expense, and > > > then call ourselves heroically self-sacrificing > > > for so doing. Oh, the unaccountable folly of the > > > human mind! Oh, the deviousness of greed! It is > > > not enough that each of us tries to increase our > > > share at the expense of other; it is not enough > > > that we want to profit from labour that we have > > > not performed. we even convince ourselves that in > > > the process we are sublime examples of > > > self-sacrifice;we almost go so far as to call our > > > unselfishness Christlike. We have become so blind > > > that we do not see that the sacrifices that cause > > > us to weep with admiration as we contemplate > > > ourselves are not made by us at all, but are > > > exacted by us of others. -- Frédéric Bastiat > > >-- > >Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > >For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > >* Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > >* It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > >* Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
