06-14-2010, 07:52 PM
Hi,
Do you buy them that way, or do you load those words yourself?
Well, let's see. What are the conditions and needs in, say, Fargo, ND? Would a little federal help there bring in more commerce? Perhaps enough so that at some time in the future they'll be able to contribute more than they need and help somewhere else? I know I don't know -- it's not my job to know, and there are too many Fargos to keep track of it as a hobby. And my neighbor, who's business is yard work and handyman, couldn't find Fargo on a map if you marked it with a glowing push pin. Don't get me wrong -- he's a good man, a hard worker, and easy to talk to. But, no, I wouldn't want either of us determining how much Washington (state) money goes to North Dakota. We're far from qualified. That's why we have a representative form of government. So that those running the country can pay attention to the details those of us having a different life cannot.
If you have problems with the *people* in the government, then I have to agree -- although I don't think they are all as bad as you seem to think. If you have problems with how we select them, how they get into office, how they stay in office, again I agree. But if you have problems with our form of government, then I ask you for one that would be better (and actually work for real people -- not some Utopia based on a race of ants).
True, but meaningless. Or would you keep from lifting any because some aren't worthy?
Did you get a new auto-loader?
Everybody agrees to that. Where the question comes in is 'absolutely necessary'. My 'absolutely necessary' may be (probably is) your 'communistic enslavement'.
--Pete
(06-14-2010, 07:16 PM)kandrathe Wrote: . . . willingness to rollover . . . whims of . . . so-called representatives . . .
Do you buy them that way, or do you load those words yourself?
Quote:The question here is who would be a better judge of spending your money, you, your neighbor who owns a small business, or your congressman who uses it to buy influence and votes?
Well, let's see. What are the conditions and needs in, say, Fargo, ND? Would a little federal help there bring in more commerce? Perhaps enough so that at some time in the future they'll be able to contribute more than they need and help somewhere else? I know I don't know -- it's not my job to know, and there are too many Fargos to keep track of it as a hobby. And my neighbor, who's business is yard work and handyman, couldn't find Fargo on a map if you marked it with a glowing push pin. Don't get me wrong -- he's a good man, a hard worker, and easy to talk to. But, no, I wouldn't want either of us determining how much Washington (state) money goes to North Dakota. We're far from qualified. That's why we have a representative form of government. So that those running the country can pay attention to the details those of us having a different life cannot.
If you have problems with the *people* in the government, then I have to agree -- although I don't think they are all as bad as you seem to think. If you have problems with how we select them, how they get into office, how they stay in office, again I agree. But if you have problems with our form of government, then I ask you for one that would be better (and actually work for real people -- not some Utopia based on a race of ants).
Quote:Not all boats are worth lifting. Some boats are only worthy of scuttling.
True, but meaningless. Or would you keep from lifting any because some aren't worthy?
Quote: . . . spending on any back water hole. . . . the clueless congressman . . . the shotgun approach . . .
Did you get a new auto-loader?
Quote:The best answer I can think of is to limit the amount of money in their control to only what is absolutely necessary.
Everybody agrees to that. Where the question comes in is 'absolutely necessary'. My 'absolutely necessary' may be (probably is) your 'communistic enslavement'.
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?