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Just how far they'll go
POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 17:18
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 5:18 PM
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
First, elected officials ARE govt employees. You didn't specify union employees AND govt workers, you said " or ". Hell, those in Congress make up their own rules, there's no need to unionize, they ARE " the man " .
Yes, government or union. That being said elected officals are not government employees. There is a distint difference. Even if they where the Speaker of the House's pay is less then $250K per year.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
But I'll just repost what I had originally added as a PS in my prior reply, as it seems to address your other comment.
But what you ask for here is sorta missing the point. Real wealth lies w/ the people, not the govt. Or it should. Yes, there are areas where the govt can pool its resources together and the end benefit is passed on to all of us, but when it comes to " making people rich", that should be done in the free market, not govt. Where do you think govt gets its money in the first place ? It TAKES what others have earned.
The problem that so many are seemingly blind to is that our govt already takes more than it needs, yet it keeps asking for more. The claims that " it's for the children" or "it's for the greater good " have been so over used, so exaggerated, it'd be comical if it weren't such a disaster.
Government sets the rules, and in turn those rules ultimatly dictate who will be rich and who will not be. There is very little upword mobility in this country right now. There is more in those countries you decry as Socialist. That is because of the current rules.
Even id you get ride the government and the rules you will only see the rich get richer. The rules make it possible for those with less money to compete.
As for your example, it was a mistake. Hinesight is always 20/20. If everything the city saw indicated that they would need that capacity for students how was spending that money a bad choice?
See in the end how much and on what the government spend is up for the people to decide. There is no right or true answer.
I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.
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