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(OP) User ID: 23861797  United States09/16/2012 01:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Desire for luxury. See above poster comments. Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid, it is true that most stupid people are conservative. John Stuart Mill ************ It's much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than a helping hand. Mike Royko |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 23889372 United States09/16/2012 01:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everything you are discussing has been screwed over by whom? Quoting: SPUD It wasn't the "free market" that turned it to shit. The "free market" is about profits, that's it. Nothing else. It's about maximizing profits, not about solving problems. Profit is not wrong at all. People need an incentive to do something. Greed, however, is where the line is crossed. |
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(OP) User ID: 23861797 United States09/16/2012 01:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Everything you are discussing has been screwed over by whom? Quoting: SPUD It wasn't the "free market" that turned it to shit. The "free market" is about profits, that's it. Nothing else. It's about maximizing profits, not about solving problems. Profit is not wrong at all. People need an incentive to do something. Greed, however, is where the line is crossed. Doing "something, anything" even when it's something that need not nor should not be done is not a virtue. There are a number of destructive, yet profitable activities. Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid, it is true that most stupid people are conservative. John Stuart Mill ************ It's much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than a helping hand. Mike Royko |
