Comments on: Now This Is a Good Idea

By: Shorebreak

Shorebreak — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:39:13 +0000

Taxpayer,
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You need to study up on marxism if you don’t understand the motivations.

By: Taxpayer 834512

Taxpayer 834512 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:36:34 +0000

I might believe lack of support for the middle class based on typical American instant gratification: short-term focus on mining money and votes- from the rich and poor, respectively. But, large banks, typically with generations of experience, don’t care about decimating the middle class for short-term returns? How does it to serve the future of banking to not having middle class prey to (if I understand this theory or conspiracy correctly), serve as collateral for goverment loans to keep goverment services afloat? Middle class dissolution sounds like a way for bankers to cut their own throats.

By: arnie

arnie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:47:38 +0000

Democracy not theocracy. Leave theocracy to Bosma and Noe.

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:17:11 +0000

So now we’re legislating the bible? Are we really going to get started on that one, or are we just going to pick and choose specific verses to suit our arguments?

By: Shorebreak

Shorebreak — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:28:29 +0000

Wilson, since when is there any virtue in a forced virtue? You can’t legislate the gospel, brother. There is zero virtue in a welfare system that takes money by decree, under threat of property lien and imprisonment for those who don’t pay. I recommend that you research a word called “pharisee” before you justify legislated activity with a biblical standard.

By: Wilson46201

Wilson46201 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:51:35 +0000

“Whatever you do for the least of these my brothers, you do it to me.” ~~ Matthew 25:40

By: John Howard

John Howard — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:14:32 +0000

Seeing how badly ‘handicap stickers’ work for cars at the shopping centers, I feel like ‘welfare for doctor’s orders’ would be similarly abused by the abled bodied.

By: Shorebreak

Shorebreak — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:26:04 +0000

I’d love to say get rid of welfare for everyone without a recent doctors notice, but then we’d be faced with another problem. We’ve legislated and ordinance ourselves into a corner, where those are are removed from welfare would probably be cited for trespassing if they set up camp somewhere, and there kids would probably be taken from them for being in unsuitable living conditions.
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It’s amazing what kind of mess smart people can make when they’ve been handed a little too much authority.

By: ezzard mcginnis

ezzard mcginnis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:40:51 +0000

Able-bodied individuals who are on long-term public assistance should have their voting rights suspended, also. I realize that this would be opposed by liberals who fear their political base would be weakened, but it would be better for the country.

By: Uncommon Sense

Uncommon Sense — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:16:43 +0000

As much as Abdul is going to give credit here, I see this as even more evidence that, given that this idea has been bandied about by common citizens (and certain local talk show hosts), the township trustees are more disposable than ever.

To simplify a rather long sentence, it took these trustees HOW LONG to figure this out? Actual intelligent people had this figured out all along - so we can still ditch the trustees. It would speed along the (slow) process of government reform.