[78-L] One person's opinions...?!^

[Mark S. Chester]

Someone who understands and respects economic principles would be my choice.
I see little of that in the current administration and heard none during the
campaign or since. The past administration had some pretensions to economic
sanity but abandoned it all too frequently in what I considered to be a
foolish "liberal outreach" program.

I consider as totally ridiculous the assertion that someone "to the right"
would impose mass slaughter on poor folks. Economically, the best thing to
do about poor folks is leave them alone and create for them and all citizens
the same freedom and opportunity to pursue their own livelihood and
happiness. "Spreading wealth around" does not make poor people wealthier, it
always makes them poorer. I could go into lengthy economic explanation about
that but this is not the place for it. However, George Bernard Shaw wrote "A
government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of
Paul." The economic truth which is a corollary to Shaw's observation is that
the government that robs Peter to pay Paul de-motivates Peter to produce
goods and services that Paul could use, the production of which, if produced
at all, would also create a job for Paul.

The madman you refer to as Herr Zwarg's apparent hero would better be
categorized as a leftist, BTW.

Did George Bernard Shaw record anything during the 78 era? I seldom rely on
Shaw due to his socialist leaning; I find socialism to be the bane of a
society which aims to optimize the productivity of its resources. But he hit
the nail on the head with that quote. Even a liberal can't be wrong ALL the
time...


-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Steven C. Barr
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:39 PM
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Subject: [78-L] One person's opinions...?!(^?)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark S. Chester" <mschester at email.msn.com>
> America did NOT win. A self-serving opportunist named Obama has exploited
> the ignorance of voters by peddling as "change" and "reform" the same old
> policies of administrations from the 1930s through the '70s which have
> spawned everything from stagflation to outsourcing.
> 
So...who would you rather see in power? The thoroughly discredited
George W. Bush? Someone even further to the right, who will impose
mass slaughter on us poor folks (we cost too much...?!) Herr Zwarg's
apparent hero? HUH...?!

Steven C. Barr
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