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- Actually, recently, America has voted as if we are in the business of providing free stuff to a non-working populace. Not sure who we think is gonna pay for it. But here is a quote I find compelling at this time.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years."
Posted by McHineguy
Actually, all politicians promise rewards that could only come from public coffers. The only difference is the Dems claim to aim their rewards at the average citizen, while the Reps aim theirs at the rich corrupt elite.
In the end the rich end up with all the rewards anyways.
And we the people of America seldom or never get to vote on any issue nationally, but are instead left to rely on the greed of alternating elected bought and paid for masters beholden to the rich.
I certainly don't begrudge the little guy getting a small slice of the pie when the rich corrupt elite always garner 7/8ths of the pie, and any crumbs that manage to filter their way through the hands of average citizen still ends up in the hands of the masters.
I think your quote comes from someone who is not familiar with our system of Democracy, or has another agenda, as it seems out of kilter. - Reply to this comment
- McHineguy, good job of sticking with it. I'd venture to say that all of the corporate haters have never owned a business. It's not an easy job and the risk is enormous. They just don't get it. I work for a corporation (thank God I have a job) and I own a business so I see it from both sides. Business in my state pay a tax just to be a business (B&O tax). Besides the taxes there are fees for everything you do, insurance for liability, you have to be bonded, the list is endless. You are paying rent or making a mortgage payment on your building. You have to have insurance on your building. You pay the water, sewer, garbage, electricity, gas, phone, alarm company and on and on and on yet people think you are getting rich off the backs of your employees. I just don't understand them.
Posted by jojo9357-2009 at 1:48 PM : Jun 5, 2009
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No, you get rich off the backs of those living in Bangalore where no one requires you to provide decent conditions at all.
Your former employees here can't find a job at all, but so what if they don't have bread, let them eat cake! - Reply to this comment
- Along the same lines......
We just gave billions to GM who is closing plants all over the country.....
but none in Mexico.....
(these are our tax dollars at work)
Microsoft, IBM, Dell, & GE are moving operations as fast as they can.
Soon, the only thing made in America will be fast food - Reply to this comment
- What if a higher tariff was placed on American flagged businesses outsourcing overseas? How would Microsoft feel about having to fight their way back into the American market? The United States is the only western country which double taxes its citizens living abroad, so I have no pity for multibillion dollar firms who seem to think they, above all others, deserve to be exempted from taxes which still will not increase the education, health or quality of life of the American people.
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- McHineguy, good job of sticking with it. I'd venture to say that all of the corporate haters have never owned a business. It's not an easy job and the risk is enormous. They just don't get it. I work for a corporation (thank God I have a job) and I own a business so I see it from both sides. Business in my state pay a tax just to be a business (B&O tax). Besides the taxes there are fees for everything you do, insurance for liability, you have to be bonded, the list is endless. You are paying rent or making a mortgage payment on your building. You have to have insurance on your building. You pay the water, sewer, garbage, electricity, gas, phone, alarm company and on and on and on yet people think you are getting rich off the backs of your employees. I just don't understand them.
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- Have you people forgotten that the business of America IS business? We are out to make money.
The more money I make the better. If you are going to cripple my profits with insane taxes I will BE HAPPY to take my business elsewhere, to a country that WANTS TO TAKE MY MONEY and the jobs and tax revenue I create!!!
Left wing idiots.
Posted by MadBlogger at 12:51 PM : Jun 5, 2009
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and have you forgotton that if we have no jobs we can't buy your products no matter how cheap you make them. - Reply to this comment
- The real joke is,
Microsoft is already offshoring as many jobs as they can as fast as they can. - Reply to this comment
- Have you people forgotten that the business of America IS business? We are out to make money.
The more money I make the better. If you are going to cripple my profits with insane taxes I will BE HAPPY to take my business elsewhere, to a country that WANTS TO TAKE MY MONEY and the jobs and tax revenue I create!!!
Left wing idiots.
Posted by MadBlogger at 12:51 PM : Jun 5, 2009
Actually, recently, America has voted as if we are in the business of providing free stuff to a non-working populace. Not sure who we think is gonna pay for it. But here is a quote I find compelling at this time.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years." - Reply to this comment
- Google Android
Posted by ioweign at 12:27 PM : Jun 5, 2009
Google Android is primarily an operating system for cell phones and Blackberry. Might be where the new personal operating systems are going, but not the big ones that are used to run business and government. worse, Google Android is an open system that has a small financial base and not much income tax revenue. So, if our goverment plans to raise money by taxing Android we are all in a world of trouble. - Reply to this comment
- Have you people forgotten that the business of America IS business? We are out to make money.
The more money I make the better. If you are going to cripple my profits with insane taxes I will BE HAPPY to take my business elsewhere, to a country that WANTS TO TAKE MY MONEY and the jobs and tax revenue I create!!!
Left wing idiots. - Reply to this comment
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