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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
The bottom line:
1. The war in Iraq may be a good thing. If we could all stand together, freedom around the world would prevail. Oil prices may recede, and the economy would recover.
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Maybe but it's a long shot.
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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
2. Nothing good will ever come from taxing the living shit out of the taxpayers to give it to people who expect Uncle Sam to coddle them their whole lives. Never, ever. Big government is always a bad idea. The taxpayers will flee oppressive tax hells, and the deadbeats will continually want more, more, more. It is a death spiral.
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I agree with much of this. There are many exceptions but I think most times it's squandered. I remember watching a documentary about a guy who undertook an expirment: give a bum $100,000 and offer free councilling and support to help him make decisions on how to use the money and get on his feet. In a month or two the bum had spent all the money; He bought a car for himself and for his friend, and other non-essential items. So he was broke again. I believe this is a microcosm of what happens on a larger scale with many government programs (not to mention the abuses of politicians who pilfer funds in countless ways).
Financial management should be taught in school, probably an offshoot of basic math courses.