Reject the Nanny State

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Permalink Reply by Ed on July 2, 2009 at 7:13pm

Knut to just label it as "rich" is unjust. From your past statements I judge you as rich. Anyone who has a plantion in Hawaii is Rich and a Tesla.

I know from your post you are a caring person. So is rich alone is not the correct term or is it?

Permalink Reply by Dennis on July 3, 2009 at 12:48am

Thanks for sharing this article with us.

Permalink Reply by Gary Wechter on July 3, 2009 at 8:09am

Unfortunately, bad things happen to otherwise good people. Just look at Farah Fawcett. But I call that life. It’s our individual responsibility to make the best of whatever cards we’re dealt.

You’re example of someone getting “clocked” by a car… I don’t know if you know such a person or it’s just theoretical, But in either case, first there’s family that should step in to help (mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, cousins, children, friends), then their church or synagogue, followed by local charities for which there are many and finally, as provider of last resort, the government. I just don’t think the government should be at the top of the list.

My suggestion, if you know someone like the person you describe, extend a helping hand.

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Permalink Reply by mmouwse on July 29, 2009 at 5:42pm

ohoooo...is there a way to erase your comment completely before edit time is up?

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Permalink Reply by Ed on July 2, 2009 at 9:27pm

As far as being tax more I think people like you, I and a lot on this site can find better ways to help the poor than the government. I know i spent a lot of time and money this way and I feel better for it.

You know it hurts my feeling when people say traders have no conscience. One of my first mentors who happens to be a preacher supports his 6 missionaries through trading profits. (millions) That hundreds of kids that would go hungry or w/o shelter if it wasn't for him.

Money isn't so much the issue, it's the quality of life. I think good people do good things. I've seen rich and poor make a difference.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Wechter on July 3, 2009 at 8:28am

Criticizing the rich is soooo unbecoming. And soooo un-American. This country was built on freedom and opportunity. The opportunity to be happy, free and RICH. We should celebrate those who achieve wealth through honest, hard work and natural, God-given talent. I immediately think of folks I admire like Oprah, Bill Gates and Tiger Woods. And what do these rich people do… they improve our lives through their talent and ingenuity and give back millions and millions to our community. Yes, we do have the occasional Bernard Madoff’s of the world and they should be found, prosecuted and jailed. But no one should use a broad brush to condemn those who have succeeded and become rich following the rules.

Knut, if you’re embarrassed by your success, don’t be. And never diminish what you’ve accomplished. It’s okay to be successful… Wouldn’t we want everyone to achieve success and be rich?

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Permalink Reply by Ed on July 3, 2009 at 10:01am

The first line probably killed the rest of us from reading any farther :)

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Permalink Reply by Ed on July 3, 2009 at 4:11pm

Dave, first let me say you are a good guy. LMAO = laughing my!@#$%off.

Hannity like Frankin report what they see. The problem is they only see one side. Do you hear the words of joy coming out of these guys mouth, no it's hate. Even if it is true, it's wrong. Do you see a difference btw him and Alan Combs his counter part. Alan can get his point across without belittling others.

These guys are not reporters, these guys have opinions. They are a hybrid. They preach to the masses the people who work all day and try to shape minds by taking small areas of key points and issues and trying to make that the whole issue. So what they are saying is true for that part, but may not be true for it all.

Take Glen Beck and his cap and trade, he implies that for every home that is sold we will have to make it green before the sale or the governemt will. This is not so as of yet, but that is the bill of goods he's pushing.

Listen to them all, then form your own opinions. No one needs to be a robot.

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Permalink Reply by Dennis on July 3, 2009 at 8:30pm

All news is tailored to the people the network wants to attract.
The news is becoming nothing more than entertainment.

so true. so how can you trust any of it?

anything you repeatedly engage in provides some form of pleasure to you, even if it's only a form of identification. if you are truly displeased, you would stop.

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Permalink Reply by Ed on July 3, 2009 at 9:03pm

Dennis you are right. David I get your point, but to start of by saying "Hannity" more or less discredits what is said next.

Knowledge is not power. Applied knowledge is!

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Permalink Reply by Ed on July 4, 2009 at 7:47am

Dave it is not that I don't believe Hannity. Did you ever hear the story of the seven blind men and an elephant. They were told to go up to it and describe what they felt. One grab the tail and said a rope, another a leg and said a tree trunk and so on. This is the info I believe we get from most of them. It is our job to piece it together.

What I dislike is them using the term "fair and balanced". If this were true we'd have Hannity praising Obama an equal amount of the time.

You are right this bills should be torn apart and looked at point by point. Scare tatics turns me off. Opposing views mainly highlight their good points and leave off the others good points.

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Permalink Reply by Ed on July 4, 2009 at 8:04am

Thanks Dave for proving my point!

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