Hmmm . . . So, WTF, only those who are rich have any right to speak. Interesting.
And I knew James Madison. James Madison was a friend of mine. You, WTF, are no James Madison.
But you said the poor should just shut up and adapt. I disagree. What have you got against poor people? Originally Posted by CuteOldGuyI said, the smart ones will adapt to make money and get by. That is WTF I do. I am neither rich nor poor.
. The smart people in any society adapt to the rules and make money regardless. The rich ones buy influence. If you are not rich enough to buy influence , start adapting and quit your bitching.
You act like we are all 8th graders and not wise to the ways of the world.
You talk about how it should be and I talk about how it really is.
You are a dreamer, maybe the fifth Beatle! Originally Posted by WTF
That's not what you said, but ok. Make yourself happy. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuyThat is exactly what I said. I said nothing of the poor stupid people.
This is how a capitalist society works. Markets implode, societies implode. That is how it has always been and that is how it will always be. The smart people in any society adapt to the rules and make money regardless. The rich ones buy influence. If you are not rich enough to buy influence , start adapting and quit your bitching.
You act like we are all 8th graders and not wise to the ways of the world.
You talk about how it should be and I talk about how it really is.
You are a dreamer, maybe the fifth Beatle! Originally Posted by WTF
Well our laws are not subverted by the courts. They have always been interpreted by the courts. If you disagree with a court decision I suppose you could cry that the courts have subverted laws. Originally Posted by WTFI think in many instances the courts do get it wrong. It's very easy to see some appellate justices get it wrong when the different Circuit Courts of Appeals disagree on the same issue. By definition, one is wrong and the other is right. N'est-ce pas?
I personally think the courts get it right moreso than congress. They are not so much ruled by mob mentality. Originally Posted by WTFI would tend to agree with you, but when an issue is decided by the appellate system wrongly overturning the wrong decision is an amendment which is infinitely more difficult and dangerous than changing a law or re-writing a law in practice at the agency level.
But congress created all these agencies , not the courts. Maybe all we are discussing is what came first, the chicken or the egg. Originally Posted by WTFYes, I am aware of that, it was the second part of my two part thought about the government being too big. They are both two of the driving things, in my opinion, that have lead us to a government that is too big and cumbersome, but not necessary related outside my opinion on big government.
I think in many instances the courts do get it wrong. It's very easy to see some appellate justices get it wrong when the different Circuit Courts of Appeals disagree on the same issue. By definition, one is wrong and the other is right. N'est-ce pas?Everybody hollers for small government...except when it is an issue near and dear to them. Just ask COG.We are all selfish. That means by defination we will wind up with just the exact opposite of wtf we say we want.
Half the people think they get it wrong and half the people think they get it right....doesn't it just depend on which side of the fence you are setting?
I would tend to agree with you, but when an issue is decided by the appellate system wrongly overturning the wrong decision is an amendment which is infinitely more difficult and dangerous than changing a law or re-writing a law in practice at the agency level.
HUH? I will just agree with you!
Yes, I am aware of that, it was the second part of my two part thought about the government being too big. They are both two of the driving things, in my opinion, that have lead us to a government that is too big and cumbersome, but not necessary related outside my opinion on big government. Originally Posted by OliviaHoward
Everybody hollers for small government...except when it is an issue near and dear to them. Just ask COG.We are all selfish. That means by defination we will wind up with just the exact opposite of wtf we say we want.
Everybody hollers for small government...except when it is an issue near and dear to them. Just ask COG.We are all selfish. That means by defination we will wind up with just the exact opposite of wtf we say we want. Originally Posted by WTFI don't. I'm for across the line budget cuts; my ox gets gored along with everyone else's. It worked for Germany; it will work for us. I'm for streamlineing federal, state and municipal agencies as a first strike for shrinking the government and controlling our overspending.