Pilot's Political Orientation

"Judah" wrote in message
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How, exactly, do the rich get richer without taking other people's assets?


Here we have the crux of what passes for liberalism these days. Idiot.

The assumption is that if you possess something, it must have been stolen
from somebody else. It is astounding that liberals, who claim to be
intellectuals, cannot see the blatant fallacy behind this argument.

What, exactly, then, do conservatives want?


"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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"Judah" wrote in message
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Correct. They want to just take other peoples assets and keep them.


Wrong. Conservatives don't want to take other peoples assets at all.

"Judah" wrote in message
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What, exactly, then, do conservatives want?


Freedom.

in article et, Steven P.
McNicoll at wrote on 4/16/04 10:04 PM:


"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
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And the "conservatives" are different, how?


Conservatives don't want to take other peoples assets and redistribute them.

Errr, then explain again how we're financing the current war?

"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message
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Errr, then explain again how we're financing the current war?


Do you think redistributing other peoples assets is financing the war?

in article . net, Steven P.
McNicoll at wrote on 4/17/04 1:10 PM:


"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message
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Errr, then explain again how we're financing the current war?


Do you think redistributing other peoples assets is financing the war?

No, I think that redistributing my assets is financing the war.

"Philip Sondericker" wrote in message
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No, I think that redistributing my assets is financing the war.


What caused you to think that?

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
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And the "conservatives" are different, how?

Conservatives object to excessive government spending,
especially when it is used to force social engineering.
Brian Riedl at the Heritage Foundation notes (quoted in part):

The federal government is projected to spend $21,671 per
household in 2004 — the most since World War II and $3,500
more than in 2001. Here is a breakdown of where that
$21,671 goes:

-Social Security and Medica $7,165
-Low-income programs: $3,479
-Interest on the federal debt: $1,460
-Federal employee retirement benefits: $835
-Unemployment benefits: $451
-Interest on the federal debt: $1,460

-Defense: $4,240, Veterans benefits: $565

-Health research and regulation: $619
-Education: $583
-Highways and mass transit: $400
-Justice administration: $389
-International affairs: $320

The programs listed above cover $20,506 per household. The
remaining $1,165 is allocated to all other federal
programs, including farm subsidies, environmental
programs, space exploration, air transportation and
community development.

"Doug Carter" wrote in message
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
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And the "conservatives" are different, how?

Conservatives object to excessive government spending,
especially when it is used to force social engineering.
Brian Riedl at the Heritage Foundation notes (quoted in part):

and the money being spent in Iraq is NOT social engineering then?

S Green wrote:
"Doug Carter" wrote in message
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Conservatives object to excessive government spending,
especially when it is used to force social engineering.

and the money being spent in Iraq is NOT social engineering then?

The Iraq war is part of a long belated response to world
wide terrorism.

Your inference that establishing conditions that give
peoples a chance to escape from dictatorships is 'social
engineering' is valid and I stand corrected.

I should have said that "conservatives object to excessive
government spending, especially when it is used to
increase dependence on welfare or inappropriately create
monopolies that displace free enterprise."