To: SunkenCiv
It was my understanding that in the end, there were more takers than makers, with the treasury being plundered much as it is today in our own country, with the end result being financial collapse.
10 posted on
12/13/2014 6:31:35 PM PST by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: AlaskaErik
Yes, the real cause of the collapse.
15 posted on
12/13/2014 6:41:40 PM PST by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: AlaskaErik
Exactly.
The monies which would have supported trade and growth went instead to Bread and Circus.
TANSTAAFL, even in ancient Rome.
20 posted on
12/13/2014 7:01:47 PM PST by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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