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To: Lloyd227
Looking at the problem from a capital investment point of view is like Stalin? To work capitalism requires a functioning rule of law, and employees that aren't on illegal drugs.

Are you a libertarian? In my teens I was one. Then I decided I didn't want to deal with druggies anymore.

153 posted on 05/03/2008 3:56:17 PM PDT by Reeses (Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
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To: Reeses; briansb; MAK1179
"Looking at the problem from a capital investment point of view is like Stalin?"

Well, it certainly sounded more like you consider individuals as property of the state. That's the way Joseph Stalin and a host of unsavory characters looked at people.

Why would the label "libertarian" mean much to you? I have only ever registered as a Republican, but John McCain makes me feel dirty for having that label.

Coming back to the business at hand however, the government does not have anything of the sort of a capitalistic "investment of some $200,000" in a person of 19 years old (or any other person for that matter).

We free individuals have a rather heavy investment in our government, if you want to look at it in those terms, but I owe my government nothing other than what it takes to keep the pot holes filled and the borders secure (neither of which seems of much importance to any of our current crop of Presidential candidates).

Your view that the government has a monetary investment in every 19 year old is, at the very least a Fascist view and certainly not the true understanding of anyone I would prefer to associate with, let alone have help manage any part of our government.

Your tag line is rather humorous given your idea that free men are "owned property" of the state. What exactly does this mean in that context? "Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy"

Statism and Fascism could also be seen as 'powered by the evil force of envy' if you wish

Cheers,
Lloyd

155 posted on 05/03/2008 9:13:27 PM PDT by Lloyd227 (and may God bless Oriana Fallaci)
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