"Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel" -- Answering a Liberal Email

Me | Mar 27, 2004 | by Laz

[Peach]

Good job, Laz.

[Lazamataz]

Thanks. :o)

[Enterprise]

"You liberals have not yet made the case that Bush KNOWINGLY LIED about Iraq. We have successfully made the case that Clinton committed perjury, however."

LOL! Laz you are too cruel.

[coloradan]

A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

You certainly don't want women to be making decisions about her body either, at least with respect to protecting it, because you don't think she should be allowed to own a handgun.

But it was regulations that created multi-national corporations in the first place: corporate profits are taxed once when declared as operating profits, and then taxed again by income tax when distributed to shareholders as dividends. Both of these taxes are avoided if the company uses them to buy other companies, they then become deductible business expenses that offset the original profit. And this is why there have been so many mega-mergers creating billion dollar companies that, in your world, make globe-changing decisions "because of no regulations." The solution to this isn't more regulation, it's the removal of regulations, because many of these conglomerates are much larger than would be efficient in a truly free market.

The tax code is the world's largest experiment in social engineering ever in history, and its reach is global. "Targeted tax cuts," the darling of the left, are what created this monster, and more such cuts will make it worse. Much worse, because (1) only the billion-dollar companies will be able to afford million-dollar laywers who actually understand all the nuances of the code, and who can create tax shelters that save the companies money, and (2) such companies are powerful politically as well, and can have a hand in supporting future regulations that are in their interest.

[I still care]

"Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton."

That's just wrong - Jesus loves you, He loves homosexuals AND He loves Hillary Clinton. Amazingly difficult, but that's why he's God, and you're not. They just don't love Him back- they are too much in love with themselves.

[driftless]

To those people who say that it is hypocritical to trade with China but not Cuba I say, what does Cuba have to offer us? I mean what do we get out of the deal? We trade with China because they have things to offer us and are a potential huge source for our goods. There are people who say increased trade with Cuba will help it become more liberalized, but I think that's conjecturing. Trade with Cuba should revolve around a program where Cuba liberalizes its economy and rights for its citizens and not before. Hanging Castro would help. We don't need them, bt they desperately need a lifeline since the Soviet Onion I mean Union collapsed.

[Enterprise]

Just wishful thinking, but I wishfully think that at some point, there might be a courageous judge who will rule that the tax system is Unconstitutional, and subsequently be upheld by the SC. I know, I know. Won't happen, can't happen.

[Sci Fi Guy]

I am in agreement that Creationism should not be taught in schools.

How about changing this to "children should be encouraged to examine and test all the scientific evidence. Rather than being taught to dogmaticly accept only one position."

[Lazamataz]

LOL! Laz you are too cruel.

You've got to be cruel to be kind. :o)

[exDemMom]

10. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money.

Belittling them, how? By repeatedly insisting that the Iraq phase of the war on terror is a "unilateral" action, thus absolutely dissing our numerous coalition partners who are assisting in this effort, as the Democrats have been doing? (How many was it, anyway?)

Oh, silly me, I forgot. Actual disses by Democrats are okay. Nebulous imaginary ones by Republicans are not.

[Lazamataz]

How about changing this to "children should be encouraged to examine and test all the scientific evidence. Rather than being taught to dogmaticly accept only one position."

I think that happens already. Many people who were taught in elementary school in the 1960's that the graduated income tax was fair and equitable now reject that notion, for example. The primary function of most colleges seems to be much less about memorizing facts, and much more about learning to think critically.

[Lazamataz]

Belittling them, how?

The email really doesn't say. Without additional information as to what they refer to, I think we can safely dismiss this as posturing.

[Tailback]

Laz, there was a study done by I think a Swedish think tank that showed only 1% of the weapons Saddam bought were from USA. Most of his weapons came from Warsaw pact and FRANCE! It was posted a while back on FR.

[wyattearp]

"children should be encouraged to examine and test all the scientific evidence. Rather than being taught to dogmaticly accept only one position."

Creationism is not based on science, it is based on religion. There is no "scientific evidence" of creation. Therefore, it is not "scientific evidence", and schools have no business teaching it as such.

[StriperSniper]

Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.

• This is just silly. How you can attempt to relate the onerous restrictions on business in one point, then decry the exportation of American jobs to India in another,

We're exporting our marijuana jobs?!?!?! ;-)

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Lurker]

I miss him, too.

Hope you're well my friend.

L

[Lazamataz]

We're exporting our marijuana jobs?!?!?! ;-)

Remember when you were a kid, and the elementary school teacher would tell you about how Indians were sooooo terribly poor that they could not afford cigarettes, and they had to smoke rope (hemp) instead?

How naive we were. :o)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him...

Show them this chart. Bring plastic sheeting.

When their head starts spinning cover yourself with the plastic for protection against the projectile vomiting.