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U.S. Should Not Help Tsunami Victims
Ayn Rand Institute ^
| Dec. 30, 2004
| David Holcberg
Posted on 12/30/2004 1:17:50 PM PST by bruinbirdman
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To: Grey Ghost II
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:49:32 PM PST
by
MrLee
To: Howlin
Only what was allocated by congress to my knowledge.
To: MrLee
I was being facetious. OK. My bad.
To: Howlin
Ah, our tax money is.So Rush is wrong when he goes on about the government misspending 'our' money???
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:50:39 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: BradyLS
And the problem is the corrupt authorities of the region. The UN feeds that problem with their own corruption which is one reason they are so chipped off over the Aid Coalition.
How many more will die because of those same governments and blame Bush instead no matter how much the American government and her citizens give?
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:50:51 PM PST
by
Jaded
(Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. - Mark Twain)
To: commonguymd
He has a discretionary fund.
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:51:06 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: bruinbirdman
Good post and it is correct.
To: commonguymd
I can think of no better use for our tax money than to help these needy victims, can you? Or do you begrudge this kind of help?
To: Howlin
Correct - allocated by congress. The congress will have to approve anything above and beyond that. Republic form of Government again - you (us Americans) vote for the representatives that make these decisions. don't like to have the government allocate the funds to the president's discretion - vote them out.
My belief is that what we are doing is a good thing, and I hope we do more.
To: Carolinamom
Where have I "begrudged" anything? Read my posts if you are so inclined to see how I feel.
To: bruinbirdman
Brave words, but not the world we live in at present. At least GW is doing an end run around that crook Kofi. Or attempting to despite Powell this afternoon. Kofi couldn't cozy up fast enough.
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:56:08 PM PST
by
hershey
To: hershey
Brave words, but not the world we live in at present. At least GW is doing an end run around that crook Kofi. Or attempting to despite Powell this afternoon. Kofi couldn't cozy up fast enough
It is delightfully delicious.
To: Grey Ghost II
You are confusing two concepts. According to Christ, we are all required to be charitable. That, however has nothing to do with the government unjustly taking a disproportionate amount of our wages, such that it's difficult to care for our families, so it can in turn give that money away.Government aid can be a tool to achieve policy goals, for example, we're giving away millions in Iraq to build a stable country. It is also in our interest to assist aid the victims of the Tsunami disaster for a variety of reasons including both economic and security.
To: ImpBill
I would venture to suspect if one properly explained that it is "our" tax dollars being given away a great number of Americans would take issue with it and like I and others on this thread feel that we, as individuals, should have and take the responsibility to make that decision for ourselves and not have "the government" arbitrarily make it for us. Especially given the shape "our national financial house" is in at the present.Speaking as one american, the dollar or so of my tax money that the U.S. is using to aid the victims of this tragedy is money well spent. I will send along several hundred of my own additional funds.
To: BradyLS
I think if we warned them well in advance and the warnings would simply have been heeded, we were being extraordinarily generous where it counts and saving everybody millions, or even billions, of dollars in relief. It was pointed out on another thread that the MSM had the information. The MSM could have broadcast it on the TV which would have been picked up in the hotels. Now, they are blaming President Bush when they had the opportunity to warn people.
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:59:17 PM PST
by
DrDavid
(Tomorrow will be an even better day...)
To: bruinbirdman
Much of the money the govt. gives away to help themselves feel good about themselves comes from SS taxes. The same taxes that should be put away to pay for SS.
Our govt. tells us that SS will be unable to meet its obligations in the near future, but is it taking steps to put the money into a safe place? No, it is spending it and giving it away like there's no tomorrow.
Our govt. has obviously gotten too big and too unaccountable to the citizens, (we the people) who fund it.
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:59:44 PM PST
by
Bullish
To: bruinbirdman
LEAVE IT TO GODLESS Ayn Rand WHACK JOBS TO SAY SOMETHING CRAZY AS THIS.
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posted on
12/30/2004 1:59:59 PM PST
by
mandingo republican
(Libs are Baal & Moloch worshipers I tell ya! - FREE HK, CUBA & IRAN - www.geocities.com/nccwatch)
To: bruinbirdman
I agree. Look at what the citizens here have donated to the Red Cross alone. Not to mention what is going to the Salvation Army and the scores of other charitable organizations. We are a good people. We will help. I don't need some two-bit suit with the morals of Ghengis Khan insisting on where my charitable insticts should best be laid.
To: Radioactive
This area is 'prone to this activity'?
I must have gotten the wrong information. I heard this is unprecedented.
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posted on
12/30/2004 2:01:00 PM PST
by
Trust but Verify
(Their candidate uses rock stars to attract crowds. Ours IS a rock star!)
To: Radioactive
Jesus Christ would not aprove of giving money to people to build houses again in an area that is.... lets face it...prone to this activity To play Devil's Advocate for a moment, there has not been a tsunami in these places in well over living memory.
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posted on
12/30/2004 2:01:57 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Truth, Justice and the Texan Way)
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