[mmercier]

>> Of course, the author does not understand the nature of Pork, and what happens if the congress and the president are from the same party, even if they claim to be conservatives

They also do not understand the nature of capitalism. Europe sees everything as a zero sum game, the pie is only so big, so if someone wins then someone else must loose.

They have been bogged down in this chit mindset since the 30's. They cry as their living standards and economies contract, we whistle into the wind and "make money". They fight over the crumbs from other peoples labor, we just bake new pies.

Every cent wasted by the government goes into someones pocket, they then spend it in myriad ways based on their free will, and it feeds back into the food chain. The byproduct of all this government largess is an insatiable consumer demand and a vast economy that makes people who think of things like beanie babies billionaires in a decade.

Billionaires that would not otherwise exist.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

They fight over the crumbs from other peoples labor, we just bake new pies.

I have attempted to explain that to a few people but you would be surprised at some of the depth of ignorence on this issue even on FR.