[Air Force Brat]

Ah.

Again you're clouding the issue.

I didn't ask about an economic downturn in a regulated society with functioning laws, infrastructure, police, and courts.

My question was who benefits the most from our society?

My answer is it is those who rely on steady commerce that is well-regulated and that punishes thieves. It is those who have the water, transportation, and communication infrastructure that allow their business ventures to thrive. It is those who rely on the courts and the police to defend their businesses, their property, their rights.

It is the rich who benefit the most from our society.

And thank God for this society. It has helped so many to achieve.

[B4Ranch]

>My answer is it is those who rely on steady commerce that is well-regulated<

I changed careers three times because the economy took various downturns or I saw more opportunity in another path. That's what I mean about keeping your eyes open and staying on top of the news.

Working when most folks were watching TV was my style to success. That opportunity is available to everyone in America.

I have numerous friends who are millionaires and never owned a business. They believed as I do, in hard work and not spending every dime they made. They made careful informed decisions about how and where to invest their savings. I am not positive that they couldn't have operated a business but the route they chose was a successful one none the less.

Another key is staying informed. I always hired the best advisors I could afford, within reason, and listened carefully for other stray bits of advice. I would then present that advice to my advisors for their opinion.

[B4Ranch]

What is your opinion of people, mainly women, on public assistance. They have a great life, never having got out of bed at four in the morning to get a jump on the day. Staying up watching TV until all hours of the night. Using drugs and getting high. Sleeping with most of the men on the block and getting pregnant when they chose to. Killing babies when the pregnancy was an inconvience without fear or financial cost.

You and I support them. That's right we pay every damn bill they run up, on time too and don't require them to pay us back. Nor does the court!

These broads have it made.