[packrat01]

(As for assertions of a 'widening income gap', studying basic math proves that claim to be meaningless, as a form of gap-expansion is consonant with prosperity. If I had 10 beers and you had 100, and our wealth increases ten-fold, our gap widens from 90 to 900. On the same token, if our wealth decreases ten-fold, our gap narrows from 90 to 9. In which case am I drunker?)

Maybe the kid can hold his booze?

[Jhoffa_]

While I can appreciate the effort put forth by the author.. There's absolutely no way I am going to read all this.

I will say that what you posted sounds allot like Marxist propaganda though.

[PistolPaknMama]

(Note: This is a long essay, so it is highly recommended you print and read.)

Translated: If you were educated in government school, we can't afford the bandwith.

[SJackson]

Thanks for the ping packrat, you have the 100, I hope to finish this by ten, I'll be sleeping by 12.

Alec, I'll read this again later, but don't know that I'll have a response.

Learn brevity, make your point like this

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Sir: I accept the nomination tendered me by the Convention over which you presided, and of which I am formally apprized in the letter of yourself and others, acting as a committee of the convention, for that purpose.

The declaration of principles and sentiments, which accompanies your letter, meets my approval; and it shall be my care not to violate, or disregard it, in any part.

Imploring the assistance of Divine Providence, and with due regard to the views and feelings of all who were represented in the convention; to the rights of all the states, and territories, and people of the nation; to the inviolability of the constitution, and the perpetual union, harmony, and prosperity of all, I am most happy to co-operate for the practical success of the principles declared by the convention. Your obliged friend, and fellow citizen

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And eventually you’ll advance to this

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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met here on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled, here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have, thus far, so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping....

[Eustace]

The widening "income" gap is meaningless unless You see the deception behind it.

As long as You are willing to accept their "money" as an indication of Your worth , then you have fallen for their trap and their lies will work.

But if You value the gift You have been given , You will see that their monetary system is a game in which You can't win.

It doesn't take pages and pages to explain what's happening. But it does make it easier to disguise what's "really" happening.

[stanz]

Just got home. Will print and read tomorrow.
Thanks

[Cold Heat]

(As for assertions of a 'widening income gap', studying basic math proves that claim to be meaningless, as a form of gap-expansion is consonant with prosperity. If I had 10 beers and you had 100, and our wealth increases ten-fold, our gap widens from 90 to 900.

As a former business owner and long time supervisor, this funny math came into play each and every time a cost of living raise or any kind of raise was given to employees.

For example, if a year or period of time was measured to contain a 4.5% inflation, then the obvious thing to do (if you had the money) was to give a 4.5% raise or cost of living increase.

Duh! It was rare that a total riot did not break out in the plant because some people got a bigger raise than others because their wages and job title had a higher rate of pay. Herein lies the dumb dilemma! How to quell the complaints and educate the fools that could not conceive of how percentages work!

Do you give everyone the same increase, say $10.00,(the higher paid people would feel screwed), or do you give raises depending on how much they were offended.

I tried to explain how percentages worked, but to no avail. I finally decided to stop giving raises and let them quit, if they could not accept it. I then stopped negociating wages and payed everyone the same if hourly, and different on salary. The comapany required that all salaried persons keep their wages secret, subject to termination.

It worked!

Sort of.(not really)..............................................................................................................

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!