"Dave Hall" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:24:58 -0500, DSK wrote:



Dave Hall wrote:
Oh please! You are really reaching. The parks are free.

Wrong again, Dave. Many many parks are no longer free.

The ones I can get too pretty much are. As for the rest, the fee is
small. Less than a dinner at Denny's


... Anyone can
visit them, rich and poor alike.


JohnH wrote:
Dave, have you been to Yellowstone lately? I doubt many poor people
could afford to spend a couple days there seeing the place.

Thank you , JohnH. And it's for certain that very few poor people are
visiting national parks in huge motor homes, such as the ones lining up
for miles around Yellowstone.

In any event, that was just *one* example.

Besides, it's a basic credo of the American principles that our system
encourages people to work & improve their lot in life. If that's not
true, as many of the right-wingers are insisting, then what's wrong with
the picture? Why aren't Bush & Cheney fixing it? Make up your minds, you
can't have it both ways.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. This is
the land of opportunity, not of guarantee.

You can't "fix" a problem that is endemic in human nature, unless you
provide a very motivating incentive. I guess, to some people, a roof
over their heads and food in their bellies isn't strong enough.
Especially when there are some who insist that the government should
"ease" their plight rather than give them the "tough love" push to get
out of it.

he"s just displaying the liebral mindset.........that guvmint must take care
of everything.


Dave