On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:51:07 -0500, DSK wrote:

I'd like you to attempt to explain this, if you can. Which government
services are in more demand from "rich" people?

How about the Park Service? The gov't owns huge tracts of land which are
very nice to visit... poor people can't afford to retire & tour the
countryside in motor homes.

Oh please! You are really reaching. The parks are free. Anyone can
visit them, rich and poor alike.

Just one example...

Gould 0738 wrote:
If the United States of America did not exist, and we had some other country
here instead, the lives of the poorest people in the country would be very
little different than they are today. They would work crap jobs for wages that
provide inadequate sustenance.

And they'd probably clamor for the oppression of some minority lower
than themselves, so as to feel "superior."

Chuck, you've got a lot more patience than I have. These guys are just
repeating the old racist mantra "I ain't payin' no mo' taxes when them
lazy big-city ******s are all collectin' that welfare." We should be
grateful that they try to say it in a more polite way, I guess.

Everyone has a responsibility to contribute to society to the best of
their ability. Those who choose not do so, should not be surprised to
learn that they have little to show for it. Those who think they are
being "charitable" or "kind" by subsidizing these people are only
enabling their continued lack of motivation, and preventing them from
ever reaching the point where they finally realize that they'd better
apply themselves or starve to death.

I also find it curious that you, like Harry, equate the poor with a
specific race, and then turn around and accuse those of us who
criticize their "lifestyle" as being "racist". Maybe you should take a
long hard look in a mirror when you make those statements.


Dave