dteowner
Shoegazer
My intention is for this to be strictly an intellectual exercise. Let's try to keep the froth to a minimum (and that includes me!). My hope is to use your answers to gain some insight into the leftie mind, since much of that is hopelessly alien to me. This really extends beyond American politics, so I'm hopeful that PJ will dip his toe in the pool as well. I don't plan on responding outside of maybe requesting clarifications or if specifically and directly asked to do so. The floor is, and shall remain, yours.
I have here 5 sentences. I'd like for y'all to attempt to refute them and/or justify the actions that they are condemning. I figure #1 and #5 are the shakiest of the bunch since there's some subjectivity to them, and I'm really hopeful that someone will take up the leftie banner on behalf of #4 since that appears to me to be a very tough nut to crack. There's no requirement to do all 5, although that would certainly be encouraged. Without further ado:
1) You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2) What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3) The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4) When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation.
5) You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
Thar ye be. Have a go!
I have here 5 sentences. I'd like for y'all to attempt to refute them and/or justify the actions that they are condemning. I figure #1 and #5 are the shakiest of the bunch since there's some subjectivity to them, and I'm really hopeful that someone will take up the leftie banner on behalf of #4 since that appears to me to be a very tough nut to crack. There's no requirement to do all 5, although that would certainly be encouraged. Without further ado:
1) You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2) What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3) The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4) When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation.
5) You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
Thar ye be. Have a go!