Merlin Orr Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thomas Jefferson I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thomas Jefferson I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. I like that one Merlin... I'll go with the ones on my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thomas Jefferson I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Happiness for Americans. Hasn't quite worked out that way, has it? dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Reading that makes me sad and deppressed !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Well, I for one will say this, I like potable drinking water, firefighters, police and sheriff deputies, garbage collection, food and health standards, passable roads, breathable air, free primary education to the 12th grade, grants for college, national and state parks, a decent if not perfect court system, the armed forces of which I was once one, and the ability to recourse should anything not be what I paid for it. I know taxes are high, and sometimes our gov't gets it wrong, even way wrong but, The Firefighters have saved my skin more than once.( Heart attack at 34!) Cops are a deterrent to some extent and my wife can call them when I am away. I don't care for certain expeditures of my tax dollars, but go to some third-world countries and think about their lives. America may need a tune-up, but I still love this place and I still vote. Sorry if I hijacked this Merlin, I just love this country! (as I'm sure you do too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Well Firefighters and Cops are great but last time I checked the highways and bridges were falling down on their own. They take the money at force but they dont spend it where it belongs...its extortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 ...its extortion. It politics. It's closed. (please review the forum rules) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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