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The Kingdom of Fairness

stangerinmyownland Wrote: Dec 06, 2012 1:39 PM
But, the $250K number is not written in stone. As Big Brother needs more, and he always does (the Party faithful always need a dacha on the lake to compensate them for their labor on behalf of the PEOPLE) the number will approach the poverty rate. How could anything be more fair than everyone getting exactly the same.
Kurt152 Wrote: Dec 06, 2012 8:46 PM
At the rate inflation is going, $250k WILL be below the poverty line pretty soon.
Jay Wye Wrote: Dec 06, 2012 7:46 PM
some people work harder or smarter than others,and that should be rewarded.
Otherwise,there's no reason to work harder or smarter.People do the bare minimum needed to get by.
THAT is where communism failed.
Kenneth405 Wrote: Dec 06, 2012 2:19 PM
For more about equality read Ayn Rand's little book "Anthem". I read it quite a while ago. I have a worn copy. Eureka! I found it on line:
http://www.noblesoul.com/orc/texts/anthem/complete.html
3129 Wrote: Dec 06, 2012 3:48 PM
Also read "We The Living". Capitalism will always exist, even if only as a black market. Viva la revolucion.

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Obama would agree. He once alleged that George W. Bush's much smaller deficits were "irresponsible" and "unpatriotic." Obama himself vowed to cut the budget deficit in half by the end his first term. Instead, Obama's annual deficits have never gone below $1 trillion.

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