A car in every garage?
Or, a car in every garage and a chicken in every pot. Well, I have no problem with a car in every garage or a chicken in every pot. How that car, or chicken, gets there is the isuue, I believe. I don't want to be forced to work so that someone else can have one at my expense, that's for sure. Let whomever desires a car in their garage or a chicken in their pot earn it their own selves.
And if you are seeking an ecological response then I think that the "greenies" ought to "get a grip" on reality and stop blocking ANWR and let the drilling commence so as to reduce our dependence on foreign supplies of oil and its byproducts.
The rich have a moral obligation to support the poor?
I don't believe the rich arbitrarily have an obligation to support the poor to start with and as far as a "moral" obligation, all rich persons aren't "moral" to begin with. That is an individual issue, something for them to decide in their own life. How can an athiest have a "moral" obligation? What is his basis? Morality is a subjective issue in this instance.
A "moral" ogligation is usually something imposed by someone on themselves based upon a personal belief and criteria, such as the Bible. An immoral wealthy man can often times be more generous than a man with a moral compunction and their reasons for their generosity are discernable only to themselves. Whereas the one man may see charity as "improving his image" or "gaining political support", the other man sees it as a duty and/or obligation. It's called charity for a reason, and charity should not be done at public expense, but rather from private choosings.
And speaking of "bullets"...Molon Labe!
When the day comes that mandatory confiscation of private weapons occurs this nation will no longer be America.
Any more "bullets" you want to shoot my way?
What insightful and astute statements you've made! I mean that sincerely!
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