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Subject: Not sure we are on the same page

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damocllese

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Date Posted: 05/ 7/03 11:33pm
In reply to: cyclops 's message, "I agree with what you are doing and why" on 05/ 5/03 12:03pm

>
>What I have to say first is about the comments that
>you received relating to the chidren (retarded,
>physically deformed) are just 'drains on society'. I
>really do not like or approve of statements like this
>because they are just scape goat phrases used to hide
>peoples ignorance and arrogance. Unkown to them,
>everyone contributes to society. Who makes the
>$6,000.00 chairs (as Ben puts it). Companies who hire
>people do. These people then pay their bills thus
>support the economy. Everyone is an equal member or
>society, from the predident down to the homeless
>person living on the street.

Surely you don't equate someone say like George Bush to Bob the bedridden guy with the IQ of 20. Economically George Bush is paying taxes, and making purchases, not to mention the collaterial contribution of whatever professional skill he can lend. George Bush is likely to be more active economically than Bob. Bob's supplies are being bought by, you guessed it, George Bush's tax money, because Bob doesn't have any money of his own initially even though he may via medicare pay for taxes on his supplies.

All of this aside, I'm not talking about people who can contribue to society like say yourself. I'm talking about people like Bob.

Damoclese

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Subject	Author	Date
Yes Bob and George are equal	cyclops	05/ 8/03 12:28am
dumbass bob slob -- huggy, 05/ 8/03 5:04pm show more respect -- cyclops, 05/ 8/03 8:09pm God bless us, each and every one -- Ben, 05/ 9/03 4:46pm I Agree With Your Logic Here, But.... -- cyclops, 05/ 9/03 8:14pm