[sparkscoffee] Re: Conundrum
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J J Miller
The biggest schmuck on aranet is...me, the stubborn one.
Humbly me
-----Original Message-----
From: John J. Miller <seaspark@xxxxxxx>
To: sparkscoffee <sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, May 5, 2014 1:08 pm
Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: Conundrum
Finally;
Something Right On !
J J Miller
On 5/5/2014 12:24 PM, Ron Ristad wrote:
> DR,
> It's simple and easy to understand.
>
> In a pure communist system the government owns everything. The people own
nothing and are slaves.
>
> In a pure capitalist system the government owns nothing. The people own
everything and are free.
>
> In either system an elite group owns most of the wealth. It has always been
> so
and will always be.
>
> The difference is freedom.
>
> This is why in NY Harbor we have a Statue of Liberty and not a statue of
Lenin.
>
> -RR
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea@xxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: May 5, 2014 8:01 AM
>> To: "sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [sparkscoffee] Conundrum
>>
>> The definition of the word conundrum is “something that is puzzling or
>> confusing.”
>>
>> Here are six conundrums of socialism in the United States of America:
>>
>> 1. America is capitalist and greedy - yet half of the population is
subsidized.
>>
>> 2. Half of the population is subsidized - yet they think they are victims.
>>
>> 3. They think they are victims - yet their representatives run the
government.
>>
>> 4. Their representatives run the government - yet the poor keep getting
poorer.
>>
>> 5. The poor keep getting poorer - yet they have things that people in
>> other countries only dream about.
>>
>> 6. They have things that people in other countries only dream about -
>> yet they want America to be more like those other countries.
>>
>> Think about it! That, my friends, pretty much sums up the USA in the
>> 21st century.
>>
>> Makes you wonder who is doing the math.
>>
>> These three, short sentences tell you a lot about the direction of our
>> current government and cultural environment:
>>
>> 1. We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few
>> lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions
>> of a few lunatics.
>>
>> Funny how that works.
>>
>> And here's another one worth considering...
>>
>> 2. Seems we constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run
>> out of money. How come we never hear about welfare or food stamps
>> running out of money? What's interesting is the first group "worked
>> for" their money, but the second didn't. Think about it.....
>>
>> and last but not least,
>>
>> 3. Why are we cutting benefits for our veterans, no pay raises for our
>> military and cutting our army to a level lower than before WWII, but
>> we are not stopping the payments or benefits to illegal aliens.
>>
>> Am I the only one missing something?
>>
>
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