Re: NY Times Story on Pilot Population Decline

Larry Dighera wrote:


Unlike the examples I mentioned, Social Security and Medicare benefit
the people of this country directly, and do not _needlessly_ squander
our nation's treasure for the benefit of large corporations like
Bechtel and Halliburton.


The Constitution does not anywhere authorize the taking of taxpayer
money to be given away in welfare and social programs. It does
in fact authorize an Army for the defense of the country. You
can argue that the war in Iraq is stupid, but the expenditure of
money on defense (i.e. the military) is Constituional.

You apparent consistant disdain for corporations illustrates
your displile for free enterprise and your bias toward big
government.... be we already know that.

This country was founded on the principle of limited government.
For the first 150 years of its existance we had politicians
that understood that concept. To wit, the founding fathers were
all mostly businessmen of some sort or another. The trend today
is that politicians seldome have real world experience in busines.
Far too many of the have never really held a job outside of
government... and too many are simply one in a long line
od political figures... ever inbreeding their government ideas.

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