Re: A Patriotic Charity

Rick wrote:
"Frank Reid" <flytyer37@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1193355399.043379.171400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Oct 25, 3:31 pm, Dave LaCourse <dplacou...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:30:53 -0000, BJ Conner


Yeah, just wanted to yank Rick's chain. Nothing in the Constitution
that says we get a free education, deserving or not. Same thing with
military retirement or the GI bill. We just put programs (and taxes)
in place and continue them long after the original situation that
caused that is over and done with. These are nice perks that many
people think they've "earned." Its the cost of doing business when
your business is the government. Its just long term investment for
the government. Give the folks education, make them more productive,
earning potential goes up and they pay more into taxes. Since I still
work for the government, 100% of my income comes out of your taxes.
The government payed to make me more marketable and now they are
paying again for what they created. Being brilliant doesn't guarantee
you an education, if you want it, someones gonna have to pay for it.
Frank Reid


No yanking my chain.. We knew that even with a full scholarship we would still be paying a boat load. We set up funds fall the kids after each one was born.. The oldest daughter almost has as much with the funds and savings as what she was awarded in the scholarships.. She earned the scholarships via her hard work and effort in school. But depending on where she goes, she had things covered one way or another.. We are just proud that she is a great daughter that has a good head on her shoulders and isn't messed up in drugs or other things...Political views dont matter at all when they are strung out on drugs or worse.. So we feel very fortunate to have the children we have. Can't take all the credit though, her mom is great as are the grand parents..

I'm so rich (self-made -- grew up in a trailer park) that my daughters can go to school anywhere they want and I won't even notice the cost.

I'm also a political liberal. I believe that the growing disparity of wealth in this country is evil, and is leading to a have/have-not class structure. I'm more than willing to pay more taxes (way more) so we can have better public health care, education, and other social services that only government can offer.

Evidently, according to your diagnosis, Rick, I have cancer.

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