tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post8812984921916828213..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Another form of slavery?Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-90477337161150861582009-02-09T21:02:00.000-05:002009-02-09T21:02:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, we have a large and increasing numb...Unfortunately, we have a large and increasing number of fellow Americans who are perfectly content living with and under this subtle but insidious form of slavery. <BR/><BR/>To a great degree, our politicians and government mirror the population and electorate. A population that forgoes the ideals of achievement and mobility, to settle for the comfortable numbness as a Ward of the State. So it's no surprise that we find politicians that are more than happy to deliver the chains of welfare slavery solely for the purpose of keeping their jobs.<BR/><BR/>So Maggie you are not alone. The real question is "what are we going to do about it?" There's the rub.skeeter1107https://www.blogger.com/profile/15125467565568229281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-31820808407825662562009-02-09T19:36:00.000-05:002009-02-09T19:36:00.000-05:00Maggie,Funny you should mention it, because I too ...Maggie,<BR/><BR/>Funny you should mention it, because I too have in my "yet to be posted" files a topic called <B>"Welfare = Modern Slavery.doc".</B><BR/><BR/>So, if you have ever doubted it, rest easy, for you are not alone...Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-88574815149673076432009-02-09T16:57:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:57:00.000-05:00MadJack said:"Government help is already control."...MadJack said:<BR/><BR/><I>"Government help is already control."</I><BR/><BR/>I stand corrected.<BR/><BR/>:)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-86926859220219081702009-02-09T16:44:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:44:00.000-05:00From Maggie: I hope you will read her full column ...From Maggie: <I>I hope you will read her full column and that it will cause you to also consider the long-term implications of when government 'help' becomes 'control.'</I><BR/><BR/>Government help is already control. The State of Ohio is dependent on Federal funds for infrastructure, which the Feds use to make Ohio residents obey Federally specified traffic laws and various other mindless edicts. Another example is public transportation, which works fairly well so long as you are content to travel where the government allows you to be in a manner suitably pleasing to the government. <BR/><BR/>While a few politicos may not be following their party's line, the vast majority are. The Stupid Party claims it wants less government, and it doesn't. The Moonbats claim they want lower taxes, and they don't. <BR/><BR/>Both parties claim they want what is best for the United States, and I believe they speak the truth here. The trouble is that their definition of the United States is the US government, not the people.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-89573986781477583272009-02-09T15:41:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:41:00.000-05:00Two seekers and purveyors of wisdom have enlighten...Two seekers and purveyors of wisdom have enlightened the rest of us with their perspective.<BR/><BR/>Of course those of us who had not yet had our eyes completely opened were mostly happy, wearing their invisible chains with noticing. (So thanks for that...)<BR/><BR/>While dismayed by this enlightenment, it becomes necessary if there is any hope of changing it's eventual outcome.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-67615342378375048082009-02-09T14:49:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:49:00.000-05:00For a long time, I have joked about sending all of...For a long time, I have joked about sending all of your earnings to Washington and they will send you back credits for what you need. With the "stimulus" trying to pass the Congress, this seems more likely to happen. This is another theme of the Golden Rule: "He who has the gold, rules!"Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016139270835685661noreply@blogger.com