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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: Metacomet who wrote (237615)12/18/2013 5:49:50 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (1) of 541604
 
>> I think the most wealthy country on Earth can afford to keep that many octogenarians mobile for a few more years

I thought about that statement of yours but never got a chance to mention it. Under the capitalist system the country is not wealthy; it has wealthy citizens. As such, the statement is false.

I am sure you can list a litany of corporate welfare and government waste to "justify" your favorite government expenditure. I'd rather see a focus on reduction of those wastes. However, I don't see why the government should not be allowed to run a for profit business (however small the profit) and use the market system to keep the corporations in check.

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