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Gold/Mining/Energy : Strictly: Drilling and oil-field services

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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (79183)11/16/2000 3:54:13 PM
From: chowder  Read Replies (1) of 95453
 
Hello George! I thought Kodiak's response to John was excellent. I printed it for safe keeping since he articulates my beliefs better than I can.

You too George bring up an excellent point. >> But lets not pretend that morality has anything to do with it. <<

Bingo!, George. I couldn't agree more. I was brought up as a democrat. I tired of the us vs them mentality. I tired of the take from those who have and "give" to those who don't.

Big corporations may be greedy and overstuffed but most of us depended on them for jobs at some point in our life. A lot of people who are anti-business hold index funds in their retirement plans. If big business doesn't maintain their greed, a lot of people will lose money.

I'm not interested in attacking big business. I'm interested in letting them keep theirs, but help us get our little piece of the pie too. I don't care what they get. I have no control over that. I care about what I can get and all I want is for government to leave me alone and allow me the dignity of fending for myself.

When we attack big business, big business attacks back. We can extort all the money we want out of them but they will respond by raising prices and terminating people. Who wins in that scenario? Big business and government, the ones who propose they are helping us.

Democracy for me is allowing me the opportunity to make decisions for myself and my family. I've had enough people, during my life, telling me what to do, I don't need government doing it too.

If all of this colors me as being hypocritical, then I suppose I'm a product of our environment. <VBG>

All the best George!

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