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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (137913)7/5/2001 4:54:09 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1584476
 
.it was the status quo they wished to maintain.....a typical trait of conservatives. After all, it was the status quo of that time that helped them realize their great wealth.

Collectivelty they changed the country. Thats not the status quo. Most people consider me a conservative, but I want less taxes and regulation, and also other changes, not the status quo.

Your statements assume that their way was the only way. On the contrary, had the development and exploitation of our natural resources been done more fairly and wisely, we would have a lot more of those resources left today and a great deal more people would have benefit.

If an attempt was made to develop slowly and only after carefully weighing every possibility then the country would be far less developed. Real life is a messy jumble that usually changes quickly and anyone who would try to plan economic changes to try and make them "fair and wise" usually will not have the information needed to formulate the plans until after they have all ready implimented an incorrect plan. Also people are normally not willing to take large risks without the posibility of large rewards.

How would you have made all the changes in the economy that happened in the 19th century "fair" and "wise"?

Tim
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