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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: SilentZ who wrote (362190)12/11/2007 2:10:27 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (3) of 1572124
 
Z, > So there's NO scenario where you see a politician trying to get elected because he/she actually wants to help people?

Anyone can "help people" by helping themselves to other people's money.

I do not trust any politician who has already decided that they can be more "generous" with my money, especially since most of them live much grander lives than I do. And even if some politicians live modestly themselves and are true to their altruistic beliefs, I still don't think the question of my "generosity" should be left to them.

Or let me put it this way. Fill in the blank:

"I am going to take some of your money, and give it to that poor kid, because it's more important -- both to the child and to society -- that he eat, rather than that you ___________."

a) Drive a Lexus or BMW.
b) Spend it on whores in Tijuana.
c) Own a detached house. (Buy a modest condo, you selfish bastard!)
d) Buy a plasma-screen TV.
e) Buy your girlfriend/fiancee/wife/significant other a nice gift.
f) Take a skip trip to Europe.
g) Donate to UNICEF/church/political party/MoveOn.org.

When you give a politician the power to seize your property, there is no limit to what they can decide. All in the name of "charity." Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Tenchusatsu
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