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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Joe NYC who wrote (388980)6/5/2008 9:38:18 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1578029
 
" where half the population carries all the burden, and is asked to carry ever more, while the other half contributes nothing, and itself is a burden"

That isn't accurate. But, yes, there are too many who have opted out.

"Have you seen any monument of our civilization built lately in the US?"

Nope. But our culture has shifted away from doing anything as a country. At best, we are a collection of special interest groups.

And both parties cater to this.
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