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To: Lane3 who wrote (102916)	2/3/2009 11:43:11 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) of 542552

<<< We can afford to provide basic sustenance to those who are unable to sustain themselves.>>> That would be a good place to start. Why are people against that? <<<We cannot afford to provide a middle class lifestyle to everyone we can squeeze out regardless of contribution.>>> Middle class lifestyle will be hard to define and subject to change. What was upper class 200 years ago is considered basic sustenance level today. <<<Incentives for contribution cannot be maintained and the resulting soup will be just too thin. What I call "socialists" are people who ignore that.>>> Recipe for Socialist Soup: 1. Get a bigger pot 2. Keeping adding more ingredients in proportion to recipe. 3. Keep stirring 4. Serve when ready.

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