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To: Road Walker who wrote (215862)	1/24/2005 12:02:54 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576160

JF, "Fearing for their own reelection" is a good thing, it's the only weapon we have against these cats. Easy to say, but until more people wake up to the truth about Social Security, sticking heads in sand will be a bipartisan "solution," and no incumbent will ever fear for their own re-election. Tenchusatsu

To: Road Walker who wrote (215862)	1/25/2005 8:23:34 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576160

RE: ""Fearing for their own reelection" is a good thing, it's the only weapon we have against these cats. Their whole career is a popularity contest, not a quest for the most elegant solution to a given problem. John" ------------------ True, but doesn't that imply the system is flawed? Could it be that Voters will eventually bankrupt their democracy, if the system permits only those politicians to remain in office that vote yes to more spending and more tax cuts. What good did this tax cut do for citizens? While it can create windfall tax savings, but on the back of a depressed stock market due to a spineless Fed Chairman that doesn't know how to say "no" to spending and budget cuts and a President that is addicted to spending (he was addicted to alcohol, now it appears to be spending), what good is it? On a different note, saw your other post about intellectualism being on the decrease in this country. TV is so dumbed down. I heard this rather witty dialogue on the radio the other day. Was a bit surprised to hear something funny, clean and with a certain level of intellectual wit. Turned out it was a tape of Johnny Carson. And he's dead now. Geez. So, will intellectualism ever make a come back (I refer to well thought out and discussed theories), or is intellectualism gone for good. People are too busy to "think." The one line slogans rule America. We've gone consumer as a country. Marketing dictates the course of action, not intellectual thought based on information, but paid advertisers (or paid lobbyists) decide our future. Btw, did anyone ever thank you for paying for their children's school tuition by way of your tax money? How can a person complain about paying taxes while in the same breadth not say thank you for a benefit they obtain from a tax, especially when asked to show some level of appreciation? From your other post about people not getting engaged in making political change: I think it takes money to create change (paid lobbyists) and a lot of time that people don't have in a globally competitive world. But if the govt introduced a military draft, then we'd see a lot of people get involved. Here's my take on Congress - there isn't a soul that represents people in my age group (as far as I know, okay there might be one or two people), so you've got a situation where boomer congress is laddling my generation with more and more debt, while not considering our well being whatsoever. Why hit your head on this wall, when you can simply move out if Congress makes bad decisions and bankrupts itself. The 'default' on the foreign investors money (that was in USA dollars i.e. currency drop) certainly is one indication of the direction this administration is headed. Regards, Amy J