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To: shades who wrote (47157)	1/16/2006 7:13:05 PM
From: gpowell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

referenced before my grandfather and his sons relating to what this country was supposed to provide them as citizens - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - that is wealth as I see it - lots of those 3 things. I agree knowledge can aid that - but not in and of itself - knowledge can also be used to hinder that as well. Dropping a nukular bomb on your head from IRAN would not be good use of that knowledge. Wealth ultimately is a SUBJECTIVE quantity and can (does) fluctuate with changing preferences. Message 21574235 My grandfather lived to 90, drank all the moonshine he wanted and screwed all the women he could, and didn't have to worry about big brother tracking him on the satellite or putting tracking bracelets on his ankle. You’d think the prospect of being watched would have added to his excitement. his sons had less life, less liberty, and I dont think they were as happy - we are going down the wrong direction if wealth is supposed to be life, liberty, and pursuing your happiness eh? All evidence suggests we are freer today than we were in 1916, which was the height of the progressive era. Let’s not confuse the knowledge of how to turn resources into valued goods and services with the pretense to knowledge. Hawaii is a nice place gpowell - I lived there a few years - why are so many there sucking down the ice and meth? What do you know that they don't - they seem pretty miserable to me to do that to themselves. The fact drug addicts exist is your evidence that wealth is decreasing?