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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (23460)	10/3/2007 12:10:51 PM
From: gg cox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218847

Hello Maurice, you seem to be consumed about free thinking as it some kind of holly grail.I have experienced free thinkers in this modern world and it does not stack up as experienced, especially in the transportation industry.Can you imagine the chaos of free thinking airline pilots, air traffic controllers , train engineers,drivers,dangerous good producers.. no need for rules here just do it my way because i think it is best, simpler, easy .Fact is, rules develop in transportation because the free thinker way does not work and kills people needlessly .. full stomp.Only time in transportation for free thinking is in "extreme" crisis and time to save your own neck as in plane just hit the WTC not the time to listen to intercom message and stay in chair. You don't want to pay taxes ...what do you propose??I should pay for you??You want to free think your way to your financial nirvana at everyone elses expense.You don't want to pay, then don't use infrastructure services...how would you accomplish that?You step off your property you are in common infrastructure land of all. What do you propose to counter box cutter blokes and Sarin gas gutter boys?Provide hugs and kisses? Voters do dopey things , thats what they do , ask anyone.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (23460)	10/4/2007 11:58:05 AM
From: zamboz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218847

Why on Earth should a corporation, or anybody, be "committed" to the "American middle class"? Businesses should be interested in the financial health of their customers. Remember that quip about America sneezing and the rest of the world catching a cold. To some extent businesses, government and consumers are in the same boat...starting with government providing currency, laws and military protection. A healthy middle class has evolved with democracy over the centuries. One would hope everyone would be in favor of giving it a chance to thrive. But your question is good. Especially if currency is lousy, taxes too high, military not as significant a factor, and plenty of consumers available overseas. Pure freedom would be Anarchy in the best sense, Libertarianism to the point of no governments whatsoever. I can almost buy it and agree with what you say. But, unfortunately, there are bad guys like Hitler or Saddam. BTW, I totally agree that the middle class has made some terrible choices.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (23460)	10/4/2007 5:55:40 PM
From: ggersh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218847

"corporations is that they should be committed to their shareholders, not some bunch of thieving voters, even if they are middle class." FWIW.....I thought corporations were in business to make some money. Whether or not they care about their employees is also up to them. Like it or not taking away the "Middle Class" and shipping it off to rest of the world is a shortsighted policy. Once shipped away other factors come into play,i.e."politics, security" and in my opinion it doesnt help. Wal-Mart doesnt help America at all. Open a Wal-Mart in your small town and how many small town jobs are then lost.Big deal if you can a T.V. for $50 less, thats just 1 item that you then wont have to buy again for 5 years. Then your grocery bill might go down by $10 a week wow, that keeps inflation in check. But for the small town with all the businesses boarded up, book stores, ma and pa stores, everything across the board closes down. You might be able to get a job with the great Wal-Mart, and if lucky enough you get one of the higher paying jobs, (i.e.$19,000 p/y) and thank your lucky stars. But Corporations are making boatloads and the Dow is undervalued...and none of this means anything to the average American anymore. So let us change "GOD BLESS AMERICA" to "GOD BLESS CORPORATIONS" M