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To: Lane3 who wrote (64347)	5/8/2008 9:00:11 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 543149

Yes, PJ works from basic conservative themes which he presents without getting mean, which I enjoy. Reminds me a bit how Richard Pryor used to use humor to make us think about subjects which were very somber or incendiary when broached just on their own.

To: Lane3 who wrote (64347)	5/8/2008 5:31:40 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543149

>>There's an underlying good point, though. I think "make money" is excellent advice. If you can make money doing something of value to you or to society, all the better.<< Karen - "Make money" is good advice, though it seems somewhat incomplete. You can make a lot of money dealing drugs, but it's probably not a good career plan. O'Rourke's piece seemed to indicate that he thinks every one of us can be wealthy. This, of course, is wrong. Our capitalist economy is competitive. In a competitive economy, some people will win by making a lot of money, and others will lose. (And some, like me, will make a fair amount of money, then get stricken with some kind of disease and see our fortunes dwindle. Not that I ever really had a fortune, but I did used to be a millionaire.) Most of us want to make a lot of money, but that doesn't mean we all can. - Allen