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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (500167)	7/31/2009 9:59:27 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1579772

Intentions are fine and dandy, but there is hardly an aspect of big government that wasn't founded on good intentions. I agree. But most stuff worked out pretty good. I may come off as overly cynical, but I think such a perspective is necessary to counterbalance the notion that government is the best solution if given a chance. It is when all else fails... and all else was failing. If we're going to increase the federal budget by leaps and bounds, I rather have most of that money going toward stuff like the CERN supercollider, genetics research, information security and privacy, and most importantly education. You know, stuff that actually moves us forward as a nation. That is in the plan. Along with energy... which has a multiple, and immediate purpose. Obama isn't an idiot. "Share the wealth" programs, entitlements, and bailouts of corporations "too big to fail" just create more societal dependency on the public largesse. We just end up rewarding ourselves for falling behind in a global marketplace That's the crux of our difference. But you have 3 different things in there.... "Share the wealth" - Of course the country has always shared the wealth; it couldn't be any different. If the guy that sweeps the floor gets a dollar extra an hour then that is subtracted from the shareholder profits or the other salaries. It's a variable value judgement. "bailouts of corporations "too big to fail" - As the President you have a decision to not make... not on ideology but on pragmatism. We would have gone into a depression; almost certain. What would you have done if you were responsible for 300+ million people? "We just end up rewarding ourselves for falling behind in a global marketplace" - Frankly, the growth countries in the global marketplace, right now, are the countries that are manipulating their economies to the max. Not fun, but true. Look at Asia. Government is not your enemy... it's your friend. Especially in the US. It just saved your ass from a depression caused by a lack of regulation. It spends more on basic research than any company every year... and then gives the results away for free. When you turn a faucet in your home water comes out, 100% of the time. How long would it take you to find your own water? How productive would that time be? The government provides all our collective needs, from defense, to roads, to public safety, to food inspection... to .... to .... it's not your enemy it allows you to concentrate on being productive. Could it be more efficient... yes. Could Intel be more efficient... yes. People are people. You attack government you are just attacking good people. Probably nicer people on average. Conclusion... up to you. I spent some time on this, do you care? Will you bother to think about what I said? When you come back with "Obama is a socialist" will I be disappointed? Is this country so fuked up and divided there are no solutions? You got me. But I hope you know I REALLY care.