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To: cosmicforce who wrote (216433)2/8/2013 9:33:27 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 542105
 
"do you feel we are a mature society?"

Well, I wasn't mature at 8, when we built forts in the back yard and threw dirt clods and shot matches out of clothespin guns at our neighbors, which is about where we are as a society.
I guess that's a "no".

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To: cosmicforce who wrote (216433)2/8/2013 9:42:26 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 542105
 
"I'm truly conflicted because I care but our government doesn't seem to have an ounce of management skill on the financial front. I don't think they could run a yogurt stand profitably unless they prohibited yogurt sales from anyone else."

gvt isn't supposed to turn a profit, but...

Sale of last AIG shares brings U.S. bailout profit to $22.7 billion
articles.latimes.com








Government Healthcare Delivery More Efficient Than Private Sector

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plus, they will sell you this coin for $1900 bucks, but only give you $50 for it.
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To: cosmicforce who wrote (216433)2/9/2013 2:02:24 AM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542105
 
I think the government CAN do things well. I don't think it always does. I think a huge problem it has is it puts so much bureaucracy in place to make sure it's doing things honestly and ethically, it gets in it's own way.