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To: TimF who wrote (47879)	7/7/2013 1:34:53 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By TimF Respond to of 85487

>> Personally I like Friedman's even more. Good intentions don't matter as much as results. I believe that was one of Friedman's most profound statements, and it is one that shoots down a large proportion of the argument for bigger government. I do not believe that politicians, left or right, generally have bad intentions. Some do, I guess, but almost all of them are in that business because they believe that government can make a positive difference in people's lives -- at least in this country. But they almost universally measure success by their good intentions. No one can fault FDR for believing SS was a good idea; in fact, he believed that it should be self-funding at the lower tax rates originally planned, and he believed if it became a burden to future generations it will have been a failure. There was no ill will there. It just didn't work.