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  • big ben - 11/6/08 @ 9:47 PM
    Hello to all. Our country has become the greatest civilzation in the history of the earth. Our country was founded on immigrants and colonists who were desperate to make a living for themselves. Most immigrants were the displaced from Euorpe during the industrial revolution. They had the choice to escape to America or possibly meet a much worse fate with not where to go in Europe and staying. People came here to work and survive, and they did this with asperation to reach a better quality of life. From Carnegie steel to coal mining to the Rockefellers to the railroal, the expansion of growth began.
    There were definitely major issues with capitalism in the beginning. This included problems with monopolies and worker rights. This eventually produces labor unions and antitrust laws. The point is that the growth that the USA accomplished in such a short period of time required hard work and entrepeneur spirit. This hard work along with the foundation of capitalism is the only reason America is where it is today. We currently work more hours per week than any other country... Why is this domination at risk?

    Our family values are decaying, liberalism is being brain washed onto people from public elementary schools all the way up to the higher institutions of learning. The biggest decaying factor in this way of thinking is the idea that everyone is a winner, and everyone deserves exactly what everyone else has. This is the same ideal that feed socialism.

    Socialism has never brought economic success. Governments can do a really good job misleading the contrary by showing low unemployment figures. They can do this by putting citizens that do not have jobs into government assisted/funded work programs. Is this really good for an economy? That is taking the outrageous tax revenues and throwing it back into government programs. What kind of economic growth does that bring? Our culture is also a decaying growth to the way of thinking that everyone deserves what everyone else has. This goes back to the role model super stars and poor family values at the home front. People today say that Obama will bring change. What kind of change I ask them. Most reply, "just change we need change." There are a few that have an educated argument, but very few.
    Obama and his ideals are frightening. This includes socialized medicine. Hawaii tried doing this for kids only and they had to stop after 2 years. They were going to go bankrupt. Health care needs reform but not government control. Why would you spend another 850 billion when a trillion dollar bail out plan has already been passed into law? We have hit our first quarter of recession and Obama wants to raise taxes when the stock market is crashing. What the hell is he thinking????


    Why is Bill aire(probab butchered his name) teaching in our schools? He is an X terrorist fellon. Why is he teaching in our schools? Why do most liberals hate America, including him? Why is Obama associated with him? Why does Obama's wife admit that she was never really happy in the USA until now? These are all questions that anger me beyond belief. What happened to the patriots of this country that will work for the people and not their self interest?

    America has voted. They want the government to become big brother. This is the beginning of the end of superiority. The health care plan will take this economy to the basement. This will force the military to be cut. The tax increases will slow the economy. Growth will downward spiral expotentialy. America, nothing is for free. If you want to dance with socialism, you must be prepared to pay the price of superiority and military might. Dont take my word for it. Go and look at any other country who is dancing with this type of government and compare their economy and military to US. China is loving this! THey are moving a communist nation toward capitalism and we are moving a capitalistic government toward communism......
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  • big ben - 11/4/08 @ 10:25 PM
    I am frustrated. I know that the last 4 years have put us in great deficit. I was strongly against bail out. the dems and pubs were both a part of this. Remember, however, the dems started the liberal strategy for balloon arm loans for all. this with the greed of the investors in big business put the knife in the heart of the us economy.

    So, what do we do to solve this economy? Here we go, lets raise taxes on the business class, lets implement a socialized healthcare program, let us spend anothe 850 billion on top of bailout, let us stop drilling offshore and in country exploration, let us go against nuclear power plants,( i was on a nuclear carrier for 4 years, we never had a problem), let us give free education to all,( every one has the right to free college, what a plan folks!!!! welcome to socialism and the end of the strongest nation on earth. china is shifting toward capitalism as we drift toward marxism. brilliant, pure and utter brilliance!!

  • The Boss - 11/4/08 @ 3:28 PM
    I agree with you Marv, now we just have to talk some sense into your daughter. lol
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  • MARV - 11/4/08 @ 8:50 AM
    both parties are to blame,but democrats are more to blame. i'm a registered democrat,but a conservative.95% of the democrats have gone too far left. i never vote along party lines.it started in the Clinton era. they loaned money to people,who couldnt pay it back. i never bought my house untill i could make the payments.people have to learn to live within their income,as well our government. i have thought about changing to Independent.
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  • cutie122403 - 11/3/08 @ 11:20 PM
    I LOVE Target! I wish we had one where I live. I have never been to Ikea.
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  • mama kaz - 11/3/08 @ 11:12 PM
    Sarah may not be perfect but let's talk about Biden for a minute here. Republican's refer to him as "the gift that keeps on giving" for a reason. What was Obama thinking? I like Biden but I think he has a hard time keeping secrets and speaks without thinking all the time. I also think Palin has accomplished more in her short career than most of the politicians in Washington. She is fearless and doesn't care whose toes she steps on. I admire her guts.
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  • mama kaz - 11/3/08 @ 11:01 PM
    Does anyone remember what was going on in Iraq when we went in there? Why do we as a nation get so angry about some wrongs and are so ambivalent about others? I think it's impossible for any of us to understand the kind of hell those people were living under because we never have, and hopefully never will, experience anything like that. We can thank a lot of soldiers for that.
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  • mama kaz - 11/3/08 @ 10:46 PM
    I have to go with fishing because I'm so tired of stupid, irresponsible hunters who fire their guns so close to my property. I can't even think of walking in the woods around here during hunting season. I have been snagged by a fishing hook but lived through that. That being said, I am a gun owner and would hunt if I was hungry and couldn't buy meat at a store but not for recreation.
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  • mama kaz - 11/3/08 @ 10:34 PM
    We can't even begin to fix healthcare until we do something about the economy. I don't think healthcare can be fixed because we'd have to shoot all the lawyers and CEO's in order to do it and the only way to fix the economy is to do away with greed. Uh oh....
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  • mama kaz - 11/3/08 @ 10:25 PM
    I like Target because of their end of aisle bargains and because I don't have to drive four hours to get there. I would change my mind if Ikea came to Knoxville!
    I must admit that I have a lot of stuff from Ikea in my house.... Great quality stuff.
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