From: Robert Comer 

>That's a worthwhile point, as you're right, not everyone can avail
>themselves of the opportunities our country makes available. But, because
>not everyone has an equal IQ, or geographic advantage, or just plain lucky
>shot at this or that, I don't think that means that we should shut down
>opportunity in every way, shape, or form because it's not "fair" that
>someone's good idea can make same someone a few bucks, while someone else's
>idea flops.

Neither do I.  What I meant by more fair was more aimed at companies and
those that already have made it big -- they should give back to society in
some way, because that's where they made their money, (without society,
they would never have got rich to begin with) so I would never call any tax
immoral unless you call making money immoral.

>If you opt to shut down economic opportunity for any reason, you play into
>the hands of the Islamo-Fascists that wish you to live in a false world of
>centuries ago.

You have Islam on the brain Mark, this is an economic discussion, not
religious and they don't follow whatsoever.  And besides, I never, ever,
advocated shutting down opportunity.

--
Bob Comer




On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:27:29 -0400, "Mark"
 wrote:

>
>"Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>news:uktb73dgfukqceaarvp7d1b320ap20gmj0{at}4ax.com...
>> >If you don't believe in the power of the individual to excel Bob,
>>
>> I never said that.  I don't believe in the power for everyone to excel
>> -- there's quite a bit of difference there.
>
>That's a worthwhile point, as you're right, not everyone can avail
>themselves of the opportunities our country makes available. But, because
>not everyone has an equal IQ, or geographic advantage, or just plain lucky
>shot at this or that, I don't think that means that we should shut down
>opportunity in every way, shape, or form because it's not "fair" that
>someone's good idea can make same someone a few bucks, while someone else's
>idea flops.
>
>>>then you
>>>believe in submission (sorry to put it so starkly, but it needs to said)
>>>and
>>>the people offering the submission du jour are those that endorse suicide
>>>bombings, throat slashings, and general mayhem until submission is
>>>complete.
>>
>> Sorry, no, those two points are totally irrelevant to each other. We
>> were talking economic ideology, not religious.
>
>If you opt to shut down economic opportunity for any reason, you play into
>the hands of the Islamo-Fascists that wish you to live in a false world of
>centuries ago.
>
>>
>> And you really ought to know me better than that -- since when have
>> you seen me submissive in any way?
>>
>> Another reason is that I am a Christian and I will die before I submit
>> to any false profit.
>
>I didn't mean to, nor want to be cast as derisive of your or anyone elses
>religion, but I feel giving any quarter to the idea of casting off our way
>of life in favor of those same false prophets is a road to our ruin, and the
>ruin of mankind in general destroy individualism -- an "ism" that comes first to me
above any other>
>
>

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