pudestcon Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I always believed we learned from history. "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero- 55 BC. Apparently not!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I guess it does repeat itself... most of us are slaves again today... we just pay for our own upkeep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Considering what happened to the Romans, the old boy may have had a point! 'Bout time we had some clear and unsentimental thought applied to where this whole runaway train is headed - we cannot keep throwing money at unproductive societies in distant countries, only for them to breed themselves into famine again and again. Arrgh, sorry this is the humour section, I guess I've got too much time on my hands at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Arrgh, sorry this is the humour section, I guess I've got too much time on my hands at the moment. Hehehe Spin, I did consider posting this in a more 'political' section, but you have provided me with a laugh anyway, so it's worked!! Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake.f Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Well it looks like Marx was wrong then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Buffett, the world's third richest person, argued that cutting the "extraordinary" tax breaks given to the wealthy would not inhibit investment or job growth http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/83086,people,news,warren-buffett-mega-rich-should-pay-more-tax Yeah... that Marxism is really messed up... Our system of giving massive tax cuts to the wealthiest is much better and seems to be working so well for us all... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Funny thing is... those same wealthy wackers have so many of us all convinced its all those poor immigrants fault.. or the umemployed... anything but go after the real criminals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 The real criminals? You can't blame the rich in America for the tax breaks, surely?Isn't it the voters who elect the governments that make the laws? And there are more people who are not rich than are. Oops, I just checked the thread section. Seems it is supposed to be "Aviation Laughter" . . . nothing to funny in this stuff. Yeah right Blackrod... The poor majority voted to give massive tax cuts to the wealthiest... they voted for it because it was obvious it was such a good idea they came up with... lol In Australia its the same... Massive tax cuts to the wealthiest among us in the last 40 years... Most of us never noticed a thing... and didn't vote for it because we aren't that wealthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Eyes in the back of your head stuff, they sneak it though, nah they wouldn't do that there politicians, they are there to help us..... aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne T Mathews Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Perhaps we should start a new thread about life's little porky pies. You know, stuff like: "I'm from the gummint and I'm here to help you." And "Of course I'll respect you in the morning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I have to admit I am worried about the US government. I read this week that the USPS is running @ a $3 billion a year loss. If they shut down the USPS that will kill the lowest cost option for freighting stuff out of the states. what a bugga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryon Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 "Of course I'll respect you in the morning." I dont believe them when girls tell me this...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 That's like them saying i don't mind you going flying we can do something for my birthday another time, DO THEY REALLY MEAN IT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I have to admit I am worried about the US government. I read this week that the USPS is running @ a $3 billion a year loss. If they shut down the USPS that will kill the lowest cost option for freighting stuff out of the states.what a bugga I hope the US government won't shut down the GPS system. So far the world has had this service for free, fully funded by the US taxpayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne T Mathews Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I hope the US government won't shut down the GPS system. So far the world has had this service for free, fully funded by the US taxpayers. Yikes... I'm gunna go dig out Dad's maps and stuff. And brush up with my compass, clock, and grease pencil. Just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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