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Re: kennypooh post# 82123

Thursday, 04/01/2010 4:44:17 PM

Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:44:17 PM

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That's right el-loco, in a free society everything is a 'partnership' effort between government and the private sector, not either/or.



I think most people would agree with that. The problem is long term versus short term thinking. We are constantly making bad long term decisions for short term gains. Example - shopping at Walmart. People think it's great to get low prices on the junk Walmart sells. Effect - you save money in the short term and you lose your decent paying manufacturing job in the long term. You quite literally are shopping yourself out of a job. Take anyplace in the country where a super Walmart is built. Count the number of small businesses that are in the community. Take another count 3 or 5 years later - the number will be less.

If 100 really is the average IQ of the population, then that means that half the people have an IQ of less than 100. I'm an unapologetic elitist - I don't want people with an IQ of less than 100 in charge of things. I don't even really want their opinion to affect policy making. But, it does seem morally wrong to me not give half the population any voice. So, maybe I am a compassionate elitist/fascist.

Anyway... hopefully technical innovations (like algae and nuclear fusion) will save us... if not, my plan is to not tell my local warlord about my degrees and computer skills... "Don't shoot me! I'm useful... I know how to make really decent beer."


Give us this day our daily bread... and lead us not into temptation (ie don't be a greedy fool)...

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