A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost.
I replied I am not sure, it fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky who built it, it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made the components that went into it, it fed the people in the copper mine who mined the copper for the wires, it fed people in Decatur IL. at Caterpillar who make the trucks that haul the copper ore. It fed the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer and fed the people working at the dealership and their families. BUT,... I have to admit, I guess I really don't know how many people it fed.
That is the difference between capitalism and welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put money in people's pockets, and give them dignity for their skills.
When you give someone something for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self worth.
Capitalism is freely giving your money in exchange for something of value.
Socialism is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat that you never asked for.
I've decided I can't be politically correct anymore. (I never was, actually)
Aussie1 said
01:15 PM Oct 23, 2023
Spot on with that one aussie_paul. I am also 100% with you on my attitude to political correctness.
anolphart said
01:34 PM Oct 23, 2023
Gov Sarah Huckabee has signed an executive order banning woke terms in state government. Lets hope it catches on!
Aussie1 said
01:54 PM Oct 23, 2023
Absolutely, certainly I also hope it does catch on.
Santa said
02:06 PM Oct 23, 2023
anolphart wrote:
Gov Sarah Huckabee has signed an executive order banning woke terms in state government. Lets hope it catches on!
Perhaps she should also ban the word "amazing" seems to underpin her vocabulary.
dorian said
03:21 AM Oct 24, 2023
Let's hope that this country never gets to the point where a politician can dictate which words we can and can't use (aside from the obvious).
Santa said
10:09 AM Oct 24, 2023
Jordan Peterson has had his share if issues of late: the woke brigade demanding the use of (alternate) gender pronouns of choice when speaking to/about them.
It's a strange world we live in.
peter67 said
11:05 AM Oct 25, 2023
anolphart wrote:
Gov Sarah Huckabee has signed an executive order banning woke terms in state government. Lets hope it catches on!
Gov Sarah Huckabee has signed an executive order banning woke terms in state government. Lets hope it catches on!
Perhaps she should also ban the word "amazing" seems to underpin her vocabulary.
Jordan Peterson has had his share if issues of late: the woke brigade demanding the use of (alternate) gender pronouns of choice when speaking to/about them.
It's a strange world we live in.
We need that here, and soon.