There is only one job in politics and that is to keep your job. To keep your job you need 2 things, money and votes. Money comes from special interest groups so politicians must cater to them or they will not be able to afford a campaign. Cutting social services that are bleading the various levels of government dry does not earn votes. This is what's broken. On 7/30/09, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Well, that is the American model? > > 1) Limited, inefficient and horrendously expensive health care (where > are the majority of my high school peers? dead) which exists as part > of the "insurance industry" (rather than the scientific and health > industries [which are non-existent!] > 2) Feeding frenzy of artifically exploding "value" and credit costs! > 3) Little "economic traps" everywhere! (We so loved our Monopoly games > as children?) > 4) Drugs actually used for government profit, agrandized by modern > media! See #1, where illness is not treated, so drugs become a common > man's answers. > 5) Alcohol that limits functioning and keeps people from developing > extensive critical thought. > 6) Lack of primary economic education (greater than the 6th grade level). > 7) Open borders so we have more minions within the matrix! > > On 7/30/09, JD Austin wrote: >> I was waiting to see how long until racism was called :) >> It is a fact that illegal immigration is costing Az and Ca plenty and >> pointing that out doesn't make him hate filled or racist. I don't blame >> them for coming here... If I were them I'd do it too. We need to remove >> the >> 'free' incentives that we can no longer afford to provide. They're not >> the >> only demographic freeloading services; plenty of Americans game the system >> (generations!) to get a free ride too. >> >> Such a conversation doesn't belong on this list about Linux and >> technology. >> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Craig White >> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 22:33 -0700, Lyle Tuttle wrote: >>> > Perhaps you are looking at the wrong source.....we now have a $3 >>> > Billion deficit.....check out these numbers in bold blue......... >>> ---- >>> every state has a major deficit as they clearly were unprepared for such >>> a drastic change in the economy. >>> >>> I find it offensive in every way that first JMZ linked the racist >>> article and now you found it worthy to paste. The article is not a news >>> story but rather an opinion piece and not really suitable for this list. >>> >>> That anyone should scapegoat any group of people (not once but many >>> times) for causing this economic downturn is stupid. This is a bitter, >>> hate filled person and his comments have no place on this list. >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > > > -- > > (623)239-3392 > (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James Finstrom Rhino Equipment Corp. http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss