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So many things we have to pay!
| Thu, 10-30-2008 - 12:35pm |
Am I the only one tired of paying for everything?
| Thu, 10-30-2008 - 12:35pm |
Am I the only one tired of paying for everything?
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Karen, your frustration is perfectly understandable.
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>>Sucks to have a brain.<<
Hence the phrase: Ignorance is bliss
I know exactly how you feel.
Funny...your use of the word "we".
You mean the wealthy for the most part. They're the ones picking up the majority of the tab as usual.
They pay for the irresponsibility of others and the complacency of many...oh...and lots of the the ignorance in between. The more you try to stick it to them, the more you hurt everyone else--including yourself. That's what should happen when you treat people unfairly.
So I guess in that sense you do pay.
From WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120431596193503527.html?mod=Leader-US
Q: In 1995, when the Republicans won control of both houses of Congress, you proposed a regulatory moratorium, but couldn't get it passed. Would you declare such a moratorium if you were president?
A: I'm always for less regulation. But I am aware of the view that there is a need for government oversight. I think we found this in the subprime lending crisis -- that there are people that game the system and if not outright broke the law, they certainly engaged in unethical conduct which made this problem worse. So I do believe that there is role for oversight.
As far as a need for additional regulations are concerned, I think that depends on the legislative agenda and what the Congress does to some degree, but I am a fundamentally a deregulator. I'd like to see a lot of the unnecessary government regulations eliminated, not just a moratorium.
I've thought more on the area of deregulation rather than a moratorium.
LOL!
Unless you're in the top 10% of wage earners you're not paying much. Remember they're footing most of the bill for the rest.
Oh...and I do feel your indignation. That's why it so befuddles me that you'd actually be proposing or in support of giving them more of ANYONE's money to control.
Lots of people did benefit from the housing boom at all income levels. But it's only the ones in the middle and mostly the ones at the top who are now cleaning up the mess.
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