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Originally posted by Kaliayev
I thought freedom had something to do with non-coercion, so long as you harmed nobody...but obviously I was wrong.
And far as being anti capitalistic, how is that a logical arguement? What does that have to do with the direction or an idea that could help solve a problem?
Originally posted by Kaliayev
So what you are saying is because someone else did it, its alright for you to do it as well? Even though they were obviously wrong?
OK then, thanks for clearing that up.
Originally posted by Warlo
Well, the US economy, along with others, is based on capitalism and the idea that the common man can become a millionaire.
Hypothetically, let's say a person works for a large portion of his life building up a nice stash of cash and a nice stock portfolio, the gets wrongly accused of a crime, or says something without thinking it through first (cough, GW) and ends up on the list and loses his/her life's work in an instant.
That could possibly cause a "millionaire scare" where people are little afraid to spend time making tons of money because they know it can be taken away at anytime over mistakes they may make. To err is human, or so I've been told.
Right direction, but there's probably a better solution.
Originally posted by Redge777
Doesn't anyone see the simplicity of this idea? wouldn't it work?