THANKS FOR THE INPUT AND THE REWRITE.

HOWEVER, I THINK ALL CAPS ARE NEITHER “COOL” NOR NECESSARILY “BETTER”. THEY ARE,HOWEVER, FASTER TO TYPE AND EASIER TO READ FOR US OLD CLUCKS WITHOUT OUR GLASSES.

MOREOVER, FOR SOME ODD REASON, IT IS ON THIS BLOG ONLY, THAT ANYONE HAS EVER MENTIONED ALL CAPS AS A PROBLEM.

ABOVE SAID, I’LL TAKE YOUR SUGGESTION UNDER ADVISEMENT.

THANKS.

RICK GOLD

Here’s Rick’s post again, converted to “sentence case” in Word.

Best regards,

-Dan

Folks,
Isn’t it amazing how any solution to just about any problem government has responsibility to address begins with a lament vis a vis insufficient funds to accomplish an objective and ends with the suggestion that increased extraction of money from the already besieged taxpayer will resolve an issue. I would say: “fine, make it so. Take the money.” If it were only the case that this kind of thinking had previously led to solutions that worked. However, it is rarely the case that this is so.

Disagree ?? Ok, give me a couple of examples of government sucking additional sap out of our already flea bitten wallets that resulted in a real solution to a real problem ?? Personally, i can’t think of any. One could maybe extrapolate creatively from a past scenario such that some observed improvement could be attributed to an influx of tax or fee dollars. However, i’m pretty sure “observ(ing) improvement” would be an exercise in imagination stretching.

The reality is that government extraction of citizen funds rarely improves or resolves much,if anything. Why would we think that an inherently corrupt government sanctioned and assisted privatization would really help anybody ?? Why would we think that increased tax extraction from our citizenry would ever do any real good ??

Face it people. The country is ill. Money is simply the working fluid of the malignancy. None of the strategies mentioned will yield any improvement unless those charged with solving the problem(s)are not positioned at the nexus of money and implementation and truly have our interests at heart. However,observably,they simply don’t.

Rick Gold

ISN’T IT AMAZING HOW ANY SOLUTION TO JUST ABOUT ANY PROBLEM GOVERNMENT HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS BEGINS WITH A LAMENT VIS A VIS INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO ACCOMPLISH AN OBJECTIVE AND ENDS WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT INCREASED EXTRACTION OF MONEY FROM THE ALREADY BESIEGED TAXPAYER WILL RESOLVE AN ISSUE. I WOULD SAY: “FINE, MAKE IT SO. TAKE THE MONEY.” IF IT WERE ONLY THE CASE THAT THIS KIND OF THINKING HAD PREVIOUSLY LED TO SOLUTIONS THAT WORKED. HOWEVER, IT IS RARELY THE CASE THAT THIS IS SO.

DISAGREE ?? OK, GIVE ME A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF GOVERNMENT SUCKING ADDITIONAL SAP OUT OF OUR ALREADY FLEA BITTEN WALLETS THAT RESULTED IN A REAL SOLUTION TO A REAL PROBLEM ?? PERSONALLY, I CAN’T THINK OF ANY. ONE COULD MAYBE EXTRAPOLATE CREATIVELY FROM A PAST SCENARIO SUCH THAT SOME OBSERVED IMPROVEMENT COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO AN INFLUX OF TAX OR FEE DOLLARS. HOWEVER, I’M PRETTY SURE “OBSERV(ING) IMPROVEMENT” WOULD BE AN EXERCISE IN IMAGINATION STRETCHING.

THE REALITY IS THAT GOVERNMENT EXTRACTION OF CITIZEN FUNDS RARELY IMPROVES OR RESOLVES MUCH,IF ANYTHING. WHY WOULD WE THINK THAT AN INHERENTLY CORRUPT GOVERNMENT SANCTIONED AND ASSISTED PRIVATIZATION WOULD REALLY HELP ANYBODY ?? WHY WOULD WE THINK THAT INCREASED TAX EXTRACTION FROM OUR CITIZENRY WOULD EVER DO ANY REAL GOOD ??

FACE IT PEOPLE. THE COUNTRY IS ILL. MONEY IS SIMPLY THE WORKING FLUID OF THE MALIGNANCY. NONE OF THE STRATEGIES MENTIONED WILL YIELD ANY IMPROVEMENT UNLESS THOSE CHARGED WITH SOLVING THE PROBLEM(S)ARE NOT POSITIONED AT THE NEXUS OF MONEY AND IMPLEMENTATION AND TRULY HAVE OUR INTERESTS AT HEART. HOWEVER,OBSERVABLY,THEY SIMPLY DON’T.

RICK GOLD