From: Smoliga Nick Contr AEDC/SVT <Nick.Smoliga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Self-appointed "elite's" (formerly kings, czars, etc., currently various
advocates of "saving" -- the environment, children, fuzzy animals, etc ---
and "rights") always know what's best for the other guy, and construct
rationales to justify their control of everybody else. That's what the
framers of the Constitution wanted to avoid by a limited Government...
I find these views curiously hypocritical, coming as they do from
someone with ".mil" in their address. One could say the same things
about the military, consuming as it does over half the federal
budget, when you include interest payments on deficits attributable
to previous military spending. The entire EPA budget is probably less
than that of one large military base.
And as for the "all-powerful EPA" -- I haven't noticed them taking
out any foreign governments lately. Seems to me the military has them
trumped when it comes to being "all-powerful."
You might like the environment, you might like the military, but
please argue your biases on their merits, rather than some delusional
"big government" theory. That is, unless you get absolutely no
benefit from any part of the government, and therefore have no vested
interest. Then, I'll listen. (I don't think such a person is out
there, since Ted Kazinski got locked up. :-)
... What the government
gives to one, it must take from another...
This is true, and it appears your income (or at least your Internet
access :-) comes entirely from funds taken from others. Is this
supposed to lend credibility to your view that "saving the
environment, children, fuzzy animals, etc." is somehow a parasitic
function? I am sure you view the military as absolutely essential,
and above question, but given your views, can't you conceive that
someone might consider YOU the parasite?
Obligatory OM content: for about the cost of ten illegal mercury
batteries, you can get your OM-1 converted to use legal batteries,
which cost only 80 0.000000e+00ss than the illegal batteries.
So what's the problem here? Just Do The Right Thing, and Quitcherbitchin!
: Jan Steinman <mailto:Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Bytesmiths <http://www.bytesmiths.com>
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