Obama - The beginning

lookout123 · 03-15-2009, 11:08 PM

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They wanted people to invent things for the good of society, not for the good of the self. Greed and corruption were the things they were fighting.

Bullshit. They were fighting to keep the government from taking what they earned for themselves. The idea that they fought the tax policies of the King because they wanted people to NOT keep the fruits of their labor is a little bizarre don't you think?

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They were fighting the establishment.

Yes, the establishment who was taking their money, without giving them a say in the matter. That is quite a bit different than fighting the establishment so the government could decide how much money a person or family was allowed to create and keep.

sugarpop · 03-15-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Bullshit. They were fighting to keep the government from taking what they earned for themselves. The idea that they fought the tax policies of the King because they wanted people to NOT keep the fruits of their labor is a little bizarre don't you think?
Yes, the establishment who was taking their money, without giving them a say in the matter. That is quite a bit different than fighting the establishment so the government could decide how much money a person or family was allowed to create and keep.

Good grief. The Constitution was written AFTER we won independence.

lookout123 · 03-16-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

Good grief. The Constitution was written AFTER we won independence.

You got me there. and they were separated by a few years too, so they must be completely unrelated, right?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2009, 10:50 AM

10 years. The first plan, which let the states handle pretty much everything, didn't work out.

Happy Monkey · 03-16-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Bullshit. They were fighting to keep the government from taking what they earned for themselves. The idea that they fought the tax policies of the King because they wanted people to NOT keep the fruits of their labor is a little bizarre don't you think?

Copyrights weren't 95 years long in their version.

TGRR · 03-19-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Copyrights weren't 95 years long in their version.

How long were they?

03-16-2009, 10:50 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	10 years. The first plan, which let the states handle pretty much everything, didn't work out. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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