For Republicans, greed is good

[Chris]

For Republicans America is a platform for individual fulfillment. Here is the catch: the Individual is defined in the narrowest possible terms. Any notion of the "The Public Good" is seen as "Socialism" (socialism being anything the government does for the non-wealthy). The Free Market will fix New Orleans levees. The Free Market will effectively control the amount of derivative based risk Wall Street will take. The Free Market will get us off imported oil(rather than spending decades making terrorists stronger). The Free Market will keep our rivers clean. The Free Market will make healthcare more efficient. The Free Market won't bribe Washington in order to increase it's profit margin. We don't need to worry about "The Public Good", individual selfishness driven by short term profit is a utopian reflex.

But the world doesn't work that way. Selfishness harms society....tears it apart....destroys the world economy....spills millions of barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.....tears a hole in the ozone...creates a garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas...melts the North Polar ice cap.....creates massive deficits by giving huge tax breaks for the wealthy....

But the Republicans celebrate this selfishness. It is their core value. For them greed is good.

 

[Amelia]

Greed IS.

Not "greed is good".

Just "greed is".

What do you plan to do? Legislate it out of existence?

Ain't happening.

Democrats are just as greedy as anyone else. But they try to sell their starry eyed followers a bill of goods about a utopian future full of gumdrop trees and pure chocolate rivers.

 

[Chris]

Greed IS.

Not "greed is good".

Just "greed is".

What do you plan to do? Legislate it out of existence?

Ain't happening.

Democrats are just as greedy as anyone else. But they try to sell their starry eyed followers a bill of goods about a utopian future full of gumdrop trees and pure chocolate rivers.

What's wrong with making America a utopia?

It's better than the Republicans cheering the execution of prisoners or cheering the letting of sick people die because they don't have health insurance.

I have a hard time imagining a Democratic crowd cheering those two things.

 

[Amelia]

Greed IS.

Not "greed is good".

Just "greed is".

What do you plan to do? Legislate it out of existence?

Ain't happening.

Democrats are just as greedy as anyone else. But they try to sell their starry eyed followers a bill of goods about a utopian future full of gumdrop trees and pure chocolate rivers.

What's wrong with making America a utopia?

It's better than the Republicans cheering the execution of prisoners or cheering the letting of sick people die because they don't have health insurance.

I have a hard time imagining a Democratic crowd cheering those two things.

One little itty bitty teeny tiny thing: it's not possible.

If it wasn't for that little itty bitty teeny tiny detail, then no problem.

 

[snjmom]

While you can no more legislate greed out of existence than you can murder, you can certainly make it punishable with company or personal wealth killing fines or long stretches in high security federal prisons. Stealing a million dollars should have a sentence at least equal to possessing a gram of cocaine. And they are probably good for both charges.

 

[Chris]

Greed IS.

Not "greed is good".

Just "greed is".

What do you plan to do? Legislate it out of existence?

Ain't happening.

Democrats are just as greedy as anyone else. But they try to sell their starry eyed followers a bill of goods about a utopian future full of gumdrop trees and pure chocolate rivers.

What's wrong with making America a utopia?

It's better than the Republicans cheering the execution of prisoners or cheering the letting of sick people die because they don't have health insurance.

I have a hard time imagining a Democratic crowd cheering those two things.

One little itty bitty teeny tiny thing: it's not possible.

If it wasn't for that little itty bitty teeny tiny detail, then no problem.

It is possible.

Look how far we have come in the last 300 years.

Our "founding fathers" owned slaves.

 

[The Infidel]

What's wrong with making America a utopia?

You naive dumbass

 

[Mr.Nick]

For Republicans America is a platform for individual fulfillment. Here is the catch: the Individual is defined in the narrowest possible terms. Any notion of the "The Public Good" is seen as "Socialism" (socialism being anything the government does for the non-wealthy). The Free Market will fix New Orleans levees. The Free Market will effectively control the amount of derivative based risk Wall Street will take. The Free Market will get us off imported oil(rather than spending decades making terrorists stronger). The Free Market will keep our rivers clean. The Free Market will make healthcare more efficient. The Free Market won't bribe Washington in order to increase it's profit margin. We don't need to worry about "The Public Good", individual selfishness driven by short term profit is a utopian reflex.

But the world doesn't work that way. Selfishness harms society....tears it apart....destroys the world economy....spills millions of barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.....tears a hole in the ozone...creates a garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas...melts the North Polar ice cap.....creates massive deficits by giving huge tax breaks for the wealthy....

But the Republicans celebrate this selfishness. It is their core value. For them greed is good.

What is non-greed??

Sharing??

If I'm broke will you feed my fucking family or the guy that has more than you when you have more than me??

Who is greedy??? the beggar or the demander???

 

[bripat9643]

While you can no more legislate greed out of existence than you can murder, you can certainly make it punishable with company or personal wealth killing fines or long stretches in high security federal prisons. Stealing a million dollars should have a sentence at least equal to possessing a gram of cocaine. And they are probably good for both charges.

Stealing a million dollars is already against the law, dingbat.

 

[Ropey]

It's better than "Trickle Up Economics".

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Will Progressives please leave this country and head for the Progressive of their choice?

 

[Mr.Nick]

OWS is a perfect example of the zombies going ape over greed their own greed and government failure.

You know when the clerk at the local store asks me if I want to donate a dollar for March of Dimes I do because its my choice....

Lets see them hold out that same jar an say "donate to the woman with 15 kids fund."

You think you will get the same choice??? naw thats why the woman with 15 kids needs democrats and taxpayer dollars to support her and her 15 kids...

 

[Chris]

OWS is a perfect example of the zombies going ape over greed their own greed and government failure.

You know when the clerk at the local store asks me if I want to donate a dollar for March of Dimes I do because its my choice....

Lets see them hold out that same jar an say "donate to the woman with 15 kids fund."

You think you will get the same choice??? naw thats why the woman with 15 kids needs democrats and taxpayer dollars to support her and her 15 kids...

Modern day conservatism is the political codification of selfishness.

For the Republicans it always boils down to blame the poor....either people on welfare or illegal immigrants.

 

[jgarden]

Greed IS.

Not "greed is good".

Just "greed is".

What do you plan to do? Legislate it out of existence?

Ain't happening.

Democrats are just as greedy as anyone else. But they try to sell their starry eyed followers a bill of goods about a utopian future full of gumdrop trees and pure chocolate rivers.

Didn't the Wisconsin Governor and his Republican supporters attempt to label the teachers and the public service unions as "greedy," and then tried to legislate them "out of existence?"

 

[Chris]

Greed IS.

Not "greed is good".

Just "greed is".

What do you plan to do? Legislate it out of existence?

Ain't happening.

Democrats are just as greedy as anyone else. But they try to sell their starry eyed followers a bill of goods about a utopian future full of gumdrop trees and pure chocolate rivers.

Didn't the Wisconsin Governor and his Republican supporters attempt to label the teachers and the public service unions as "greedy," and then tried to legislate them "out of existence?"

Yes.

And this falls in line with their blame the poor mantra.

Because everyone knows that people become teachers, firefighters, and policemen in order to get rich.

 

[The Infidel]

Modern day conservatism is the political codification of selfishness.

For the Republicans it always boils down to blame the poor....either people on welfare or illegal immigrants.

Nope.... its about self reliance.

 

[Chris]

Modern day conservatism is the political codification of selfishness.

For the Republicans it always boils down to blame the poor....either people on welfare or illegal immigrants.

Nope.... its about self reliance.

Yes, that single mother of three that gets a brain tumor should work to pay for her health insurance premium.

 

[The Infidel]

Modern day conservatism is the political codification of selfishness.

For the Republicans it always boils down to blame the poor....either people on welfare or illegal immigrants.

Nope.... its about self reliance.

Yes, that single mother of three that gets a brain tumor should work to pay for her health insurance premium.

Oh stop it.... I never said that.

Goes to show you are'nt worth talking to.

Later,

 

[editec]

For Republicans, greed is good

Yeah right...like ONLY the Republicans have this problem.

You need to start paying attention to the real world, partisan.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Greed IS.

Not "greed is good".

Just "greed is".

What do you plan to do? Legislate it out of existence?

Ain't happening.

Democrats are just as greedy as anyone else. But they try to sell their starry eyed followers a bill of goods about a utopian future full of gumdrop trees and pure chocolate rivers.

He's brain dead. stuck on bashing republicans when democrats are just as bad.