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At what point does Atlas shrug???

Posted by AmericanGreatness 10 years, 4 months ago to Politics
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Time to seriously consider becoming an expat...


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  • Posted by bassboat 10 years, 4 months ago
    I am in constant amazement at how stupid our government can be.
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  • Posted by Owlsrayne 10 years, 4 months ago
    Just wait till BO starts taxing corporations more. Guess what will happen to the economy and the people who have jobs now. BO doesn't love America he wants to wreck it. I don't know who the Whitehouse Economist is who advises the Prez, it seems to me that he/she is illiterate.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hello khalling,
    When the government cuts down a group of citizen protesters, like what occurred at the Boston Massacre even the most timid must stand against the tyranny, if not in deed at least in sympathy and words. It would be the Casus belli. Nothing short seems to enrage the blissfully ignorant masses.
    Regards,
    O.A.
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I would not be eligible. I will not buy any property any longer. Why should I pretend I own something when in reality the state owns it? Don't think so? Don't pay your property taxes and find out just what you own.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hello jdg,
    Indeed I do. I do not relish or promote the idea. The question LS posed was "...when are real americans going to start marching in the streets? What the hell will it take?" The possible outcomes are a different matter. Now, I do feel that if enough Americans took to the streets O may not get what he wants, but history is replete with examples of bad outcomes too. The critical calculus is where the military would come down, in such an event.
    Regards,
    O.A.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Not only is "faith" in the paper of the U.S. in doubt, but our supposed holdings of gold are in doubt if you give any credence to widespread speculation like what was revealed on shows like Brad Meltzer's Decoded: Fort Knox. Many believe Fort Knox is just a front and there is no longer any gold stored there. There hasn't been an actual full audit since 1953. Who is John Galt?
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "Preferably one without the kind of resources that would tempt big countries to butt in."
    I imagine the newly formed Gulch in the developing country would have to do some favorable deals with big companies who have relationships with gov'ts, in exchange for being left alone. It has to be kind of like the founders doing established nations' dirty work for them. So if you had an imperfect but freer post-nation state (Gulch) paying indirect protection money to looters, you'd be shooting par. As you get more powerful, you can fight back more against the protection racket.

    I would love for someone to prove me wrong and create an ideal Gulch.
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  • Posted by $ winterwind 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    YOU can pay taxes if you want to - but please don't make that kind of suggestion for others. Or pretty soon you'll find yourself suggesting we go out and rob some people at gun point because the gov't needs some money for something.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Welfare state must go, but secure borders are also mission critical. Without secure borders, you have no country. Just like I have no right to walk onto my neighbors property, there's no right to come to America... it's a privilege we grant.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree with the last sentence. But it's the welfare state that has to go.
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If you own yourself you should be able to walk across borders. I wholeheardedly agree with your last statement.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Their is NO moral right to come to America, as there's no right to free healthcare or a job. Republicans have no animus toward Hispanics. Americans expect our laws and borders to be respected.
    There is also the issue of cost. As Milton Friedman correctly asserted, a country can not have a welfare society and open borders.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Hispanic immigrants invading now actually hold liberal views. Significant data shows this. We should absolutely limit immigration for multiple reasons, not the least of which is that it is a privilege to come to America, not an entitlement. Immigrants should be allowed to enter based on the value they bring. We want the best and brightest.
    Poems on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty are that... They shouldn't be the basis for an immigration policy.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "Legally" doesn't matter. A moral right is a right is a right.

    "Illegals" are only the enemies of Republicans because Republicans choose to be their enemies.
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  • Posted by jnnrd54 10 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I was more looking for recommendations of countries to relocate to, not to take over! LOL
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  • Posted by plusaf 10 years, 4 months ago
    And none of the comments to that link mentioned Cloward-Piven?
    Sad. Just more evidence of the inane and corrupt thinking in DC. NO concept of Unintended Consequences....
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