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Post by ohio county Wed May 21, 2008 1:30 pm

Was this one really worse than the last seven he signed without a whimper? Yes.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080521-4.html

About time somebody showed him where they kept the veto pens.


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Post by Aaron Wed May 21, 2008 2:29 pm

The sad part is democrats have authorized enough corporate benefits to offset the socialist benefits so it will more then likely be overridden.
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Post by ohio county Wed May 21, 2008 2:33 pm

There are a pretty big number of complicit republicans on this one. It looks veto proof. I wish he'd strung it out for a while so the public could learn to properly hate this bill and the recurring process.
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 4:08 pm

Aaron why do you use the terminology socialist benefits? I would be interested in your explanation. Do you not believe in benefits?
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Post by ziggy Wed May 21, 2008 4:46 pm

Aaron wrote:The sad part is democrats have authorized enough corporate benefits to offset the socialist benefits so it will more then likely be overridden.

What is the difference between "corporate benefits" and "socialist benefits"?
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 5:00 pm

I personally do not feel that there is any difference between "corporate
benefits" and "socialist benefits".
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Post by ziggy Wed May 21, 2008 5:10 pm

Hello Takara,

Welcome to the forum.

I hope you have fun here. That's what it's about.

If we take the forum or ourselves too seriously, it can become tortuous. And then it's not fun anymore.

Now we return to our regularly scheduled bickering and haggling.

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Post by Aaron Wed May 21, 2008 5:16 pm

ziggy wrote:
Aaron wrote:The sad part is democrats have authorized enough corporate benefits to offset the socialist benefits so it will more then likely be overridden.

What is the difference between "corporate benefits" and "socialist benefits"?

The receiptants. And I should have said 'socialist corporate benefits' because that is exactly what they are. My mistake.
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Post by Stephanie Wed May 21, 2008 5:20 pm

Hi Takara,

Nice catch there. Welcome to the looney bin.

I think of it as socialism when the bennies are for citizens, more like corporate welfare when it's for an industry.
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 5:25 pm

Hello Ziggy. Thank you for the welcome. I will attempt not to take myself too seriously. Aaron. I prefer your new designation of the meaning of benefits. Hello to Stephanie as well. I think of both as welfare though my belief is that citizens are more entitled to it than corporate interests. I came on this forum because I may be doing an internship at the State Law Library for a few weeks and wanted to get to know a few people.


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Post by Aaron Wed May 21, 2008 5:25 pm

takara40 wrote:I personally do not feel that there is any difference between "corporate
benefits" and "socialist benefits".

Welcome Takara. Yes, I believe in all benefits that are constitution. Any that aren't, no, I'm sorry, I don't believe in.

I state the reasons I feel the way I do and what I base that opinon on here if you're interested.
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Post by Aaron Wed May 21, 2008 5:26 pm

takara40 wrote:Hello Ziggy. Thank you for the welcome. I will attempt not to take myself too seriously. Aaron. I prefer your new designation of the meaning of benefits. Hello to Stephanie as well. I think of both as welfare though my belief is that citizens are more entitled to it than corporate interests.

Why entitles citizens to socialist benefits?
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 5:31 pm

I believe in the value of the work ethic certainly. I also believe however that in times of hardship as a nation and as a society we have a responsibility to provide for the needs of our citizens. To me it is a moral issue. I understand that there are people who do not feel that way.
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 5:39 pm

Aaron I can see from following that link how intense things can get. I have also looked at a couple of other things. Certainly intensity can be good but as Ziggy stated this forum should be fun. Lots of
people tease me and call me Tic-Tak.
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Post by Aaron Wed May 21, 2008 5:51 pm

Morally, I couldn't agree more. The problem is constitutionally, there is no foundation for government involvement in social issues. Charity should remain in the hands of private citizens and if the government would stay out and allow private citizens and charitable organizations handle social issues, we would be much better off.

I have made the challenge for anyone to name one government ran program that is not rampant with fraud, waste, mismanagement and is nothing more then an outright waste of taxpayer money. Thus far, the challenge has remained unanswered.
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 6:00 pm

But Aaron that is the nature of government. Corruption exists whether in social welfare programs or other government programs. Road projects in particular are rampant with corruption. "Bleeding the contract" as in the infamous Boston Big Dig is very common. In the case of a large scale tragedy like hurricane Katrina there is no possible way that charities could have responded effectively or adequately.( Even government could not.) Do we stop building roads and bridges because construction contractors may have stolen more than a billion dollars (some people say much more) in taxpayer funds? Many construction companies have ties to the Mafia. That is also something that is constantly investigated. What the solution may be is not to totally cancel a program but to purge as much corruption as possible. Will any ever be totally uncorrupt. I doubt it. Throwing out the baby with the bath water is not the solution.
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Post by Aaron Wed May 21, 2008 8:46 pm

takara40 wrote:But Aaron that is the nature of government. Corruption exists whether in social welfare programs or other government programs. Road projects in particular are rampant with corruption. "Bleeding the contract" as in the infamous Boston Big Dig is very common. In the case of a large scale tragedy like hurricane Katrina there is no possible way that charities could have responded effectively or adequately.( Even government could not.) Do we stop building roads and bridges because construction contractors may have stolen more than a billion dollars (some people say much more) in taxpayer funds? Many construction companies have ties to the Mafia. That is also something that is constantly investigated. What the solution may be is not to totally cancel a program but to purge as much corruption as possible. Will any ever be totally uncorrupt. I doubt it. Throwing out the baby with the bath water is not the solution.

Road contracts you say??? How about the words of the father of the Constitution, James Madison.

I am not unaware of the great importance of roads and canals and the improved navigation of water courses, and that a power in the National Legislature to provide for them might be exercised with signal advantage to the general prosperity. But seeing that such a power is not expressly given by the Constitution, and believing that it can not be deduced from any part of it without an inadmissible latitude of construction and reliance on insufficient precedents; believing also that the permanent success of the Constitution depends on a definite partition of powers between the General and the State Governments, and that no adequate landmarks would be left by the constructive extension of the powers of Congress as proposed in the bill, I have no option but to withhold my signature from it, and to cherishing the hope that its beneficial objects may be attained by a resort for the necessary powers to the same wisdom and virtue in the nation which established the Constitution in its actual form and providently marked out in the instrument itself a safe and practicable mode of improving it as experience might suggest.

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Post by SheikBen Wed May 21, 2008 9:11 pm

takara40 wrote:I personally do not feel that there is any difference between "corporate
benefits" and "socialist benefits".

Hi Takara,

I think we could do without both of them.

Welcome to the forums!

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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 9:14 pm

Hello SheikBen. It would be good to be able to do without both of them.
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 9:18 pm

Aaron in the end Madison's opinion did not prevail and public monies were used to build the young infrastrucure of the new nation. If we had not our nation would not have achieved greatness. The only time I agree with Madison on this is when I contemplate on Alaskan "bridges to nowhere."
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Post by Stephanie Wed May 21, 2008 9:28 pm

Takara,

I agree with the concept of the government providing a safety net for people. I believe the general welfare is served when people are not allowed to starve in the streets.

The problem we are confronted with today is, we have generations of America that have been trapped in government entitlements. It has become a way of life, the only way of life for some. For others it is a life necessity. I would not suggest we totally eliminate public funding for citizens who are not able to fend for themselves.

As I have said repeatedly, the real test of a great nation is how she cares for her weakest, most defenseless citizens. What kind of a people are we if we are unwilling to protect and care for those unable to do for themselves.

I hope you enjoy your stay in WV. It is a lovely state with some really terrific people.
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Post by Aaron Wed May 21, 2008 9:38 pm

It took 95 years AFTER Madison vetoed that public works act before federal money was the main source of public roadways. And while there are some area's that are constitutional (the interstate highway system for one) the bulk of roads projects are not yet it is the federal government that collects the taxes, controls the purse strings and forces states to bend at their beck and call. For example, WV was one of the last 3 states to implement mandatory seat belt laws. The only reason the state finally complied was the same reason Kentucky did. The feds said comply or we withhold ALL federal highway dollars.

Yeah, I'm sure that's what Madison, Washington and company had in mind when they came up with the constitution. A federal adminstration DICTATING to the states and massive corruption.

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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 9:45 pm

Stephanie I absolutely agree with you that a safety net is required. We are sometimes terrible in America at caring for our most vulnerable citizens. My father is an attorney and he does civil rights litigation. Though he is an African-American he did not agree that what occurred in New Orleans was racism. He believes that it was classism. The poor, the elderly and the disabled were left to fend for themselves to tragic result. He wants me to become a judge one day. I hope to have his experience in civil rights law first.
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Post by takara40 Wed May 21, 2008 9:51 pm

Aaron I do not believe that what anyone had or has even now in mind is massive corruption. Some things are the result of bureauocracy. Some are the result of the efforts of dishonest people who steal, accept bribes and award contracts not to the lowest, best, or most efficient bidder but in a nepotistic manner. That is a large part of the problem. Nepotism.
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Post by Stephanie Wed May 21, 2008 10:02 pm

takara40 wrote:Stephanie I absolutely agree with you that a safety net is required. We are sometimes terrible in America at caring for our most vulnerable citizens. My father is an attorney and he does civil rights litigation. Though he is an African-American he did not agree that what occurred in New Orleans was racism. He believes that it was classism. The poor, the elderly and the disabled were left to fend for themselves to tragic result. He wants me to become a judge one day. I hope to have his experience in civil rights law first.

What happened in New Orleans was a tragedy. It has become an enduring tragedy. I agree with your dad, racism isn't the root cause. I think classism may have played a role. It bothers me that we're always pointing out our differences. We are all human beings and we are all Americans, those are the ties that bind us and our humanity and our pride in our nation is what can unite us.

I don't believe the devastated areas of New Orleans should be rebuilt, btw. That's a discussion we had a long time ago, I think on the old forum. The area is below sea level, surrounded by a river, a lake and the Gulf of Mexico. Why put people in such peril again? Makes no sense to me. I think the government should pay to resettle them somewhere else. Most of my forum members do not agree with me. I know if I had survived the storm and the floods and the chaos that ensued, I wouldn't be bringing my children back to live there. I wouldn't ask anyone else to either.
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