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[Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 1:58 PM, bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> 'what' dollars are the "Republican" governors prayijng will be thrown?  
> From where do they come?  Just actually when did this Congress and 
> President create the wealth to back the dollars for which they presume to 
> 'throw' ?

These, as you well know, are dollars that the feds can borrow and the
states cannot.
>
> The fact that Arizon's budget is bigger than that of Thailand means what?

Perhaps that selling underage girls for sex is just as lucrative as
whatever you do in Arizona.
>
> I don't live in a mud hut or use the side of the road as a toilet.  
> Besides, under Governor Napolitano ( our new Homeland Security fuhrere and 
> minister of propaganda), Arizona ran up a multi-billion dollar deficit.  So 
> , how are we rich, exactly?

Are you telling me that you have no businesses that are generating
profits in Arizona? I know that Arizona is full of codgers, but surely
someone in the state works. You have said you have a business. How's
it doing?
>
> The only richness I see being thrown about is what is being taken from 
> people like me and given to other people, which the political morons and 
> parasitesm getting their cut on the way.

That used to be called taking care of the community. Do you want to
live in a gated community with your own rentacops? Or do you want a
community with police, fire, roads, public health services, etc?
>
> The first thing that needs to be done , in every state that has a major 
> deficit, is to significantly cut the wages and benefits of State employees 
> ; and then federal employees.

Why cu t their wages? Presumably, like any employee,  they bargained
upon hiring for their pay and accepted their working conditions. If
they aren't needed, get rid of them.
>
> We could then re-distribute 'those' riches to the more needy.

If it's good for society, we should all participate. It may come as a
shock to you, Bob, but many state workers are working one or two jobs
in addition to the state job, but at least with the state job they get
health insurance. In fact, I'd say 50 percent of the people in my
office would be off doing something else productive but they need the
insurance. I'd still be working as a freelance editor if we had a
reasonable way to buy health insurance in this country.
>
> I'm sure you would agree with such good sense and social sector 
> philantropy................

Some days, I think you're a jackass.

Marie