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<blockquote data-quote="Billybob" data-source="post: 1473113" data-attributes="member: 1294"><p>It certainly appears that simple doesn't it? Reminds me of the classic scene where the mobster says, "It's nothing personal, just business" before blowing someones brains out. kind of like "just following orders" was used in the past now personal gain is more socially acceptable when used to rationalize many things.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>The classic "haves and have nots", many of the haves care little because they have,.</p><p>The have nots voices are not heard until their numbers grow,(because of "haves" losing theirs) then they are placated at the expense of the haves, but that can only last so long and history appears to indicate it's self defeating. Others have wondered if we're following Rome's example.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Rome's decline began when large numbers of citizens discovered another source of income: the political process, or the state".</p><p></p><p>Kershner's First Law: "When a self-governing people confer upon their government the power to take from some and give to others, the process will not stop until the last bone of the last taxpayer is picked bare."</p><p></p><p>"As the old virtue of self-reliance gave way to political redistribution of income, priests, teachers and intellectuals extolled the virtues of the almighty emperor, the provider of all things. The interests of the individual were considered a distant second to the interests of the emperor and his legions. A spiritual vacuum ensued, which was filled partly by the rise of cults and partly by worship of the emperor. The latter reached its zenith under Emperor Diocletian in A.D. 285. No one could approach him without prostrating himself on the ground and kissing the hem of his garment. Formerly, the proud, free citizens of Rome had refused to render such servile adoration to any of their magistrates and rulers."</p><p></p><p>"Rome also suffered from the bane of all welfare states: inflation. The massive demands on the government to spend for everything created pressures for the multiplication of money. The Roman coin, the denarius, was cheapened and debased by one emperor after another to help pay for the expensive programs. Once almost pure silver, the denarius by A.D. 268 was little more than a piece of junk containing only .02 percent silver. American dimes, quarters and half dollars, incidentally, contained 90 percent silver as recently as 1964; today, they contain no silver at all."</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mackinac.org/3" target="_blank">http://www.mackinac.org/3</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billybob, post: 1473113, member: 1294"] It certainly appears that simple doesn't it? Reminds me of the classic scene where the mobster says, "It's nothing personal, just business" before blowing someones brains out. kind of like "just following orders" was used in the past now personal gain is more socially acceptable when used to rationalize many things. The classic "haves and have nots", many of the haves care little because they have,. The have nots voices are not heard until their numbers grow,(because of "haves" losing theirs) then they are placated at the expense of the haves, but that can only last so long and history appears to indicate it's self defeating. Others have wondered if we're following Rome's example. "Rome's decline began when large numbers of citizens discovered another source of income: the political process, or the state". Kershner's First Law: "When a self-governing people confer upon their government the power to take from some and give to others, the process will not stop until the last bone of the last taxpayer is picked bare." "As the old virtue of self-reliance gave way to political redistribution of income, priests, teachers and intellectuals extolled the virtues of the almighty emperor, the provider of all things. The interests of the individual were considered a distant second to the interests of the emperor and his legions. A spiritual vacuum ensued, which was filled partly by the rise of cults and partly by worship of the emperor. The latter reached its zenith under Emperor Diocletian in A.D. 285. No one could approach him without prostrating himself on the ground and kissing the hem of his garment. Formerly, the proud, free citizens of Rome had refused to render such servile adoration to any of their magistrates and rulers." "Rome also suffered from the bane of all welfare states: inflation. The massive demands on the government to spend for everything created pressures for the multiplication of money. The Roman coin, the denarius, was cheapened and debased by one emperor after another to help pay for the expensive programs. Once almost pure silver, the denarius by A.D. 268 was little more than a piece of junk containing only .02 percent silver. American dimes, quarters and half dollars, incidentally, contained 90 percent silver as recently as 1964; today, they contain no silver at all." [url]http://www.mackinac.org/3[/url] [/QUOTE]
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