(July 16, 2017 at 3:04 pm)TaraJo Wrote:(July 14, 2017 at 4:58 pm)Chad32 Wrote: War is just far too profitable to ignore, even when Rome is burning under their feet.
That's exactly the problem. Whenever billionaires can turn a profit by convincing the government to piss money away on something, we're gonna spend away. Private prisons aren't much better. I mean, seriously, remember how Republicans were constantly bitching about government spending when Obama was president? Now that their man is in charge, the first thing they do is approve funds for more military and a big, ridiculous wall. Cut government spending, my ass.
Part of me wants to find a way for billionaires to turn a profit by fighting poverty, educating people and expanding healthcare.
I'm wondering if use of the word 'poverty' is stigmatizing or even a form of aggression to those to whom it applies ? Maybe we should be fostering an attitude of caution in it's use. I'm not seeing substantive difference between that word and it's effect and other castigations such as 'crippled', 'retard', etc.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
