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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 2637363" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>It wasn't my decision or the decision of most to run up this debt. We should've had a response to 9/11 but going into Iraq to remove a thorn in our side, then trying to nation build in a culture that neither understands or appreciates our style of democracy, was a mistake. Afghanistan should've been punished for harboring Al-Qaeda, but history has shown that fighting those people is a quagmire that has sunk others before us. They'll never quit. But those decisions were made by a relative few. Same with the greed that lead to the meltdown, and the doubling of the debt to extricate ourselves from it, which didn't work well. Those were decisions made by our gov't. Fighting WWII was necessary, but was expensive and required sacrifice by everyone. Future generations will have their own problems. It's always gone on, will continue to. The difference between someone like Bacha and myself is I see a social safety net helping our most vulnerable, with most people realizing that at any moment they could become part of that group, and will eventually be a part of it. He wants a gov't safety net that provides a good life for everyone, which while wonderful if possible, is highly unlikely to ever be possible. If we want a better world for future generations we do have to pull the reins in on spending, and we have to provide an environment where business thrives and creates good jobs. That's the best course in my opinion, not robbing Peter to pay Paul.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 2637363, member: 24302"] It wasn't my decision or the decision of most to run up this debt. We should've had a response to 9/11 but going into Iraq to remove a thorn in our side, then trying to nation build in a culture that neither understands or appreciates our style of democracy, was a mistake. Afghanistan should've been punished for harboring Al-Qaeda, but history has shown that fighting those people is a quagmire that has sunk others before us. They'll never quit. But those decisions were made by a relative few. Same with the greed that lead to the meltdown, and the doubling of the debt to extricate ourselves from it, which didn't work well. Those were decisions made by our gov't. Fighting WWII was necessary, but was expensive and required sacrifice by everyone. Future generations will have their own problems. It's always gone on, will continue to. The difference between someone like Bacha and myself is I see a social safety net helping our most vulnerable, with most people realizing that at any moment they could become part of that group, and will eventually be a part of it. He wants a gov't safety net that provides a good life for everyone, which while wonderful if possible, is highly unlikely to ever be possible. If we want a better world for future generations we do have to pull the reins in on spending, and we have to provide an environment where business thrives and creates good jobs. That's the best course in my opinion, not robbing Peter to pay Paul. [/QUOTE]
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