He Said/She Said: the next chapter

ecnaveterbor responds!

Taxes pay for all systems of government, chosen in our case (arguable), or, imposed in other countries, thus; we all serve the system that governs us. In America our economic system is capitalism which generates the money that drives our economy which, in turn, supports our government. There is no getting around that point. It really doesn't matter who you work for (government or private enterprise) because we all pay taxes. In my opinion, all of our jobs are of equal importance and all jobs require sacrifice. The commuter who dies on the freeway or the soldier who dies in the field both die serving their country. Surly, the soldier’s sacrifice makes more sense in the grand scheme of things; however, I don’t think we should forget the commuter either because his/her income generates the taxes which support the soldier. I guess what I am trying to say is that dead is dead and that life is precarious. Honor and sacrifice are just words used by the living to cope with the fact that we are all going to die.


You are correct in pointing out my mistake. I did mix up our economic system with our democratic system of government. I did not follow my thoughts according to the proper order of things. I stand corrected.

The founders wanted little to no interference; that is no interference from the government, religion or with the economy. *This is a point that will require research. It would, most likely, be a good exercise for all Americans to investigate their origins.*

Anyhow, what a great point you make regarding interference!!!

The anti-monopoly stuff came about during the industrial revolution and that was the beginning of free market regulation and the beginning of big government as well. Who is to say what the worst evil is? There is plenty of evidence of malevolence from both rampant capitalism and runaway big government (world wide). And, let us not forget the damage caused by big religion. Moreover, all governmental/monetary systems in the last century have failed, at least to some degree or entirely i.e. democracy/capitalism, socialism, communism and fascism.