Counterpoint: Greece (bankrupt), Ireland (being bailed out), Spain, Portugal (both on the brink of bankruptcy). The Dow is responding to the threat. People are worried that those countries are going to drag the others down in the entire EU. The Euro lost 3 cents on the dollar today. While it may not seem much, it’s a solid message that shows people (specifically investers) are worried about the future of the EU. Riots were in the street because the French Goverment raised the retirement age or they faced bankruptcy. Is this your shining example of “successful?”
History has shown us that the further from conservative principles we get (Rights of the public), and the more liberal in our beliefs we get (rights of the individual), the more at-risk we are to losing our way of life. Rome is a perfect example of this. They started owning most of the known world. There was no military force that could topple them. But they imploded because they became so focused on individualism that the government destabilized and the empire fractured.
Government is designed to provide for the protection of the populace from foreign invaders, provide a common law, and a currency between state lines. Nowhere in there does it state that it should provide a livelihood for its populace.
@ Golfer: I sympathize with you, but unfortunately the system is not healthy enough to reimburse you for your life-long payments. I’m sorry, sir, but you got screwed by our government. Better to have the pain now while you still can adapt than later when the system goes bankrupt and then you get nothing at all. At least that’s my logic.
Counterpoint: Greece (bankrupt), Ireland (being bailed out), Spain, Portugal (both on the brink of bankruptcy). The Dow is responding to the threat. People are worried that those countries are going to drag the others down in the entire EU. The Euro lost 3 cents on the dollar today. While it may not seem much, it’s a solid message that shows people (specifically investers) are worried about the future of the EU. Riots were in the street because the French Goverment raised the retirement age or they faced bankruptcy. Is this your shining example of “successful?”
History has shown us that the further from conservative principles we get (Rights of the public), and the more liberal in our beliefs we get (rights of the individual), the more at-risk we are to losing our way of life. Rome is a perfect example of this. They started owning most of the known world. There was no military force that could topple them. But they imploded because they became so focused on individualism that the government destabilized and the empire fractured.
Government is designed to provide for the protection of the populace from foreign invaders, provide a common law, and a currency between state lines. Nowhere in there does it state that it should provide a livelihood for its populace.
@ Golfer: I sympathize with you, but unfortunately the system is not healthy enough to reimburse you for your life-long payments. I’m sorry, sir, but you got screwed by our government. Better to have the pain now while you still can adapt than later when the system goes bankrupt and then you get nothing at all. At least that’s my logic.