Comments on: How Can We Afford Growing Government? http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/how-can-we-afford-growing-government/ “He was guilty of nothing, except that he earned his own fortune and never forgot that it was his.“ The concept contained within that phrase is what has set America apart, and made her the greatest nation on Earth. And it is the systematic attack on that concept, that this website is dedicated to fighting. This website is NOT devoted to making people “wealthy”, but rather to fighting the notion that the “wealth” they DO have needs to be “redistributed”. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: drdog09 http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/how-can-we-afford-growing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-51435 drdog09 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:55:38 +0000 http://bejohngalt.com/?p=10328#comment-51435 MPT, I run across some of the same issues in teaching. I can be assured that when I hand out a group exercise at least one group will end up complaining about their grade. If though you state you grade for completion, they will have someone in the group not pull their weight so their piece ends up missing. The idea of responsibility and sucking it up comes hard to many. MPT,

I run across some of the same issues in teaching. I can be assured that when I hand out a group exercise at least one group will end up complaining about their grade. If though you state you grade for completion, they will have someone in the group not pull their weight so their piece ends up missing.

The idea of responsibility and sucking it up comes hard to many.

]]> By: bc3b http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/how-can-we-afford-growing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-51434 bc3b Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:49:50 +0000 http://bejohngalt.com/?p=10328#comment-51434 Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. We are going to continue to lose better paying manufacturing jobs and even professional jobs to other countries. We need to reduce government spending, but neither side seems to be interested in doing much about it. There are common sesnse solutions and those are the place to start: eliminating funding for things like ACORN and all the pork barrel projects, etc. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. We are going to continue to lose better paying manufacturing jobs and even professional jobs to other countries. We need to reduce government spending, but neither side seems to be interested in doing much about it.

There are common sesnse solutions and those are the place to start: eliminating funding for things like ACORN and all the pork barrel projects, etc.

]]> By: mpthompson http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/how-can-we-afford-growing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-51430 mpthompson Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:29:39 +0000 http://bejohngalt.com/?p=10328#comment-51430 Just this morning I got into a tiff with my 10 year old daughter because, gasp, we had no Eggos in the house for her breakfast. Unfortunately, this was completely unacceptable to her and she had a melt-down. She could have had cereal, scrambled eggs, toast, fruit, health bars and lots of other stuff, but instead she chose to sit at the table crying because there were no Eggos in the house -- her brother and her ate them all earlier in the week. As a parent it's my responsibility move my daughter beyond her childish "the world owes me because I exist" attitude and turn her into a responsible and self-reliant adult. Fortunately, I still have a number of years to work on her. However, it makes me wonder what happens to the children who's parents aren't around or simply don't make the effort to teach such things. What happens to these children when they get into the job market? What are the consequences of society? Unfortunately, I believe we are finding out the answer -- led by the whiner in chief. Just this morning I got into a tiff with my 10 year old daughter because, gasp, we had no Eggos in the house for her breakfast. Unfortunately, this was completely unacceptable to her and she had a melt-down. She could have had cereal, scrambled eggs, toast, fruit, health bars and lots of other stuff, but instead she chose to sit at the table crying because there were no Eggos in the house — her brother and her ate them all earlier in the week.

As a parent it’s my responsibility move my daughter beyond her childish “the world owes me because I exist” attitude and turn her into a responsible and self-reliant adult. Fortunately, I still have a number of years to work on her. However, it makes me wonder what happens to the children who’s parents aren’t around or simply don’t make the effort to teach such things. What happens to these children when they get into the job market? What are the consequences of society? Unfortunately, I believe we are finding out the answer — led by the whiner in chief.

]]> By: janzam http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/how-can-we-afford-growing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-51429 janzam Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:28:37 +0000 http://bejohngalt.com/?p=10328#comment-51429 Will try it again, JM! <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped1025pageoct25,0,4938426.column" rel="nofollow"> Chicago Tribune link </a> Will try it again, JM!

Chicago Tribune link

]]> By: drdog09 http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/how-can-we-afford-growing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-51427 drdog09 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:21:34 +0000 http://bejohngalt.com/?p=10328#comment-51427 ...on pay roll because they get less money for equal work than men — in other words it is “cheaper” to keep women employed than men! Sorry to burst the libs bubble. If you factor a lifetime of employment women make less than men for two reasons -- * They will spend more time away from employment due to child rearing factors interrupting continuity of income. * Of firms that are providing benefits, maternity, like it or not is factored in. The Invisible Hand at work. At a constant dollar basis for pay, time off, increased health care costs the sexes come close to coming out equal. …on pay roll because they get less money for equal work than men — in other words it is “cheaper” to keep women employed than men!

Sorry to burst the libs bubble. If you factor a lifetime of employment women make less than men for two reasons –

* They will spend more time away from employment due to child rearing factors interrupting continuity of income.

* Of firms that are providing benefits, maternity, like it or not is factored in. The Invisible Hand at work.

At a constant dollar basis for pay, time off, increased health care costs the sexes come close to coming out equal.

]]> By: JustMary http://bejohngalt.com/2009/10/how-can-we-afford-growing-government/comment-page-1/#comment-51426 JustMary Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:19:24 +0000 http://bejohngalt.com/?p=10328#comment-51426 Jan and mp- excellent article!!!! Jan and mp- excellent article!!!!

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