From: b645zaw@utarlg.uta.edu (General Boycott)
Subject: Re: Death of America 4  (Whisperings)
Summary:  We are not going to ever "pay off" a $4.2 T debt.
Organization: University of Texas at Arlington
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:14:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec19.103906.10767@oracle.us.oracle.com>, 
kwee@oracle.uucp (Karl Wee) writes...

>More response to responses about the national debt killing the US economy.
> 

>It's going to be painful  no matter how we mix the bag.  But this kind of
>controlled pain is qualitatively different from
>what we get if we let the situation completly go out of control and
>people completely lose their senses.  If we keep things
>under control people will understand better why they're losing their jobs,
>etc. and won't make things worse by going into a complete financial panic
>and voting stupidly for political opportunists.  The idea is that the
>govt. and people educated enough to understand these issues must remain in
>control and give out the perception of being in control!

Sorry bud. I'm a dedicated member of the masses. 

	1. Education just makes crooks smarter
	2. There are a lot more good, upright, hard-working folks
	   than there are good, upright, educated "persons"
	3. Control freaks are sick

>- [again] Liquidate the federal govt.  It is a welfare state with no practical
>  value at present.  Default on the debt.  I didn't vote for the policies
>  that led to this mess, so I'm not responsible.
>
>This is wrong no matter which way you look at it.

By being American, one is responsible. That's how history and the
rest of the world sees it. Fact is fact though. Voting and ballot 
access is tightly controlled. If you want to instill a sense of 
responsibility in folks, then start making sense. We all have 
social security numbers, so there is no reason to have voter regis-
tration. We all are citizens or taxpayers, so voting by mail should 
be the norm, (single work day voting, in particular is wrong). Any-
thing more restrictive than vote by mail based on ssn -- is simply 
a variation of the same prejudiced exclusionary methods used against 
blacks. (For instance a writing test.) 

Face the cold hard truth: Intellectual snobbery against those who
are not as intelligent, whether against the disabled, the retarded,
or the masses in general -- is simply prejudice. Those who practice
it are no better than racists.

If you want a person to act responsibly, then don't patronize.
I'll make an exception for you KW -- this one time.

<ass-hole mode on>

>We're trapped in a very difficult situation where whatever "quick fixes" we
>can think of will make things worse by breaking things we depend on.
> 
>- Karl Wee

Simple. The Federal Government owns 1/3 of the land in the country.
Value it at 6 times the national debt. Take 1/6 of the Federal lands
and parcel them up. Pay off the debt by deeding title over. A market
will follow immediatley for the land, so that those who need liquid
income will sell to those wanting the material resources. Legislate
how the land is to be taken care of in the process. In fact, deed the
land to "care takers."

The economic stimulus will send the economy into orbit. And that's
exactly, why the blood sucking power brokers have instituted laws to
bankrupt the country -- so they can get to the land. Why wait? 
Get on with it. 

-= Class Dismissed =-

< back to my normally sedate, though intentionally bombastic self >
Newsgroups: talk.politics.theory