Librarians, Keepers of the Liberty

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

You're beginning to see the light ... but ...

... why should anyone ... who has two legs, two arms, and a functioning brain ... need "a leg up"? And who will decide who needs the leg up and who doesn't? And who will decide just what a "leg up" means ... and what it doesn't? That's just another high-minded sounding bit of socialist claptrap.

The only one who really needs a "leg up" ... is a short jockey trying to get on the back of a tall horse.

And Gates and Buffet are intelligently doing what they're doing in order to avoid having the government confiscate their wealth. Do away with the thieving outrage known as the death tax ... wherein the government confiscates wealth which it has already taxed over and over again ... and neither of those two highly successful men would be doing what they're doing in the way that they're doing it. They'd make much better use of their money if left to their own capacious wits without the threat of confiscation.

So you dont think our government role extends to helping people in any way?
In other words, the government is needed to do what? Example: I consider the military a big leg up for many people. I know of a number of people that would not be where they are today without our government's military training. Why is the military controlled by the government? Why not just let proftit driven private entities run the military?

And Buffet could have given a hell of a lot more money to his descendants and he decided not to. His children will still be very wealthy, but he could have "captured" a hell of a lot more of his personal money for relatives. You are misinformed on his decision.
Your sites dont give you the whole story. You need to have more weapons in your arsenal if you wish to argue intelligently. Those crappy biased political sites are exactly that, political sites. They do not attempt to reveal truths. Keep searching for things that fit your worldview and throw out the rest, and you will continue to handicap your ability to learn because you dont have all sides of an issue. Its up to you, old or young. If you cannot be flexible mentally, you are a great disadvantage into today's world. Good luck.