When people say a tax should be levied, they're never the ones who are affected. "The RICH should be taxed more" or "CORPORATIONS should be taxed more" or "IMPORTS should be taxed more. People always reveal what they know about themselves by indicating the opposite in others who should be taxed. So, a person is poor if they believe the rich should be taxed. If a rich person calls for higher taxes on the rich, he's revealing his own financial weakness. If anyone wants higher taxes and has the money to pay for them, let him simply write an unprompted check to the treasury and encourage others to do so.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Iranian vs. American government
This article suggests a strategy for liberating Iran. It doesn't suggest military use, coercion, or any form of force at all, but promotes the exploitation of a flaw in the Iranian government's governing: their lack of quality education. Through opening our borders to Iranian college students, we would (1) drain the country of talented students, (2) install into the country pro-America Iranians (assuming the international students enjoyed their stay here) and (3) reveal to these students just how repressive their government is by juxtaposing it with ours (assuming our govt appears less oppressive, that is).
This would help Iran by (hopefully) instilling a love of liberty in the younger generation, which would eventually lead to the government there being less oppressive for Iranians. Americans would benefit from the increase in tuition payments from these new students and from an eventual peace with Iran. American Government, least importantly, would benefit from the eventual decrease of Iranian hostility toward America.
Once again, our government stepping out of an issue could benefit everyone now involved!
Somehow, the US government, having started with the noble cause of being left alone, unmolested by a colonizing world power, has become what it once abhorred. How much better it could be for both Iran and America if both were left to their business and both respected the other's ground. How much better it could be if that most peacemaking enterprise, free and unrestricted trade, were applied instead of sanctions.
This would help Iran by (hopefully) instilling a love of liberty in the younger generation, which would eventually lead to the government there being less oppressive for Iranians. Americans would benefit from the increase in tuition payments from these new students and from an eventual peace with Iran. American Government, least importantly, would benefit from the eventual decrease of Iranian hostility toward America.
Once again, our government stepping out of an issue could benefit everyone now involved!
Somehow, the US government, having started with the noble cause of being left alone, unmolested by a colonizing world power, has become what it once abhorred. How much better it could be for both Iran and America if both were left to their business and both respected the other's ground. How much better it could be if that most peacemaking enterprise, free and unrestricted trade, were applied instead of sanctions.
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