10-22-2004, 03:17 PM
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pixie of the wood
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by PantyFanatic
As long as the worlds monetary system remains as it is, this is the way it will be.
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i remember hearing a quote in my college poli-sci class about democracy and money and it went something like this: a democracy cannot last forever. it will only function until voters learn to vote themselves money from the public treasury. when this happens, the majority will *always* vote for the candidate promising the most money and eventually the democracy will collapse due to it's loose fiscal policies. ~sir someone-or-other :rolleyes (can't remember who)
for some reason, this idea has always stuck with me. the quote went on to say something about how democracies will always collapse at around 200yrs and are then followed by dictatorships.
now, i'm not sayin that the US will be suddenly thrown into oppresive rule, but therei s something to this, i think. if you ask most people why they'd vote for (insert candidate's name here), the answer almost always has to do with how that candidate's policies will affect their income, insurance costs, taxes, etc. and now, at approximately 200 years of democracy, the US's debt increases by about a trillion dollars every three or four years. the candidates are always promising "more money for you", increasing our debt, never ever working to decrease it. how can we go on like this and expect to remain the "world leader" they claim we are? we're more like that college roomie who took off without paying the rent or electric, 'cept the govnment didn't leave any CD's behind we could hock to cover the bills. sooner or later, we must pay the piper. i just hope it insn't with our individual rights. |