Not at all the same thing. No single company brought down the economy. No failed company brought the economy down. A failed housing market did. And indirect losses cannot be prevented and thus should not be counted. If gov't invests 1 billion into a company and they fold, there is a direct loss of 1 billion to taxpayers. If a private company, of their own doing, folds and causes other people indirect losses, that's not the companies problem.
I mean if I'm invested in Costco and they fold, yea I'd lose a shitload of money, but I can't blame Costco. Nobody put a gun to my head and told me to invest in costco, like they did paying my federal taxes.
If anything, private industry losses resulting in gov't losses simply indicates that gov't is way too tied into private industry, which should not happen.
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by dontworrybehappy » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:02 pm
"Police protection" is an oxymoron. Gun laws are like masturbation, they both feel really good, but after you're done you realize you haven't accomplished anything."
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Re: This sign says it all
by dontworrybehappy » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:13 pm
"Police protection" is an oxymoron. Gun laws are like masturbation, they both feel really good, but after you're done you realize you haven't accomplished anything."
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