Save the middle class! This is our chance.

[patientrenter]

CONCHO: +1 for a good analogy that captures the truth well

AN: +1 for a great comeback analogy, that also captures the truth well

Keep playing, this game is evenly matched..

[an]

[quote=scaredycat]actually, in large parts of europe, they don’t have stop signs, and traffic flows better and people go slower. it’s paradoxical seeming but true. traffic controls are overrated[/quote]
Talking about Europe, there’s no speed limit on the autobahn and not everyone is dead. If you ever driven at 140MPH, you’ll know that you have to be extra alert of your surrounding. Accidents tend to be caused by people driving on autopilot. If you drive at 65, but are so busy doing other things and not paying attention to the road, there’s a higher chance you’ll get into an accident than driving at high speed.

[an]

[quote=scaredycat]actually, in large parts of europe, they don’t have stop signs, and traffic flows better and people go slower. it’s paradoxical seeming but true. traffic controls are overrated[/quote]
Talking about Europe, there’s no speed limit on the autobahn and not everyone is dead. If you ever driven at 140MPH, you’ll know that you have to be extra alert of your surrounding. Accidents tend to be caused by people driving on autopilot. If you drive at 65, but are so busy doing other things and not paying attention to the road, there’s a higher chance you’ll get into an accident than driving at high speed.

[an]

[quote=scaredycat]actually, in large parts of europe, they don’t have stop signs, and traffic flows better and people go slower. it’s paradoxical seeming but true. traffic controls are overrated[/quote]
Talking about Europe, there’s no speed limit on the autobahn and not everyone is dead. If you ever driven at 140MPH, you’ll know that you have to be extra alert of your surrounding. Accidents tend to be caused by people driving on autopilot. If you drive at 65, but are so busy doing other things and not paying attention to the road, there’s a higher chance you’ll get into an accident than driving at high speed.

[an]

[quote=scaredycat]actually, in large parts of europe, they don’t have stop signs, and traffic flows better and people go slower. it’s paradoxical seeming but true. traffic controls are overrated[/quote]
Talking about Europe, there’s no speed limit on the autobahn and not everyone is dead. If you ever driven at 140MPH, you’ll know that you have to be extra alert of your surrounding. Accidents tend to be caused by people driving on autopilot. If you drive at 65, but are so busy doing other things and not paying attention to the road, there’s a higher chance you’ll get into an accident than driving at high speed.

[an]

[quote=scaredycat]actually, in large parts of europe, they don’t have stop signs, and traffic flows better and people go slower. it’s paradoxical seeming but true. traffic controls are overrated[/quote]
Talking about Europe, there’s no speed limit on the autobahn and not everyone is dead. If you ever driven at 140MPH, you’ll know that you have to be extra alert of your surrounding. Accidents tend to be caused by people driving on autopilot. If you drive at 65, but are so busy doing other things and not paying attention to the road, there’s a higher chance you’ll get into an accident than driving at high speed.

[carlsbadworker]

[quote=flu]
Um… Chairman Mao is rolling in his grave now…I think even China admits (*ok, almost admits, because they never admit anything wrong*) the Cultural Revolution was a mistake.

And last time i checked, the disparity between the peasants in China and the ultra wealthy was pretty big….
[/quote]

Yes, but get the timeline straight. The wealth disparity happens AFTER they concluded the cultrual revolution was a mistake and started economical reforms.

Also, I too consider that the Cultural Revolution is a mistake. Just like no matter how outrageous we are toward the bankers, it is better to have a few millionaires than everyone earning minimal wages. But if you think revolution does not create more equal society initially, you’d be wrong. But equal society is not a better society.

And here is a good reference to read:
http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/the-upside-of-income-inequality

[carlsbadworker]

[quote=flu]
Um… Chairman Mao is rolling in his grave now…I think even China admits (*ok, almost admits, because they never admit anything wrong*) the Cultural Revolution was a mistake.

And last time i checked, the disparity between the peasants in China and the ultra wealthy was pretty big….
[/quote]

Yes, but get the timeline straight. The wealth disparity happens AFTER they concluded the cultrual revolution was a mistake and started economical reforms.

Also, I too consider that the Cultural Revolution is a mistake. Just like no matter how outrageous we are toward the bankers, it is better to have a few millionaires than everyone earning minimal wages. But if you think revolution does not create more equal society initially, you’d be wrong. But equal society is not a better society.

And here is a good reference to read:
http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/the-upside-of-income-inequality

[carlsbadworker]

[quote=flu]
Um… Chairman Mao is rolling in his grave now…I think even China admits (*ok, almost admits, because they never admit anything wrong*) the Cultural Revolution was a mistake.

And last time i checked, the disparity between the peasants in China and the ultra wealthy was pretty big….
[/quote]

Yes, but get the timeline straight. The wealth disparity happens AFTER they concluded the cultrual revolution was a mistake and started economical reforms.

Also, I too consider that the Cultural Revolution is a mistake. Just like no matter how outrageous we are toward the bankers, it is better to have a few millionaires than everyone earning minimal wages. But if you think revolution does not create more equal society initially, you’d be wrong. But equal society is not a better society.

And here is a good reference to read:
http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/the-upside-of-income-inequality

[carlsbadworker]

[quote=flu]
Um… Chairman Mao is rolling in his grave now…I think even China admits (*ok, almost admits, because they never admit anything wrong*) the Cultural Revolution was a mistake.

And last time i checked, the disparity between the peasants in China and the ultra wealthy was pretty big….
[/quote]

Yes, but get the timeline straight. The wealth disparity happens AFTER they concluded the cultrual revolution was a mistake and started economical reforms.

Also, I too consider that the Cultural Revolution is a mistake. Just like no matter how outrageous we are toward the bankers, it is better to have a few millionaires than everyone earning minimal wages. But if you think revolution does not create more equal society initially, you’d be wrong. But equal society is not a better society.

And here is a good reference to read:
http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/the-upside-of-income-inequality

[carlsbadworker]

[quote=flu]
Um… Chairman Mao is rolling in his grave now…I think even China admits (*ok, almost admits, because they never admit anything wrong*) the Cultural Revolution was a mistake.

And last time i checked, the disparity between the peasants in China and the ultra wealthy was pretty big….
[/quote]

Yes, but get the timeline straight. The wealth disparity happens AFTER they concluded the cultrual revolution was a mistake and started economical reforms.

Also, I too consider that the Cultural Revolution is a mistake. Just like no matter how outrageous we are toward the bankers, it is better to have a few millionaires than everyone earning minimal wages. But if you think revolution does not create more equal society initially, you’d be wrong. But equal society is not a better society.

And here is a good reference to read:
http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-june-magazine-contents/the-upside-of-income-inequality

[an]

[quote=carlsbadworker]But equal society is not a better society.[/quote]
This is the key thing people need to remember. You can’t remove greed and fear from human nature. So, as a society, if you want everyone to be equal, you have 2 choices, kill off all the greedy/smart people (like what the Khmer did in Cambodia) or if you don’t, the greedy/smart will escape the country as soon as they can (China/Vietnam).

[an]

[quote=carlsbadworker]But equal society is not a better society.[/quote]
This is the key thing people need to remember. You can’t remove greed and fear from human nature. So, as a society, if you want everyone to be equal, you have 2 choices, kill off all the greedy/smart people (like what the Khmer did in Cambodia) or if you don’t, the greedy/smart will escape the country as soon as they can (China/Vietnam).

[an]

[quote=carlsbadworker]But equal society is not a better society.[/quote]
This is the key thing people need to remember. You can’t remove greed and fear from human nature. So, as a society, if you want everyone to be equal, you have 2 choices, kill off all the greedy/smart people (like what the Khmer did in Cambodia) or if you don’t, the greedy/smart will escape the country as soon as they can (China/Vietnam).

[an]

[quote=carlsbadworker]But equal society is not a better society.[/quote]
This is the key thing people need to remember. You can’t remove greed and fear from human nature. So, as a society, if you want everyone to be equal, you have 2 choices, kill off all the greedy/smart people (like what the Khmer did in Cambodia) or if you don’t, the greedy/smart will escape the country as soon as they can (China/Vietnam).

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