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fathertime:
Ok for those who say 'It can't happen here', only  77 years ago, my grand-parents generation.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snprelief4.htm

A-FIXER:
Now that seems like a good stimulius pkg for the honorable men/women who serve or have served

JimP:
Yeah, but just like th Ca$h for Klunker$....... when it came time to get paid........

Granted, the Bonus Army folks wanted their money early, but still......

..... moral of the story:  Don't Depend on Government.

Rich B:
I read about this in "Unintended Consequences" and did some other research afterwards.  Funny, they didn't cover that in American History class in high school. 

JimP:

--- Quote from: Rich B on November 08, 2009, 08:43:17 PM ---  Funny, they didn't cover that in American History class in high school. 

--- End quote ---

The Public School curriculum does not cover a lot of things..... especially things that make depending upon Uncle Sam look like a foolish thing to do.....

Neal Boortz suggests that the Public Schools are designed to stifle initiative and self reliance, and instead turn out legions of Government dependant worker drones..... I think he's right.

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