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BigMin28

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Reply to PsychoBabble (Original post)

Fri Apr 14, 2017, 12:14 PM

Apr 2017

"Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they will never sit in." Try to explain this to a conservative/republican. It goes right over their heads.

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God forbid somebody gets something for FREE ... [View all] PsychoBabble Apr 2017 OP

Ayn Rand would be in such a tizzie over this situation . . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #1

I tend to agree; I have heard one legitimate complaint gratuitous Apr 2017 #2

Good point - policy vs concept hurdles PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #3

In another thread today, someone was complaining about senior citizens, Tanuki Apr 2017 #4

A minimalist vs aspirational view of the world ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #5

Farmers around here have been getting Guberment subsidies for decades.... Bengus81 Apr 2017 #6

Interesting. "No freebies" in action ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #7

This quote BigMin28 Apr 2017 #8

I like that a lot ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #9

Well I mean first they would want to know who paid for the trees nadine_mn Apr 2017 #10

This gets back to the idea of givers and takers. One party wants to take everything nadine_mn Apr 2017 #11

Wow. That sounds like such a ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #12