People Are Poor Because They Are Lazy

[thetorch]

At Harvard Business School, thirty years ago, George Bush was a student of mine. I still vividly remember him. In my class, he declared that "people are poor because they are lazy." He was opposed to labor unions, social security, environmental protection, Medicare, and public schools. To him, the antitrust watch dog, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities Exchange Commission were unnecessary hindrances to "free market competition." To him, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was "socialism." Recently, President Bush's Federal Appeals Court Nominee, California's Supreme Court Justice Janice Brown, repeated the same broadside at her Senate hearing. She knew that her pronouncement would please President Bush and Karl Rove and their Senators. President Bush and his brain, Karl Rove, are leading a radical revolution of destroying all the democratic political, social, judiciary, and economic institutions that both Democrats and moderate Republicans had built together since Roosevelt's New Deal.

[007]

Another reputable publication....CONGRATS!!!!

[Indu WangZi]

Yes...but he forgot..

Uneducated, unmotivated and willing to accept their "lot" in life too easily...

[moedrabowsky]

Good thing Dubya was born a Bush, otherwise he'd be snaking my pipes.

[dv6y]

Originally posted by moedrabowsky@Mar 9 2004, 11:21 PM
Good thing Dubya was born a Bush, otherwise he'd be snaking my pipes.

Ah that was funny shit Moe.

[dv6y]

Originally posted by Indu WangZi@Mar 9 2004, 11:19 PM
Yes...but he forgot..

Uneducated, unmotivated and willing to accept their "lot" in life too easily...

Famous, rich and stupid is no way to go through life son ... or wait, maybe it is.

[moedrabowsky]

Unfortunately, the poor don't have the luxury of driving a handful of companies into the ground, or the political connections to have land comdemned so they can help their buddies build a tax-subsidized Ballpark.

[King]

Originally posted by moedrabowsky@Mar 9 2004, 11:27 PM
Unfortunately, the poor don't have the luxury of driving a handful of companies into the ground, or the political connections to have land comdemned so they can help their buddies build a tax-subsidized Ballpark.

Or to get rich serving a lifetime in Congress.

[moedrabowsky]

King,

For as much bitching as the right does about sucking the gov't tit, it's ironic that Bush, Sr., Jeb and Dubya have spent a lifetime cashing treasury checks.

[Rdog3933]

Originally posted by thetorch@Mar 9 2004, 11:17 PM
He was opposed to labor unions, environmental protection, and public schools. To him, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was "socialism."

Makes this guy sound good...can we elect HIM instead of Bush?

the Dog

[King]

Originally posted by moedrabowsky@Mar 9 2004, 11:42 PM
King,

For as much bitching as the right does about sucking the gov't tit, it's ironic that Bush, Sr., Jeb and Dubya have spent a lifetime cashing treasury checks.

No question about it, moe. Irony is the order of the day.

However, no legitimate member of the "right" would stand behind the Bush family anyway. Although that would depend on how we define the "right" I suppose.

[King]

Originally posted by Rdog3933+Mar 9 2004, 11:44 PM-->

QUOTE(Rdog3933 @ Mar 9 2004, 11:44 PM)

[moedrabowsky]

However, no legitimate member of the "right" would stand behind the Bush family anyway. Although that would depend on how we define the "right" I suppose.

Another in a long line of salient points, King.

[DaLode]

I've never known or met (in our society) a hard-working, competent, efficient and non-lazy fellow who was poor.

If you have, you have lower standards for the definitions of those words than are in the dictionary.

[moedrabowsky]

You should get out more.

But I doubt exposure would puncture your pomposity.