It's OK for the number of billionaires to grow but...

[kentuck]

it's not OK for the number of government programs for the poor to grow.

This anti-government crowd have no problem if the number of billionaires doubles next year. But they scream to high heaven if they think government is going to grow.

They are ungrateful bastards. They can have a billion dollars for themselves but they don't want the poor to have food stamps or bread on their tables.

And they want the politicians to cut the taxes on their billion dollars so they have even more. More! More! More!

[uppityperson]

2. Should police, fire departments, schools, road services, military, FAA be privatized?

Since taxes go for all those, wondering what your take is on stopping "spending for someone else to be taken care of"?

Bonus question, are you a billionaire?

[kentuck]

4. Here's your chance.

Go ahead and discuss.

[kentuck]

3. Government is OK...

so long as it doesn't interfere with me making as much money as I can make. Do you agree? Of course, I suppose you do agree that we, the people, are the government?

[onethatcares]

5. does government regulation of any type help you become a billionaire?

aside from buying politicians and using tax dollars to build roads and infrastructure to support your business ala bass pro shops, cabelas, walmart?

Hey, I was born in the early 50s, for some reason there weren't as many homeless around back then, there weren't as many billionaires but the tax rates were extreme. What happened?

[kentuck]

6. That is a very good point...

More billionaires = more homeless.
Less billionaires = less homeless.