Governments don’t want an intelligent population because people who can think critically can’t be ruled. They want a public just smart enough to pay taxes and dumb enough to keep voting.
-George Carlin
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I dispute the first sentence. What is to criticize if you are Universally correct [Ignoring religious views]?
Mcfluwster
Level 7
Feb 6, 2023
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George and I were cut from a different cloth then most US citizens.
Willow_Wisp
Level 8
Feb 1, 2023
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That's why people are better off owning their own business. Owned my own for 50 years and nobody owns me.
Castlepaloma
Level 8
Feb 1, 2023
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Whether one owns his/her own business is irrelevant to tax collections or how one votes.
A person has more control on how they pay their taxes and freedom on how they run or love their work, in their own business. . Freedom with responsibility is more important than money for objective and personal growth. One experience in stages of growth, progress and life success with humanity. Working for the man has 80% dissatisfied with their work, more so as a public servant for the Government.
George Carlin said the wealthy own all of the stuff and pay none of the taxes. The middle class pay all of the taxes and do all of the work The poor are there to scare the middle class and for them to keep showing up to their jobs.
In comedy there is about 10% lying and exaggeration, yet in the ball park, give or take.
@Castlepaloma No, merely because a person owns his/her business does not give a person more comtrol over taxes owed. The tax system is a sum of laws and regulations that apply equally to everyone. Perhaps you really mean "more opportunity to cheat".
The "freedoms" you mention are completely unrelated to my post.
Obviousy if one is one's own boss they have more freedom of work, but again, that is totally unrelated to my post.
While George is telling us the truth here keep in mind that voting is needed. The reason is that every society will have a leader and even dictators will have their people vote. This is so they can claim their authority is "legal."
DenoPenno
Level 9
Feb 1, 2023
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They do nothing here but prop up two corporate puppets every four years, so not sure how voting is gonna fix that….
@Buck What I was trying to tell you is that we either have the 2 corporate puppets or we end up with someone like Putin or Kim. I don't want either of those
Unfortunately decades of the bipartisan corporate puppets always leads to extreme economic disparity. Something were starting to see get pretty bad here already….
So the inevitable happens like on 1-6…..
I guess when it comes to voting, I tend to think we’re damned if we do, and damned if we don’t……
The collarary to this is that they want people just smart or trained enough to run the machines and keep the profits of capitalism being made, but too dumb and scared, to ever think of rebelling and revolting against their ruling class masters.
TomMcGiverin
Level 8
Feb 1, 2023
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Only now they are dumbing down far more than a few moronic idiots, they are now have a overt grasp of the youth and those who watch Fox propaganda!!!
At this rate the wealthy and their corporations with their owned politicians are making sure that no intelligent life will be able to compete with their elected morons!!!
of-the-mountain
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Feb 1, 2023
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