Bill McKee wrote:


Tell that to the carpenters and painters and carpet layers that get to feed
their families via having a job. And not having to go to the food bank. Or
would it have better to buy $250k of diamonds in China, etc?




I've heard that argument before. It is the same one that royal families
have always given for their wasteful spending ways. I think Saddam said
the same thing as he built palace after palace while letting the people
live like ****. But hey, the workmen who worked on those palaces had
jobs so I guess Saddam was doing the right thing, right? He could have
bought gems in Europe.

Hawke