Ed Huntress wrote:
"John R. Carroll" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
"Wes" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

I'm sure that most of them don't know how it all works. And they're
counting on most of the country not knowing how it works. That's how
they get people worked up and angry -- by selling them a bunch of
baloney, playing on their suspicions and their lack of
understanding. That's what creates paranoia.

My Mom and I are watching Beck every evening. It's becoming a sort
of past time.
She actually records his and Smith's daily broadcasts so we can
watch it together.
LOL

Now, THAT's entertainment. g

She's funny.
I haven't cross connected her new DVR to the new big screen yet so she's
limited in how much material she can store.
I swear Ed, watching her select an episode of Beck's show to erase in order
to make space is painful G


For example, if you talk to someone who thinks that our national debt
is insurmountable, at 83% of GDP, and explain to them that it was
120% of GDP after WWII and was followed by two decades of high
average growth, they look immediately for a reason this couldn't be
true, rather than trying to figure out why it IS true.

You ought to use a more current example Ed.
I've had people respond that "things are different now" which is the
equivelant of "doesn't count".
LOL
When Belgium entered the EU they were a 240 percent of GDP, IIRC.
Today, they enjoy a higher standard of living than American's do.
That does count.

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John R. Carroll