Comments on: Government helps keep consumers safe

By: Paul A. Wozniak

Paul A. Wozniak — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:12:28 +0000

Thanks for truth telling, Cindy. I see the right-wing preachers have their thugs beating up on you. That only makes you look more glorious. The TeaBaggers are racist, suicidal, and contradict everything they aim to believe about justice when it helps them slug harder. The majority can see that. The majority also can see that you are not that way. That’s why we listen to you.

By: Eric von Stromheim

Eric von Stromheim — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:54:16 +0000

Man, a lot of people posted on this one today. My views may not get read. I hear you Cyth. You’re absolutely right. I just don’t understand why no one has come forward before you to say this. Maybe they were too cowardly to admit what’s going on.

I believe that the government should not keep people’s safes and whatever they keep in their safes should be private and their own property. Thank you again, Cyth for pointing out to us how government is taking over our own private safes that we keep their cash, their stash and their hash. I urge everyone who reads this to contact their congressman in regards to this issue. We must have our safes secure!

By: Tom Middleton

Tom Middleton — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:46:34 +0000

Linda @11:32 am

For your information, I’m not a liberal, but clearly not a conservative either. That makes me a political moderate, Linda, but you were talking rather than listening. And neither did you pick up on the fact that I, too, believe in helping others help themselves. That’s what true education is all about.

But there’s one major difference between the two of us (besides the fact that I’m a gentleman and you’re not), and that’s who and what we live our philosophies for. You do it for you and your family tradition, while I, on the other hand, do it for the country as a whole, not for any selfish reasons at all. So by definition, Linda, that makes me the patriot, not you, and once again you’re proven wrong.

Wow, we’re so similar but so different at the same time. But if you want to discuss it further, I’m more than ready. Are you a Christian, Linda? You say you’re a conservative, and most conservatives love to brag about how often they go to church. So….???

By: sherm

sherm — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:43:16 +0000

Linda, 50,000 military men and women gave their lives in Vietnam. We lost the war (regardless of who is to blame) and we did not lose a single freedom. I know this will make a lot of readers wish me to burn in hell or get hit by a large truck going at a high speed, but in my view the ACLU has done more to preserve our freedoms than every war fought after WWII (not including WWII). We did provide freedom to peoples in other countries like Korea and Kuwait, and that’s good.

I don’t harbor any dislike for the rich, but my point is that they have almost all of the money. The reckless shopping for US goods and services is just a one time thing to get us out of this recession. The rest of us will continue to buy imports because that’s all they have at places we shop.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:32:44 +0000

Mr. Middleton, When a liberal runs out of ideas & can’t dispute the facts, he or she just attacks the messenger. You are neither a patriot nor a gentleman & you certainly do not know better than most of us.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:15:46 +0000

Sherm, Hundred of thousands of our military have died defending the freedoms we enjoy in our Constitution.
There has become a trend in this country to demonize rich people (except stars) & anyone who has more than us, which is stupid. Yes, there are rich, selfish people, but there are many rich patriots. Without them, we would not have many of the hospitals, colleges & universities, museums, etc. We also wouldn’t have jobs since half of the country work for small business owners, on paper, deemed rich.
Rich & moderate income households don’t spend recklessly. That’s why they have what they have. They’re disciplined.
If we don’t buy imports from other countries, we won’t be able to export to other countries. If we only bought goods & services Made In America, our exports would dry up & unemployment would skyrocket. Few of us would be able to get to work since 65% of our oil is imported. The rest of us would just freeze to death.

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By: Agnes

Agnes — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:08:14 +0000

Government protection usually results in requiring a silly warning label on the product. The label’s purpose, to protect the manufacturer from a lawsuit when a human does something stupid. Example: Use of hemorrhoid suppositories.

By: Turd Ferguson

Turd Ferguson — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:59:46 +0000

“Even after years of a lassez faire ideology that allowed businesses to pillage the economy…”

That statement alone tell us all we need to know about Cynthia.