On May 12, 11:53=A0pm, Day Brown <daybr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The Trucker wrote:
> > On Sun, 11 May 2008 09:37:49 -0700, Day Brown wrote:
>
> >> The Trucker wrote:
> >>>> But the leaders there won't let it happen because of their greed
for
> >>>> money. Nice idea, but it discounts basic human nature.
> >>> It seems to me that this greed thing is a shared trait among all
perso=
ns
> >>> in power. =A0That is why a "republican form of government" is best.
> >> Machiavelli said that republics _always_ get corrupted by the rich.
He
> >> therefore admire monarchies, which were like a family business. The
> >> monarch took a longer view than the republic because he wanted to
hand
> >> the family business down later to his heirs.
>
> > Monarchy was quashed by the United States Constitution because the
peopl=
e
> > simply would not accept it. =A0Machiavelli may have been absolutely
corr=
ect
> > but if you actually look at the Constitution you will find how the
peopl=
e
> > of that time intended to prevent this "corruption by the rich".
=A0Pleas=
e
> > assume a House of Representatives in which each thirty thousand people
h=
ad
> > a representative. =A0That would be ten thousand independent votes on
eve=
ry
> > piece of legislation. =A0It would, according to most people, be a
populi=
st
> > mob. =A0By then we have this other coequal branch of the legislature
cal=
led
> > the Senate that protects the rich from assault by the mob. =A0We also
ha=
ve a
> > Supreme Court that will prevent any sort of mob rule by virtue of the
> > Constitutional restraints on mob rule. =A0I maintain that the rich
have
> > corrupted the government because of the failure to properly express
and
> > ratify the very first amendment to the Constitution. =A0That amendment
w=
ould
> > have created a House of 6000 members based on the current population
or =
a
> > House of 1600 depending upon interpretation of the original House
versio=
n
> > of the amendment. =A0The republic has been corrupted by the rich
because=
we
> > failed to include a constitutional provision insisting on an increase
in=
> > member****p of the House as population grew. =A0The people have lost
any =
real
> > representation in the government because of this.
>
> Mach also noted that the monarch of an established line realizes the
> threat posed by members of the aristocracy who may, and many have,
> replace him, and that they therefore curry favor with the m*****. The
> balance of powers. And as you imply, and Mach plainly said, the rich
> always corrupt republics.
>
> Nobody talks about it, but one of the things Caesar did was seize the
> assets of the rich for the benefit of the m*****. His successor took
> particular pains to appear to live modestly. Course, that dont last.
>
> But the problem is somewhat revealed by what we now know about DNA;
> among other things- that intelligence is handed down more on the mtDNA.
> The problem the alpha male leaders had was selecting obedient airheads
> to bear their sons cause smart *****es were too challenging.- Hide
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The gas problem is really just a an extension of the Generalized
Investing Problem.
And the only advice that can really be given to poor investors is:
I) Learn how to invest when you're young, reinforce the lessons,
and don't forget it.
II) Learn that the only thing saving money will get you is to a
bank.
III) Learn that the only thing banks invest in is governments.
IV) Learn to diversify, divest, modernize, and upgrade your
****tible Folio;
or die like an idiot.
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