School systems with deep pockets eh?/sarcasm I guess that is true. You know, I've always just kept spending more and more all my life. It's a great way to survive, look cool, and generally act as a good little consumer.
Am I the only one that sees the idea behind this as just insanity?
IMO, it's all due to the ideology that things have to be perfect forever. Thanks to the government, things can always be going up and up regardless of reality.
That and the government wants to keep all it's little people happy so... keep em working. Even if companies fail, we can tax others and keep them going.
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School systems with deep pockets eh? /sarcasm I guess that is true. You know, I've always just kept spending more and more all my life. It's a great way to survive, look cool, and generally act as a good little consumer.
Am I the only one that sees the idea behind this as just insanity?
I'm glad that someone made the Dune reference... :D
IMO, it's all due to the ideology that things have to be perfect forever. Thanks to the government, things can always be going up and up regardless of reality. That and the government wants to keep all it's little people happy so... keep em working. Even if companies fail, we can tax others and keep them going.
Why do I get the feeling Dad was a Lawyer? Or he's going into pre-law?
Damn! And here I was hoping to make the Fallout reference...