"Anyone who thinks there are obscenely poor people in the United States need to take a trip to Africa."
You need to get out more. Try going to the neighborhoods that people say you should stay away from. Or spend a day with some homeless people.
"I don't believe there is such a thing as obscenely rich, unless riches were gained through theft or government handouts."
Funny you should mention theft and handouts. Those two things have gone a long way towards making or keeping people rich in the US.
So, instead of putting all that money into social welfare programs, that help everyone in the US, we just let the top 5% suck it up. Apparently it's better to have obscenely rich and obscenely poor people in the same country. Why on earth would we want to provide for the benefit of all when we can fund the yachts, mansions, and summer homes of a privileged few.
Ummm..if you actually know your history...you'd realize that the roots of the Iranian Hostage situation preceded the Carter administration by years. The military situation was caused by the aftermath of the Vietnam war also not to blame on Carter. The economy had already set a course for self destruction before Carter as well. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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"Anyone who thinks there are obscenely poor people in the United States need to take a trip to Africa." You need to get out more. Try going to the neighborhoods that people say you should stay away from. Or spend a day with some homeless people. "I don't believe there is such a thing as obscenely rich, unless riches were gained through theft or government handouts." Funny you should mention theft and handouts. Those two things have gone a long way towards making or keeping people rich in the US.
So, instead of putting all that money into social welfare programs, that help everyone in the US, we just let the top 5% suck it up. Apparently it's better to have obscenely rich and obscenely poor people in the same country. Why on earth would we want to provide for the benefit of all when we can fund the yachts, mansions, and summer homes of a privileged few.
Ummm..if you actually know your history...you'd realize that the roots of the Iranian Hostage situation preceded the Carter administration by years. The military situation was caused by the aftermath of the Vietnam war also not to blame on Carter. The economy had already set a course for self destruction before Carter as well. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Carter inherited a bad situation from his predecessors. Bush has created this one all by himself.