and why are we so pro 2nd ammendment here, and so anti 2nd ammendment there?
"The key to Iraq is the sharing of the oil revenues" is a line we hear about the political solutions of the country. And I don't doubt that necessarily. I am no nation builder, and defer to people more knowledgeable on the subject, like Joe Biden, who's plan calls for such a move.
Of course, he is not alone. virtually every expert on Iraq concurs. Iraq concurs. But what puzzles me, is why the right wing capatalist uber-alles types concurring?
Sharing the revenue of the nation's oil is something similar to what we have done in Alaska, where oil revenue sharing is a hot political topic. And from where I sit, I can see the benefits of such an operation.
But it is a "socialist" policy. Not only that, it is downright communist. Aren't capatalists usually against such things?
Shouldn't the "capatalist" policy towards Iraq's oil business be that whomever could afford to buy them and run them should do so? Then they can determine (not the government) what wage they pay. Then those owners and/or stockholders will enjoy the profits, of course, pouring them into the Iraqi economy, causing other businesses to flourish, providing more jobs and revenue and trickling down to every man, woman and child in Iraq!!! Why does the administration support a socialist policy over a Reaganesque "trickle down" model?
Just like our capatalists uber-alles experts preach.
Why are we trying to disarm everyone?
Isn't the foundation of our second amendment our "right" to bear arms, as the government can. The second ammendment was founded on the people's distrust of the government, not their right to hunt buck in the mountains. Our forefathers and our NRA cardmembers preach that the only way any nation can be truly safe is if everyone is armed. Why is that our inherent, God given right, and not theirs?
Just some questions....
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