From Investors Business Daily, (click here for the story.)
Folks this is a very well respected financial journal, and for them to pose a question such as this is astounding to say the least. I welcome your remarks, but please no matter what side your on, facts only, no insults allowed.
Tom Ford
NO. 785
posted by Crestwood Independent at 08:32
3 Comments:
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“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence:
* From bondage to spiritual faith
* From spiritual faith to great courage
* From courage to liberty
* From liberty to abundance
* From abundance to complacency
* From complacency to apathy
* From apathy to dependence
* From dependence back again into bondage."
"200 years ago while we were still a British Colony”
by Professor Alexander Tyler
A PS to my post above.
Tom Ford
And as the man said !
" The economy is so bad that...
I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
I saw a Mormon with only one wife.
I bought a toaster oven and my free gift was a bank.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America .
Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
They renamed Wall Street " Wal-Mart Street ."
When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.
And, finally...
I was so depressed last night thinking about the
economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security,
retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline.
I got a call center in Pakistan , and
when I told them I was suicidal,
they got all excited, and asked
if I could drive a truck..."
Tom Ford
Thanks for the humor. The humor helps take the edge off the major problems of the day.
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