Quote:1.) that in and of itself isn't an argument, its an insult. You are free to think that my opinions are weak, but you haven't taken the time to disprove them. We are 8 pages into this thread and no one has taken the time to actually disprove the OP. If you so choose, I welcome the debate and discussion.


2.) Economic growth and private sector expansion helps EVERYONE and provides more opportunity to EVERYONE. Economic stagnation or recession HURTS EVERYONE and provides less opportunity for EVERYONE.


When the economic collapse hit, they didn't send out special cards to read your melanin content to make your IRA or your 401k immune. That's the basic premise of all conservative policy. As we grow the economy it benefits everyone. How we as individuals position ourselves within the economy is up to us. There are some people that pay attention in school that do well, some spend an hour extra studying that do really well, there are some that spend three hours studying to become doctors and lawyers. That's up to the person. There are also people who develop unique skills or trades to make themselves more profitable. Some people start businesses, some are independent tradesman etc. etc. Your skin color has little to do with it in modern America. In fact, the leading indicator of the success of the child isn't the color of their skin but if they came from a two parent household and what age they started earning income outside the home.


It is a myth by the Marxist left that the state can significantly and POSITIVELY usurp personal choice. we've spent 22 trillion dollars and 50 years trying that and failing. The marketplace can positively REINFORCE personal choice and we can have a modest safety net for children and the less fortunate. But the idea that somehow magically anyone is going to wave a wand to some egalitarian fiction is something out of a Disney movie not economic reality.