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Originally posted by Ustwo
Comrade, You have no right to what I have, I'm sorry. You did nothing for it. If taxes arn't enough for you, tough.
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You say that like only one person is going to benefit from this courthouse. And i think the precedent is that the collective "we" has every right to what you have if it is for the greater good, comrade.
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Originally posted by Ustwo
Two things here. First off no one said they have no obligation to society, but taking a store is like saying you have to sell milk to the government or work in its factories. Its a form of serfdom. Secondly, there is this thing called the economy, and guess what, kids gaps are just as important as courthouses. Its arrogance to assume that government is the pinnacle of human endeavors.
There were other vacant properties, the government could have moved the courthouse, they didn't want to. Its not like it was either put the courthouse HERE or there won't be a courthouse at all. The government had a 5 year lease, if they wanted it longer they should have had a longer lease.
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The economy? What's that?
It is probably going to be much cheaper for the county to stay in their current spot than it would have been for them to find a new spot and move all of their shit over there. You should be happy- this is just one more way the gov't is trying to reign in spending.
Besides, they aren't "taking" the store. They are forcing a renewal of the lease. OMFG!!! The injustice of it all!!!
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Originally posted by Ustwo
Instead they decided they don't have to play by the rules that everyone else does, which is typical government behavior. [/B]
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Of course it is typical government behavior. I hate to burst your bubble, but the government has never played by the same rules as everybody else. They make the rules. Why would we even have a goverment if it wasn't capable of acting above other organizations(thoeretically) for what it saw as the collective good?