[extropy-chat] Alert for Suspicious Farmers' Almanacs

[Olga Bourlin]

From: "Jeff Davis" <jrd1415 at yahoo.com>

[snip]
> Also the concept of the "innocent civilian" is a bit
> thin.  There are very few 'neutral'--and in that sense
> 'innocent'--civilians.  Farmers feed the troops.
> Factory workers build the weapons.  Everyone who is a
> taxpayer pays for the implementation of foreign
> policy.
[snip]
> And leave us not forget that in a putatively
> democratic political system, the "governed" through
> their "consent", ie their vote, acquire a large degree
> of responsibility for the actions of their "public
> servants".  In a democracy, everyone who votes for the
> perp, or who pays taxes (even given the gun to the
> head) loses any claim to innocence.

Aaaah, yes, taxes:

"The Republican Study Committee's Money Monitor keeps track of how
Washington spends your money. And is Washington ever on a spending spree
this year compared with last.

"Here's year-to-date totals of net one-year costs of House-passed
appropriations:

   Fiscal year 2003: $476,378,900,000.00
   Fiscal year 2004: $873,990,730,000.00"

Source:   http://www.washtimes.com/national/inbeltway.htm

Very good post, Jeff, thanks.

Olga