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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>On Behalf Of </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Darren Greer<br><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>…</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Spike wrote:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>></span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>>In any case it would be far preferable to government takeover of corporations.<</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>></span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is there a difference? When governments and corporations merge, does it matter who made the first move? <span style='color:#1F497D'>…</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Oh my, yes, a huge critically important difference. In my view, often called minarcho-capitalist, he purpose of government is to support people in the creation of wealth. I recognize it has some minimal duties in redistributing wealth already created (to some extent) but I read the US constitution and see little in there in regard. Wealth creation is the key to making a nation and its people prosperous.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My notion is to have the executive branch of government filled with people who have served as executives in industry. There is inherent mischief in bringing over legislators. This last go-around in 2008, the two major parties gave us the choice of former legislators, neither of whom had executive experience. Agree it depends on how it is viewed. The press had us believe Sarah Palin was the actual candidate, and she had *<b>some</b>* executive experience as a business owner and Alaska governor, but I was shocked to learn she was actually running for VP on that ticket. No one ever heard of the guy who was running for president on that ticket, but I understand he was a legislator with little or no executive experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would counter-propose that my vote for president would require executive experience and demonstrated success, as a corporate CEO or state governor.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>></span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Don't mean to sound testy, or confrontational, Spike. I have a bit of a bee in my bonnet about what seems to be a widespread misunderstanding of exactly what fascism is and how easily it could happen again. The U.S. congress has a fasces engraved on a wall somewhere inside, by the way. Don't know its history, or what genius decided it was a good idea, but it has always made me wonder. </span></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>No problem Darren, by all means your commentary is welcome and not at all confrontational. There is no point in trying to pin down the definition of terms such as fascist and nazi. These have for so long been used as universal insults and blanket condemnations that they eventually lose all meaning from overuse. There is no point in trying to refocus the definition on mid 19<sup>th</sup> century political systems; the terms have been worn out and up-used. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>>…Don't know its history, or what genius decided it was a good idea, but it has always made me wonder. darren</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Watch as California goes into historic conniptions to try to balance its hopeless budget. The lessons we need here is that industry is our friend, that wealth creation is our salvation, that business needs to be encouraged and nurtured, that political power should follow wealth as opposed to the other way around. Money is good. Desire for money is a predictable and trustworthy human motivator. Lack of money is the root of all evil.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>spike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>