Comments on: “Billionaire donates for Washington Monument repairs” https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/19/billionaire-donates-for-washington-monument-repairs/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/19/billionaire-donates-for-washington-monument-repairs/#comment-11009 bowser Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:06:45 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=8251#comment-11009 Confiscated his wealth. Created by the private sector. A hedge fund manager, creating wealth, jobs, paying taxes. A billionaire, whose contribution to the American economy has been to manage those hedge funds. Prince of a fellow, who has had much of his wealth confiscated. Taken away. Taxed. The poor bastard. He should go somewhere he's appreciated. The US doesn't deserve to have such noble contributors to the public welfare in this country. Confiscated his wealth. Created by the private sector. A hedge fund manager, creating wealth, jobs, paying taxes. A billionaire, whose contribution to the American economy has been to manage those hedge funds. Prince of a fellow, who has had much of his wealth confiscated. Taken away. Taxed.

The poor bastard. He should go somewhere he’s appreciated. The US doesn’t deserve to have such noble contributors to the public welfare in this country.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/19/billionaire-donates-for-washington-monument-repairs/#comment-11002 TB Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:33:09 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=8251#comment-11002 <p>Yeah, this is the way it's supposed to work:</p> Some politician pulls cash out of the Treasury that has been quietly taken from all these same people, then appropriates it for the repair of the Washington Monument. The politician, who has not put one nickel of his own money into this, gets his picture taken and receives the praise of a grateful public. Maybe even a plaque with his name on it. For a good time, look around at all the things that have a politician's name on it. Things built with wealth created by the private sector (assuming it wasn't borrowed or printed) and confiscated to enhance the prestige of politicians and tighten their grip on power. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd" rel="nofollow">Start in West Virginia</a> Yeah, this is the way it’s supposed to work:

Some politician pulls cash out of the Treasury that has been quietly taken from all these same people, then appropriates it for the repair of the Washington Monument.

The politician, who has not put one nickel of his own money into this, gets his picture taken and receives the praise of a grateful public. Maybe even a plaque with his name on it.

For a good time, look around at all the things that have a politician’s name on it. Things built with wealth created by the private sector (assuming it wasn’t borrowed or printed) and confiscated to enhance the prestige of politicians and tighten their grip on power.

Start in West Virginia

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