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Old 08-20-2013, 03:55 PM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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Because no private company could have sent men to the moon in 1969. Thats why we need the government. Massive highway building. Was there an interstate highway without Eisenhower?
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Old 08-20-2013, 05:08 PM
 
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What were those reports called in Office Space? Dang it, I can't remember.
Pretty silly movie isnt it??
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Old 08-21-2013, 05:54 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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Pretty silly movie isnt it??

Classic!
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:00 AM
 
Location: Florida
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I thought this was very apt and clever, for those of you who are familiar with Office Space, a cult classic movie easily identified by GenXers like myself.
I am familiar enough with it to know the lines did not belong in the movie.

Did you get the memo about the new cover letter?
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:01 AM
 
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Under what format are taxpayers going to vet, hire, contract, and pay private construction companies?
Yea....and how are we going to split the bribes?
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:03 AM
 
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Yea....and how are we going to split the bribes?
I know you probably deny it, but corruption happens amongst private companies as well, not just between companies and government

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Because no private company could have sent men to the moon in 1969. Thats why we need the government. Massive highway building. Was there an interstate highway without Eisenhower?
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:03 AM
 
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Because no private company could have sent men to the moon in 1969. Thats why we need the government. Massive highway building. Was there an interstate highway without Eisenhower?
Absolutely.

They are functions of the government.

Feeding, housing and healing people is not.
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:05 AM
 
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I know you probably deny it, but corruption happens amongst private companies as well, not just between companies and government



But government is using OUR money to do it!

So you condone government corruption?
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:06 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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Because no private company could have sent men to the moon in 1969. Thats why we need the government. Massive highway building. Was there an interstate highway without Eisenhower?

Private companies DID send the men to the moon. Those were not government employees building those rockets and computer systems. Those were private companies CONTRACTED to do the work.
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:09 AM
 
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Private companies DID send the men to the moon. Those were not government employees building those rockets and computer systems. Those were private companies CONTRACTED to do the work.
Don't try to explain facts to lefties.

They still think the government built the Hoover Dam.
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