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	Name:	MrHodja -
	Subject:	So much for not attacking
	Date:	3/13/2009 12:15:45 PM

Thanks for sharing. I too grew up in what is now considered middle class surroundings. My Dad spent a career with the railroad, working himself up to be Chief Clerk in the purchasing department - I never knew exactly what he made but it was somewhere in the range of your Dad's salary.

I admire someone who is willing to take the risks associated with starting a new career, and congratulations on your success.

From my vantage point you and Hound both have valid points.

There are many Government people who are conscientious, make positive contributions to the wealth and welfare of the country, and do not simply feed at the public trough. I have known quite a few. However, the way the Government personnel system is set up it is hard to get rid of the dead wood, and too often the Government workers just mark time - especially if the supervisor does not demand productivity and efficiency.

And, of course, it is the businessmen and women - especially the entrepreneurs, who are the engines that drive the country and build its wealth. Without them, there would be no taxes to collect and thus nothing to pay Government workers or to pay for Government-provided material things like street lights, highways, and (ugh) sewage treatment plants.

Bottom line from an economic standpoint seems to be that adding Government bureaucracy and workers will have an overall negative effect. Maybe it would temporarily reduce unemployment, but eventually the Piper would have to be paid -- and if folks like MM decide to bail just because it isn't worth it to try and make a living any more so that the Piper gets his "due", then who will the Government get their taxes from??

Nasreddin Hodja