tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post6828009227420641112..comments2024-03-18T19:39:32.100-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Sausage Comes from SomewhereGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-9234972926337723802013-09-27T20:00:14.722-06:002013-09-27T20:00:14.722-06:00So do I, at least about the effect he might have.
...So do I, at least about the effect he might have.<br /><br />But sometimes hope can lead you to see things that aren't there. Time will tell.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-24317393693683520462013-09-27T03:54:48.738-06:002013-09-27T03:54:48.738-06:00I hope you're right about Cruz, Steve.I hope you're right about Cruz, Steve. Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-21866043514755914072013-09-26T09:12:02.392-06:002013-09-26T09:12:02.392-06:00Personally, I think that anyone who makes one doll...Personally, I think that anyone who makes one dollar or more per year is too valuable to have to pay taxes and I would round up all salaries to the nearest dollar :)<br /><br />I think Cruz knows all about the culture and that his filibuster is doomed for failure and in fact I think that’s exactly why he is doing it; to draw attention to his cause and get a chance to speak directly to the American people. He also knows it will be a disaster and so that when that comes to pass, he can point back to his filibuster and say ‘See, I told you so.” It also may be why he has quoted Ayn Rand several times during the filibuster (hoping people will hear the quotes and start reading and thinking…)<br /><br />It’s a reasonable short term political strategy which of course won’t change anything in the long term – that will take making real inroads into our deep-seated culture of altruism and that will take time and more than just one person.<br />Steve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-20561276769819554892013-09-26T05:30:23.701-06:002013-09-26T05:30:23.701-06:00Starting with the following quote, the author of t...Starting with the following quote, the author of that piece shows that, at best, he does not really understand Binswanger's point:<br /><br />"So to suggest that entrepreneurs and investors deserve all the credit or compensation in the economy is absurd."<br /><br />All? They pay their employees. Their employees are perfectly capable of saving, investing, or becoming inventors/entrepreneuers themselves. Even the "as little as possible" the author seizes on becomes generous when one realizes that in a free economy, being too stingy causes one to fail in the competition for the talent necessary to run a successful enterprise. <br /><br />Being short-sighted does not serve one's self-interest, and should not be called "selfish". Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-34112489084542921162013-09-25T10:48:48.017-06:002013-09-25T10:48:48.017-06:00Gus, while it may be true that Sen. Cruz and Presi...Gus, while it may be true that Sen. Cruz and President Obama avoid "sausage-making", I am certain each feels he certain of where "the culture is right now and how to change where it is for the better."<br /><br />Unsurprisingly, however, neither is any more correct than this guy:<br /><br />"Forbes contributor Harry Binswanger, who is a disciple of the writer Ayn Rand, argued this week that people who make $1+ million a year are so valuable to society that they shouldn't pay any taxes." http://goo.gl/hyW1XA<br /><br />Will a real leader stand up eventually? Looks to me like only shrewd, spineless lawyers will presume national leadership from this point forward. No one hopes to be more in error on that point than myself.<br />Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.com