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Actually that was the fourth verse in a variation of the song, folk singers often added and changed verses to reflect more current political views
The idea of private property rights is one of the most important ideas in socio-political evolution, without private property rights few , if any, of the other rights could even exist.
While I can equally admire the uncorrupt ideology of communism as well as that of pure Democracy both are a utopia and as such would never work, thus you get the corruption of both the old soviet form of Communism and the Current day American idea of Democracy (Which is, in reality, a Constitutional Republic)
The problem with the Soviet system was that there was no incentive to produce and our current system is seeing a similar problem in that the non producers have learned that they can vote themselves a living from those who do produce, taking away the incentive for the producers to take the risks.
Government red tape and oversight has caused prices to soar pushing things like health care out of the reach of the average person because the people capable of assuming the risk want a better return for doing so. The result being that both government and big business have become completely corrupt.
Does it surprise you to learn that the government almost certainly profits more from the sale of a gallon of gas than any oil company does? Between federal, state and local taxes, income taxes, and governmental fees over 1/3 of the money you pay for a gallon of gas goes to the government. Who gives the oil companies breaks to help hold the cost down so that the government can maintain its profits.
I defy you to name just one thing you do that the government doesn't have it's fingers in either directly or indirectly....Go ahead give it a shot....
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Mike South
It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.
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