tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post5135589222591682798..comments2024-03-19T08:23:24.309-07:00Comments on Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes: FREEDOM OR SECURITY-TALK IS NEEDED-Dangerous or OtherwiseTom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-1138467373860465292013-06-16T14:51:50.026-07:002013-06-16T14:51:50.026-07:00Ben Franklin also is reported to have said, “They ...Ben Franklin also is reported to have said, “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”<br /><br />Regarding government contractors, the taxpayer pays the federal employee to oversee payment for work performed by private contractors and in some cases subcontractors, overseen and paid by the contractors overseen by the federal employees and paid by the federal government. Yes, it is confusing. What percentage of the money actually is buying a good or service? Is the good or service worth anything at all to the taxpayer? The answer and solution to correcting this is to cut off or shrink the purse strings. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417091759813516817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-24360846417117838462013-06-13T21:52:10.205-07:002013-06-13T21:52:10.205-07:00Here are two more very apt quotes:
"Truth n...Here are two more very apt quotes:<br /><br /><br />"Truth never damages a cause that is just." - Mahatma Gandhi<br /> <br />"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." - John F. Kennedy<br />SK Figlerhttp://skfigler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-70467615370447952122013-06-13T21:47:27.892-07:002013-06-13T21:47:27.892-07:00That is one of my favorite quotes about government...That is one of my favorite quotes about government excess. And more true than most of what comes out of government. What I've seen from Nixon to now, stress sells, and our government would have us stressing about foreign or domestic dangers forever. They would suspend the Bill of Rights if they could. You think I'm over-reacting?sk Figlerhttp://skfigler.comnoreply@blogger.com