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This is what is great at a University like Penn State - it's a place for Woke Progressives AND Asleep Regressives.

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This is what is great at a University like Penn State - It's a place for Work Progressives AND Asleep Regressives.

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In college I could give a sh*t about politics or government. Kudos to these stalwarts for advancing smaller government in the name of more reliance on industry to police itself….

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In college I could give a sh*t about politics or government. Kudos to these stalwarts for advancing smaller government in the name of more reliance on industry to police itself….

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I don't think anybody believes there should be no government enforcement. It's a matter of how much.

For a university it should be about hearing all views, not just one side.
 

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I don't think anybody believes there should be no government enforcement. It's a matter of how much.

For a university it should be about hearing all views, not just one side.

We know what ‘smaller government’ is code for. Hint: it ain’t reducing the biggest defense budget on the planet…
 
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I don't think anybody believes there should be no government enforcement. It's a matter of how much.

For a university it should be about hearing all views, not just one side.
That’s ridiculous, everyone should adhere to the theory that any opinion or view other than theirs is fundamentally flawed and dangerous. Furthermore, all Government enforcement should be devoted to the protection of my views and the ruthless destruction of contrary opinions.
 

Midnighter

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Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.

Truly. You’re not going to get that yacht by ensuring your bank’s investment strategy is built on sound financial best practices - you play high risk and know that when you f*ck up and screw over your clients the irresponsible but reliable federal government will be there with your bailout.
 
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Truly. You’re not going to get that yacht by ensuring your bank’s investment strategy is built on sound financial best practices - you play high risk and know that when you f*ck up and screw over your clients the irresponsible but reliable federal government will be there with your bailout.
That same government that gives loans to people they know can’t pay it back? That reliable government? If you don’t think the politicians are motivated by greed, I’ve got some land to sell you.
 

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That same government that gives loans to people they know can’t pay it back? That reliable government? If you don’t think the politicians are motivated by greed, I’ve got some land to sell you.
Come on, you guys are both smart enough to know it's all one big, rigged game.
 

Midnighter

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That same government that gives loans to people they know can’t pay it back? That reliable government? If you don’t think the politicians are motivated by greed, I’ve got some land to sell you.

Oh, they are. Believe me I know. They also give loans to people they know can pay it back but won’t have to or don’t. But, politicians and ‘government’ aren’t exactly the same thing. That said, if your asking me to believe companies whose sole mission is profit and to create shareholder value would voluntarily implement best safety/business practices if someone didn’t force them to I simply refuse.
 

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Oh, they are. Believe me I know. They also give loans to people they know can pay it back but won’t have to or don’t. But, politicians and ‘government’ aren’t exactly the same thing. That said, if your asking me to believe companies whose sole mission is profit and to create shareholder value would voluntarily implement best safety/business practices if someone didn’t force them to I simply refuse.
Good companies would and bad companies wouldn’t….and the bad companies would be weeded out over time. Let the consumer decide.
 

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It’s this. The mansions along the Potomac are built with government dollars but the folks who live in them don’t work for the government.

Anyway.

Then why would anyone consider bigger government an improvement on anything? More of the same problem doesn't fix anything, it just makes it worse.
 

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Then why would anyone consider bigger government an improvement on anything? More of the same problem doesn't fix anything, it just makes it worse.

Look - we know when people talk smaller government what they mean is less or hopefully zero spending on social safety net programs like food stamps, welfare, social security, Medicare, as well as less money for the EPA (darn hippies and their regulatory oversight!) and bizarrely the IRS. No one ever gripes about the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the military and its vast network of parasites (contracting companies, think tanks, etc.). So for me it’s not about how much is spent but what it’s spent on. I could do with a leaner military and more spending on infrastructure, IRS, and border security improvement.

The IRS seems like a no brainer - it’s the same size now as it was in 1970 and they have about 15,000 people to answer some 230 million calls they receive. They are also working with technology that has been outdated since before iPhones existed. If more agents and better technology means they can make a dent in recovering some of the more than $600 billion in unpaid taxes that exists each year I’m all for it. Why regular folks want to protect the tax dodging rights of billionaires is beyond me.

Same for CBP - if more judges and agents will help expedite the massive backlog of asylum cases and end what I believe is a problematic border policy (catch and release) again all for it.

And infrastructure seems so obvious. Why we allow politicians to be lobbied at all is why we can’t get anything meaningful done.
 

Midnighter

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umm, the Government is all about greed as well

Yeah, silly me. I forgot the government had record profits from arbitrarily raising gas prices and how they jacked up the prices of eggs and groceries simply because they could….