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Letter from Donna Mancini to David Hawpe

Dear David,

 I read your editorial in the Sunday paper today. I appreciate  the fact that you admit that you are a " tax and spend Liberal."  At least you are Honest!  The problem that I have with many politicians and influential  people today is they "Say" they are for  fewer rules and regulations and less government control and lower taxes,  But in *REALITY* they  Behave quite the opposite!!  The reason I like YOU is that you  tell the truth  about your  philosophy on life,  and  don't LIE about it!!  I think you are WRONG, but I still respect you for your  honesty and concern about  humankind.

 On a similar note about Taxes, here’s what economist Milton Friedman says about spending our own vs. other people’s money:( Needless to say, I agree with him)

"When a man spends his own money to buy something for himself, he is very careful about how much he spends and how he spends it. When a man spends his own money to buy something for someone else, he is still very careful about how much he spends, but somewhat less what he spends it on. When a man spends someone else's money to buy something for himself, he is very careful about what he buys, but doesn't care at all how much he spends. And when a man spends someone else's money on someone else, he doesn't care how much he spends or what he spends it on. And that's government for you." --Economist and Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman

 David,

 Face it, human beings operate in their own self interest, and that is REALITY.   Politicians and government are not super human  "deities" who are selfless or  Angels.   Government is   basically self serving, because that is human nature and "reasonable". 

 To  have  individuals  keep the "maximum amount" of  their own money (truly necessary collective ventures DO exist) and run their  own lives according to their own  values and  economic self interest  is the best and most successful way according to the history of Civilization to  have the MOST people live well on this Beautiful planet .

 Utopia does not exist, but FREEDOM WORKS the  BEST for the MOST!!.

 Very sincerely yours,

 Donna Mancini,

Hawpe’s response:

Donna:

Thank you for the note.  Friedman is not an easy person with whom to debate. 

He's smarter than the average journalist.

David H.

Donna again:

David,

  You are welcome.

 Regarding the intelligence of the "average Journalist",  I think  they could   easily follow his logic if they  tried.  How many people  do you think eat dinner at the   Big steak houses  that charge  30+ bucks for your MEAT, ( NO potatoes  or veggies) who are  not on  expense accounts ? Unless of course it is your  25th anniversary or your  50th Birthday,  or something else really BIG, ha, ha. Otherwise its the Chinese Buffet!

 Donna Mancini

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