Quote Originally Posted by Hound View Post
Another good time economically... Clinton... Why..... Split government. Both sides had to / and did work with each other.
Bullshit. I have to pull out that flag right here right now... Did you learn that in a public school (age dependent)? Because it's a lie. Clinton presided over a good economy because of a few factors no one gives any credence to because that's the way the liberal MSM and school system plays the game. Factor 1- Reagan. Clinton rode those coat tails after the full effect of Reaganomics and the Reagan era tax cuts and spending cuts settled in. Factor 2- Congress. Clinton wanted to send spending through the roof (like our current guy), but due to a mostly Republican and very fiscally conservative Congress, he was held at bay and the economy was able to go up, up and away. Of course, this led to lax banking regulations, Fannie and Freddie and that led to a huge problem later down the road (around 7-9 years down the road no less- and look who gets the blame, Mr. Bush).

In terms of fairness, to answer your other point:
There are only a few things you're guaranteed as an American- Life, liberty, PURSUIT of happiness. You aren't promised happiness, just the pursuit of it. You get fair and equal treatment under the law. That's it. You are not promised a "fair" or even equal wage, but that's the double edged sword of freedom. Not getting paid the same as your neighbor? You're free to quit your job and get a better paying one, you're free to work harder and get a raise, but you're not entitled to the same pay just because you live in the same neighborhood and live in comparable houses. Don't like it? Want fairness like that? Cuba, China, there are some Communist nations out there where they operate like that, but here, we have a- mostly- free market, capitalist society. Now, I better not see Hound at an Occupy Denver rally with a sign that says "Capitalism=Bad."