Re: Heathrow expansion to go ahead
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Originally Posted by dda
Any time the masses can be scared someone, notably politicians and their cronies, who find ways to profit from the ensuing hysteria.
I note, as an example, that whenever there is talk of reigning in government expenditures, there are always dire warning that the first thing that will have to go is police and fire protection. We can't reduce the amount of money government is spending without the most dangerous possible consequences.
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And then they cut spending on welfare programs as a ''comprimise'.
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Last edited by All Systems Go; 22 Jan 2009 at 09:53.
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