Comments on: Quote of the Day (Sort Of) http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/6115.html Some Chicago Boyz know each other from student days at the University of Chicago. Others are Chicago boys in spirit. The blog name is also intended as a good-humored gesture of admiration for distinguished Chicago boys including those pictured above. Fri, 25 May 2012 10:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: virgil xenophon http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/6115.html/comment-page-1#comment-263912 virgil xenophon Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:13:59 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=6115#comment-263912 Following on Ginny, I would point out that the sympathy that faith-based organizations exhibit in their efforts to go the extra mile to help the poor, alcohol and drug addicts, etc., is that they regard such activities as a "calling," (which makes them so effective) while government social workers, in the main, exhibit more of a time-clock mentality towards what they all too often see as "just" a job. Following on Ginny, I would point out that the sympathy that faith-based organizations exhibit in their efforts to go the extra mile to help the poor, alcohol and drug addicts, etc., is that they regard such activities as a “calling,” (which makes them so effective) while government social workers, in the main, exhibit more of a time-clock mentality towards what they all too often see as “just” a job.

]]> By: Ginny http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/6115.html/comment-page-1#comment-263837 Ginny Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:34:29 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=6115#comment-263837 Deaths by war and those by democide are deaths; the latter seem at least as likely to be horrific. The sympathy for those deaths seem somewhat dictated by how we look at the role of government, how proportional our vision is. A powerful nation may be able to have more influence on war than on democide, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be part of any vision of what the world is and what the world should be. The daily sympathy of a small business proprietor for employees and customers is tough, real, and often altruistic. The sympathy of a social worker is not likely to be any more real, practical, or sympathetic. Deaths by war and those by democide are deaths; the latter seem at least as likely to be horrific. The sympathy for those deaths seem somewhat dictated by how we look at the role of government, how proportional our vision is. A powerful nation may be able to have more influence on war than on democide, but that doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be part of any vision of what the world is and what the world should be.

The daily sympathy of a small business proprietor for employees and customers is tough, real, and often altruistic. The sympathy of a social worker is not likely to be any more real, practical, or sympathetic.

]]> By: fred lapides http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/6115.html/comment-page-1#comment-263817 fred lapides Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:37:22 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=6115#comment-263817 Right, David: let us have faith based vouchers and close down all our public schools. Ps: name any state college that does not get federal funds. I believe in a free market but when there are subsidies for many businesses then the market is no longer free. Both parties get lobbied and sup[port and do in fact get influenced by special interest groups. This is the problem with American politics and it is not true of one party only but of both parties, no matter what they may say in public. Who was the ardent McCain who just solved the health problem? let all those without health coverage go to the emergency rooms and get treated and the govt will pick up the tab! ah, here it is: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/27/22326/5277/714/576952 see no health crisis and suck on the govt tit Right, David: let us have faith based vouchers and close down all our public schools. Ps: name any state college that does not get federal funds. I believe in a free market but when there are subsidies for many businesses then the market is no longer free. Both parties get lobbied and sup[port and do in fact get influenced by special interest groups. This is the problem with American politics and it is not true of one party only but of both parties, no matter what they may say in public.

Who was the ardent McCain who just solved the health problem? let all those without health coverage go to the emergency rooms and get treated and the govt will pick up the tab!
ah, here it is:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/27/22326/5277/714/576952
see no health crisis and suck on the govt tit

]]> By: david foster http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/6115.html/comment-page-1#comment-263814 david foster Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:26:56 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=6115#comment-263814 Some of the Democratic "sympathy" is genuine, much of it is fake. I don't see the Democrats having much genuine sympathy for the generations of kids whose chances have been crippled by dysfunctional public school systems. Some of the Democratic “sympathy” is genuine, much of it is fake. I don’t see the Democrats having much genuine sympathy for the generations of kids whose chances have been crippled by dysfunctional public school systems.

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