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Sep 25, 2008 | 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Nine Ball

I don't think we should be bailing out any poorly managed companies that falsely survived on greed for the last few years. Just because a company is big, that doesn't earn it any more rights than a small company, IMHO.

If they had done this back in 2001, I might still be working for Enron.

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Sep 25, 2008 | 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Morbid

How can something before our country came into being become a debt to the country? Especially when John Quincy Adams wasn't president until 1825 (almost 50 years after the fact.)

If you can link me to some facts about this, I'd love to see it.

http://www.enotes.com/presidential-b...administration

In November 1777, Congress elected Adams commissioner to France, and in February he left Boston for what would prove to be an extended stay. Adams spent the next year and a half trying to secure badly needed loans for Congress.

This one you caught me on. I typed Quincy when it was his father, John Adams. Good catch. . . . . . . . . .

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Sep 25, 2008 | 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Morbid

Benjamin Franklin when asked what type of government they decided on; "A Republic, if you can keep it." In a Democracy, 51% of the people control 49% of the people. In a Republic, 99% of the people cannot take away the rights of 1% of the people.

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