tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post4612898626280901923..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Government Doesn't Create Jobsmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-41981705387221932272009-01-10T17:35:00.000-08:002009-01-10T17:35:00.000-08:00Actually, the comment is an exercise in semantics....Actually, the comment is an exercise in semantics. The government may give jobs but it doesn't create them. That's because they use money that they take away from others to give the job. That's why I said that the government transfers jobs from one perception to another.<BR/><BR/>As to your second point, I agree that not all the Justices are strict constructionists however a truly strict constructionist would consider such action unconstitutional.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-29043710191673391382009-01-10T17:05:00.000-08:002009-01-10T17:05:00.000-08:00This article is just an exercise semantic nonsense...This article is just an exercise semantic nonsense. Definition: A job is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession. So, if the government is paying someone to do a task...that's a job in the strictest sense. Sorry that doesn't fit your narrow world view...but there it is.<BR/><BR/>Funny...you conservative types don't seem to mind hearing, "I'm from the Government and I'm here to help" from the likes of us military grunts. Who's brotherhood I can lay honest claim to. I'm proud to say I did my "job" pretty well in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>This one really gets me: "In fact, a truly strict constructionist reading of the Constitution would proclaim Obama's assertion unconstitutional." If you study your history....and I have...you would know that our own "founding fathers" couldn't even agree on the exact meanings of the constitution. That's why we have the 9 justices. To INTERPRET the U.S. Constitution in the light of legal tradition and the values of the CURRENT generation. What it means TODAY to US.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612158486510988603noreply@blogger.com