@okie,
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I believe an idealogical point is important. For example, do you think treating one company different than another one is constitutional, yes or no? To try to make it as simple for you to understand as possible, is it logical to bail out one company that is threatened with bankruptcy, but not another one?
Yes! Okie, we don't live in a black-and-white, ideologically pure world. If all our decisions were easy ones, we wouldn't need a government or anyone to decide what should happen. But we all know that's not the case.
The government sometimes uses its' power to ensure that the situation we face as a nation isn't unduly harmed by ideological points, Okie. My ideology says that we should NEVER go to war unless we are attacked or there is no other choice. However, I'm not an idiot, and know that there are times when a nation has to act, even if it comes at a cost. You ought to try thinking the same way when it comes to fiscal matters: it's best to treat everyone the same, but folly to insist on it when doing so would be extremely harmful to everyone.
Cycloptichorn