Wild74 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Chipotle Mexican Grill Endorses Welfare StateTownhall.com ^ | July 4, 2014 | Mark Skousen Posted on Friday, July 04, 2014 12:22:30 PM by Kaslin “Hope that in the future, all is well, everyone eats free, no one must work, all just sit around feeling love for one another.” — George Saunders Believe it or not, the above statement is printed on the bag issued by the Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. Saunders, a fiction writer who teaches at Syracuse University, has been converted to Buddhism and has adopted an anti-consumer, anti-corporate-culture and anti-capitalist philosophy. It’s a sad commentary when a major consumer corporation buys into his hippie-style philosophy and encourages people to live off of others and to adopt the welfare, no-workfare mentality. Food, like any valuable good or service, is not free — it’s a scarce product that requires a great deal of work and effort. Perhaps the Protestant Ethic of hard work, thrift and integrity are virtues of a past era in America. Perhaps this quote from Professor Saunders’ best sums up his tragic philosophy that will no doubt, if followed, lead us into a road to serfdom, “Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild74 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 I think the point of the story is the owner can give all the free food away he wants unless he thinks one day everyone will have a Star Trek replicator and will be able to eat free you will have to pay he can't stay in business giving free food away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I expect they will be dropping all their prices to zero so they can feed the freeloaders .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I think the point of the story is the owner can give all the free food away he wants unless he thinks one day everyone will have a Star Trek replicator and will be able to eat free you will have to pay he can't stay in business giving free food away. Exactly. A side note on this, is many latino's are very upset with this campaign : http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2014/05/22/chipotle-responds-to-latino-backlash-over-bookish-branding-campaign/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parentofredheads Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Good grief... so if and when anyone visits a Chipolte restaurant - no one should have to pay their bill. After all, they're for no one paying for a meal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 If you'd actually do what the campaign is asking you to, which is read the short stories from the author (I know that's hard for some of you) instead of focusing on one quote from the story, then maybe you'll actually start thinking for yourselves. Again, this is a non story. A lot of sci-fi writers buy into that utopian BS but it makes great reading...... :) However, if Chipotle wants to make this their crusade, then they would need to be the first to join in by making their meals free to all....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 A lot of sci-fi writers buy into that utopian BS but it makes great reading...... :) ..... same with the 3rd party side-show hoaxers :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I'm sure that Andrew O'Reilly at Fox News is in touch with his Latino side. I read the story in the Houston Chronicle, but this was one of two online that I saw listed. I don't care for Chipotle, they use too much black beans and corn. Any good Texan should never eat black beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 ..... same with the 3rd party side-show hoaxers :P I have YET to see anyone you label as such espousing anything remotely utopian.......look up the word next time so you won't look so moronic...... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I have YET to see anyone you label as such espousing anything remotely utopian.......look up the word next time so you won't look so moronic...... :P Your idea of the perfect conservative candidate and how none of them are good enough for you because they are republicans is utopian .... Your perfect utopian political party doesn't exist .... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Your idea of the perfect conservative candidate and how none of them are good enough for you because they are republicans is utopian .... Your perfect utopian political party doesn't exist .... :P nothing utopian about wanting a candidate that I wouldn't have to be a hypocrite and sell out my beliefs to support...I'm not a herd voter like you....I don't vote for nor do I support any party....I vote for and support the candidate who will fit what I said in my opening statement....please look up the word so you know what you are talking about......maybe this will help...... :P http://www.dictionary.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 nothing utopian about wanting a candidate that I wouldn't have to be a hypocrite and sell out my beliefs to support...I'm not a herd voter like you....I don't vote for nor do I support any party....I vote for and support the candidate who will fit what I said in my opening statement....please look up the word so you know what you are talking about......maybe this will help...... :P http://www.dictionary.com Everything utopian about your unrealistic expectations of conservative candidates. I'm not a heard voter either, there are a lot of republicans I won't vote for ... like Cristie and Jeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Everything utopian about your unrealistic expectations of conservative candidates. I'm not a heard voter either, there are a lot of republicans I won't vote for ... like Cristie and Jeb. Wow...you really better try that link I provided for you..... :lol: You really don't understand what "utopian" is, do you???? I don't have any "unrealistic expectations of conservative candidates"....I support ALL Conservative candidates, and any candidate I am going to support WILL have my Conservative beliefs......I am not part of the HERD, and I am able to recognize the difference between a Conservative and a party hack.....I'll be quoting your statement about tubby and bushie in 2016, while you are telling us how we just absolutely MUST support whichever one ends up getting selected by boss rove and the gang........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 ^ you are as far off in one direction as Larry is in the other... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 ^ you are as far off in one direction as Larry is in the other... :P So, you are a moderate, then......a centrist???? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 So, you are a moderate, then......a centrist???? :lol: Wrong again Chester ... I'm a conservative, and a realist. I'm not out there on the fringe like you. Have you considered joining the skinheads gang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Wrong again Chester ... I'm a conservative, and a realist. I'm not out there on the fringe like you. Have you considered joining the skinheads gang? You wouldn't know a REAL Conservative if one came up and smacked you on the jaw......and your use of liberal tactics (as seen from your post above) labels you as a liberal........have you considered just finally giving in to your leftist compulsions and joining the communists???? Here's a quick link in case you want to be with the rest of your comrades....... http://cpusa.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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