House Proceeding 05-05-09 on May 5th, 2009 :: 3:53:20 to 3:56:50
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3:53:16 to 3:53:36( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: it up and you'll get stability in exchange. and i would submit that is very, very bad deal and we ought not make that exchange. and i yield to the gentleman. mr. inglis: i think what we're talking about here in part is the rule of law and the

3:53:20 to 3:56:50( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Bob Inglis

3:53:37 to 3:53:57( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: importance of knowing that you can count on the rule of law to allow you to, among other things, enjothe fruits of your labors. when you trade that away andou don't have that assurance -- you have sort of this system like you're talking about where the

3:53:58 to 3:54:18( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: stability -- the guarantee rather than the opportunity. if you don't have the certainty that you can -- because of the rule of law have the certainty of knong you can enjoy the fruits of your labor, then there's just less labor. it's just the way it is. that's human nature.

3:54:19 to 3:54:39( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: you know, dick armey, former majority leader was the first person i heard say this. he said communism is that system that he who has nothing wants to share it with you. so it really is a pretty good and of crse i'm not accusing

3:54:40 to 3:55:02( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: anyone here of advocating communism. but when you break this connection between industry or work, labor and reward, funny things start happening. and you lose incentives and you lose the certainty of reward. and the thing that we do believe

3:55:03 to 3:55:25( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: in as we republicans advocate this thing of orderlyness and rule of law and we value that highly because there are some economies around the world where they're blessed with many resoces, but yet lack the rule of law. and as a result there's no certainty that your work will be

3:55:26 to 3:55:47( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: rewarded and therefore, there just isn't as much work or industry. if you can't own the fruits of your labor, then you labor less. and for some people, this is a real problem, because it sort of -- and this is a deep philosophical divide that i think e gentleman here can agree with me, that we face a

3:55:48 to 3:56:08( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: lot. some people have a you topian view of humankind and some day move beyon this linkage between work and reward. but what we realize is you you will never break that link. it's just the way it is.

3:56:09 to 3:56:30( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: so you want to make sure there is a clear linkage and people keep working and innovating. that's why we think that economies who steal our intellectual property is so offensive to us. we say no, we had people who worked hard, who studied hard and invested time, engy and

3:56:31 to 3:56:50( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Inglis: capital to create something and now you have stolen it and selling it on the streets for $5 a copy when it cost more than that to develop. and some people that is sort of western imperialism, but what we're talking about is effort and reward.