True but in general I wanted to hear peoples views on America from within and without… I wanted to hear if people had a general negative or positive tone. As a free market I’d say America is good in the world global economy. As a compassionate country I’d say America is good to help other countries in time of need. If you’re a leftist, fascist, dictator regime prone to shedding blood to get and stay in power then you probably hate America. america stands fro freedom and individual rights… not the kind of thing you want the people you control to be thinking about.
The examples of how fortunate life can be in America is an example of opportunity. Opportunity that millions upon millions in this world do not have. People born into slavery or a country without individual freedom now nothing of this opportunity. When they hear of America they begin to yearn for it… yearn for the freedom to pursue life as they wish. I feel thats a positive force in the world.
We do have some form of public healthcare. Its called medicare. When you become of retirement age or otherwise you are eligible for this aid. We also have social security which gives you a monthly check. If you are disabled physically or mentally the gov’t sends you a monthly check. If you are a single mother you receive more gov’t money. Also if you are sick you cannot be rejected medical care in a hospital emergency room. Who foots the bill? The taxpayers. I don’t know what you guys think but there are countless gov’t subsidizing programs for those that can’t afford to live. Some people don’t work and us tax payers foot the bill for their life.
I am not against these sort of reach out programs but I’m certainly not for more socialism. In fact I wouldn’t mind see less, there is already too much. again click on the Thomas Sowell link above and read “The economics of college” for example and sound reasoning of this line of thinking… if you’re truly interested in learning something.
And thats life. While that is unfortunate there is noone to tell him he can’t go back to school after he gets better. Alex sometimes life does not go as smooth as we’d like but thats not an invitation to give up. Thats an invitation to persevere. The gov’t should not be used to “save” us everytime we hit a bump in the road. In the end after you’re friend dealt with his illness and then finished his school he will value his degree and education because he put in the hard work and persevered to make it so. That only gives him more strength. He will appreciate it more.
And thats where medicare would kick in. But she would have to live in a place that the gov’t can afford. In some ways, yes, it would be her short-sightedness for not saving up for retirement thru her life. That should be the goal or a goal of any young person including you. Thats called being responsible, individual responsibility. we just want to run and play while were young but later when things get tough we want the bail out.
Reminds me of that old fable of the Ant and the Grasshopper you know? The Grasshopper played all summer and made fun of the ant who spend all summer preparing for winter. When winter came around the Grasshopper came looking to the ant for hand-me-outs. The grasshopper had the opportunity and didn’t take it a subsequently froze his little ass off in the snow. Summer is youth, winter is old age. The Ant is a responsible person the grasshopper, irresponsible. Which are you?
Again medicare/medicaid. We have more gov’t social programs then you can shake a stick at. Even better are community programs to help the eldery etc. Affordable elderly housing, meals on wheels… Those are the best. Remember I working a community nursing home and see it all the time. We have many residents there that simply have no where else to go and live quite comfortably. In many cases they are funded by state and fed gov’t.
Well I will concede that they need to get their act together and get these damn energy prices down. But you have these crazed environmentalist liberals who won’t let us drill our own oil etc. I recently heard of some whacko liberal VT senator is calling for OPEC to produce more oil or we will sell them our weapons at a higher price. Weapons for oil! Hows that for a good deal eh? What a dingbat and its people like him that won’t let us drill our own. naish.
