with no basis in facts (or accompanied by any), not a fact. You stated your opinions as if they were facts, and in so doing, deceived others as to the true facts. Oh Really? let's see: You need a proof that the SS is already in trouble? if you dont already know that, then where were you in
Is it legitimate to portray a program that only affects 2% of a person's Social Security as "dismantling" Social Security?Is it legitimate to portray Social Security benefits as a primary retirement income... when it was never meant to be? When your budget is not even balanced, and you cut your income
My niece who is an Assistant Professor of Political Studies has been working, since June 2007, on a paper for publication on "Deceit as a Tool in US Foreign Policy" . Last week she asked me to review her draft before she submits it for publication. I did and pointed out few points to her. One of these points was this: "not telling the whole truth to a foreign leader i
[quote]when someone says no one and i really mean no one. that includes the extremes. [/quote] you really funny ... Gene is a good man with ideas .... i dont think he likes taxes either. i dont think anyone likes taxes. but you just dont read what he says without bias. you like Bush, he hates Bush and that is the problem between him and most of the gang around here. I feel sorry for Bush. I dont hate him. but Gene hates him. This doesnt make what he says wrong or gives me or an
[quote]you must not have been reading genes posts. that is all he calls for is raising taxes[/quote] yes i have. but he is not the rest of the people .... let's not allow the extremes to divert our attentions from what has to be done. you really think I or any working person like to or want to raise taxes????? what kind of thinking is that? i personally wish we can do things with no taxes .... i can and need that extra income. but there are things we hate to do and try to avoi
[quote]Continuing to plod the same failed course isn't going to pull us out of the rut, TA. Not all past government programs were failures, but not all were successes, either. We need to examine the programs, find the ones that were effective, and use them as a model. We need to re-introduce the idea of civic responsibility, and start using human resources instead of just monetary ones. [/quote] Now you talking .... but that is not what you always write about. Please keep talking about
[quote]You don't have to look hard to find bloat and inefficiency in all departments. Instead of looking to eliminate the inefficiency, politicians look for "new sources of revenue" (read: taxes). It's not nonsense, it's fact.[/quote] we dont disagree on that. Some politicians do that for sure. but i am talking about us not politicians. We can get them to stop their nonsense and run the Gov properly if we concentrate on that and not argue about cutting taxes. The problem is this: t
[quote]Because we're ALREADY paying for it.[/quote] Exactly. I said that already. lets' eliminate the middle step and we can get better service at lower cost (see comment #51). But you can never get that through the heads of the socialized medicine crowd Including OUR PRESIDENT HIMSELF. He actually said that: "they can always go to the ER". Amazing ... isnt it? as if the tooth fairy pays for the ER !!!! and they say they know it all. !!!!!!
[quote]we're fighting raising taxes to extend these programs. And we arefighting inefficiency, TA, those are the main things.[/quote] No One , and I really mean No One (regardless of the nonsense of the Right that Dems like taxes)want to or like to raise taxes. so let's leave that nonsense out of the discussion. You yourself said that there are areas in the country that are being neglected, shouldnt they get what they need in development so they can catch up with the rest of th
[quote]There is ample funding for poor people to go to college.[/quote] great and you did a great job for yourself and for your family AND for your society and your country. You did all That BECAUSE of these programs that some say they dont want to pay for them and call it redsitribution. Your Eeducation is protecting me and my kids and i have no problem contributing a little to it. Some dont like that at all. that is what gets me upset because it puts more load on me and the others who
[quote]1. I've detailed my problems with the federal system. Rural areas get left out in the cold at the expense of urban pockets. 2. At the state level, it is much easier to police mismanagement and corruption because it happens at a lower level. Don't believe me? Try this experiment. Call your state senator. Now call your US senator. Unless you know them, I can virtually guarantee the state senator will call back first.[/quote] I agree completely. and it doesnt matter who ma
[quote]Don't get me wrong, I am all for a (partly) tax-funded healthcare system. But being for such a system and claiming that it has nothing to do with redistribution is dishonest.[/quote] if you are partly for it then we are not in disagreement here. Why it is not redistribution? here is why: I said that before and all societies recognize the danger of leaving problems around them without solving them. The people who remain sick and cant afford treatment or insurenc
[quote]So you want my solution? Here it is: Give complete responsibility for welfare programs to the state government. Get the federal government out of it entirely, up to and including cabinet posts dedicated to that end.[/quote] I have no problem with that at all. But dont you see the problem in that? It is the same missmanagement and corruption on the state level. it really doesnt matter where and who puts the programs in action. It is how and what the pro
[quote]We were having a decent conversation. If you're going to make digs like lumping me with the right and putting words in my mouth, though, I am done with the conversation. [/quote] we still are Gid. I just did not see anything from you about that .,. sorry if i missed it. but your writing in general is about condemning what the gov does instead of trying to fix it. That is my point. btw, it doesnt matter whether you are Republican or not. many republicans are very reasonab
[quote] families who need a "safety net" can hardly get on it (as we discovered firsthand during our brief downturn in NV!), and many families are chronically on it with no intent of getting off of it until they are forced to.[/quote] Does that justify saying eliminate it? why not fix the system? why do we always settle for less? it is all management and oversight. Cant we do that in order to get it right? Is that a reason to suggest we live in a society that force people who r
[quote]Universal health care is not a "safety net"; it is an entitlement. And it is proposed by each of the three leading Democrats.[/quote] Of course it is not. This is a service with people paying for it. The cost of a good designed system is much less than what the Gov pays now. It is all a matter of management and cost control. The insr comp are the ones who are benefiting from the current system. The Gov and the Public pays more and get less. It is no secret that Univ hea
[quote]You state they failed, but provide no proof or even anecdotal stories of where they have. You merely condemn them for not preventing failure, a job I pointed out they are not designed to do.[/quote] again? i did not say they failed. You yourself admitted that they could not handle everything and every problem and that is what i said. They do what they are capable of and they mostly succeed but that is not enough. The problems are more than they can handle. when are you going to u
Where our current system is failing is that the Democrats (mostly) have latched on to the relatively straight forward concept of convincing 75% of the population that it's okay to steal from 25% of the population and distribute it out. Let's assume for the sake of discussion that the statement above i
many of the positives of capitalism without suffering the big negative of social upheaval. If only the far-right conservatism can forsee the problems it will face if its policies were implemented. this same scenario happened time and again allover the world and resulted in these upheavals but the far
[quote]2 problems with this. First, charities are not in the business of preventing it, as they are geared to mitigating it. 2nd, Why would you blame someone or thing for trying to help just because they are not prepared to stop the problem from occurring? Should I not give to the homeless man because I did not stop him from becoming homeless? That is the most assinine statement I have ever heard, and you are telling us that?[/quote] Two Very excellent points. And it wasn't me
[quote]Religion calls for the sacrifice of your life to God. But the contradiction is that to if you sacrifice your life to God, you’ll be dead! -- Or a hypocrite because you didn’t take it literally and thus took half measures to ensure that you will continue to live while sacrificing[/quote] [quote]So you’re either dead, and with it society (and ironically the ones that are sacrificed first are the ones that are most valuable to the continued existence of society), or you’re a hypocri
i do not want the government in my daily life. this is something we all agree and insist on. No argument from anyone about this point.
[quote]your saying that there aren't any sick, ignorant or criminal elements in your neighborhood now thanks to the government. [/quote] is that what i am really saying? we can do much better and we should do it effeciently.... that is what i am saying. [quote]it was meant to keep people on it. [/quote] may be you are right and that is stupid for sure. but i doubt it was intentional and that is not what i am talking about. and you know it. so why divert the
[quote]Okay think Aloud, you're just nuts. Or at least, too dumb to continue conversing with.[/quote] Thanks for sitting down. [quote]When you've bothered to read up on these issues, feel free to re-read what I've already written and maybe you'll have a better grasp of what I said.[/quote] I been reading about these issues before you were born Draginol ..... dont think just because i am not responding to you in kind that i dont know what i am talking about. w
[quote]Liberals had good intentions so we can't blame them right? I have solutions to the problems, it's just that they don't sound warm and fuzzy. The answer is to have faith in mankind. Faith that individuals know what's best for them. And grasp that perfect is the enemy of good.[/quote] who is resorting to slogans and politics now? to hell with left and right ... liberals and conservatives The problem will be solved by Faith? and Faith is just words
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