Posted on Dec 2, 2015
In regards to what is best for this nation, what do you think would benefit us more in the future?
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If you think of something else that would benefit more, post in below.
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Everyone needs skin in the game. We need a tax system where everyone pays something, so that when politicians decide to throw money at something shiny and new, all will have a voice. What we have now is "representation without taxation".
Further, with some exceptions, I do not think that many social programs should be just doled out without some effort on the part of the recipient. Requiring able-bodied recipients to do community service such as painting over graffiti, picking up trash, or maintaining city parks builds work ethic and a sense of pride that they are contributing to society until they can get back on their feet.
Implement these, and I think you would see a real improvement.
Further, with some exceptions, I do not think that many social programs should be just doled out without some effort on the part of the recipient. Requiring able-bodied recipients to do community service such as painting over graffiti, picking up trash, or maintaining city parks builds work ethic and a sense of pride that they are contributing to society until they can get back on their feet.
Implement these, and I think you would see a real improvement.
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Everyone has an opinion...usually based on their own experiences, which are not universal.
That said, I think the biggest impact on improving our future would be to develop a sense of who we are now...as opposed to who were were "then". The USA has had her growing pains, and we're still cutting our teeth-Let's not forget, we're relative youngsters.
Still, we've come a long way in a short time, and our list of good deeds far exceeds our bad.
We need to stop looking for things that divide us, and accept that what unites us are things we generally all agree upon.
That said, I think the biggest impact on improving our future would be to develop a sense of who we are now...as opposed to who were were "then". The USA has had her growing pains, and we're still cutting our teeth-Let's not forget, we're relative youngsters.
Still, we've come a long way in a short time, and our list of good deeds far exceeds our bad.
We need to stop looking for things that divide us, and accept that what unites us are things we generally all agree upon.
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Education. We MUST fix our education system. All the problems in the world will remain unsolved if it's a nation of dullards attempting to fix them. You fix education, you fix everything.
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A1C (Join to see)
Agreed, but simply forgetting about the people who served this nation regardless is pretty selfish.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
I'm not saying pump 100% of our resources in education, only that we need to prioritize it.
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The "older folks" didn't "break" anything...any more than we have. Our economy is in the toilet because the cost of living and the growth of revenue didn't keep pace. That was created by the idea of easy credit, and the departure from more stable models of social expansion. Couple that with nearly seven decades of population boom...and you have a simple equation of more mouths, more cost to feed them.
If it takes a four year degree, which costs more than $100k, to get a job making less than $50k per year...if you can get a job when most things are being outsourced or consolidated...that's no solution.
Social Security isn't a loan...It's something working class people paid into for their entire professional lives and are owed back back the Government. The Government robbed Peter to pay Paul...and now Peter wants his money back, and Paul can't afford the interest.
I will grant that education...real education...may positively impact the job market (instead of a plethora of technical jobs going to India). Still, we can't base recovery on every American being an engineer, scientist, lawyer, or academic. We need real manufacturing brought back...and some way to make the costs reasonable without abandoning reasonable controls on safety and quality.
If it takes a four year degree, which costs more than $100k, to get a job making less than $50k per year...if you can get a job when most things are being outsourced or consolidated...that's no solution.
Social Security isn't a loan...It's something working class people paid into for their entire professional lives and are owed back back the Government. The Government robbed Peter to pay Paul...and now Peter wants his money back, and Paul can't afford the interest.
I will grant that education...real education...may positively impact the job market (instead of a plethora of technical jobs going to India). Still, we can't base recovery on every American being an engineer, scientist, lawyer, or academic. We need real manufacturing brought back...and some way to make the costs reasonable without abandoning reasonable controls on safety and quality.
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