Things that annoy me (3 Viewers)

[tdubel]

I wish we could so easily separate those who deserve a handout and those who do not.

I mentioned before that I went to college with a guy from West Virginia who was there on a sports scholarship.

His father was a coal miner and his mom was a waitress, he had 7 brothers and sisters, from the stories he shared he was the epitome of food deficient. He used to tell us how his mom did her best to stretch every morsel to feed the family even with government buttistance.

Our cafeteria only served brunch and dinner on weekends. I remember once telling him that I was not going to survive waiting for dinner on a Saturday. Without missing a beat he looked me right in the eye and told me to take a nap. He said as a kid that he learned that sleep could sometimes defeat hunger. As I half laughed and turned he warned me that sometimes hunger wins.

Good points, but there is another point - the experience you are relaying are the most sad b/c 9 out of 10 times, that Family doesn't get the help and could really use it. Unfortunately, there are limited checks and balances, and the system is gamed/scammed by just that - scammers. I am not against buttistance in any way, but I do believe there should be regulation, I mean for crying out loud, the government wants to regulate everything, how about trying and starting with the existing programs. I am sure some people will think I am parroting a talking point, it may be one, but I am serious in my thought, it is plain common sense and why everyone doesn't think that way will continue to elude me. There is ZERO common sense displayed on a daily basis by our government at all levels.

With the redistricting under way and policies being employed, it may not happen in my lifetime, but I could seriously see 2 Countries emerge from the USA. There are States out there right now that do not rely on the Federal government funding. Texas is one of them. IF you strip away Federal funding, it is still a State with a healthy balance sheet. They have the right mix of tax revenue right now between increasing commercial and residential. They have natural resources that they can command, they have water and waterways. They could in theory privatize the airports, they could actually charge the military rent. I know a lot of that sounds pie in the sky, but if you look at it strictly by numbers, it is possible. Interesting, nonetheless.

 

[marco55]

In the US we keep trying extreme political ideologies in a desperate attempt to destroy each other.

The one thing we seem to be accomplishing is the destruction of ourselves.

So true.
Mark

 

[marco55]

Good points, but there is another point - the experience you are relaying are the most sad b/c 9 out of 10 times, that Family doesn't get the help and could really use it. Unfortunately, there are limited checks and balances, and the system is gamed/scammed by just that - scammers. I am not against buttistance in any way, but I do believe there should be regulation, I mean for crying out loud, the government wants to regulate everything, how about trying and starting with the existing programs. I am sure some people will think I am parroting a talking point, it may be one, but I am serious in my thought, it is plain common sense and why everyone doesn't think that way will continue to elude me. There is ZERO common sense displayed on a daily basis by our government at all levels.

With the redistricting under way and policies being employed, it may not happen in my lifetime, but I could seriously see 2 Countries emerge from the USA. There are States out there right now that do not rely on the Federal government funding. Texas is one of them. IF you strip away Federal funding, it is still a State with a healthy balance sheet. They have the right mix of tax revenue right now between increasing commercial and residential. They have natural resources that they can command, they have water and waterways. They could in theory privatize the airports, they could actually charge the military rent. I know a lot of that sounds pie in the sky, but if you look at it strictly by numbers, it is possible. Interesting, nonetheless.

I don't know about 2 countries but a lot of people in South Jersey would like to split from the North. The North is more like NY jr.
Mark