Some might look at my last post and assume my concern, like so many others, is the economy. Economic conditions are set by the moral issues, I believe that as a countries principles go, so goes its prosperity. In other words, lack of morals creates an environment where prosperity is impossible (maybe a future post).
I singled out the voting based on the economy as something that disturbed me, and here is the reason. There are people who voted for Obama based on the idea that he will restore economic prosperity. What disturbs me is their lack of reason. You have the right as an American to vote however you wish, if you want to vote based on economic policy you have that right, but if you're going to vote for economic policy make sure that the economic policy you are voting for makes sense. Use the brain God gave you to consider whether the policies that are being proposed have historically worked.
That is my issue. Its the Idiocracy at work in the voting booth that causes me the most concern.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Two-Minute Replays
So here is what could have been maybe 3 independent blog posts, but in the spirit of efficiency (laziness) I'm doing the two minute replay.
Crazy cartoons. Found a Donald Duck cartoon from the 1940's that has been banned, this ranks a 10 out of 10 on the Crazy-Crapto-Meter.
There was also this one...
Another post was about a co-worker who has to be a radioactively charged, mutant alien, with the super ability to stall projects. I was thinking of trying to compare him to a campy Batman villain from the 60’s, one with a very tight fitting and homo-erotic costume.
Lastly, although you might not believe it after readin this post, I have been thinking about depth. I admire those individuals that understand not only rhetoric, but the substance of the words and the meaning of the system that birthed that rhetoric. They could perhaps see in color the true make-up of the problems we now face. I want to hear from a prophet. There are things about our next President that I do not like, his stance on abortion and gay rights are a few, but even greater is the fallacy of the sweet sounding promises he has made. I feel a little I feel like a kid sometimes, who has just learned to tread water jumping into the deep end. There are a couple of moments where you push up and out of the water with an extreme sense of accomplishment right before you get your first mouthful of water. Thats how I feel arguing economic policy sometimes.
Here is what I do know, the US spent 30+ years defeating a socialists system, we didn’t have to fire a shot, socialism collapsed under the weight of the system itself. It doesn’t work. Taxing wind-fall profits, yeah what exactly is that going to do? If a company pays more taxes for making more money there are only two things that can happen, either they will cut back to assure no “wind-falls” or they will raise prices to compensate. Does everyone reading understand that neither are good things? Oh and one more thing, if a company is foreign then they don't pay the tax, so it kind of encourages any company that actually wants to be successful to not be American.
This is where I begin to feel that I am treading ideas and gasping for a concise thought. I understand the mindset that wants something for free, that acts as a parasite. I understand the mindset of the politician who says whatever he needs to get elected. I don’t understand the “educated” voters who turned out, the ones not looking for a handout, the ones who don’t recognize the danger of implementing irrational policies that have failed before. These are the people who pay into Social Security and don’t expect to take out. How can they not recognize that no matter how good it sounds to "help people out" to "give people a hand" the best way to do that is not to implement a socialist program.
The government will not save you. Historically government has been the most devastating, oppressive force known to man. The best you can hope for is a government that upholds the law and establishes order. If government doesn't demand you invade Russia for the cause your lucky, if you get to voice dissenting opinions and vote without first placing your nether-regions in a vice your blessed by God.
Crazy cartoons. Found a Donald Duck cartoon from the 1940's that has been banned, this ranks a 10 out of 10 on the Crazy-Crapto-Meter.
There was also this one...
Another post was about a co-worker who has to be a radioactively charged, mutant alien, with the super ability to stall projects. I was thinking of trying to compare him to a campy Batman villain from the 60’s, one with a very tight fitting and homo-erotic costume.
Lastly, although you might not believe it after readin this post, I have been thinking about depth. I admire those individuals that understand not only rhetoric, but the substance of the words and the meaning of the system that birthed that rhetoric. They could perhaps see in color the true make-up of the problems we now face. I want to hear from a prophet. There are things about our next President that I do not like, his stance on abortion and gay rights are a few, but even greater is the fallacy of the sweet sounding promises he has made. I feel a little I feel like a kid sometimes, who has just learned to tread water jumping into the deep end. There are a couple of moments where you push up and out of the water with an extreme sense of accomplishment right before you get your first mouthful of water. Thats how I feel arguing economic policy sometimes.
Here is what I do know, the US spent 30+ years defeating a socialists system, we didn’t have to fire a shot, socialism collapsed under the weight of the system itself. It doesn’t work. Taxing wind-fall profits, yeah what exactly is that going to do? If a company pays more taxes for making more money there are only two things that can happen, either they will cut back to assure no “wind-falls” or they will raise prices to compensate. Does everyone reading understand that neither are good things? Oh and one more thing, if a company is foreign then they don't pay the tax, so it kind of encourages any company that actually wants to be successful to not be American.
This is where I begin to feel that I am treading ideas and gasping for a concise thought. I understand the mindset that wants something for free, that acts as a parasite. I understand the mindset of the politician who says whatever he needs to get elected. I don’t understand the “educated” voters who turned out, the ones not looking for a handout, the ones who don’t recognize the danger of implementing irrational policies that have failed before. These are the people who pay into Social Security and don’t expect to take out. How can they not recognize that no matter how good it sounds to "help people out" to "give people a hand" the best way to do that is not to implement a socialist program.
The government will not save you. Historically government has been the most devastating, oppressive force known to man. The best you can hope for is a government that upholds the law and establishes order. If government doesn't demand you invade Russia for the cause your lucky, if you get to voice dissenting opinions and vote without first placing your nether-regions in a vice your blessed by God.
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