Politics
Socialize Health Care in the United States
Edited 2009-02-24 – A friend advised that I define exactly what I mean by “rich” so I added a note indicating it means anyone who makes more than $250,000/year.
I realize that I’m in a fairly small minority when I say this, but I am against socialized health care in the United States. At least anymore [...]
America & Foreign Oil
Now that Obama has taken office, there is a lot of talk about what he’ll do with his energy policies. One such thing that was said during his campaign (both my him and those that voted for him) is the now common phrase that “American needs to cut it’s dependency on foreign oil” and while [...]
Olbermann Kind of Misses the Point
While Keith goes to at great lengths to ask “why” someone would vote in favor of Proposition 8 I feel that he misses the point that people can vote however they want. There seems to be this growing sense in America where many people think “you can vote however you want as long as it furthers my point of view and if you fail to do that well than you’re a very mean/stupid/ignorant/raciest person” and to me this pretty much misses the point of voting entirely.
Allow Me to Clarify
I believe quite simply that “if man does not work, he shall not eat” and I do not believe in the idea of entitlement. I don’t believe that anyone is entitled to anything and that if you want to be rich, have more money, or a higher position that you have to work to achieve it. I don’t believe it should just be handed to you. Does that mean that this doesn’t happen? It does. Do I agree with it? Not really.
I Won’t Vote for Obama Because…
It really upsets me that people assume that a lot of people are not voting for Obama because he is black. Do we really believe that the large majority of people are that ignorant? Are there people out there that are that ignorant? Yes, there are. But to just assume that people who aren’t voting for Obama are doing so based on race, that seems far more ignorant.
The State of United States Politics
But political parties are more than just a side you pick, they represent ideas, principles, and even beliefs. They are an ideology about how things should be done by the people and for the people. The fact McCain has just about half of the numbers in the polls really shows that a lot of people still hold to the ideals of the republican party, even if they don’t like their current figureheads.