Patlee-Re: Oil Companies.
>"Those with mental disorders should be helped, including forced treatment or hospitalization if necessary. That is how it used to be until the liberals started on the rights of the mentally unhinged. They forced NY and other large cities to turn the patients out and where did they go? To the streets for many of them."<
Is there is no middle ground between the old, "Cukoos Nest", approach and todays, "Just Discharge Them To The Streets", approach? If not then I would suggest that as a society we have failed. We may have evolved into the most powerful military and economic nation that has ever existed, but socialy we don't seem to be evolving much.
>"If the government could cut back to constitutional spending, they should be able to provide with only import tariffs. It will never happen though, as too many people vote for the 'gimme' ticket."<
Import tariffs would only lead to huge trade deficits in an already struggling global economy. The problem with constitutional spending is that it didn't provide for things that hadn't occured yet that enhance the lives of all Americans. I fly on major airlines 2 or 3 times a year and without the FAA I wouldn't get on a plane on a bet. The constitution was written to provide a better way of life in the 18th century when our population and technology did not yet require much governing.
What gimme ticket? Most of the people getting the perks don't even bother to vote, unless you are referring to the aarp.
>"Many baby boomers do not know the meaning of loving or caring for children, as the motto for many of their generation is "me first, nobody second". Government is a poor substitute for a real family."<
I agree. I don't lay it all at the doorstep of the baby boomers but the prevailing attitude in this country seems to be phuckit I got mine, go get yours. If we don't address the needs of the weakest links in the chain none of us will be insulated from thier fear anger and retribution. Jeeze look at Bill Cosbys son, had a flat tire in the wrong place at the wrong time and gets whacked cause he was driving a Mercedes. The guy that commited that crime had no values, no morals and no compulsions about taking a life. I don't know if his motivation was race or money but I can't help but wonder how many more of these little monsters are being created because we as a society are saying, "Oh it,t not my job.". Everyone knows that it's the parents job but in many cases the parents are to busy or just plain don't give a rats ass. Look at these upper middle class college kids. Drunk outta thier gords, rioting over losing a freaking basketball game. The high-school shooting rampages. To me these are all an indications that as a society we failing our youth.
"One other thing; if all taxes were dramatically lowered, more people would be able to afford to live on single incomes so that one parent could be home to care for their children."
I agree whole heartedly. If you can't afford kids and aren't prepared to be there for them then don't have them. One very good reason that I can't support the anti-abortion movement. I'd rather a drug mama who knows she ain't cleaning up, abort than bring a kid into a life of hell and wind up raising another little monster.
I really doubt if taxes on one income can be reduced enough to replace another but more education about parenting and the rteality of what a tough job it is to be a successful parent might help. Hell we got babies raising babies. They are just grinning and saying , "Oh look what I made, buy me a present."
Jeeze, I'm rambling here. I didn't know that "Rambling Syndrome", was was contagious. Oh well I think I know where I caught it. <g> Not a reference to you Pat.
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