The fight against modern Soccer(football) 2

The only thing I will say is if the current administration is re-elected for another four year term, you will not recognize The US in four years.

We will be Greece or France.

 

I am sorry you have to pay almost $10.00 per gallon. Honestly, that is your problem. You need to pressure your officials to do something about gas prices. When the current administration took office gas was at $1.79 per gallon. So they have done well to their stated goal of higher energy prices.

In terms of getting a bike, I cover three states and drive 200-300 miles per day for my job.tell me again how a bike is going to help?

EVERYONE needs to have skin in the game. In other words everyone should pay some taxes.
The top one percent which I am not part of, already pay forty percent of the taxes in this country. even if you taxed the top one percent at 100 percent (meaning they would have nothing) it would only be two percent of the debt the US owes.

the problem is that the 47 percent are going to wake up in October and realize an election is coming up, since they have no stake in society (they don't pay taxes) they won't be well versed in current events and how this administration is doing.
There needs to be less services and definitely less benefits.Under the current administration more people depend on the government for benefits and services. Otherwise the US will be Greece with no one to bail us out. American exceptionality will come to the front. Unfortunately, that has been dulled by the Current administration.

 

Remember the greatest generation of Americans ( they won World War II) Otherwise most of Europe would be speaking German.

The US always sticks up for oppressed people (see Saddam is out of Iraq and Afghanistan).

The US has spent treasure (most importantly treasure in terms of lives lost) to free countries time and time again.

It is a melting pot of many people who have great opportunity.

I would prefer to get back to football. This is not a political forum.

 

To play the devil's advocate, these are good pieces about the dangers of unequal privacy in this world:
http://www.truth-out.org/unequal-privacy/1315925754
http://www.truth-out.org/silent-state-campaign-against-whistleblowers-washington/1328799217

And this one is a case in practice and how fraudulent people misuse information and silence whistleblowers thanks to a lack of privacy:
http://www.truth-out.org/whistleblo...enders-say-dozens-former-employees/1321995049

 

Very few Americans are afraid if the police or government. Only if you have something to hide should you have to worry. Are injustices sometimes carried out. Sure. Should Americans have a critical eye towards their government and police. Absolutely. That is why the 47 percent in America who don't pay taxes should. Otherwise they will start paying attention one month before the election and think nothing in their life has changed so everything must be ok. Everything is not ok in the United States.

 

When using electronic communication you have to be smart. Convenient, yes. Traceable , absolutely. However, you have to realize phone records e-mails have also been used to convict criminals

In terms of whistleblowers, it is wrong to punish them. It is the media's job to make those areas come to light. It is the publics job to stay informed and keep the light on those companies, or, not patronize those companies because of their practices.

 

I never said police are always right and should never be questioned. Please show me where I said that

 

Winston Churchill was begging President Roosevelt to enter the war. Roosevelt didn't think the Americans had the stomach for another war. Pearl Harbor changed that. Europe had already lost the war. Germany occupied Europe except for great Britian I believe. As I said, if America doesn't come into World War II, everyone besides Britian is speaking German.

In terms of gas, I always knew Europe and the rest of the world paid higher prices. Very aware of that. As the current administration keeps reminding us as they do nothing to stem the tide. Americans don't want to pay that much for gasoline.
My frustration is the fact that enviromentalists have pressured the administration into not drilling as much as they should. I want $1.74 a gallon gas again. My car comment was to show you that just "getting a bike" isn't feasible for most Americans. Public transportation is woeful. Not like Europe. The US government indirectly subsidized the car industry by building an interstate system. Reason: jobs. They also won't put effort into something the US has. Natural Gas. The US is the Saudi Arabia of natural gas. If the 18 million trucks were retro fitted to natural gas - that would save the US 3 million barrels of oil a day. We would not be funding both sides of the terrorist equation. Instead the administration is funding algae.

The 47 percent that aren't paying taxes should have skin in the game. Opponents say whatever they pay is a higher percentage of income (no matter how small) of the 1 percent. They are exactly right. What happens when the percentage gets to be more than fifty percent that aren't paying taxes? Those that do pay taxes will have less incentive to work hard. Why should they? The message that should be sent is work hard and be rewarded. More people will give up and not work as hard. To make the difference up, maybe those who don't make much will work harder to better themselves. Remember my socialism parable?

In terms of overspending I agree with you. Unfortunately the current government of the United States doesn't. They want the European nanny state model from Europe.

 

Sure there was self-interest. But, isn't the world a better place without Saddam Hussein and his regime?

Did anyone else make the tough decision to oust him?

I believe what makes America great are the people in the Armed Forces. There is not better Army in the world. It is the people who volunteer that make it great. They make it possible for many Americans to live a good life.

 

Has it not occured to you that the reason that the overwhelming majority of that 47% don't pay tax is because they are children?

Taking stats for 2000, the latest I could find without an in-depth look, says that 116 million of the 280 million in the USA at the time were either children or pensioners. That's 41% right there.

Maybe you think it right that those lazy freeloading kids should pay tax, as they use that wishy-washy "being at school" excuse for not going out and earning a living, but some might suggest it's a little harsh.

 

I am not including kids.

 

The reason why 50% pays no taxes is because they are lowered. That gave the necessary space to decrease the gross wages without decreasing the net income.



Anyway, it is quite curious that you rally against a nanny state but have no problems with an authoritarian police state. It is also curious that you are pro-interventionism. In fact, the Republicans had in the 1930s and 1940s issues with intervening in countries and that is also more consistent with their philosophy in general I've to say. The philosophy of that everyone has to take care over itself. So, low taxes but also not saving other countries. Saving others for their own mistakes is the primary indicator of a nanny state.

 

Show me where I said I was in favor of an authoritarian state. Go ahead. I am sure you won't be able to.

 

So I guess the US should have left Saddam and The Taliban in power. Maybe America should have left Europe in Nazis control.

When are we getting off politics and back to football?