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Originally Posted by sgtdmski I am sorry, but the simple fact remains that the choices we make will dictate the lives we will live. It is not government's responsiblity to make sure you can afford to have a family, it is your own. | Right. It is not the responsibility of the government to make sure you can afford to have a family. It is the government's responsibility to make sure your employer is doing exactly that. With the minimum wage at what it is our government is simply failing, especially since no health care is provided for our citizens (how old fashioned can you get?!?). A flat tax will do nothing but exacerbate these problems.
Currently the top 10% earn about 90% of this country's wealth. Ludicrous! Quote: |
Originally Posted by sgtdmski Sex can lead to having a child, that is scientific fact, so before you engage in that activity you should make sure that you are in a position to have one. That is simple enough to understand. With rights come responsiblities, if you are not ready for the responsibilities than you clearly are not ready for the right. | Here we go with the denial again. NOTHING... and I mean NOTHING is going to stop the millions of years of procreation we have driving our existence, no matter how much we try to use religion to oppress it. Children will happen, not always to the best situation. So we as a society can either ignore this fact and provide nothing for them like we are doing. Or we can eliminate far worse future issues and provide assistance from birth to adulthood. This would solve larger social issues and ultimately cost us less in the long run and the resulting citizen would provide a better return for society. Quote: |
Originally Posted by sgtdmski For every action there is a consequence, that is why a person must take the time to think about his/her actions. I am sorry but if it feels good the mantra should not be just do it, but rather, can I accept what happens if I do it. | This isn't a matter of how good anything feels. This is a matter of the reality of our society. For every non action there is an opportunity lost. --- help me Instant Runoff Voting, you're my only hope --- There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence.
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