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The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent anyone else's view in any way, including those of my employer.
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The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent anyone else's view in any way, including those of my employer.
© Copyright 2006
 When the U.N. was first conceived at the end of WWII, it is evident that the world needed something to bind it. But what about now?
For those who have been paying attention, they see all of the politics invloved. The Secretary General has little weight, other than to condemn a country for its acts, and that depends entirely on the country. The Security Council is a biased entity – each country serving its own interests, whether or not it is good for the rest of the world. Of which Europe seems to be the least biased, while the super powers, former super powers and rising stars are the most self-serving. If a baseline cannot be set that all countries can adhere to, than the U.N. serves no purpose, other than to give global politicians a place to argue amonst themselves, all while one country or another is exploited. Get the problem fixed, or be done with it. |
Think about it… A worker spends two hours a day more at work (on average) in order to have a three day weekend. This leaves more time for relaxation, or another day for ovetime while still having a weekend.
Not only that, but with todays fuel prices, it’s also a savings in fuel. If all organizations adopted such an act, it would drop bills nationwide. Schools and many other government facilities would save one day worth of gas per week, as well as the cost of heating/cooling and electricity.
A longer time to relax, while keeping money in your pocket. It’s not such a bad idea, is it? 
Why do people go to prison? Is it to pay their dues to society, or so society can make their wishlist a reality?
Maybe it’s time the general public made themselves aware of what is going on. When someone goes to jail they are provided meals, a place to sleep, excercise, medical treatment and, often, cable TV. Inmates get better treatment than many americans that have comitted no crimes.
These prisoners – many of them – are also demanding (read: using our tax dollars in their court cases) for other things, such as a sex change. I pay enough money for them to live. There is no reason that I, as a taxpayer, should have to pay for them to get tied up in legal issues that are unrelated to the reasons why they are serving their sentence, let alone for ‘extra benifits.’ If they can’t pay for it on their own, they don’t need it.
Any doctor who states that such an unnecessary procedure is required for the mental health of the patient is a quack, and not worth my taxpayer dollars any more than the inmate.
Have you ever wondered if today’s politicians are truly passionate about serving the people? If you have then you’re not alone. Congress is about to enter it’s 5 week recess, to get ready for re-elections or take some much needed time of from getting nothing useful done.
Let’s face it – sometimes the most powerful changes are those that are the most subtle. Yet the branches of our legal system seem to be moving with tradition; get as much done as possible, no matter how useless – and don’t think too far down the road. Or get nothing done. Nothing of positive value has been brought forward for quite sometime.
In the end I wish I could say your vote would count, but it may or may not. Keep in mind that because of the many worthless laws (although there were valid reasons for the electoral college a long time ago), your vote’s value has the possibility of being diminished. Look at it here. Want an independant to be President? Don’t count on it…
Basically it boils down to the fact that we need to better study our candidates, rather than just voting for a party. It shouldn’t matter how much gets done, but each item, one at a time. If it can’t be done, fine, but how will it affect us now and in the future.
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