It probably does no good to write on this thread because like most of the world, people’s minds are made up, and I don’t see anything changing.
That’s the problem, too much hate, not enough compassion, surely not enough open mindedness.
Though I believe who I vote for is personal but for the record I didn’t vote for DT or HRC, as honestly didn’t see much difference and even if I did, living in the places I do, my vote wouldn’t have counted anyway, so I voted my heart.
But living on the west side of LA you can’t be neutral. You have to hate the opposing party. Really hate, not look at life objectively and with compromise.
I’m of the belief that government on all levels has failed us, or better put we’ve allowed them to, especially the anger people.
The 4 major issues of my time, the housing crisis, Iraq, healthcare reform and climate debate is a screw up by both parties.
Housing Crisis:
The Repubs gutted Glass–Steagall in 1999 with the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act and Bill C. signed off on it declaring Glass Stegall not in line with modern times.
Had it been left in place, derivatives never would have happened and Bill signed off cause he was in deep shit with the intern.
Iraq:
Bush got us into Iraq, but it was a democrat controlled congress that voted for it, especially the 5 highest placed democrats, some who ended up in the Obama White House in high positions.
4,500 Americans killed, along with hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis and trillions of dollars thrown away. We can blow up Iraq, then rebuild it, then leave it to be torn up again.
How can we spend two trillion on Iraq, lose thousands of brave people, but not rebuild Detroit? Who signs off on this stuff? I’m defending no single party because all of their hands are dirty.
Healthcare:
Healthcare was a mess before Obamacare and we needed reform, but not when we’re told that we’ll only know what’s in it once it’s passed. How disgusting for a democracy/republic’s leader to make such a statement.
The Repubs had 8 years to write a fair and comprehensive alternative but never seemed to get around to it until the last moment. Officials from both parties need to spend more time working with each other and for their constituents and less time screaming, tweeting, posing for the camera and speed dialing lobbyists for free trips to Pebble Beach.
Climate change. I can read on this until my eyes bleed and don’t know who to believe.
It seems these threads have an anti U.S. bent and we’re not without our issues, but facts are facts.
I’m tired of anti U.S. I work the world, pay the world, bring biz to the world and every single time no one ever lives to their agreements cause they all tell me, well you americans are all rich and racists.
Who taught them that? I have a legal UK pink working card, have property there, pay my taxes to both countries and accept it, cause that’s the rules.. Why would I give a rats ass for anyone coming to the U.S. illegally taking resource, in social costs, healthcare and living above the law.
Why would I give shit about silly little euro countries the size and gdp of Arkansas that want to tell us what to do?
My health, home and car insurance has been raised 25 to 40% every year (over the average 15%) with a few small claims in 8 years (and I mean really small) and the insurance companies say it’s Obamacare. I don’t 100% believe them, but I don’t see any elected official trying to protect the populace.
China produces twice the pollutants as the U.S. and the EU is not totally squeaky clean and green when it comes to producing a perfect environment.
Ask Merkel how many coal fired plants they’re building.
I’m far from a climatologist, but to me the biggest risk is to the oceans, not beach front property in the Hamptons. Let the oceans rise that’s been part of history, but don’t ask me to bleed for rich folks, that throw parties for 4 months a year.
5 countries, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam uses the ocean as a floating garbage can and are responsible for 60% of the plastic waste in the oceans, soon to be 80% which means 1 ton of plastic for every 3 tons of fish.
If we’re going to live in a global economy we all need to play by the same rules. You can’t turn America into one big solar plate with 60,000 pages of regulations, a big tax invoice and let everyone else off the hook.
There are few problems in this world that cannot be fixed, but not the way we’re going. We need to open our minds, try our best to listen to an alternative opinion and work together with the same rules.
You want all your neighbors to have opportunity and success, whether you like them or not. That’s the real goal.
Not stupid cartoons, from angry people that read what that want to read, want a new election cause they’re like kids that didn’t get the toy they wanted and disregard any forms of logic.
IMO
BC
