Ummmm.....Originally Posted by Yoshi
"History". Show me one besides 'supposedly' this one that was wasn't.
Last edited by YellerDog; 28 Oct 2013 at 02:34 PM.
Is it because no changes are necessary or because we are caught in a two party system that favors their own political needs over those of the people to such a disgusting degree that damn near everything is split directly down party lines?
can't wake up
"strict construction" is, of course, open to interpretation.
I'd prefer it if we could throw the constitution out and start over, but then again I don't think the original was handed down by God.
can't wake up
After WWII we should have asked ourselves why we are setting up all these parliamentary governments without having one ourselves.
I don't believe we have EVER set up a government identical to our own, come to think of it. Wonder why that is.
can't wake up
No, we never have.
If you want to know why, it's because our system is worse than other ones. Presidential systems are notoriously unstable. Ours has not been, of course - we have the most stable government in the world by a long shot. But that's because we had parties with diffuse positions and broad bases of support - in effect both Republicans and Democrats were "big tent parties."
Not so much the case anymore, and we are starting to see what happens.
Destin < Razor in MvC3
You are aware that there are plenty of companies not for profit that still pay employees right?
Bbobb probably meant something along the lines of "the bottom line should not be the primary goal when it comes to the health of the people", which would put it in the realm of the government. (Where I believe it should be)
(And government has taken on the role of redistribution of wealth long ago.)
Last edited by Anthony; 28 Oct 2013 at 03:15 PM.
Check out Mr. Businessman
He bought some wild, wild life
On the way to the stock exchange
He got some wild, wild life
Sausage King
I have the frame of mind to be able to say I do, in a sense - food banks, homeless shelters, cancer research, and I recently added elderly care: some of it is monetary, some of it is volunteer work. But I suspect you're also probably right that most people talk the game but don't play it. It's a terrible feeling, thinking that the majority of people with the means to help the hungry, the sick, the poor, or anyone else in need don't do so. I hope that's not true.
Also - and I don't know if you were present in the last thread I brought this up in - there's a staggering number of corrupt charities and it's very difficult to make sure you're giving to a place that is going to make a difference. (CNN did the research with a supposed bipartisan group so I guess belief of that depends on whether you think the series about it was biased or not.)
Yes, but how many individuals do you know who want to start a business with the sole goal of paying the bills? Like money, there is nothing inherently evil with making a profit. It is just the lengths one goes towards the accumulation of either that has a morality attached to it.
You are aware that there are plenty of not for profit companies that are full of grift right?
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