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Originally Posted by superbike81
Granted, our country isn't doing so well managing our money right now, but that's because of the people who can't understand the fact that this decade long war is destroying our country.
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Come on politicians, is it financially feasible to supply a war that is 6200 miles away. ( 6204
Miles from Washington DC to Baghdad)
We got Saddam Hussein, we got Osama Bin Laden, and many other high priority personnel, let's get out. Bring our soldiers home. Spend some of that defense budget on developing alternative energy, that way the oil exporting countries won't have us by the balls
Many great empires have fallen because they tried to expand their reach beyond what they could afford to handle, let's learn from others mistakes.
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Originally Posted by superbike81
I still agree with the idea that welfare checks should come with mandatory drug tests. The lines would be so short!
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But I'm sure we can all agree that the last thing we want is more drug related stabbings/robberies because Tyrone Biggums can't get his fix. (Chapelle's Show reference to a crackhead, explained so no one gets offended)
The one thing that a lot about people in this country need to understand is that Life does not owe you anything. Life is hard, for most people. If you want to feel sorry for yourself, compare the poor of our country to the poor of unestablished nations.
In those countries, if you don't make it for yourself, you die. If you can't afford to take care of the babies you've had they die. If you go missing, the government doesn't send out search parties, doesn't waste their resources. Life is very cheap,
The United States government provides you with a high value for your "life" and will protect your stuff for you. That is to say there is a correct scale of crime and punishment that is enforced upon offenders, should they ever tread on you the wrong way.
In my eyes, ^^^that is all^^^ the government owes you, the rest is up to you
Oh yeah, and in response to that video>>> Neo-Hippies. Nuff said