Nearly a decade ago now, we were talking about life and what would happen today. And one of those comments at the time, was about a lack of full time jobs. And that more and more people would have to participate in Job Sharing. A topic from nearly twenty years ago was a shorter work week, of maybe 30 hours, instead of 40. This suddenly flashed through my old brain just a few seconds ago: Whatever happened to these topics? Greed mostly took over, based on a recession. The haves don't want the have nots, to have anything.
Pity!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Small Lean Government
The Republicans want to run on Small Government. But is there any sincerity in this? I doubt it!
Imagine a market in the Middle East anyplace, a throw back to the beginning of time, of booths and tents, and tables in the sun. Sound romantic? It's real, and it's not! Every entrance would be lined with broken kids, the younger the better, begging for a living, and hardly ever taking NO for an answer. Why, because if they had a bad day, first their siblings would beat them, then they would go home to have one or more of their parents beat them, for failing to support the family.
This is life without the government safety nets. This is the reality of much of the so called 3rd world, which just like those horrible Children's Fund ads project. You think it can't happen here? Listen to the Tea Party, who doesn't believe that the Federal Government has the right to run any social programs at all.
This is not hysteria on my part, trying to scare you into a vote! But that what I'm accused of every time I bring these things up. I recently talking about how Republicans were planning a shutdown of government, if they win. And even though I got this information from the Republican leadership, I was SHOUTED DOWN, by everyday Republicans claiming that that was a total lie made up by the Left. No it's not! It's coming from the right, right from the elephant's asshole! I am not trying to scare your vote. I'm trying to shake some sense into you, to listen to something other than Fox News and it's skewed views.
I thought Chris Mathews had the perfect summery of this year's election; Please give it listen:
Imagine a market in the Middle East anyplace, a throw back to the beginning of time, of booths and tents, and tables in the sun. Sound romantic? It's real, and it's not! Every entrance would be lined with broken kids, the younger the better, begging for a living, and hardly ever taking NO for an answer. Why, because if they had a bad day, first their siblings would beat them, then they would go home to have one or more of their parents beat them, for failing to support the family.
This is life without the government safety nets. This is the reality of much of the so called 3rd world, which just like those horrible Children's Fund ads project. You think it can't happen here? Listen to the Tea Party, who doesn't believe that the Federal Government has the right to run any social programs at all.
This is not hysteria on my part, trying to scare you into a vote! But that what I'm accused of every time I bring these things up. I recently talking about how Republicans were planning a shutdown of government, if they win. And even though I got this information from the Republican leadership, I was SHOUTED DOWN, by everyday Republicans claiming that that was a total lie made up by the Left. No it's not! It's coming from the right, right from the elephant's asshole! I am not trying to scare your vote. I'm trying to shake some sense into you, to listen to something other than Fox News and it's skewed views.
I thought Chris Mathews had the perfect summery of this year's election; Please give it listen:
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