Originally posted by: Warbler
Right, but for some reason people still want slavery reparations.
May I remind you, part of having a strong economic market is keeping down unemployment.
Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Have we forgotten our more recent bout of looting and rioting in the U.S. ... the aftermath of Katrina? While there is no excuse for a man without power stealing a HD television, it was equally insane for N.O. police to be opening fire on those stealing perishables and diapers. It is no solution to say "zero tolerance" and "open fire" against rioting civillians and ignore the root causes of the problem.
So France should do nothing a let the rioters destroy Paris? There is big difference stealling perishable items during a diasaster and commiting acts of violence. Now, I am not suggesting that police should just mow them down. Merely that order has to be restored. There many ways rioters can be stopped without shooting them. If the rioters were about to set your house on fire, would want the police to stand there and do nothing?
Which is why affirmative action programs need to be tossed.
As for the way government is seen now, maybe that is because this is 2005 not 1776.
Have we forgotten our more recent bout of looting and rioting in the U.S. ... the aftermath of Katrina? While there is no excuse for a man without power stealing a HD television, it was equally insane for N.O. police to be opening fire on those stealing perishables and diapers. It is no solution to say "zero tolerance" and "open fire" against rioting civillians and ignore the root causes of the problem.
So France should do nothing a let the rioters destroy Paris? There is big difference stealling perishable items during a diasaster and commiting acts of violence. Now, I am not suggesting that police should just mow them down. Merely that order has to be restored. There many ways rioters can be stopped without shooting them. If the rioters were about to set your house on fire, would want the police to stand there and do nothing?
Originally posted by: JediSage
It's funny. Not so long ago people came to the US and built the better lives for themselves...they didn't depend on government to do it for them. There's been a polar shift in the way governments are looked upon. They're no longer the defender of the borders and economic markets, they're now seen as an employment office.
I don't view the governemt as an employment office. But I do believe it is the government's duty to see to it that the employment offices treat everyone fairly.
It's funny. Not so long ago people came to the US and built the better lives for themselves...they didn't depend on government to do it for them. There's been a polar shift in the way governments are looked upon. They're no longer the defender of the borders and economic markets, they're now seen as an employment office.
I don't view the governemt as an employment office. But I do believe it is the government's duty to see to it that the employment offices treat everyone fairly.
Which is why affirmative action programs need to be tossed.
As for the way government is seen now, maybe that is because this is 2005 not 1776.
Right, but for some reason people still want slavery reparations.
May I remind you, part of having a strong economic market is keeping down unemployment.
But not at the expense of enlarging the government. The US government is the largest employer in the world. Also, it should not come with a price tag of government interference in free-markets or in the business sector. Government's roll in keeping down unemployment should never wander from taxes and tariffs...Oh, and making sure we never run out of resources, like Iraqi oil...
