Just my opinion, but reconman, your views would make you out to be quite myopic.
I agree that abortion should be legal, and be the women's choice fully. - All I really have to say.
Weed - but it's fun man
... Drugs are an iffy topic. I'll put it out there that I think cigarettes and cigars should be made illegal. They are a curse. Weed however, I don't really know. I realize that it could bring a lot of money into economies, and create a lot of jobs, but as you said, the prison sentences etc.
That would be a lot of compensation.
As for Gay marriage, I think that people should be allowed whomever they love no matter what gender, and to say lesbians are OK but gay men aren't is a bit one sided isn't it? Merely just because you find it attractive as a man. The gays have enough crap from the fu*king catholic church. So leave them be in my opinion. I don't like the whole thing of "back entry" but it's way some people are. Only in the US of A will you hear people say "Being fat is genetics but being gay is a choice" (Okay, I stole that from a meme)
War, wars is a simple excuse to boost very particular peoples income, and increase a countries land, resources etc. (As stated before me). I Agree wholly with that statement. I do however believe in foreign intervention in the likes of humanitarian aid or to protect innocent people (Rwanda being an unfortunate case)
Healthcare? For me living in Ireland healthcare is essentially free. You just pay for certain things. But if you can't afford that it (low earner etc.) that they are free too. The facilities in general hospitals or of equal quality to those in private ones too ^^.
The private sector is for those who want to be dealt with quickly or if they
A) Have the money
B) Are insured.
Generally speaking I think our system is efficient in having heatlh care available to all of the general public. However some areas of Ireland are ridiculous, e.g my local hospital in Sligo. They are, ridiculous, they take forever to even respond to cancer patients etc. and take to long to deal with things. A friend of mine who hasn't eaten for 5 weeks (Probably intestinal cancer) is only now being given a food supplement. However if you go to a further hospital you will be dealt with more quickly. It is a sticky situation here in Ireland.
Now, as for you saying it should not be free is ridiculous, doctors work very hard to get where they are at, they are not morons. If you want top class care then go into the privatized sector.
If Healthcare wasn't free how many people would die? What about people that couldn't afford chemo. My aunt would have been one of those people, if she didn't have us (Or free healthcare). (Alas R.I.P.)
Homeless people. When you become homeless your the way out isn't in simply finding a job. You are sucked into a hole and the amenities to work are left behind. What can you do without a base? How can you find a job when you cannot make yourself look 'respectable'? When all your possessions are re-possessed? What if the homeless person is disabled and unable to work anyway? What if they are immigrants from a foreign country and have no friends or family to help them? Homelessness is a lot more than just not having a home or job. I admit, there is the case where the person is lazy, or/and a drunk and/or a drug addict, but don't generalize the masses.
One more thing to add, if you were an employer would you hire a guy that is shabby and in poor clothing over a young, enthusiastic worker who will also work for less than minimum wage? (being a minor)
Welfare - In Ireland it is called the dole. They're are FAR too many people on it in this country, BUT there are also very few jobs going around here. IF there was no dole then there would be thousands of homeless people on the streets.
Of course welfare also aids those who are physically or mentally unable to work, so what would happen to them? I believe that everyone should be able to enjoy life at least a bit, and if it makes them happy let them spend their meager dole on $200 Jordans. I just don't agree with all too common abuse i.e. claiming they need a larger dole to support children they don't even care for. (Split up parents etc.)
As for governmental, I believe that people should have more say in what happens in EVERYTHING. E.g. we gave away BILLIONS worth of land (Oil and gas rich) off of our coast for practically free, that oil would have brought billions into the economy. - Because of corruption in our government, backdoor deals like these can happen, it is why we are in a recession, + they bailed out all of our banks without vote etc.
Also wages are WAAYY to high for people in the cabinet. Our Taoiseach (Prime minister) makes more than Barrack Obama a year, Our President is a figure head, and our senate is a joke and a money pit!
Somewhat self contradictory - - - (The governmental should definitely be less privatized and less commercialized too. Run more like a machine to aid the people instead of a business, but on the other side if the government didn't run like a business it wouldn't have money to spend on the people. ??? :/ )
Also I believe in taxing but I don't think that people who in the public sector should be a susceptible to wage cuts as they are i.e both my parents. However their jobs are more stable than those working in private business etc. :/
You may live in an environment where none of these issues affect you at all but put yourself in the shoes of the people who are affected. What if you could not get a job no matter how hard you tried? - would you just starve to death? What if you had a very operable cancer but couldn't afford the operation? What would you do. You'd die. Equality is more than just treating others equally in a social light to me, it is giving everyone an opportunity to have a decent quality of life. Unfortunately it does not to many others.
That's me done, sorry if I was ranting, and/or incoherent. I am quite tired.
I agree that abortion should be legal, and be the women's choice fully. - All I really have to say.
Weed - but it's fun man
... Drugs are an iffy topic. I'll put it out there that I think cigarettes and cigars should be made illegal. They are a curse. Weed however, I don't really know. I realize that it could bring a lot of money into economies, and create a lot of jobs, but as you said, the prison sentences etc.That would be a lot of compensation.
As for Gay marriage, I think that people should be allowed whomever they love no matter what gender, and to say lesbians are OK but gay men aren't is a bit one sided isn't it? Merely just because you find it attractive as a man. The gays have enough crap from the fu*king catholic church. So leave them be in my opinion. I don't like the whole thing of "back entry" but it's way some people are. Only in the US of A will you hear people say "Being fat is genetics but being gay is a choice" (Okay, I stole that from a meme)
War, wars is a simple excuse to boost very particular peoples income, and increase a countries land, resources etc. (As stated before me). I Agree wholly with that statement. I do however believe in foreign intervention in the likes of humanitarian aid or to protect innocent people (Rwanda being an unfortunate case)
Healthcare? For me living in Ireland healthcare is essentially free. You just pay for certain things. But if you can't afford that it (low earner etc.) that they are free too. The facilities in general hospitals or of equal quality to those in private ones too ^^.
The private sector is for those who want to be dealt with quickly or if they
A) Have the money
B) Are insured.
Generally speaking I think our system is efficient in having heatlh care available to all of the general public. However some areas of Ireland are ridiculous, e.g my local hospital in Sligo. They are, ridiculous, they take forever to even respond to cancer patients etc. and take to long to deal with things. A friend of mine who hasn't eaten for 5 weeks (Probably intestinal cancer) is only now being given a food supplement. However if you go to a further hospital you will be dealt with more quickly. It is a sticky situation here in Ireland.
Now, as for you saying it should not be free is ridiculous, doctors work very hard to get where they are at, they are not morons. If you want top class care then go into the privatized sector.
If Healthcare wasn't free how many people would die? What about people that couldn't afford chemo. My aunt would have been one of those people, if she didn't have us (Or free healthcare). (Alas R.I.P.)
Homeless people. When you become homeless your the way out isn't in simply finding a job. You are sucked into a hole and the amenities to work are left behind. What can you do without a base? How can you find a job when you cannot make yourself look 'respectable'? When all your possessions are re-possessed? What if the homeless person is disabled and unable to work anyway? What if they are immigrants from a foreign country and have no friends or family to help them? Homelessness is a lot more than just not having a home or job. I admit, there is the case where the person is lazy, or/and a drunk and/or a drug addict, but don't generalize the masses.
One more thing to add, if you were an employer would you hire a guy that is shabby and in poor clothing over a young, enthusiastic worker who will also work for less than minimum wage? (being a minor)
Welfare - In Ireland it is called the dole. They're are FAR too many people on it in this country, BUT there are also very few jobs going around here. IF there was no dole then there would be thousands of homeless people on the streets.
Of course welfare also aids those who are physically or mentally unable to work, so what would happen to them? I believe that everyone should be able to enjoy life at least a bit, and if it makes them happy let them spend their meager dole on $200 Jordans. I just don't agree with all too common abuse i.e. claiming they need a larger dole to support children they don't even care for. (Split up parents etc.)
As for governmental, I believe that people should have more say in what happens in EVERYTHING. E.g. we gave away BILLIONS worth of land (Oil and gas rich) off of our coast for practically free, that oil would have brought billions into the economy. - Because of corruption in our government, backdoor deals like these can happen, it is why we are in a recession, + they bailed out all of our banks without vote etc.
Also wages are WAAYY to high for people in the cabinet. Our Taoiseach (Prime minister) makes more than Barrack Obama a year, Our President is a figure head, and our senate is a joke and a money pit!
Somewhat self contradictory - - - (The governmental should definitely be less privatized and less commercialized too. Run more like a machine to aid the people instead of a business, but on the other side if the government didn't run like a business it wouldn't have money to spend on the people. ??? :/ )
Also I believe in taxing but I don't think that people who in the public sector should be a susceptible to wage cuts as they are i.e both my parents. However their jobs are more stable than those working in private business etc. :/
You may live in an environment where none of these issues affect you at all but put yourself in the shoes of the people who are affected. What if you could not get a job no matter how hard you tried? - would you just starve to death? What if you had a very operable cancer but couldn't afford the operation? What would you do. You'd die. Equality is more than just treating others equally in a social light to me, it is giving everyone an opportunity to have a decent quality of life. Unfortunately it does not to many others.
That's me done, sorry if I was ranting, and/or incoherent. I am quite tired.
