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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
Rather then ban freedom for everyone, how about simply not allowing people to use force to redistribute wealth to those that chose badly.
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I agree 100% if that were possible. But there are no perfect ways to go about it.
I would like to see people should have to show proof of employment before they do a lot of things in my opinion, like buy lottery tickets, cigarettes, beer etc. I don't think people should be allowed to shit out unlimited kids with no ability to pay for them and where the father has no intention to father them/support them. I think that welfare is fine but firmly believe that handouts also hobble people when you don't demand more from people and where a basic innate human (particularly female) need is for security and stability and welfare offers that. I think people should be drug tested if they are receiving any sort of benefits. I think we need to change the USA back to a place that demands more, expects more and celebrates success rather than catering to the lowest common denominator, lowering standards and expectations. I think schools should be improved and the educational system should demand excellence from students rather than dumb down the entire system for the fear that some kids feelings might be hurt. Your feelings need to be hurt. Thats where great parenting is supposed to follow and lessons are supposed to be taught and learned. I think we should stop as a society giving everyone a fucking participation trophy just for being there which sends a horrible message and also totally destroys the idea of rewarding excellence to begin with. I think we should stop all the retarded fucking childrens programming that tells kids they are all special and unique in their own way and start telling them "if you want it, you're going to have to work for it AND life is unfair, some of you will have to work much harder for it than others - but that just is what it is".
I think a lot of things - most of them involve a great deal of individual accountability which of course is an increasingly unpopular notion in the age of the instant gratification, self serving, narcissistic assholes that we live in.