I am for small government. Did it seem like I implied the government should be feeding everyone? Becuase that's not what I meant. Ideally people who can afford it should help those that can't even feed themselves.. and that's not just america, that's the entire world. And as for the current government.. which brings in billions of dollars every year from taxes, yes (if they must tax us) I believe it would be much wiser to be spending that money on helping feed people rather than blowing them up
So you hold the "rest of the world" to a higher standard than you hold yourself, yo-yo? Because previously, when you noted how awful America was for not feeding the poor, and I asked what you do about it, your response was "i pay my taxes." In other words, you do nothing personally to help others, but expect that others should. And you've previously implied you make good money by comparing that to "more than what most PHD's make." So to put things in perspective, you can afford to help those that can't feed themselves, but you choose not to, and you lampoon others for not doing enough? How does that work?
No Gtech I don't. I've never claimed to be a perfect person, and sometimes my actions contradict what I believe is right, I'm not afraid to own up to that. When you previously asked what I did for the homeless in AMERICA, I told you, I pay my taxes and the overtaxing US government could easily afford to house and feed all of america's homeless. That however, doesn't mean I don't donate to charity for other people in other places, the US isn't the only place people are starving you know.
I would say most poverty exists in America (and abroad) PRIMARILY due to insufficient cultures, lack of infrastructure, or overly powerful/'confused' governments. Then again, I found this interesting (below). Maybe your IQ has a great deal to do with it. Maybe part of the brutal truth is the stupid people need to stop producing. Note:Saying it's all greed is one-sided BS. People can help, but a forward moving culture must evolve out of it...you can't make an economy with a bowl that just burns the money. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ IQ Level/Lives in poverty/Had an illegitimate baby (mothers)/US population distribution IQ <75 -----------30------32-------5 75–90----------16 -----17------ 20 90–110----------6------8-------50 110–125-------- 3------4-------20 >125------------2------2-------5 Values are the percentage of each IQ sub-population, among non-Hispanic whites only, fitting each descriptor. Compiled by Gottfredson (1997) from a US study by Herrnstein & Murray (1994) pp. 171, 158, 163, 174, 230, 180, 132, 194, 247–248, 194, 146 respectively. *Much more at the link above. Do you guys mind if I commit genocide on the retarded? j/k Actually, through abortions they are the most 'killed' (depending on your point of view).
It just sounded like you were saying lets use our taxes to save the world. If there was a chose (depending on whom), it probably would be better off the way you liken. Although I tend to think I don't know the whole picture, and I'm sure it would change if I knew everything. I prefer voluntary methods, as I don't trust the government to spend my money wisely....and I feel some what compelled to trust them on things I probably shouldn't.
Exactly the opposite. They should be using our taxes to better our lives... I'm an idealist i guess I agree 100%. Perhaps if people weren't forced to pay so much taxes (that go directly into military spending and stupid government programs to spy on us) they would be more willing to donate that same money to helping others.
I'm a pre-16th amendment believer. Don't like the federal reserve,...prefer private banking, and I don't like the 17 amendment....prefer federalism. Taxes were low tariffs, and that primarily funded a military and basic government services; although it really goes with your beliefs, as it would be nearly impossible to fund a war unless the country declared war, and had viable interest in doing so. Now we can just finance it through our banking system and pay off with interests. I'd much prefer an amendment (given the idealism of the above existed) that would only allow the government to tax income if an overwhelming majority felt we were in a crisis that demand it e.g war or huge natural disaster.
Yeah, I'm familiar with the general view that certain cultures tend to have higher IQ's. Actually, if you look at the stats, asians and white folks are fairly close percentage wise...the people that are poor are hispanics or blacks. Although I will say that black people have made a lot of progress....eventually they'll be around the norm in percent. I can't say the same of hispanics, since their immigration is effectually bring in poor uneducated individuals.