Let’s fix us

We need to concentrate on fixing what’s wrong with this country: welfare, senate terms, lobbyists, reckless expansion, and frivolous spending.

Welfare is a farce and the first thing that needs to be looked at and completely revamped. Free money, given with no check and balances, with no way to corroborate its use, does not make our country go forward. Anyone on this system, for any amount of time, should be required to provide ongoing proof of need and use for all monies given them. Individuals should be required to prove they’re looking for the means to support themselves. Unemployment forces you to give a weekly account of where you’ve searched for jobs; and that’s a finite resource.

Anyone on welfare because they cannot afford to feed their existing children should not be allowed to have more. Period. I know China has limited the number of children any family can have, and has been doing this for a long time. Of course, because they’re doing it, it’s misguided. People, overpopulation is a real threat!

Senate terms need to be enacted; as do limits on how many times they get a raise, how much they make, and how often they get to take time off. Our country will never see change if the humans at the top are not rotated every 2-4 years. Fresh ideas and younger minds…that’s what this country needs.

Lobbyist…shit, there’s not a single good thing about them. They push their private agenda using coercion and bribes. Get rid of them.

The need for constant expansion is tied to overpopulation. Builders build more houses, encroaching on wild lands, swamps, landfills. Then we have the inevitable lawsuits because a bear took Muffy, attacked their kids, the home suddenly smells nauseating, or is sinking. If we stopped for a second and thought about what we’re doing rather than being in such a hurry to get bigger perhaps we’d realize we’re outgrowing ourselves. We’ve lost control and don’t even know it.

We need to concentrate on helping our homeless and fixing welfare, focus on maintaining what we have rather than creating more and more problems. We’re a money driven society, I get that. When Trump said bring America back that’s what I thought he’d concentrate on.

Still waiting…

The Carrot strikes again

I’m not sure how to even begin to express the level of anger I’m feeling towards the most recent attempt by the Trump administration to undo every single good thing the Obama administration did. Specifically today, lowering the ability for women to get contraceptives. This most current line item makes it easier for employers to deny this coverage to their employees who require it, leaving the women to get their own coverage. Some of these women are not able to afford this! That’s why Obamacare was put together, to make it easier for people who cannot afford insurance to be able to get it. Is it perfect, no. But there are many people that rely on it every single day.

What exactly does he think will happen, what is he trying to solve? All this is going to create is a rash of unfit mothers and unwanted children. Not to mention the ever-expanding rift between one side and another. Employers of course are going to take this opportunity to lower their cost by not having to offer something integral to healthcare for women.

Why don’t we start by fixing things that we have the need to fix rather than trying to save a bunch of money for these greedy politicians to continue to line their pockets with.

Welfare should be the first thing that gets addressed if you’re trying to save money. There are no controls and more and more people get money that they do not need or deserve. Start with this, rather than trying to deny women another ability to take care of themselves.

Why don’t these politicians spend more time actually assessing the needs of the people, of this country, rather than trying so hard to fight party lines and undo things merely because they were put in place by a previous administration. It’s not about likability. It’s about serving the people! This man is too self-serving to do anything for anyone but himself and those who helped him get where he is. His ridiculous focus on distraction and money is undermining everything this country has built. He continues to go after national parks, our wildlife, our environment and breathable air, and the rights that we have all had for so long. Slowly but surely, our rights and privileges are being denied, taken away and crushed beneath the boat of his supposed business acumen.

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