Money doesn't grow on trees. It’s a simple concept, yet the government seems incapable of understanding it. The debt ceiling issue is a battleground, it is a facade subverting the real issue, the debit is out of control. The average national debt per American is roughly $53, 400; that's 35% more than Greece. The average consumer debt per household in America is $193,827. Allowing a country to run with such high debt is reckless and scornful. The grim reality faced by Americans today, is that without money, and with average debt so high our chances for survival are on equal foot with dodos. The debit isn't going to disappear, unless responsible leaders cut back on spending. It's time to face the issue and elect officials willing to cut back on spending.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Time to stop spending
Money doesn't grow on trees. It’s a simple concept, yet the government seems incapable of understanding it. The debt ceiling issue is a battleground, it is a facade subverting the real issue, the debit is out of control. The average national debt per American is roughly $53, 400; that's 35% more than Greece. The average consumer debt per household in America is $193,827. Allowing a country to run with such high debt is reckless and scornful. The grim reality faced by Americans today, is that without money, and with average debt so high our chances for survival are on equal foot with dodos. The debit isn't going to disappear, unless responsible leaders cut back on spending. It's time to face the issue and elect officials willing to cut back on spending.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Current Event
The
NSA’s surveillance over the private data of American citizens has
been at the center of aggressive political debate over human rights.
However, before we sharpen the pitchforks and ignite the torches, shouldn't we consider if such inalienable rights ever existed? The
virtue of human rights was a big political talking point during the
League of Nations in 1919, but they have been completely disregarded
in many historical instances since: the Holocaust, Tiananmen Square,
and the Japanese American Internment all happened since the League of
Nations. Due to many historical examples, I can’t help but feel
that human rights are a myth invented by the naive to prevent
suffering caused by governmental tyranny. The NSA claims to have
taken our natural rights for a noble cause, but they cannot take
something we did not own in the first place. Instead of worrying over
our loss of presumed natural rights, we should accept the reality of
governmental overreach and act like the world is watching… because
it is.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Am I worth more than my laptop?
Without my computer, I'm incapable of completing school assignments; remembering contact information and scheduling my time. The influence my computer has on my life is huge. Without it, according to the education system, I'm worth an F. If we believe in everything the ecosystem of technology teaches us, the worth of a man can be measured in bits. The truth is that the worth of men cannot be measured by a computer. The best things in life are not found in the zeroes and ones, they come as we invest time in people. Computers are intended as a means to an end. We should be concerned with the legacy we leave behind, not the data.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Just starting out
I have never had a blog before. Hopefully I can write something interesting or entertaining.
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