Who are you? Are you a Democrat, or a Republican?
In our government, the decision-makers are separated into two categories. This is a challenging debate. Many Americans believe the two political groups to be inappropriate for government flow. George Washington did say before his resignation that we should beware of political groups and that they should not occur. "Beware of the two party system." Most American do not think that the Democrats and Republicans are representing the majority, but the extremist minorities. This may be true, and Washington is correct. The two party system only causes turmoil and long-waited laws to come out of the Senate. However, I feel that arguments and discrepancies would occur without the two party system. And obviously, people will still disagree with one another in government regardless of any side people are on. The two party system would exist even if we got rid of it some miraculous way. There will always be people that have differing ideas and thoughts than others- even in government. I know that this is what government is for: to resolve all conflicting perceptions and make them one compromised law. Government is ideally a compromise. Without this compromise, we would have no government, no order, and no country. If you ask me, I think the American government is good as it is according to political parties. Let's keep it this way.
On the idea of deciding to be a Democrat and Republican, many people claim themselves independent. When election time comes, people change from independent to whatever the party is that falls under the president they are voting for. This allows the voters to be even more extensive and active in the voting process. When the election and voting day/time ends, the voter will then change their political party back to independent. I am OK with the independent title. If one does not reside with either group, then it is fair to be away from them both. In fact, I commend who ever does this, because it means that the person is thinking of where there are in government and thinking about the political process in general.
Democrat, Republican, or Independent, it is always very important to be active and alert in our government, especially when we do not agree with how something is set up and put together.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Dreams Without Money
Blog made on September 1st
When life gives you lemons, why start with lemonade? Whatever life places in our hands, do we have to use it? If we do, I'd rather make lemon drops, or lemon cake. I would like to be out of the ordinary. Life in the world today relies on the strength of money according to success. Dreaming a dream job without money in mind is a little bit of a struggle for me. The reason for this is because I do not want a job at all, I want to be a traveling wanderer. New York's sights and car horns, Switzerland's wavy hills and smooth chocolate, and the memory foamed sand of the shore. Ask me where I would like to work the most and I would think about it. I'm still not sure. I know I want to be in the next famous band as lead but who knows if that would ever happen? Noone just makes the NBA and the NASA squad, it's all about luck and practice. I have the practice part down, but I need to work on the luck part. But imagine that: me in an all-time band? I would be so happy I'd rock myself to an Emmy Award no problem. But how do I get there? I could send some clips to MGM and Hollywood Records and try to be the next Joe Bro, or maybe jam my way through college and get seen by a special agent from a headquarters in California. I would find my band members on the border of Memphis and begin our rockstar legend. With my companions, we would rule the music world, conquering town after town, city after city, and then state after state, and then spanning the entire globe to prove one point: we can rock peoples' socks off. I would not mind being an architect either, as long as I don't have to do the math. I'll think up the creative ideas and how it will work with rough estimates of weight and size, but not the exact measurements that go along with it. I have always dreamed of making tree houses for a living. Not regular wooden boxes laying in a tree, but beautiful, well thought through, amazing tree houses that a kid could marvel at. I watched Extreme Tree Houses once on HGTV and loved seeing all the interesting ideas. But what I'll make is better. I dream of marvelous oaks with diamond shaped windows and sunlit green rooms. Smoothie machines, cinemas, and presidential suites line these tree houses. Just recently, I thought of making a treehouse at Wartburg for a project of some sort. This tree would be fake and wrap around a chain of tree houses that you must climb a ladder to get on. The houses are reserved for study only, not for sleeping in. Now, if I could do anything without worry of money, this is all I would do.
When life gives you lemons, why start with lemonade? Whatever life places in our hands, do we have to use it? If we do, I'd rather make lemon drops, or lemon cake. I would like to be out of the ordinary. Life in the world today relies on the strength of money according to success. Dreaming a dream job without money in mind is a little bit of a struggle for me. The reason for this is because I do not want a job at all, I want to be a traveling wanderer. New York's sights and car horns, Switzerland's wavy hills and smooth chocolate, and the memory foamed sand of the shore. Ask me where I would like to work the most and I would think about it. I'm still not sure. I know I want to be in the next famous band as lead but who knows if that would ever happen? Noone just makes the NBA and the NASA squad, it's all about luck and practice. I have the practice part down, but I need to work on the luck part. But imagine that: me in an all-time band? I would be so happy I'd rock myself to an Emmy Award no problem. But how do I get there? I could send some clips to MGM and Hollywood Records and try to be the next Joe Bro, or maybe jam my way through college and get seen by a special agent from a headquarters in California. I would find my band members on the border of Memphis and begin our rockstar legend. With my companions, we would rule the music world, conquering town after town, city after city, and then state after state, and then spanning the entire globe to prove one point: we can rock peoples' socks off. I would not mind being an architect either, as long as I don't have to do the math. I'll think up the creative ideas and how it will work with rough estimates of weight and size, but not the exact measurements that go along with it. I have always dreamed of making tree houses for a living. Not regular wooden boxes laying in a tree, but beautiful, well thought through, amazing tree houses that a kid could marvel at. I watched Extreme Tree Houses once on HGTV and loved seeing all the interesting ideas. But what I'll make is better. I dream of marvelous oaks with diamond shaped windows and sunlit green rooms. Smoothie machines, cinemas, and presidential suites line these tree houses. Just recently, I thought of making a treehouse at Wartburg for a project of some sort. This tree would be fake and wrap around a chain of tree houses that you must climb a ladder to get on. The houses are reserved for study only, not for sleeping in. Now, if I could do anything without worry of money, this is all I would do.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Tax Man
"Cause I'm the tax man. Yeah, I'm the tax maaaaan....."
The Beatles.
Most people do not like to pay taxes. Others pay taxes with the idea that they are benefiting and doing good for our country. Our revolution against Europe was caused by numerous things, but taxation without representation was one of them. The historical "Tea Party" is an example of this, where Americans threw tea overboard cargo ships that were heavily taxed by the British in Boston Harbor. Now, free and our own country, we still carry taxes today. However, we now have taxation with representation, meaning that we are taxed for the strength and well-being of our own country. It is no longer taxation without representation. Today, a big question according to taxes has to do with wealth. Should the wealthier be taxed heavier? I think that I would not think it was fair if I was rich and was taxed more heavily than the poor. I worked for that money, and if I wanted to give more to the government, I would do so by choice, not by force. Though this is a plausible idea to pay for our government expenses, is it moral? Or is it moral for the rich to keep their extensive money for themselves? This is quite a hard topic to give an answer too. Especially when the people making the laws and regulations may not have been in the shoes of the rich and the poor to know what impact an increase in taxes on the rich would have. Another idea could be used from this idea- up to a certain point of revenue, taxes come into effect. This would release tension on the poor but increase tension on the rich. One other idea would be to raise the taxes for everyone completely, but I would rather that not happen. But if an increase in funds to the government is needed, then I think this would be the lesser of evils. If everyone's taxes are raised equally, then business is fair. Then, this may be a form of communism. In communistic societies and countries, everyone is paid the same, no matter what the job is. Should everyone be taxed the same? To be more specific, I think that taxes should be based on property and ownership of objects. These taxes could be different, depending on the expense of the houses and objects. I think this might be the best option- taxes should be based on ownership and the quality of these things owned. I may be wrong, but I find this to be feasible right now.
The Beatles.
Most people do not like to pay taxes. Others pay taxes with the idea that they are benefiting and doing good for our country. Our revolution against Europe was caused by numerous things, but taxation without representation was one of them. The historical "Tea Party" is an example of this, where Americans threw tea overboard cargo ships that were heavily taxed by the British in Boston Harbor. Now, free and our own country, we still carry taxes today. However, we now have taxation with representation, meaning that we are taxed for the strength and well-being of our own country. It is no longer taxation without representation. Today, a big question according to taxes has to do with wealth. Should the wealthier be taxed heavier? I think that I would not think it was fair if I was rich and was taxed more heavily than the poor. I worked for that money, and if I wanted to give more to the government, I would do so by choice, not by force. Though this is a plausible idea to pay for our government expenses, is it moral? Or is it moral for the rich to keep their extensive money for themselves? This is quite a hard topic to give an answer too. Especially when the people making the laws and regulations may not have been in the shoes of the rich and the poor to know what impact an increase in taxes on the rich would have. Another idea could be used from this idea- up to a certain point of revenue, taxes come into effect. This would release tension on the poor but increase tension on the rich. One other idea would be to raise the taxes for everyone completely, but I would rather that not happen. But if an increase in funds to the government is needed, then I think this would be the lesser of evils. If everyone's taxes are raised equally, then business is fair. Then, this may be a form of communism. In communistic societies and countries, everyone is paid the same, no matter what the job is. Should everyone be taxed the same? To be more specific, I think that taxes should be based on property and ownership of objects. These taxes could be different, depending on the expense of the houses and objects. I think this might be the best option- taxes should be based on ownership and the quality of these things owned. I may be wrong, but I find this to be feasible right now.
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