It is not a difficult concept to grasp.
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Yet, politicians keep dancing around the realities. So, it is perfectly reasonable and not cruel to propose reforms to those entitlements before they bring the house down. I know older people are dependent upon these safety nets, blah, blah, blah.
But, I have learned, after being affiliated with a number of eleemosynary chartiable organizations, that the completion of a mission, in this case the welfare of older and other needy people, is in jeopardy if it is not funded properly. Without the resources, every altruistic entity including the federal government will eventually fall on its face and not meet the needs of its constituents. Cash in must be equal to or greater than cash out in the long-term.
And so, I recommend that all Americans stop fighting about whether entitlements need to be reformed at all, and start focusing on how much they need to be reformed. Kicking this can down the road is risky business. Our country can ill-afford to have many more tragedies like Newtown, Conn. The most important issues embraced by the National Rifle Association are lock solid and protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution.
There is no stronger guarantee in this country than a constitutional guarantee that supports your principles. Therefore, Americans will always have the right to bear arms for protection and for sport. For the NRA to make trivial demands and resist common sense reforms that protects Americans makes no sense. Their concern about a slippery slope is totally unfounded.
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Americans who are mentally ill should not be able to acquire a weapon. Americans should not have access to weapons and magazines that are made for the military and police. Nor, should Americans be able to buy hand grenades, bazookas, or rocket launchers. These common sense restrictions do not, in any way, detract from our constitutional right to bear arms. I strongly suggest that people on both sides of this controversy distill the issues down to raw common sense and respect of the Second Amendment.
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This will protect the rights of gun advocates and hopefully decrease the number of deaths affiliated with the illicit use of firearms. America can no longer look the other way relating to tax, medical, business, and every other kind of fraud. We have all seen estimates of the losses associated with tax fraud and medical fraud in the country, and they should be addressed immediately. It makes sense for the government to employ highly qualified professionals to root out the cheaters because it is a moneymaking opportunity for the government. Fewer IRS agents is not a sound strategy. The same holds true for medical investigators.
If you add up the numbers affiliated with tax cheating alone, a large chunk of our deficit could be reduced if the abuses ended. Regarding waste, our politicians should be more accountable for pork barrel spending as well as the elimination of unproductive programs and overcharges in government contract work.
Offenders need to be to prosecuted and imprisoned for stealing money from our Treasury. Politicians should lose elections for not properly monitoring the spending of our tax dollars. Political contributions are protected constitutionally.
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There are important reasons why presidents are no longer allowed to serve more than two terms. Incumbency is corrupting our political system. Outsized influence within Congress has warped our appropriation process, among other things. Oddly enough, his skill as a public speaker was honed early in his life as part of a traveling Temperance Talking Team promoting alcohol abstinence.
Among the unexpected things I learned in our one day together, he grew up, and was baptized in, a conservative Baptist congregation in Southern California. He came out as a socialist when that identity was misunderstood, feared and hated. David was out; he learned to live without apology, without shame, without caveat. We would like to hear your story, and what it is that has sustained your persistent and costly struggle. Tell us who you are and why it matters.
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I cannot now recall details of what he said. What I remember is the sense of being inspired and of being blessed. And then humbled, by what came next. Following his comments, it was my turn to give the call to the table for our weekly communion ritual. Among the words of institution I spoke were phrases familiar to our congregation. You may not be entirely sure what you believe about Jesus. But you do have to be hungry. It is a tradition he kept for many years. The people with the most guts are parents.
In the end, whether we stand or sit or march or rock a fretful infant to sleep, we do so without insurance that our labor not be in vain. We do so only with assurance.
We bet our assets on a promise that does not submit, ultimately, to empirical measurement, strategic management, or moral heroism. He came out as gay when that identity was a jail sentence, a tightly shut closet and a career killer even within progressive circles. He came out as a pacifist when that identity was mocked as naive, bourgeois and traitorous.
This is the world we live in. This is the world we cover. Because of people like you, another world is possible. Get instant notifications from Economic Times Allow Not now. Though the fact remains that about million people in the world go to bed hungry daily, more than 1 billion people have risen out of extreme poverty in the past 25 years.
The report ranks countries that are best to live in. The UN reviewed nearly countries under various factors, including life expectancy, education, gender equality, and financial wealth. Norway ranked highest in standard of living, life expectancy, and education, 13 times in a row. Thanks to the country's robust, publicly funded healthcare system, the average life expectancy is 82 years.
The UN found that most students go to school for around 20 years in Australia. Switzerland ranks high in overall health. On average, people live to age 83 and have a relatively low risk for diseases like malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis. Denmark tied with Singapore in the UN's ranking.