As the constitution is written, the states are supposed to have the ability govern themselves with little federal interference. The Constitution states that what is not expressly stated as an enumerated federal ... What's the word I'm looking for here.... constitutional decree(?) is left up to the states decide for themselves. In a lotta ways the federal gov't has, in and of itself, become unconstitutional; and it keeps getting worse. The second amendment gives us the right to keep and bear arms, and as far as I can see that is something expressly stated in the constitution and as such cannot be left up to the states; But I could be wrong there.
I have friends who choose not purchase insurance. They wouldn't know what it cost if you asked them, as they've never gotten a price. All they "know" is it's too much. They are content with just making enough to get by, rent an apartment, buy some beer and cigs etc. There is nothing wrong with that, fine, good for them. They are capable of earning more, working "real" jobs, they choose not to.
My question is then - should they be entitled to the same care as those of us who have been paying through the nose year after year? And if so, why?
I have friends who choose not purchase insurance. They wouldn't know what it cost if you asked them, as they've never gotten a price. All they "know" is it's too much. They are content with just making enough to get by, rent an apartment, buy some beer and cigs etc. There is nothing wrong with that, fine, good for them. They are capable of earning more, working "real" jobs, they choose not to.
My question is then - should they be entitled to the same care as those of us who have been paying through the nose year after year? And if so, why?
That is a big problem in this country today. Not that your friends are like this, but there is a large entitlement mentallity in this country where people think they are "owed" everything. We are having the word "deserve" thrown at us from all directions. Watch TV for a few days and see how many commercials use the phrase, "You deserve" to push their products. The reality of it is that we don't "deserve" anything. The fact that so many people think they do causes many of the problems in this country.
Puro --Interested in what your take and those you work withs was on Obama's comment about the police arresting his 'friend' being a act of 'stupidity'. Is it something your department talked about or just individually amonst yourselves or at all . Admitting he did not have all the facts and still making a off the cuff comment like that ...hhmmmm...shows a severe lack of judgement in my opinion. Before anyone jumps on the " a lot of elected officials make mistakes speaking " bus I don't care , this man is the damn President Of The United States. I can guarantee you some of his handlers would have liked to bit_ch slapped him right then and there. I think he could have used any number of phrases that would have been acceptable or just passed on the question until he had the facts.It is in my opinion degrading to the Office Of The Presidency for the Commander In Chief to say that a law enforcement officer or department acted stupidly in any manner of the performance of their duty without any knowledge of the facts or what he's talking about. Or did the fact the guy getting arrested was black provoke this racist comment from the President? Some Commander in Chief !!! I wonder if he would have used the same "stupidly" term if the arresting officer had been black ? I think he's a great pretender...pretends to be for unifying the country...change ...transparency in Govt...when in fact he is an angry , power obsessed dangerous individual who bears watching and monitoring. The 2010 House and Senate elections can't get here fast enough for me ...
Puro --Interested in what your take and those you work withs was on Obama's comment about the police arresting his 'friend' being a act of 'stupidity'. Is it something your department talked about or just individually amonst yourselves or at all . Admitting he did not have all the facts and still making a off the cuff comment like that ...hhmmmm...shows a severe lack of judgement in my opinion. Before anyone jumps on the " a lot of elected officials make mistakes speaking " bus I don't care , this man is the damn President Of The United States. I can guarantee you some of his handlers would have liked to bit_ch slapped him right then and there. I think he could have used any number of phrases that would have been acceptable or just passed on the question until he had the facts.It is in my opinion degrading to the Office Of The Presidency for the Commander In Chief to say that a law enforcement officer or department acted stupidly in any manner of the performance of their duty without any knowledge of the facts or what he's talking about. Or did the fact the guy getting arrested was black provoke this racist comment from the President? Some Commander in Chief !!! I wonder if he would have used the same "stupidly" term if the arresting officer had been black ? I think he's a great pretender...pretends to be for unifying the country...change ...transparency in Govt...when in fact he is an angry , power obsessed dangerous individual who bears watching and monitoring. The 2010 House and Senate elections can't get here fast enough for me ...
Puro --Interested in what your take and those you work withs was on Obama's comment about the police arresting his 'friend' being a act of 'stupidity'. Is it something your department talked about or just individually amonst yourselves or at all . Admitting he did not have all the facts and still making a off the cuff comment like that ...hhmmmm...shows a severe lack of judgement in my opinion. Before anyone jumps on the " a lot of elected officials make mistakes speaking " bus I don't care , this man is the damn President Of The United States. I can guarantee you some of his handlers would have liked to bit_ch slapped him right then and there. I think he could have used any number of phrases that would have been acceptable or just passed on the question until he had the facts.It is in my opinion degrading to the Office Of The Presidency for the Commander In Chief to say that a law enforcement officer or department acted stupidly in any manner of the performance of their duty without any knowledge of the facts or what he's talking about. Or did the fact the guy getting arrested was black provoke this racist comment from the President? Some Commander in Chief !!! I wonder if he would have used the same "stupidly" term if the arresting officer had been black ? I think he's a great pretender...pretends to be for unifying the country...change ...transparency in Govt...when in fact he is an angry , power obsessed dangerous individual who bears watching and monitoring. The 2010 House and Senate elections can't get here fast enough for me ...
Very well put G-man! It isn't something we have formally discussed around here, but it has been metioned in private on a number of occasions. I don't see why the President felt he had to comment on a situation that he knows nothing about, and why he had to criticize a profession that he knows nothing about. He has no idea about the pressure and stress in this line of work. I can't comment on the legallity of what happened in the case because I am not fully aware of the state laws in Mass. but I can tell you in the state of TX you can be arrested for refusing to identify yourself to a police officer. Since I don't know all the facts of this situation I won't comment on the officers job performance... I just wish our Commander in Chief would have exercised the same restraint instead of throwing every law enforcement officer in our nation under the proverbial bus.
Comments
I have friends who choose not purchase insurance. They wouldn't know what it cost if you asked them, as they've never gotten a price. All they "know" is it's too much. They are content with just making enough to get by, rent an apartment, buy some beer and cigs etc. There is nothing wrong with that, fine, good for them. They are capable of earning more, working "real" jobs, they choose not to.
My question is then - should they be entitled to the same care as those of us who have been paying through the nose year after year? And if so, why?