And before it goes too far, I am the first to own up to my whining about not being able to find gainful employment. Yes, I do receive unemployment benefits, which will be running out soon. No, I do not receive any other type of government aid.
I am putting myself through school and doing what I can to better myself but even I have it better off than most.
FAIR is a four-letter word and as I learned in kindergarten many, many years ago, life is not fair.
In regards to taxes for the rich/wealthy, is it not the voters fault that they allowed it to happen? They have the right to inspect these pieces of legislation before they get voted on and can put pressure on their congressperson to stop it. Lobbying works as well for the poor as it does for the rich.
Bid writing and reading always a fun time. Union issues are not the political hotbeds that some seem to think they are. If you read the local union handbook and the contract that is place, you find that most of what is written is quite understandable and negotiable, you just have to ensure that you read everything.
The rich are not the only ones who received tax cuts, big businesses are encouraged to outsource their jobs for tax cuts. The tax cuts for the wealthy are nothing new and have been around for quite a few years.
What is worse, is that those few who do vote, usually are the ones who have "brushed up" on what they are voting and usually are able to get their agenda's across.
So many don't even take the time to find out what is going on their neighborhoods, their towns, their cities, their states. Lots of legislation gets passed because no one stands up and voices their opinion.
I did understand your general terms why do folk do not vote. I think though that the apathy also generates from individuals not seeing their own family members or become involved, even at the lowest levels. (whatever those levels may be)
I think that was a tad harsh. I don't believe that I qualify as a liar for convenience. I have been trying to stick to the main point of your original post. I don't believe that we should all be tarred with the same brush.
Is there a specific reason why you want to run for school board? Are you looking at using a term as school board member as a jumping off point into bigger political offices?
Do you feel that you have the necessary qualifications to run for school board? Which school board will you be trying to get on to? Is it an upper income school board, middle class, lower class, base-line poverty level?
What can you bring to the board? Is it because you had children or because you want to try and make education for children accessible for all?
I think that voters do sometimes go with whomever has the prettiest PR package around. It's astounding to me how the candidates will jump on a "bandwagon" and make it their "own" and yet fail to deliver what they have promised.
If people wonder why so many do not vote it is because they don't see how their votes count or how voting will help them in their personal lives. And yet, with each person who does not vote, the slim majority of those who do vote get their way.
There is a difference between polite and respectful. I think it is polite to open doors for people, smile, etc., but I do believe that respect is earned, it is not automatically given. I can always be polite, even if someone has ticked me off but that does not mean that they have earned my respect.
Honestly, I just ignore what he writes; debating is a wonderful tool to learn but he does not debate and I would much rather that someone is able to give me information or show me how to access information or even say, politely, where and how they think I am wrong in what I am writing. He does not, so I don't respond to his attempts to "engage".
In choosing a "Leader" is it safe to assume that voters will choose the lesser of two "evils" or will voters choose the one that "promises" more than he/she can deliver?
* I know it's the 3rd time posting this but........*
In choosing a "Leader" is it safe to assume that voters will choose the lesser of two "evils" or will voters choose the one that "promises" more than he/she can deliver?
In choosing a "Leader" is it safe to assume that voters will choose the lesser of two "evils" or will voters choose the one that "promises" more than he/she can deliver?
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RE: Understanding the True Nature of Politics, PART 2
Thanks Pat...Don't need links but I do remember that Conrad had posted one. I do know how to do research but I plead being a tad lazy at the moment...
~Lala