I also have been in the IT industry for 12 years. Frankly, I'm tired of it all. My frustration stems from all of the new technology that is released on what seems like a monthly basis. When I first started, the only thing I had to worry about was Windows NT and some desktop software. Now I've decided to start my own business which is getting off the ground now. I still work, but I know if I work hard enough on my business, I should be able to quit my job in a year. If anybody else is tired of IT or their job in general, let me know. ijuiced@gmail.com
Just a few follow-up statements.
First, a country does not have to have a democratic society for us to open businesses there. We have a McDonald's in China and they are Communist.
War was not a last resort in Iraq this time around. We declared war on a country who did nothing to us. But they could have done something to Israel, which I don't understand why we are protecting them. Why do we protect them, they do not give anything in return.
Cuba is no less of a priority than any other dictatorship. My wife is Cuban, but she was born and raised here. She's visited down there and the majority of people are living under the poverty level, Castro controls everything, including all media. We are the only country that won't trade with them. Other countries are allowed to drill for oil off their shores, but we are not.
Our military is shrinking, especially in the upper ranks. People are just enlisting to get the college money and then leaving. After the older people retire, we will be left with a very small military in 10 years.
I agree that China and India have played a major role in our economic downturn, but if the government would tax the people less, then we could work for less money, and businesses would stay here.
We may not be strapped for resources now, but we are on the road to getting there in 20 to 50 years. I for one, do not want to leave a crippled country to my kids and grandkids. Too many people vote for what a candidate can do for them right now. We need to vote for somebody who will ensure our country will be here for future generations.
Every empire that has been built throughout history has eventually fallen. Ours will be no different. We need to stop pretending that our current economic system is the right one. You cannot print more money in hopes of solving our crisis. It needs to be backed up by something. Other countries are in the same boat.
We have found out that the last eight years does not work and so far, most candidates are sticking with the status quo. We need to change our broken system. Even if we don't enact all the changes Ron Paul suggests, (seriously, how can he accomplish all of those changes) some of them are not bad.
I read that we work until May for the government, then the rest of the year is for us. If they spent my money the way I wanted it to be spent, then fine, I'll have no problems paying taxes. Personally, if I earn money, it is mine to keep. There are a thousand ways for the government to collect money.
I would love to see alot of the wasteful departments and programs eliminated. A good start would the the IRS, then the federal reserve, Departments of Energy, Education, Homeland Defense. What in the world do they do? I don't think anybody knows. As soon as the Department of Education was created and the government started grants and loans for students, the price of college skyrocketed. Everything the governemnt gets their hands in, gets more expensive.
Nobody in Washington wants change, cause they are comfortable receiving their kickbacks from the drug companies, gun companies, oil companies and all the other lobbyists there.
You say that we need to help other countries rebuild? How about rebuilding our country? The levies in New Orleans and the bridge in Minnesota are indicators of our infrastructure collapsing. But lets make sure that other countries don't experience these atrocities. We are the richest nation in the world and we cannot even protect our citizens from events like these. Makes me want to move to Canada.
One last thing. Foreign policy is not the only issue this country faces. Everybody wants to just sweep the economy under the rug so that hopefully it fixes itself. With no economy, there is no foreign policy. In fact there won't be a United States of America.
I agree with you that the 1st Gulf War was not followed through, just like Korea. If the generals were allowed to handle war instead of politicians, wars would end quicker. We have full right to be in Afghanistan, not to rebuild, but to find Bin Laden. Does anybody remember him? I'm not saying to completely ignore the rest of the world. I believe we should help the less fortunate, but in 20 years, we are going to be one of those less fortunate and who is going to be there to help us? Iraq, Kuwait, Israel? They only care about themselves.
We have so many policies that they conflict with one another. Why do we show leniency to North Korea, but not Cuba? I think Germany and Britain is more than capable of taking care of themselves now, so why are we still there. If we pulled our troops out of most of the foreign countries and station them here, we could get rid of the Department of Homeland Security, since they don't do anything at all anyway.
During your two posts, you spoke nothing of how we are going to do it. You just say that we need to. How do we get more people to enlist in the Armed Services and more importantly, keep them in. I know, lets either slow down or stop sending them to the worst places on Earth. If we are so concerned with Cuba, lets invade them. I hear they have great beaches there. I wouldn't mind being deployed there for a year if I was still enlisted. Lets take care of Chavez, isn't he a dictator too? He controls alot of oil too so we would benefit (notice hint of sarcasm). What about Myanmar, wasn't their coup just obliterated? Guess since they aren't in the news anymore, nobody cares. Our problem is we care for the Middle East too much at the expense of the rest of the world. Iraq may be the cradle of civilization, but that's how long they've been fighting, and we cannot stop it, even in 100 years.
I think all the money that we could save by downsizing our government would be better spent on research and development. Remember when we used to be #1? Our kids are not getting the same education that we all got over the last 60 years. Lets develop technologies to get us off of oil, then we'll see how the Middle East likes us then.
When you fly, the airlines tell you to put your mask on first before helping others in case of an emergency. They do that because you can't help others if you cannot breath. Our economy is getting to the point where it cannot breath and it's going to prevent us from helping other nations who really do need our help.
At least Ron Paul is throwing ideas out there, unlike McCain and Romney who want to bicker over who said what like school children. I for one do not want a temper-tantrum child in charge of my country. I want an adult who can make decisions. I've said it before, not all of Ron Paul's ideas are golden, but at least he has ideas, and if he is still in for the Texas primary, then he is who I'm voting for. And you can take that to the bank. Oh wait, I forgot, banks are too busy foreclosing on Americans.
You say that we should be the one's to go and handle other nation's problems. I guess you have never served in the military. I served in the U.S. Army for 11 years and spent one of those years in Iraq. I spent a year believing that we do not need to be there. It is their country, let them run it. If the people do not like it, they can do something about it. The rest of the world is not helpless and need us to babysit them. Our economy cannot support all of this warmongering forever. There will always be people fighting and we cannot be the only one's stepping in. Our military is tired and stretched thin. They are also having problems keeping people in for longer than six years, which is the minimum enlistment for some job fields. Has any other country come in to help us in the past? If you want to help these other nations, join the Peace Corps. I do not mean to sound heartless, but I believe in taking care of yourself, then take care of others. Our economy is going to collapse and foreign investors are going to take over our companies. If we can't finance our military, who is going to police the world then? The more important question is, who is going to defend us?
Lets talk about Human Rights in this country. Our crime rate is increasing every year. There are more and more people who are homeless everyday. Hundreds of thousands have lost their homes due to foreclosure because of the greediness of our financial institutions. Women are raped here, but you are not declaring war against your fellow citizens. Who has more rights in this country? I think it is a tie between criminals in jail and illegal immigrants. I lived in a tent for a year and the only thing I heard coming from here was gay marriage. This country needs to get its priorities straight and start worrying about important issues.
Unfortunately, its going to be a Clinton vs. McCain this fall and once again, I'm going to have to choose the lesser of two evils. Ron Paul is not going to win the election. In fact, a Republican is not going to win. But I do hope that his ideas will get in office. If any of the candidates would take just a handful of Paul's ideas, I would vote for them without question.
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I also have been in the IT industry for 12 years. Frankly, I'm tired of it all. My frustration stems from all of the new technology that is released on what seems like a monthly basis. When I first started, the only thing I had to worry about was Windows NT and some desktop software. Now I've decided to start my own business which is getting off the ground now. I still work, but I know if I work hard enough on my business, I should be able to quit my job in a year. If anybody else is tired of IT or their job in general, let me know. ijuiced@gmail.com
Just a few follow-up statements. First, a country does not have to have a democratic society for us to open businesses there. We have a McDonald's in China and they are Communist. War was not a last resort in Iraq this time around. We declared war on a country who did nothing to us. But they could have done something to Israel, which I don't understand why we are protecting them. Why do we protect them, they do not give anything in return. Cuba is no less of a priority than any other dictatorship. My wife is Cuban, but she was born and raised here. She's visited down there and the majority of people are living under the poverty level, Castro controls everything, including all media. We are the only country that won't trade with them. Other countries are allowed to drill for oil off their shores, but we are not. Our military is shrinking, especially in the upper ranks. People are just enlisting to get the college money and then leaving. After the older people retire, we will be left with a very small military in 10 years. I agree that China and India have played a major role in our economic downturn, but if the government would tax the people less, then we could work for less money, and businesses would stay here. We may not be strapped for resources now, but we are on the road to getting there in 20 to 50 years. I for one, do not want to leave a crippled country to my kids and grandkids. Too many people vote for what a candidate can do for them right now. We need to vote for somebody who will ensure our country will be here for future generations. Every empire that has been built throughout history has eventually fallen. Ours will be no different. We need to stop pretending that our current economic system is the right one. You cannot print more money in hopes of solving our crisis. It needs to be backed up by something. Other countries are in the same boat. We have found out that the last eight years does not work and so far, most candidates are sticking with the status quo. We need to change our broken system. Even if we don't enact all the changes Ron Paul suggests, (seriously, how can he accomplish all of those changes) some of them are not bad. I read that we work until May for the government, then the rest of the year is for us. If they spent my money the way I wanted it to be spent, then fine, I'll have no problems paying taxes. Personally, if I earn money, it is mine to keep. There are a thousand ways for the government to collect money. I would love to see alot of the wasteful departments and programs eliminated. A good start would the the IRS, then the federal reserve, Departments of Energy, Education, Homeland Defense. What in the world do they do? I don't think anybody knows. As soon as the Department of Education was created and the government started grants and loans for students, the price of college skyrocketed. Everything the governemnt gets their hands in, gets more expensive. Nobody in Washington wants change, cause they are comfortable receiving their kickbacks from the drug companies, gun companies, oil companies and all the other lobbyists there. You say that we need to help other countries rebuild? How about rebuilding our country? The levies in New Orleans and the bridge in Minnesota are indicators of our infrastructure collapsing. But lets make sure that other countries don't experience these atrocities. We are the richest nation in the world and we cannot even protect our citizens from events like these. Makes me want to move to Canada. One last thing. Foreign policy is not the only issue this country faces. Everybody wants to just sweep the economy under the rug so that hopefully it fixes itself. With no economy, there is no foreign policy. In fact there won't be a United States of America.
I agree with you that the 1st Gulf War was not followed through, just like Korea. If the generals were allowed to handle war instead of politicians, wars would end quicker. We have full right to be in Afghanistan, not to rebuild, but to find Bin Laden. Does anybody remember him? I'm not saying to completely ignore the rest of the world. I believe we should help the less fortunate, but in 20 years, we are going to be one of those less fortunate and who is going to be there to help us? Iraq, Kuwait, Israel? They only care about themselves. We have so many policies that they conflict with one another. Why do we show leniency to North Korea, but not Cuba? I think Germany and Britain is more than capable of taking care of themselves now, so why are we still there. If we pulled our troops out of most of the foreign countries and station them here, we could get rid of the Department of Homeland Security, since they don't do anything at all anyway. During your two posts, you spoke nothing of how we are going to do it. You just say that we need to. How do we get more people to enlist in the Armed Services and more importantly, keep them in. I know, lets either slow down or stop sending them to the worst places on Earth. If we are so concerned with Cuba, lets invade them. I hear they have great beaches there. I wouldn't mind being deployed there for a year if I was still enlisted. Lets take care of Chavez, isn't he a dictator too? He controls alot of oil too so we would benefit (notice hint of sarcasm). What about Myanmar, wasn't their coup just obliterated? Guess since they aren't in the news anymore, nobody cares. Our problem is we care for the Middle East too much at the expense of the rest of the world. Iraq may be the cradle of civilization, but that's how long they've been fighting, and we cannot stop it, even in 100 years. I think all the money that we could save by downsizing our government would be better spent on research and development. Remember when we used to be #1? Our kids are not getting the same education that we all got over the last 60 years. Lets develop technologies to get us off of oil, then we'll see how the Middle East likes us then. When you fly, the airlines tell you to put your mask on first before helping others in case of an emergency. They do that because you can't help others if you cannot breath. Our economy is getting to the point where it cannot breath and it's going to prevent us from helping other nations who really do need our help. At least Ron Paul is throwing ideas out there, unlike McCain and Romney who want to bicker over who said what like school children. I for one do not want a temper-tantrum child in charge of my country. I want an adult who can make decisions. I've said it before, not all of Ron Paul's ideas are golden, but at least he has ideas, and if he is still in for the Texas primary, then he is who I'm voting for. And you can take that to the bank. Oh wait, I forgot, banks are too busy foreclosing on Americans.
You say that we should be the one's to go and handle other nation's problems. I guess you have never served in the military. I served in the U.S. Army for 11 years and spent one of those years in Iraq. I spent a year believing that we do not need to be there. It is their country, let them run it. If the people do not like it, they can do something about it. The rest of the world is not helpless and need us to babysit them. Our economy cannot support all of this warmongering forever. There will always be people fighting and we cannot be the only one's stepping in. Our military is tired and stretched thin. They are also having problems keeping people in for longer than six years, which is the minimum enlistment for some job fields. Has any other country come in to help us in the past? If you want to help these other nations, join the Peace Corps. I do not mean to sound heartless, but I believe in taking care of yourself, then take care of others. Our economy is going to collapse and foreign investors are going to take over our companies. If we can't finance our military, who is going to police the world then? The more important question is, who is going to defend us? Lets talk about Human Rights in this country. Our crime rate is increasing every year. There are more and more people who are homeless everyday. Hundreds of thousands have lost their homes due to foreclosure because of the greediness of our financial institutions. Women are raped here, but you are not declaring war against your fellow citizens. Who has more rights in this country? I think it is a tie between criminals in jail and illegal immigrants. I lived in a tent for a year and the only thing I heard coming from here was gay marriage. This country needs to get its priorities straight and start worrying about important issues. Unfortunately, its going to be a Clinton vs. McCain this fall and once again, I'm going to have to choose the lesser of two evils. Ron Paul is not going to win the election. In fact, a Republican is not going to win. But I do hope that his ideas will get in office. If any of the candidates would take just a handful of Paul's ideas, I would vote for them without question.