realizations

[CanaDanKs Inc.]

Life is all about the now.
It's not about worrying about the past or the future.

Life is all about...being here and experiencing it. So many people spend their lives searching for a point when the whole time they aren't stopping to realize that maybe the point is to just BE????

Very true.

As for myself, I've come to realize that if you ask the Universe something, it WILL respond. :thumbsup:

[bud luv]

Well Bud what im trying to say is that today many people abuse the welfare system. It was supposed be there for people for a few months until another income is possible. Now a days people live on it and teach their kids to live on it. Many people even us their access cards to buy ciggarettes and hoe-hoes. WTF?

right on, I think I knew what you meant. My only point (and it probably was a stupid one, since I was up all night blazing and it was early in the mo-mo) was that there are different types of welfare and some are good. But hey, there was probably no need for me to mention all that.

peace.

[bud luv]

look,
what i'm saying is IDEALLY, socialism > capitalism
socialist policies that are being put in place in: uruguay, argentina, venezuela, cuba, bolivia are benefitting PEOPLE much more than our US National Healthcare system. 42 million out of 300 million, 1/4 of them kids have no health insurance, and we claim to be a nation where anyone can achieve the American Dream... Did you know that the majority of people that filed bankruptcy last year had medical bills they couldn't take care of?

I would be the last to say that our sytem is perfect, and I would be one of the first to say that we need an egalitarian nat'l healthcare system. I don't know what the argument is anymore.....

peace.

[lagstronaut]

I am also against any society that has welfare or any other programs where people feel the need to assume that the government or anyone for that matter owes them ANYTHING really. No one owes you anything, you are not entitled to anything either except for a few things. It is not the governments responsibilty to be a nanny state.

Umm my family was on welfare a couple years back and it kept our stomaches full and gave me bus money to get to and from school. It's really easy to say who your government shouldn't help when you're in a nicely heated room watching satellite television, I guess :thumbsup:


EDIT: I suppose that would make my realisation that you can never be so sure about what you are saying unless you are acting on real-life experience

[rebgirl420]

Im far from comfy, my parents BOTH worked two jobs to keep a roof over my head and food in my tummy thank you very much.

[bud luv]

Realization:


Arguing on the internet is like the special Olympic.....

Even if you win, you're still retarded.

[Nochowderforyou]

I realize that not everyone is fortunate enough to find a good job and provide for their family. I used to volunteer at a food bank, and when you see a mother come in with her 2 kids, hungry and cold, it's kind of hard to turn your backs on them and figure they don't need our help.

People have children, and a lot of the time, the bitch ass man walks out on them leaving them on their own. I think welfare is a good idea for those women, and men, out there with kids, who work, but need a little extra cash to get through the day. Living these days is very expensive, and 2 working parents is hard enough to support.

So unless you're a parent, you have no say, if you've never been homeless, you have no say, so until you really live in their shoes, you have no say.

I was homeless for 6 months once during the middle of Feb. It was -30degC outside, and no one helped me, but it would have been nice if someone did.

Kind of easy to say someone doesn't need help when you have the money and freedom to do what you please.

I agree that one too many abuse the system though, but there are people out there who do need help, and welfare shouldn't be a permanant thing. If someone needs finacial help so they can get a job, a place to live, and help get on their feet after a birth of a child, or a divorce, or a man walking out on them, then they deserve it.

Have a heart. Not everyone is a mooch from welfare.

[lagstronaut]

It's really easy to say who your government shouldn't help when you're in a nicely heated room watching satellite television, I guess

Kind of easy to say someone doesn't need help when you have the money and freedom to do what you please.

Great minds think alike

[Nochowderforyou]

Great minds think alike

Yup, they sure do! :thumbsup:

I'm not judging anyone, but I figure if you have a computer and can buy cannabis, things can't be that bad for you (money wise). :rasta:

Take care.

[FreeVenice]

haha read Hobbes/Locke/Rousseau.

The state of chaos is nothing nice either.

It's not the chaos that an Anarchist asks for, it's more of a self efficent life.