Saturday, July 5, 2008
Happiness
Its a known fact that Republicans believe in free market and limited government. A lot of good that has done us considering America's current state. The most glaring evidence against limited government is the happiest country in the world for last two years, Denmark. The idea that a forum of government in which the maximum amount of profit is generated will lead to prosperity and happiness for the nation has been debunked by our very own economic downturn and incessant lack of financial stability. Meanwhile, Denmark, a nation that often seems to fall into the underbelly of global publicity, due there uncanny ability to avoid unnecessary conflict, has population of happy people whose search for happiness does not lie in the monetary but instead begins and ends in family and the social aspects of life. The happiness nation in the world despite taxing its people income in ranges close to 50%. We have been conditioned into believing money equals happiness is true equation, all this despite the egregious examples of money not equal happiness, whether it be Lindsay Lohan, Owen Wilson, Britney Spears, Paula Abdul, Amy Winehouse, Steven, Tyler, Eva Mendes, or Kirsten Dunst take your pick. The question becomes if real life publicized examples don't deter the majority of people from seeking happiness in the materialistic things then is their any hope for America to one day be the happiest nation in the world?
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Top 5 Reasons Those In Charge Don't Care About Us
1. American Car Manufacturer
How can I put this lightly? America makes cars that are designed to be replaced by new models. In the car companies greed they have overlooked the lucrative possibilities of being a global automobile supplier such as Honda, Toyota, BMW, or Volkswagen. Thus due to foolish investments in ridiculous concepts like SUVs companies like Ford have been forced to close hundreds of factories due to losses in income. The bigger problem is found in the cities such Detroit whose economies are built on those factories. Had even the slightest thought been put into future ramifications of not making cars that appeal to foreign markets it would have become obvious that for an American economy which has relied on the automobile manufacturers such as GM and Ford for stability it would be highly detrimental for American cars to no longer appeal to their target and only market which is the American population.
How can I put this lightly? America makes cars that are designed to be replaced by new models. In the car companies greed they have overlooked the lucrative possibilities of being a global automobile supplier such as Honda, Toyota, BMW, or Volkswagen. Thus due to foolish investments in ridiculous concepts like SUVs companies like Ford have been forced to close hundreds of factories due to losses in income. The bigger problem is found in the cities such Detroit whose economies are built on those factories. Had even the slightest thought been put into future ramifications of not making cars that appeal to foreign markets it would have become obvious that for an American economy which has relied on the automobile manufacturers such as GM and Ford for stability it would be highly detrimental for American cars to no longer appeal to their target and only market which is the American population.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Top 5 Reasons Those In Charge Don't Care About Us.
2. Minimum Wage
Hmmm... Where do i even start? How about the fact that minimum wage hasn't been raised since 1996. When inflation is running rampant food and gasoline prices are out of control and millions of American families are struggling to keep their homes, the simple little thing big gov't could to actually provide relief to those under the heavy burden of our declining economy seems to never even cross mind. Then again, what do you expect? Its hard for big gov't sitting on its per ch on high to hear the masses agonizing cry.
Hmmm... Where do i even start? How about the fact that minimum wage hasn't been raised since 1996. When inflation is running rampant food and gasoline prices are out of control and millions of American families are struggling to keep their homes, the simple little thing big gov't could to actually provide relief to those under the heavy burden of our declining economy seems to never even cross mind. Then again, what do you expect? Its hard for big gov't sitting on its per ch on high to hear the masses agonizing cry.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Top 5 Reasons Those In Charge Don't Care About Us
3. Sad Sad World News
Okay I am aware the television is all about ratings. Is it absolutely necessary for every channel's news program to subscribe to this worlds a horrible place theme? Does every high speed chase need to be televised. I mean I think I saw this episode last week and I know how it ends. I believe that televising images of missing people or suspects doesn't help to lead to their return or capture . Sometimes, though, the media makes local issues national issues, like 17 pregnant girls in Boston ot the whole Jenna 6 debacle. In effect, subjecting one area to national judgment, and everybody's varying opinions which rarely leads to an actual solution, just a lot of discussion. Things like the constant reporting of shark attacks, making them out to be man eating monsters. Ideas suggesting vaccines cause autism. How about telling us how much gas is going up every day as if we didn't see it on the news we wouldn't be able to contemplate what was happening. How about SARS, West Nile Virus, Bird Flu, or whatever the perverbial pathogen flavor of the month is? Must the racial slur of every semi-famous person become national news. Especially when it comes to radio personalities, if i don't listen to the radio station why would care what they hell they said to their audience, and even I did listen to said station if i heard some thing i didn't like I would ummm..... CHANGE THE STATION!!!! And this is only the tip of the iceberg but i am going to stop here.
Okay I am aware the television is all about ratings. Is it absolutely necessary for every channel's news program to subscribe to this worlds a horrible place theme? Does every high speed chase need to be televised. I mean I think I saw this episode last week and I know how it ends. I believe that televising images of missing people or suspects doesn't help to lead to their return or capture . Sometimes, though, the media makes local issues national issues, like 17 pregnant girls in Boston ot the whole Jenna 6 debacle. In effect, subjecting one area to national judgment, and everybody's varying opinions which rarely leads to an actual solution, just a lot of discussion. Things like the constant reporting of shark attacks, making them out to be man eating monsters. Ideas suggesting vaccines cause autism. How about telling us how much gas is going up every day as if we didn't see it on the news we wouldn't be able to contemplate what was happening. How about SARS, West Nile Virus, Bird Flu, or whatever the perverbial pathogen flavor of the month is? Must the racial slur of every semi-famous person become national news. Especially when it comes to radio personalities, if i don't listen to the radio station why would care what they hell they said to their audience, and even I did listen to said station if i heard some thing i didn't like I would ummm..... CHANGE THE STATION!!!! And this is only the tip of the iceberg but i am going to stop here.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Top 5 Reasons Those In Charge Don't Care About Us
4. Daytime construction
Is it an absolute necessary for the majority of street construction to take place during the morning rush hour? I mean there is obvious logic in doing construction at night when their is less traffic and I imagine it would be safer for the workers. In terms of visibility and the protection of workers at night they can set lights in a way that illuminate the construction site so that is impossible for coherent driver not to see. With road rage occurring at absurd rates you would think that the number one priority would be reducing the stress level of drivers. Unstressed drivers equals less road rage, better driving, and as a result less stressed workers and more efficient work being done for employers.
Is it an absolute necessary for the majority of street construction to take place during the morning rush hour? I mean there is obvious logic in doing construction at night when their is less traffic and I imagine it would be safer for the workers. In terms of visibility and the protection of workers at night they can set lights in a way that illuminate the construction site so that is impossible for coherent driver not to see. With road rage occurring at absurd rates you would think that the number one priority would be reducing the stress level of drivers. Unstressed drivers equals less road rage, better driving, and as a result less stressed workers and more efficient work being done for employers.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Top 5 Reasons Those In Charge Don't Care About Us
5. Unnecessary Traffic Jams
Have you ever felt like if they just adjusted the time that a green or red light lasted that it would completely expedite the flow of traffic? I am sure that the grid of traffic lights could be reformatted with a little effort increasing the speed at which commuting takes place.
Have you ever felt like if they just adjusted the time that a green or red light lasted that it would completely expedite the flow of traffic? I am sure that the grid of traffic lights could be reformatted with a little effort increasing the speed at which commuting takes place.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Los Angeles Traffic
I have been to many states from Georgia, Louisiana, and Ohio to Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. I must say the Los Angeles is only place where as Adam Corolla so eloquently put it "people drive like they are just circulating oil through their engine block, they have an dentist appointment to get a root canal, or a water boarding appointment." People too often seem to have no destination in mind when they get behind the wheel of their car, almost as if they are taking in the scenery that unless they move here yesterday should have become a repetitive banality by now. Not to mention if people are checking out the scenery they should have their eyes on the road. I totally am bewildered by why people seem to like to wallow in the boredom of traffic. Even more confusing is the fact even if you want to drive in a manner that would make even the most carefully cautious driver have a fit of road rage, isn't at least feasible that you would take into to consideration the thousands of other drivers on the road and pull over and all of those who want to actually arrive at their destination pass.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
When We Need It, Wheres The Electric Car?
I don't know if anyone has seen the documentary "Who killed the electric car?", but its a very enlightening, awakening, film. Even though it came out in about 2003 i bring it up now because, now more than ever the population at large is in need of the electric car. I think this hybrid car phenomenon is simply a pacifier to silence are crying for more efficient cars. What separates us from an Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or a Nigeria, we are all countries that are seemingly frozen in technological time under the vice of black gold. I think we will be lucky if we ever see the hydrogen fuel cell or affordable electric car. I won't deny Ronald Reagan presidency accomplished a lot at the time however one must admit the fact that the long term ramifications of Reagan removing all of Jimmy Carter's attempts toward releasing America from the ball and chain that is foreign oil including his energy conservation and alternative fuels. He took off all the solar panels off the white house because I'm sure he didn't want have any new fangled contraptions that he didn't understand on the white house. So where do we go from here, when GM is still making Hummers and Americans are just now realizing SUV's may look "cool" but $100 for gas is not. I think if more Americans visited other countries they would realize we are the only people on the planet who drives SUV besides the poor countries we sell them too. SUV's the embodiment of most of America's problems in the form of a car. How do you teach a whole nation to understand what global perspective is in a matter of years before it self destructs?
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