What is wrong with this country?

[cauzomb]

screw it!!! everything that would actually work to fix the problems has been made illegal by the same lawmakers that get the extra money for setting the stage for these criminal racket's. If you stick your head up out of your hole to speak your mind, you get sprayed with binary accumulative pesticides...

[Gizmokid2005]

I completely agree, but there is always some ulterior motive behind why the private sector does what they do. It's free advertising....that's all it is. Hence why you hear Sears' name on Extreme Makeover all the time.

The American people as a society have gone down hill, they really have. If people would actually try to work for the stuff that they have instead of freeloading when they don't need to, this country would be in a lot better shape. You know, the people who are on welfare, or WIC, or some other governmentally funded program, yet they have a new car, or cell phones, new this, new that...etc

If we could do something about that, then we would be much better off, not too mention the legislators that we have are retards too....

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Sorry for the rant...

And for the record judy...we've been over this age thing already

[jholland1964]

When the report said private sector when referring to the Katrina clean up that didn't mean businesses...it meant people NOT businesses. And it also stated that yes, many businesses had donated goods and services without asking for or receiving recognition or publicity but just because "that is what you do when your fellow man needs help."

[Gizmokid2005]

OH, I know Judy. There was a lot of manpower and donated time/goods from normal people....but it takes something like that for people to give. Something catastrophic, not just normal everyday stuff.

Heck, the last time I tried to be a gentleman and hold the door open, I got my head ripped off for doing so...it's just the whole mindset of the american society.

[Gizmokid2005]

You know PP...they say it get's worse before it gets better....but maybe this is the worst??

[PhilliePhan]

You know PP...they say it get's worse before it gets better....but maybe this is the worst??

I do not know..... But I do have a question for you (and the others) - Do you think the rapid advance of technology is helping or hurting things?

Sometimes I long for a simpler time . . . And I ain't that old yet. LOL!

[Mathster]

so, uhm, whats the issue with people making money off of their talents?

How many 20 year olds took some dot com public and made 200 million for it? Sure some lost their tail at the bust. Sure teaching and law enforcement is more important, but anyone can teach or wear a uniform, not everyone has a sports talent.

[PhilliePhan]

but anyone can teach or wear a uniform

I can't agree with this - plenty of people are not cut out for either assignment.
And let's not forget that many of those who are qualified take on more lucrative careers in other fields. The educational requirements for teachers these days are pretty high. Frankly, it is easier to get and MBA, LOL!

Honestly, I think it's both helped and hurt. The advancement for medical purposes and to make life "easier" has helped....but the lack of technology for those who don't have it makes things worse.

I agree with you there.

I think what I was channeling was all the stuff kids have today that I did not 20 years ago: Internet/cellphone/blackberry etc...
There is a glut of information out there and much (wikipedia, etc..) is wrong. The net provides an easy way out for research, etc. whereas we older folks had to get info from libraries and books.
Plus, we've got kids who spend all day texting and cannot write a cogent business letter.
Maybe the ease of information at our fingertips is making us lazy and dumbing us down?

[Gizmokid2005]

Honestly, I think it's both helped and hurt. The advancement for medical purposes and to make life "easier" has helped....but the lack of technology for those who don't have it makes things worse.