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Conservatives would like to Cut Subsidy Programs to the Poor
A few days ago the Republican House voted to cut off $40 billion from the food stamp program. If they had it their way they would totally cut off all subsidy programs for the needy from the Federal budget. As … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government
Tagged compassion, crime, food stamps, government subsities, jobs, law enforcement, national debt, poverty, Republican House, riots
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Keeping Fire Arms out of the hands of More Criminals, Ex-Cons and Minors
Shocking mass killings make the big headlined. But in fact they represent an almost insignificant portion of the approximately 11,000 human beings killed by fire arms in America annual. Gang shootings, robberies, hold ups, and other crimes and accidents as will as law enforcement actions all too numerous to report or even care about are the primary sources of gun violence and deaths. Gun related crimes must be dealt with seriously and in a way to deter further gun related crimes. Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Government
Tagged alternative weapons, criminals, ex-cons, fire arms, gun congrol, imature, law enforcement, teenagers
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Traitor or Patriot
Whether Edward Snowden or Pfc. Bradley Manning are Traitors or Patriots for disclosing highly classified information to Wikileaks is either a matter of motives on their part or perspectives on the part of those casting judgment. To put things into … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Justice, Government
Tagged cover up, government inequities, hero, patriot, traitor, Whistleblower
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Prosperity is with the Masses
Henry Ford really had the right idea when he came up with the brilliant idea of paying his employees enough of a living wage that they could afford to buy one of his cars. He clearly understood the concept that you needed the masses of people to become affluent enough to buy more than just the essentials in life in order to have a thriving mass production industry. Customers have always been the lifeblood of businesses. The more customers the better. What better customer base can you have than the vast majority of the population. Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government
Tagged affluent, customer, economic engine, economy, goods and services, living wage, masses, Middle class, prosperity, ritch, spend, taxes, Wealth
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Failing Policy of Meddling in the Revolutions of Other Nations
The U.S. has a long history of meddling in the politics and revolutions of other nations throughout its history. But we have gained little advantage and much disappointment in the majority of our interventions, often at great cost in both … Continue reading
Morality without Religion?
In discussions I have had with Christians I have heard it argued that “How can there be morality without Christian values?” When I reply that I am an agnostic and feel that I have quite high moral and ethical standards … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Morality Values, Personal Perspective, Social Issues
Tagged agnostic, Atheism, Christian, Christian values, Christianity, do no harm, ethics, Gold standard, Golden Rule, morality
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The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule “Do to others as you would like them to do to you” or “Whatever is hurtful to you, do not do to any other person“ is a rather universal concept expressed by a large number of mainstream … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Morality Values, Personal Perspective, Religion, Social Issues
Tagged Christian Church, compassion, empathy, Golden Rule, humble, Juish, love, Muslim, religions, respect, scripture, social improvement
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California SB 4 Monitors and Informs Public about Fracking and Drilling for Gas and Oil
Senator Fran Pavley’s bill – SB 4 – informs you if fracking is being done in your area and what chemicals are being used and much more. The California Assembly will likely vote on her bill this week, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged California, disclosure, drilling, fracking, gas, oil, representative, SB 4, wells
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What Labor Day means to me.
Many of us celebrate Labor Day as the last chance to take a family vacation before school starts. This used to be my view before my children grew up. But now that I am retired and every day is a … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective, Social Issues, Society
Tagged employee, employer, ethnic, fair pay, labor, recism, working conditions
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Department of Peace – Conflict Resolution worth consideration?
Conflict resolution has been a popular technique to resolve conflicts between individuals and group. Family and marriage councilors often use conflict resolution to resolve interpersonal relationship problems. Hostage negotiators use these techniques to talk down a hostage situation. And employers … Continue reading
Posted in Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged conflict resolution, conflicts, peaceful, peaceful solution, war
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At the Core of my Values
Life hasn’t always been easy. Having grown up with multiple learning disabilities and socialization problems (read An Autistic’s Personal Perspective) I had to struggle through school and college, getting a job, and establishing myself in society. My only saving grace … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged beliefs, core values, freedome of expression, persute of happiness, values
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Retirement, Its Upsides and Downsides
I retired at the age of 65 after a good career with a good company. It was a choice I freely made. My work required quite a bit of traveling and I was tiring of so much travel. I knew … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged 401(k), enjoy, Future, health, Leisure, Life is good, money, Retirement
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What if there were no Federal Regulatory Agencies?
Political conservative pundits complain that the federal government is too big with all its regulatory agencies. What if we did as the conservatives wished, reduce government by letting free enterprise regulate itself? What if we abolished all our federal regulatory … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government
Tagged conservatives, EPA, FDA, OSHA, protect, regulation, Regulatory agency, safety, Safety standards
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Hints for Saving Money and the Environment
Let me start by saying that I am fortunate to live in California’s San Francisco Bay Area where we have moderate Mediterranean climate. So relative to much of the nation our utility consumptions are modest. But most of the suggestions … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged appliances, conserve energy, electricity, energy rated, energy-efficient, florecent, gas, insulation, LED, reduce energy usage, San Francisco Bay Area, water
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Global Warming Require Lifestyle Changes
I have been an environmentalist much of my adult live. I have fought industrial pollution and live a life that is low in energy and water consumption. Though I live in a modest two story house my utility bill is … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming
Tagged China, conserve, demand, energy, environment, Global Warming, Greenhouse gas, lazy, lifestyle change, pollution, resources, supply, waste
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A Republican Case for Climate Action
4 Republican EPA appointees who are political conservatives urge conservatives in an opinion article in the New York Times to believe in the preponderance of scientific evidence that global warming is real and to fully support efforts by President Obama to dramatically curb greenhouse gases emissions. They stressed the urgency for this “before warming becomes “locked in.”” Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Global Warming
Tagged climate action plan, Climate Change, conservative, EPA, Global Warming, melting ice, New York Times, Opinion, Republican, warming oceans
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U.S.’s Responsible for World Instability
Just as the US bears much responsibility for the violence and instability of Near East countries due to our oil interests and because of our friendship with Israel, we also bear much responsibility for the drug wars and political instability … Continue reading
Posted in Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged Ceneral America, demoracy, drug war, foriegn policy, freedom, moralistic, Near East, oil, political instability, resources, South America, war
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Global Warming Getting a Power Boost from Methane Gas
There exist vast stores of a gas that is trapped under the Arctic ice sheets and permafrost which is more than 20 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide that is in danger of being liberated if our Arctic ice fields melt from the effects of global warming that could give an extremely potent boost to global warming. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming
Tagged Antarctica, Arctic, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, CO2 greenhouse gas, glacier, Global Warming, ice, methane, tundra
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The Mother of All Problems that No One Wants to Deal With
I consider population a problem when a social-economic structure produces more problems than solutions and can no longer sustain itself. We have witnessed throughout history the fall of many great civilizations and empires due to this. Nations often try to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged greenhouse gases, overpopulation, pollution, poverty, resources
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The Anti-Abortion Law in Texas
The United States is founded upon the principles “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” as stated in the … Continue reading
Racism, Guns, and Vigilante Justice – The Zimmerman Verdict
The July 13th, 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of an unarmed black teenager has many of the telltale hallmarks of racism and vigilante justice. George Zimmerman, a white self-appointed neighborhood watch captain at the Retreat at Twin … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Justice, Government
Tagged acquittal, Florida, Gated community, George Zimmerman, gun, justice, kill, law, Martin, minority, racial profile, racial tensions, racism, shoot, Trayvon Martin, trial, verdict, vigilante, Zimmerman
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Science’s Relationship to Man and the Creator
I have posted many articles on my views of a Rational Universe and a Rational God. I have revealed on articles such as Autism and the Lack of Spirituality the reasons why I am convinced that the universe is rational. Science … Continue reading
Why it’s Important the Youth of America shoud Vote
Young citizens are complacent and do not vote. They have a tenancy to be slightly more liberal than older citizens who do vote. Thus we have more conservative Republican Presidents. If young voters would vote there might be more balance in election outcomes. Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government, Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged Conservatism, democracy, Democrats, election, government, legislation, president, right, Supreme Court, taxes, vote, young voters, Youth
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ouR Social Conscience 