Some random, kinda sorta, thoughts:
- If you remember me from soc.culture.african.american you may remember "Ed-ness". I kinda liked that phrase because it kinda fits. If you don't remember, don't worry.
- I've tried to check out of watching the news for my own mental well being, but I keep getting pulled back in. I can deal with the madness going on at the global level, but I have a harder time dealing with the madness on the national, state and local level. I'm finding myself more and more screaming at the boob tube and just being generally disgusted.
- Regionally, here is a reason why I scream.
- Is this a matter of "good sex" being mistaken for an attack or is there more to this than meets the eye?
In a comment at a post on P6's blog, I wrote this: The [GM] bond holders are right to [ attempt to block GM's sale ]. There is no damn way, even with accepting the government money, that the government should re-write the bankruptcy rules, just for those who took the money. It's damn wrong for the unions to get a piece of the company and placed in front of the bond holders.
People don't seem to realize and/or care that the bond holders of GM are many times people who have pension plans with companies and/or state and/or local government.
- Maybe it is me, but I just don't see any good coming out of government becoming a source of health care coverage as an alternative to private insurers. When I worked in the U.K. for about 6 months, I saw how people who went over with me first liked being a part of the greater medical system when emergencies arose, but when they had to schedule "routine to them" doctor visits and/or procedures, the wait became an issue. And the fact that the government then can get into the game of rationing care based on cost, really bothers me.
The government saying "no health care for you!" for a specific medical problem when there are options available, really, really, REALLY bothers me. - Can someone explain to me how "cap and trade," which will cause energy prices to rise, is NOT harmful to "the poor and middle class"? How about this idea?
Let's assume there are jobs in an city like Baltimore where a large number of people who work those jobs, live in the suburbs and commute to Baltimore. If the cost of gas rises, would that not cause people to move back into Baltimore, thus causing the price of housing to rise? And wouldn't that cause gentrification of areas that are depressed, causing "poor and 'people of color'" to be forced out of those areas? Or, if enough workers live outside of the city, would that not cause the companies to move out of Baltimore causing harm to the city? - To my new little cousin, welcome to your life, your world, and your family. God has blessed you to be born into the immediate and extended family to which you have been born.
That's enough for now.
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