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Posted on May 9 at 8:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I see a lot of folks saying support our troops. I certainly can find no fault in that! What I don't understand is what these folks actually mean by this. Wave a flag? Vote republican? Be irrational?
If you want to support troops then get them better facilities, better care for injuries and mental health, better armor, better benefits, better pay... To simply say support our troops is really quite a mindless statement unless we start backing it up with specifics including how much we should raise our taxes or what services we should do without. I would be much more impressed with a ribbon saying "raise our taxes to support our troops"!
Posted on May 9 at 8:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Lots of folks have gone on about personal responsibility and we should not go after the bars and such. I am a BIG believer in personal responsibility but, as often is the case, the argument can go too far.
When an accident occurs, oftentimes the damages go way beyond what the guilty person can pay. Who then should make up the difference? The injured party? You or me through increased taxes? Some random person? Or an establishment that profited by actions that led to the accident? It may not be "fair" that a bar owner has to pay out because their employee provided alcohol to an intoxicated person who later shattered a families dreams but it certainly isn't fair that the injured family pays and frankly, I don't feel like shouldering the burden either. Somebody HAS to pay and that is an absolute fact. Having the bar pay may not be fair but often times it is the least unfair.
Please don't believe that I am bashing the alcohol industry. I like my drink at the end of the day as much as many of you. I am just trying to be a realist.
Cheers!
"clink"
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Posted on May 9 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks for your support Imusuallyright. Maybe I wasn't clear enough for 0cents. The fact of the matter is I have supported some military folks by forgiving rents in hard times. I also deal with them regularly at work and I do all I can to accomodate them when their duties interfere with their obligations to me. And yes, 0cents, I would be OK with raising my taxes a bit for worthy causes.
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