Evolution

Greetings All,

           This country frankly, has come a long way in its reasoning on social policies.  The actions of the few have made phenomenal waves for the masses.  We have witness, through history that people are willing to die for human rights.  For example, euthanasia, slavery, women's rights, etc.  The fore-fathers of the Constitution created a living breathing document that has significantly stirred this nation in a proper direction. But of course, it didn't start there. People have discovered better ways of living sense the stone ages.  That's what makes the human race unique.

         Now the evolution or revolution of gay rights are taking center stage.  Being a student and God willing a professional in the field of Social Work, I feel an obligation to approach this issue extremely clairvoyantly.  First, human rights has no exclusions. Therefore, all society members deserve dignity and respect. One's sexual preference will one day evolve probably at the same pace as the other civil rights movements of the past.  One day we wont think twice upon seeing the same sex hold hands or displaying other proper signs of affection in public.  It just takes time!

           Time is the key word.  What's nice about evolution is good and useful qualities tend to remain and improve.  On the other hand, evil and unproductive qualities tend to dissolve and find their remains in history books.  The positive waves I will strive to make today, in the back of my mind I'm hoping will make a difference tomorrow.

Cal Sloan

Thinking outside the Box

Greetings All,

        It's quite evident that most of America's problems involves that lack of revenue to support this country.  Claims of Social Security running out of funds is a direct reflection of our elected leaders not coming up with ideas of raising money.  Anyone that tells you that there should be less government in our society is a supporter of Darwinism (survival of the fittest).  That would only send crime through the roof.  It's also fascinating how the majority of Americans overlooks the subsidies the larger corporations receive as not being a form of welfare.  We are clinging on to outdated forms of government.  Less face the truth, the Constitution we live by was written and signed by sanctimonious slave owners.

            Without doing any research I would guess that there are multi millions of illegal immigrants living amongst us.  These people are not paying taxes, as a result we are losing countless dollars in revenue.  I would also go as far to say that most of these immigrants live in poverty because they can't even obtain a driver's license, which by the way is not free. This would prevent millions from obtaining a better job.

         

             What's wrong with creating jobs by legalizing immigrants who can show proof of residence for a particular number of months? A bid for public contractors to build a facility and under government regulations could process the proper paper work or just make it a government ran entity. A charge of $3500 per person would put a significant dent in our deficit.  We can put a large portion of the funds back into our society for education and child welfare. This is an idea that would raise money for the good of all American.  Im sure our elected leader can appoint a committee to devise a plan to make it work in the best interest of the United States.

Cal Sloan

"Conventional Wisdom"

Greetings All,

       
             Success relies on a firm foundation, despite the subject matter.  In this case, the subject is the future of the United States.  The foundation that needs to be addressed are our children.  From birth an example of excellence needs to be established.  Our society must focus on the environment that our kids are witnessing and realize that change wont come overnight unless we start today. To explain, there is a culture of poverty.  Generation after generations are unable to break the cycle of poverty.  Hence they become products of their environment.  In essence, more resources are needed to identify our children who's parents are not setting that example of excellence and build academy based schools, that stresses discipline, physical fitness, and academic excellence from pre-K through four years of college.  These academies need to be located in the heart of impoverished areas for the world to see that our country is leading the way on dealing with poverty.

          Most addicts and drug abuser are beyond recovery.  Why should their children be sucked down the drain with them.  We can save this particular portion of our population and break the cycle poverty.
This would provide our society with a stronger foundation of adults who have been groomed since a child to make advantageous decisions. Ultimately, they will teach their offsprings the same lessons they were taught. Conventional Wisdom suggest!