The stupidity of America

A: Even Democrat President JFK understood reducing taxation improves the economy.

B: We are in trouble because of our Wars and because we pay for Free HealthCare for certain citizens.

Our politicians are stupid, but not for the reasons in the OP.

 

We're in trouble because Wall Street, the Democratic party, and moderate factions of the Republican party including it's leadership have been destroying America by way of debt, confiscation of private enterprise by the fed, and the nuetralization of individual freedom and free marketing.

 

Can't we start an incident with Canada?

You know like when they were pushing all that illegal booze accross our border violating international law and U.S. border security laws and made a fortune doing it while we stood in soup lines way back when?

We could demand reparations and when they refuse to pay - open fire.

Meanwhile, our government could test out our latest military hardware on western europe - without dropping any leaflets first. Think of the tax dollars we'll save not having to shell out for NATO.

- the ugly Rabbit

 

private debt is one of the key factors.

you didn't mention that.

 

You may not be aware of it but the Quebec government did nothing to stop that illegal activity because it was conducted by Indians who do much what they like here. They don't pay taxes and they tend to close one of the four bridges linking Montreal to the rest of Quebec and Canada when they have a grudge.

However, in the last month or so, there have been mass arrests on the Indian reservations and this could only have occurred from pressure by the USA. But nobody is saying anything.

 

Proof the majority U.S citizens are morons

Prohibition.. proven failure with alcohol and the current multibillion dollar a year failure that is the War on Drugs.
Alcohol.. the most destructive and dangerous drug. Has been responsible for more deaths than all other drugs and all U.S wars combined... and its legal.. and embraced by americans.

Industrial Hemp.. a huge cash crop that would benefit the agricultural might and economy of the U.S like a steroid shot does a powerlifter. Illegal because of industry lobbying of the alcoholic beverage, chemical , fossil fuel and textile industry has convinced moronic americans that Industrial Hemp has anything in common with pharmacuetical marijuana. Industrial Hemp has as much in common with Marijuana as a toy poodle has with a timber wolf and americans are too stupid to see it.

Yep coupled with our short sighted materialism, racism, and imperialism; Americans can stand proud knowing that our country can match self destructive stupidity with any country in history.

The kicker of the whole thing is that if you ask almost any marijuana seller/grower if they would like to see Hemp/marijuana legalized you will hear a resounding NO. They love the artificially skyhigh prices prohibition creates... heck mabey we will see the next Kennedy dynasty emerge from this bout of prohibition.

 

Eh... I'll have to reject that idea... lol

 

The far right is part of the problem group too.

It's not "neutralization of individual freedom or free marketing" that is causing our problems.

It's the fact that our regulators are corrupt as hell. America can't properly regulate the financial sector at all, unlike several of our peers.

Ending all regulation isn't the answer either.

Granted, maybe we might as well end all regulation just to speed up the inevitable downfall. It might take a total collapse of America to fix things globally.

 

The biggest reason I see for our economic downfall is the loss of jobs due to NAFTA and China. We get a double whammy by losing the income tax from the unemployed while, at he same time, they are collecting benefits.

You can look at charts showing our trade deficits and they mirror the rise in debt. Government overspending also contributes heavily to this, but what has driven us to this point is the loss of millions of jobs to other countries and the trillions of dollars that goes along with that.

No amount of spending cuts and tax increases will ever make up for the loss of jobs. We have to repatriate our jobs and money to turn this thing around.

 

Once again we see Canadian Liberals living on planet denial; again, if you calculated ALL the taxes and fees we pay down here; it amounts to a LOT more than 30%.

But that isn't the point; the point is how is sending even MORE to the Federal Government a good thing?

The notion that taxing people more will get the economy going again can only be expressed in the lunatic realm of Liberal ideology.

There aren't a lot of economist that would agree with such lunatic assertions.

Are you deliberately this absurd, or do you have to work at it?

 

Industrial hemp has no chemical properties to get you high. Like alcohol-free beer it looks and smells the same as its potent cousin. Prohibiting it is stupid beyond all reason.

 

More hemp fantasy huh? Look Woody Harrelson, sorry but it's just not a magic elixer/cure all for everything that ails us. Hemp, industrialized or otherwise, isn't going to cure the economy, fix our boo boos, and power our cars.

 

Prohibiting industrial hemp or pharmaceutical marijuana is just a bad idea in general, because of the collossal waste of government money it involves.

 

Agreed....The criminalization of Marijuana in general has wasted more time, money and human life than should be tolerated IMO. Marijuana itself is no more dangerous than alcohol. Decriminalizing it would save a lot of $$$$$.

 

Canada wants more money, more money. That's right, guy.

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What's it to you, son? You aren't American.. Why so much rage?

 

I don't disagree that the prohibition is a bad idea, but that doesn't mean that hemp is some sort of cure all.

 

An interesting remark from the citizen of a country that doesn't have the courage, inclination and will to retain a President in office for more than 8 years.

It must be a fear of establishing a dictatorship, I suppose when it's history only exists for little over 500 years.

 

I think they should decriminalize, but leave using around children a felony for child endangerment.

The legal dopers strongest argument is on account of the enormous cost of law enforcement and they are right - police - courts - and the prison system is too much money being wasted.

Knowing that the government refuses to change the strategy in the drug war while never winning it on account of their stubborness, decriminalize.

The legalization crowd insists that mind altering substances can be used responsibly, then let's find out.

 

No argument here.

 

So is EVERYONE'S! What makes you think you should not be in the same boat? Because yer "American"? PFFT...

YES!!!
Because it could be used to create jobs like fixing infrastructure and on tech and alternate fuel sources.
This creates JOBS, which in turn creates DEMAND, which in turn crates Private Sector JOBS.
I know its a bit involved and certainly not for 5th graders...but we can always hope...

Yes they do...BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT WORKS!
YOU...obviously DO NOT!

I work at it...

 

A weekend in New Orleans might change your tune...

 

Alcohol is mind altering.

It's not a matter of whether something is mind altering or not. It's a matter of whether or not the government should have the right to tell you what you can and can't use for your own purposes.

Some people can use heroin and still keep down a job. I'm not recommending anyone try that, but the government should deal with abuse or crimes connected to it, not with the simple use of something.

I agree that decriminalization is a good first step. I don't think our system could handle legalizing everything overnight. However, since marijuana is one of the less addictive substances that is illegal, it should be among the first ones to be fully legalized.

 

I agree 100% on that.

I do believe that hemp and marijuana were made illegal because hemp threatened the cotton farmers and it's production, and because the Feds did not have the man power to tax marijuana.

They have no right to tell me what I can and cannot put in my body. That is for me to decide. Too bad so many stupid people who were never taught personal responsibility think that it's ok for a corrupt governing body to tell you what you can and cannot ingest.

This is yet another reason why I like Ron Paul. He believes in personal responsibility.