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Split from Is the US Declaration of Independence illegal?
I consider it a point of pride that I make an income that allows me to contribute back to the system that educated, transported, and protected me. The company I work for hired me because I was educated, they are also the recipients of government assistance in that way.
Again, if you value schools, roads, and emergency services then you have to value government assistance. Personally, I don't trust people my age (25) to make responsible decisions with their retirement savings. There is a reason why my demographic is so highly targeted... we spend money like drunken sailors. I feel safer knowing that I am paying into a system that will be there for me when I retire and that I pay money into my own retirement fund.
I also know that structurally, not everyone is as lucky as I am. I had well-off parents (my dad actually had his college paid for by the government because he was a poor, but promising scholar). He worked very hard, and made good money, but without the government to help him out 38 years ago, I wouldn't be here today. I want to see everyone in this country have the opportunity to succeed, but I want to make sure the playing field is level so that even that a kid from a poor neighborhood in D.C. who grows up around gunshots has a good education and a chance to better them-self. That requires hard work, parenting, and government assistance.
Did you go to school? Did you drive, walk, or ride a bike on public roads? Do you feel like if you call 911 someone will help you? I know I benefited greatly from public assistance. I went to a public school (for 13 years, then I went to a public university for another 4). I drive my car on the streets paid for (and maintained by) the government. Just last week, there was a shooting outside my house and when I called the police they came right away and kept a patrol car parked outside for the duration of the night.
I consider it a point of pride that I make an income that allows me to contribute back to the system that educated, transported, and protected me. The company I work for hired me because I was educated, they are also the recipients of government assistance in that way.
Again, if you value schools, roads, and emergency services then you have to value government assistance. Personally, I don't trust people my age (25) to make responsible decisions with their retirement savings. There is a reason why my demographic is so highly targeted... we spend money like drunken sailors. I feel safer knowing that I am paying into a system that will be there for me when I retire and that I pay money into my own retirement fund.
I also know that structurally, not everyone is as lucky as I am. I had well-off parents (my dad actually had his college paid for by the government because he was a poor, but promising scholar). He worked very hard, and made good money, but without the government to help him out 38 years ago, I wouldn't be here today. I want to see everyone in this country have the opportunity to succeed, but I want to make sure the playing field is level so that even that a kid from a poor neighborhood in D.C. who grows up around gunshots has a good education and a chance to better them-self. That requires hard work, parenting, and government assistance.
We need higher tax rates in this country, look at what our rates are now vs. the regan-clinton eras.
And do our cheap labor (and pay taxes)
American Citizens (don't like it, change the Constitution)
Our entire heritage as a country is based off immigration and widening our culture. Our nation has benefited greatly from the patchwork of cultures and ideas that paint our country's tapestry. I know plenty of children of immigrants (both legal and illegal) who have gone on to do great things with their lives.
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