Duct Tape Politics

How many have read the fine  print on batteries or other electronics? There is usually some warning about disposing them properly so the environment isn’t harmed in any ways.  In Fulton County, New York, residents have been given a new place to safetly dispose of their electronic waste.

This could become a huge concern nationally as all televisions switch to digital.  Where will people dispose their now useless televisions?  The environmental impact may be huge.

Check out the full story below.

 http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/501486.html?nav=5011

http://www.capjournal.com/articles/2008/04/
03/news/doc47f455026bd94126589958.txt

That’s right my friends, within 11 years Medicare could be broken.  All that money you pay in taxes to support this program, it could all be gone, unavailible to you.  What does all this imply?

According to this article the shortfall is due to increasing health care costs.  It’s not because of the baby boom generation retiring.  Costs just continue to go up.  Whether you’re Conservative or Liberal this is an important concern.  What can be done?

Conservatives will call for more privatized programs.  This may or may not be the solution.  For those who can afford this, they should absolutely go for it.  Many in this nation are clearly well off and able to afford their own healthcare.  But for others this is simply not an option.

Either way we approach this problem, something must be done and done soon.  It’s time for all sides to quit wrestling with each other and instead it’s time they wrestle with the issues and find a solution.

I’ve been paying attention to Ron Paul followers for a while now, and many of them are reveling in the thought of the U.S. economy crashing and our nation just ceasing to exist.  It’s like they’re waiting for this moment to happen so they can do a huge, see I told you so.

This is probably why they epically failed and lost this election season.  They had nothing to offer other than this.  But my blog isn’t about them, it’s about the overall spirit of this, doomsday politics.

It seems like some on each side predict the end of America if they are not elected. But what would happen if the end of the world didn’t come?  Then what could these parties run on?  What would happen if politicians replaced fear with real ideas and hope?  Would this be a better America?