Solutions!

Hello! I am always complaining about life and politics, but never suggest a way to fix anything, so here we go. This is all my own opinion, so if you don't agree comment or start your own god damn blog. Today I am going to tackle health care! I think it is too expensive, hence the need for "ObamaCare". The issue isn't health care though, it's the price doctors and hospitals charge for everything. In my opinion, health care costs wouldn't even be an issue if we had tort reform. Doctors are afraid to make mistakes in surgery or with diagnosing injuries/illnesses and the prices reflect it. Again, in my opinion, the prices are high because if there are 10 surgeries and 9 go well, the expense covers the extremely large price the doctor is getting sued for, even with their own malpractice insurance. I'm really big when it comes to the American Way idea and we need to stop screwing eachother (not physically, we still need babies). Everyone makes mistakes, and that means everyone. It is about time we put our rational thinking caps on and realize it is going to hurt us in the long run if we keep suing and suing. The big issue with tort reform is the profession who gains the most from it: lawyers. That issue is extended by the profession that makes up the majority of Congress: lawyers. How can we expect any type of reform to be passed when lawyers dominate our government and they gain the most from malpractice? That issue is one I'm afraid I can't tackle. If anyone has suggestions, leave a comment. Referenda maybe? Thanks for your intellect!

Capitalism Over Realism?

Hello readers!
I blog to you tonight after experiencing a great weekend. A weekend filled with family, friends, more family, liquids, reading, talking, and education! If that doesn't sound like a party to you then I can't ever take you out, clearly. Anyway, the education came from a few of my friends and netflix. First off, I want to clarify that the person I am about to mention doesn't have control over my thoughts, he just influences the hamster wheel to turn. He is a master of manipulation because he uses "facts", people love "facts", but these "facts" are only half-stories. That person is Michael Moore and I was watching Capitalism: a Love Story, thanks to Oliver Roberts for having a complicated cable set-up. This movie sparked a motivation to question the idea of Capitalism (GASP! How un-American!) and the fairness of this economic system. I am no economist nor do I know the difference between Wall Street or Canal Street (Kidding ladies!), but I can do simple math and know the simple preschool rules of fair practices! The system is in dire need of a shift towards the middle. The American way has become the idea of the way of freedom and opportunity, but that's just about it, an idea. Ask a person from each of the two classes in America about the "American Way" and you'll hear two very different answers. Ask a wealthy CEO from New York City and recently laid off factory worker from Detroit. American Capitalism continues to help the rich while striking down the poor (get used to hearing that, campaign season is coming). The middle class is what built the United States and the current political agenda is eliminating it. This generations version of the "American Way" and Capitalism is murky and altered because of greed. This blog wasn't meant to cure this ailment, but just a way for me to complain about the system. Americans need to start looking at the big picture, A.K.A. the future of America, and realize that legislators are put in their position to help America, not just their warchests. Capitalism is a good system when utilized and optimized, not manipulated by those who are staying at the top. It's about time realism alters the "Capitalism" going on. Oh, and shout out to the Egyptian people who went against my advice in my prior blog, I hope the best for you guys and congratulations, I will have a drink for every one of you.

Hello World

I haven't blogged for a while, since before Christmas to be exact, and the world has experienced a lot of changes since. For starters, the new Congressman were sworn in to start the process of repealing "Obamacare", Obama mentioned Scranton in the State of the Union, Tunisia and Egypt are going through massive revolutions, and the Packers have beaten the Steelers in the Super Bowl (equal in importance? not at all but keeping people reading helps!). Before the SB, Obama was interviewed by Bill O'Reily (great man! not.) and he said something that I have been thinking for a while. He said "I don't want to spend the next two years working to repeal what they spent the previous two years working towards, which will then force the term after this to work towards it again. I think picking apart the current Health Care plan would be better than to remove it all together. Why rebuild the building instead of remodel it? Although we are Americans and we continue to build new developments rather than remodel the vacant houses that are rotting away, lets be un-American this time. Take time and fix it up, the idea of the great 50's American way, lets not spend useless time and money by rebuilding a new one. Now to Africa, North Africa to be exact. Egypt is one of the most historical countries in the entire world. When one thinks of Egypt, they think of desert and Pyramids, which is partly true, but they are also a pretty "democratic" nation. They have a recent history of reign under Hosni Mubarak and the people of Egypt are not pleased with him anymore. There is chaos in Egypt and has been for weeks, but removing Mubarak, although seems the best idea, isn't the best idea. The best way to turn revolution into anarchy is to remove power and start from the bottom. The people do not understand the problem of allowing mob mentality to take over their movement and remove the government. There are militants that are dangerous that could take power. African countries have a history of removing power through revolution and causing havoc throughout the nation, which then leads to more unrest and removal of power. There is no definite answer to the situation in Egypt, just like other problems in the world, but mob mentality taking over and removing Mubarak isn't the productive answer. We must sit and watch and wait. As Jack Johnson sings "I was sittin, waiting, wishing" and that is exactly what the world will be doing. Hopefully, for the progress of International Relations and not the progress of terrorism. I will write more soon, that is a promise. Enjoy your night world and ?? Go Packers ??