I have a question.....

保守的な wrote:

NiteKrawler wrote:

I prefer to be a capitalist with a side of socialism. Which seems to be where our country is heading, though the new election may change it.

Obama has embarked us on a road towards socialism with only a little (if any) capitalism. Say goodbye to the American Dream and say hello to the welfare state.

How so? I don't see it.

NiteKrawler wrote:

保守的な wrote:

NiteKrawler wrote:

I prefer to be a capitalist with a side of socialism. Which seems to be where our country is heading, though the new election may change it.

Obama has embarked us on a road towards socialism with only a little (if any) capitalism. Say goodbye to the American Dream and say hello to the welfare state.

How so? I don't see it.

Obama's all big government, he wants to make America like Europe. All he cares about is his own power and making the American people dependent on the government. Just look at his Obamacare, pushes for gun control, tax increases, and the NDAA.

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

Haha, your're right.

I think we should turn this into a Best Cookie debate.

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

So if we havent served we have no right to opinion?well that makes sense.

00biohazard wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

So if we havent served we have no right to opinion?well that makes sense.

Edit: you're just gonna make me mad. I'll just go watch cartoons

ChickenHeart wrote:

00biohazard wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

So if we havent served we have no right to opinion?well that makes sense.

Edit: you're just gonna make me mad. I'll just go watch cartoons

Damn I missed it.

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

Get off your high horse.

Obamacare has some elements I disagree with, but at least some reform is beginning to take place in our crappy health system. And I can deal with tax increases. Our population needs to learn to live within its means. And taxing the rich doesn't really break my heart. When the top 1% own almost all of our nation's wealth (and China owns the rest ), I say tax away. But no matter what, I'm not going to go have a kid, lease a home, buy a 2012 car, and get my nails looking fabulous while working less than 40 hours at $8.50/hr. I will not sap the country's resources like a maniac.

NiteKrawler wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

Get off your high horse.

What's that brah? I can't hear you from up here

I admit. I lul'ed.

NiteKrawler wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

Get off your high horse.

Obamacare has some elements I disagree with, but at least some reform is beginning to take place in our crappy health system. And I can deal with tax increases. Our population needs to learn to live within its means. And taxing the rich doesn't really break my heart. When the top 1% own almost all of our nation's wealth (and China owns the rest ), I say tax away. But no matter what, I'm not going to go have a kid, lease a home, buy a 2012 car, and get my nails looking fabulous while working less than 40 hours at $8.50/hr. I will not sap the country's resources like a maniac.

America's healthcare is the best in the world though, why reform it? The more you tax an economy, the less it grows. This is why we need a flat tax, everyone who can pays the same %.

保守的な wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

00biohazard wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

So if we havent served we have no right to opinion?well that makes sense.

Edit: you're just gonna make me mad. I'll just go watch cartoons

Damn I missed it.

I almost got pulled into a political debate but then I remembered America rules mainly because of things like this:

ChickenHeart wrote:

保守的な wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

00biohazard wrote:

ChickenHeart wrote:

Ugh....Someone asks about joining the military and a bunch of people who never served turn it into some stupid political debate.

So if we havent served we have no right to opinion?well that makes sense.

Edit: you're just gonna make me mad. I'll just go watch cartoons

Damn I missed it.

I almost got pulled into a political debate but then I remembered America rules mainly because of things like this:

That is fucking awesome though, you have to admit.

Everyone made a big deal about unhealthy it was but it really had no more calories than say a whopper or big mac. The grilled version had like 490 calories or something like that.

ChickenHeart wrote:

Everyone made a big deal about unhealthy it was but it really had no more calories than say a whopper or big mac. The grilled version had like 490 calories or something like that.

Welcome to the nanny state, where the government tells you what you can and cannot put in your body. Remember, the government knows how to live your life better than you do.

Obedience is truth. Truth is happiness. Happiness is slavery.

My favorite was when the government banned "Caffeinated alcoholic drinks" because college kids were drinking too many and getting sick. You can still go to a bar and buy a jaeger-bomb or other drinks like it so it was kind of stupid if you think about it.

保守的な wrote:

America's healthcare is the best in the world though

It is indeed. Too bad I can't afford it. In all honesty, a flat tax sounds plenty good. Though I try to stay away from topics I am uneducated in, like economics.

NiteKrawler wrote:

保守的な wrote:

America's healthcare is the best in the world though

It is indeed. Too bad I can't afford it. In all honesty, a flat tax sounds plenty good. Though I try to stay away from topics I am uneducated in, like economics.

It would be nice if the poor were given basic healthcare through taxes, but it simply doesn't work. Lyndon B. Johnson tried that with the Great Society and it (along with Social Security) cost us trillions of dollars. Around half of our national debt is from these two failed social programs alone. Not to mention it would create dependency and give the federal government even more control over our lives.

保守的な wrote:

Around half of our national debt is from these two failed social programs alone.

Um...I'm going to need to see proof of that. I find that very hard to believe. As for our current healthcare system, it needs change drastically. When 60% of personal bankruptcies ever year are caused by medical costs, AND 80% of those people had health insurance to begin with...yeah. That's bad. That's why I like some of Obama's health bill. Forcing us to have insurance? No good. But disallowing insurance companies to drop expensive clients or not allow someone in because of preexisting conditions? Very good. There should be a ceiling for how much someone would ever have to pay depending on income and they should not be allowed to be dropped. Also, illness that is caused by something the person has control over (I'm looking at you fatties of America), should either not be covered or be heavily taxed. Prevention should be the keyword in America. Right now, I am trying to exercise more, eat a lot healthier (and a lot less), and I'm cutting out things like pop, coffee, and energy drinks. If everyone in this country would just ease up a bit on the gluttony like I finally have, health costs would go wayyyy down anyway. I'm not fat by the way.

S.Winters wrote:

If I were to be in the Army, I'd probably disobey a lot if I went overseas and they tried to make me kill innocents... Like Leon from the Professional: "No women, no kids." And then just like Billy Coen who couldn't kill those people on the mission in Africa....[/font][/color]

I highly doubt you would be ordered to outright kill innocents. That's heavy shit.

S.Winters wrote:

First of all, Nite, you double posted. ^_^

But still, if that shit happened like in RE0, I wouldn't do it. And if I got in trouble for it, I'd still know that I made the right choice.

If your not ready to take oreders, your not army material.

S.Winters wrote:

I'll follow most orders, but if it means killing innocents, it ain't happening..

This is America, it's not like they're going to order you to start killing civilians left and right without good reason.