GatewayRedbirds.com

Today we have some problems that require federal intervention, no doubt. But there are many issues that seem to elicit a standard response that "the government" needs to do something.

Memo to these folks: YOU are the government. You pay taxes. You elect officials to represent you. You have a stake in your community. Stop waiting for someone else to deal with it.

If you insist on living in a flood plain, get flood insurance. A better idea is move to higher ground.

If a hurricane is coming, evacuate. Don't ride it out and then expect someone to rescue you.

If you don't like the trash on the street, clean it up. A better idea is to stop littering and recycle more.

Stay in school. Take an active role in your own children's education(s).

If you don't like the size of your utility bills, find ways to reduce energy use. It's not that hard.

If you don't like what's on TV, read a book or go to GRB.

Stop sitting around waiting for someone else to solve problems.

Have a nice day.

++

What really irked me during and after the flood of 1993, were the number of homeowners interviewed who lived in the flood plain, laughed off the damage and said the government would "buy them out like they did the last time" and that they'll rebuild because the government would buy them out the next time. Aaaaarrrrgggh!

Simbagal23 wrote:++

What really irked me during and after the flood of 1993, were the number of homeowners interviewed who lived in the flood plain, laughed off the damage and said the government would "buy them out like they did the last time" and that they'll rebuild because the government would buy them out the next time. Aaaaarrrrgggh!

Attitudes like that drive me nuts. It is as if these types view the "government" as some foreign corporation with bottomless pockets. That don't realize that every tax dollar take from the government comes from their neighbor's pockets.

Hungary Jack wrote:
Memo to these folks: YOU are the government. You pay taxes. You elect officials to represent you. You have a stake in your community. Stop waiting for someone else to deal with it.

Hey sit down and listen and they'll tell you when you're wrong.
Eradicate but vindicate as "progress" creeps along.
Puritan work ethic maintains its subconscious edge
As Old Glory maintains your consciousness.

There's a loser in the house, and a puppet on the stool,
And a crowded way of life, and a black reflecting pool,
And as the people bend, the moral fabric dies,
The country can't pretend to ignore its people's cries.

You are the government.
You are jurisprudence.
You are the volition.
You are juridiction.
And I make a difference too.

I approve this rant.

I agree as long as there is a corollary rant about People Who Think The "Free Market" is The Solution To Every Problem.

if you can't afford the gas, then walk, ride a bike, or share a ride.

if you lose a billion or 700 in vegas, stop gambling...and don't expect your losses repaid

lukethedrifter wrote:I agree as long as there is a corollary rant about People Who Think The "Free Market" is The Solution To Every Problem.

+++

or a rant about people's general sense of entitlement these days.

lukethedrifter wrote:I agree as long as there is a corollary rant about People Who Think The "Free Market" is The Solution To Every Problem.

I think some of that rant is covered in "our financial system is crumbling today"

If you can't afford health insurance, don't get sick...


.
.
.
(I basically approve of this rant, but want to put some caveats like luke mentioned...)