Published on 23 July 2010 at 2:48 am .
Just two easy reasons:
Rand Paul wants to drastically scale back the depth and breadth of federal agencies that have been overstepping their Constitutional reach in this country for hundreds of years.
One thing he advocates is the money-saving idea of shutting down the free/reduced school lunch program. This Socialist program was enacted in 1947 by Democrat Harry Truman. This program represents a cost of $9 billion every year and provides 31 million children with lunch who otherwise couldn’t afford a meal at school. If these kids can’t afford to eat at school, shouldn’t they be bringing their lunch from home? This is an unfair burden to taxpayers- ordinary Americans know that they have to eat at home if they can’t afford to eat out. We should be teaching this sort of thrift to our children.
He would also like to sell the lands currently held in trust for the various Native American Nations. Native American Reservation lands represent 2.3% of the total area of the United States. The amount of money to be made off this is astounding, with some estimates as high as several trillion dollars. The Tribes would of course have the first opportunity to buy any of this land they might want, at average market prices plus modest fees to transfer the land into their hands. This is only fair as any other American who wants to own land must either purchase it from the Government or a private party, and it’s discriminatory to favor Native American groups over others. Even if they were here first.
These are just a few of the great ideas Rand Paul has to turn our Great Nation around, re-enforce the Constitution, and make America great again. Hopefully I can make this an ongoing series and highlight all the great reasons to vote Rand Paul for Kentucky Senate this November.
Published on 16 July 2010 at 12:33 am .
Don’t just ask yourself what you want. You’ve got to go beyond your longing and desires and ensure that the way you’re trying to get them isn’t also harming your well-being. You may want something that’s completely reasonable but perhaps you’re working too hard and taking for granted what you already have. The way in which you reach a destination, how you achieve something, how you gain whatever it is you want is just as important as thing thing itself, if not more.
When you first think to yourself, “I want such and such a thing!” it’s important in that moment to remember what it is that you already have. Will you forsake one thing to gain another? Are there other things that need to take priority over an object or a trip or something else you might want?
The easiest way to relate to this is terms of contemporary life is to look at the objects we surround ourselves with. Can you be happy with all of the things you already have? Do you truly need more stuff? If you do, and you’re unhappy with your lack of stuff, then perhaps you might need more stuff. Someone without a bed to sleep in or food to eat can easily be consumed by thoughts of the next meal or the next restful sleep. But if you’re reading this, you probably have all that and more. Instead of a meal we crave a new car, instead of a warm bed we long for the next episode of a television program. When we take our desire for stuff and then focus our diligence on getting more stuff we can forget not only the people around us but the joy and beauty and miracles that we can find in everyday life. First remember those things, and then ask yourself if you need more.
Published on 3 July 2010 at 12:19 am .
Who knew the unemployment office was so cruisy?
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