Friday, May 9, 2014

In Mother Russia Blogs Write You!

So Russia...Ukraine...America...good final topic is a good topic right? Personally I think it is.

What the Hell is going on with Russia? They're starting to back their lost land, and Ukraine does not want that to happen. Why does that matter to us? Because that means Russia is trying to take over the world again. Is that a bad thing? Maybe. With the historical connotation of the word "Communism" it may as well be synonymous for "Anarchy" in America.

In my eyes though, equality doesn't sound like a bad thing as long as no one is corrupted by power or money. Is that realistic? I don't think so. Not right now because America is too absorbed in the concept of money because America is still large in the international eye because of our past glory. Unless money goes away corruption will still be prominent.

Cut Welfare..? Well Maybe...

So Paul Ryan wants to cut welfare, repeal the Affordable Health Care Act while cutting Medicaid, turn food stamps into block grant program and cap spending, cut education spending, charging university students interest WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, and significantly reduce the amount of Pell grants available to students to spend on military aid and block grants for the states.



This sexy man wants to what? You know...he was so much cuter before he opened up his mouth and learned how to use the English language.

I agree that we should repeal the Affordable Health Care Act. It's financially impossible for us right now to have required health care and still be money happy. We're just not financially there yet as a country. I also agree that we need to cut down on fucking food stamps. Let me tell you something...I am/was a food stamp baby. My family and I have been on food stamps on and off for 16 years. They give you way too much money to spend on food. It's disgusting. I have noticed that I have struggled with weight gain when my family and I were on food stamps when comparing the times where we weren't on food stamps. I'm not saying that I'm ungrateful for the program, but they simply give way too much money for food. They shouldn't regulate food stamps either. That's like refusing a PMSing woman trying to buy chocolate at the grocery store. You just don't do that. 

What I DON'T agree with is cutting Medicaid or education spending. Like what the Hell Paul Ryan? Not everyone can afford health insurance or sending their children to private schools, so why the HELL would deprive people who aren't as fortunate do so? Why should YOU say I have to pay full price for my gynecologist appointments about MY birth control methods. I don't want babies right now. I don't have the money to have babies, but I still like to have fun. Also, why should YOU make it harder for me, my baby brother, my friends, family, and future family to make a living for ourselves. We're trying to survive in this world too you know. I'm not saying you should throw $1 million our way, but you could at least give a chance to absorb all the knowledge we can from our teachers and do something with ourselves before you try to tie a bricks around all of our ankles and throw us where the Malaysian Flight MH370 is.

All that damn money you would save? Spend it on something nice like education or...GETTING OUR COUNTRY OUT OF DEBT YOU MORON.   

Miss Haley Van Horn's "Corporate Welfare"

Oh Wal-Mart...I have had a couple of friends and coworkers who have worked at Wally World, and let me tell ya something. They treat their employees like COMPLETE SHIT. I had one friend/coworker who got chemical burn from washing their dishes, and management WOULD NOT file a medical report when they were supposed to. Her manager at the time told to "just put Aquaphor on it." The same friend told me that Wal-Mart purposefully pushes the "good" managers out of the business and keeps all the "bad" ones.

Another friend told me that his manager was NOT allowed to give him a maximum score, even though he deserved it, on his annual evaluation or else she would get written up HERSELF.

The Wal-Mart stories I have just go on and on.

The whole company is almost completely rotten to the core, and I bet Sam Walton is rolling in his grave because of what his family has done with his company. This company needs to get of their greedy and lazy asses and support themselves because they're fully capable of doing so. The current Waltons and Wal-Mart in general are perhaps part of the reason why this country has gotten so damn greedy.

So on another note, Haley did a good job writing her post. I could see her improving by making defined paragraphs. If she feels that her paragraphs would be too short, then she should elaborate on her opinion a little bit more or just settle with the short paragraphs. Other than that she did a great job!

Mr. Ivans Buckley's "I Always Feel Like Sombodies Watching..." Post

Today I looked at Ivans' blog "We The People" and I enjoyed the fact that he talked about the Patriot Act, and the lack of freaking privacy Americans have nowadays. It seems to me as though that "America the Free" is turning into the 1950's nightmare of Communist Russia when they were at their peak. I agree with his views on the topic, and I wish that we as citizens of the U.S. would see the Act how it is on paper. I wish we could see what congress(wo)men, the president, and what the Supreme Court WOULD see if this Act came up to legitimate questioning. I wish the politicians would stop brushing the Act under the rug in OUR living room. I mean it's just ridiculous what our government gets away with. 

Everyday people like you and I get criticized, judged, and dealt with (one way or another) when we believe and act like we're above the law. But our nation's leaders? No, they can pay off the public, the media, whoever to keep their mouths shut! Our nation has so much potential to use for improvement, but yet we, the citizens, choose to ignore it because it seems impossible. 

I sincerely believe that we as citizens have the right to all this information, and can change our country for the better with this knowledge. I feel if we try to do something we CAN achieve it. 

On a different note, I think Ivans' post could be improved with links to some more information about the lack of privacy. For example, what privacy levels other countries have, any statistics on our privacy, FBI links to the Patriot Act, Wikipedia links, news reports, etc. Other than that I think he did a great job! 

Unpaid Washington Interns?

So I presumed that our federal government paid their interns with not just sex, but money too. Stephen Lurie from Washington Post has written an opinion piece about how the Federal government does not pay their interns a dime, yet plans on paying employees overtime.  The criticism is that because the government doesn’t pay the interns it makes it harder for students that come from high-middle and down classes thus making today’s interns and tomorrow’s politicians more likely to be richer and put more distance between the public and politicians in the aspect of relatability.

I couldn't resist...

In class we talked about how one of the main issues with Congress is that the demographics there do not accurately represent the demographics in the nation thus causing a lot of misunderstanding and misrepresenting in our country. I feel like unpaid government interns is one of the main sources of this issue because it really makes sense. I mean I know that Ivy League schools will let lower income students attend school practically for free as long as they meet grade requirements and show that they need financial aid like everybody else. But I guess when it comes to political internships the government gives them a rough time to get in as an intern and stay in. This furthers the whole “inner circle” of the government.

Think about it.  A lot of people who get pretty good jobs is because they know someone already there, and if the person that is already there is in good standing with the boss then they can easily get their friend into that company. Another scenario would be a circle of friends meet and come together in college, they all graduate going their separate ways, they get married, have kids…one kid wants to be a congressman and his dad remembers that his best friend from college is a congressman. Dad calls the college best friend, the best friend pulls some strings, and then the kid miraculously get an internship with minimal to no expenses. Then the whole cycle repeats when the son is put in the same situation twenty years down the road. Third and final example: Because a lot of the people went to similar or same Ivy League schools and they’re family has been at the school for years because of school pride everyone knows everyone else with the exceptions of foreign exchange students and the few students who advance in the social and economic classes.

I see Laurie’s point and I actually agree with him. Instead of paying your current employees overtime, they’re already well off I mean c’mon, give paid internships so we can improve the quality of our government and reduce the misrepresentation. It’s getting ridiculous. The government’s employees are pretty well off, and I’m not saying that they don’t work hard or don’t get stressed out about their job. But students have the hardest times getting themselves out there in the real world. The government’s employees already made it. Give the kids a chance.