The biggest factor determining quality of life relates to the rise and fall of society. The values and morals accepted by society shape our lives. When society turns a blind eye to stealing, cheating, extortion, and bad acts in general our quality of life will suffer greatly.
“Isms” are used a lot to scare people or to convince people there is a proven ideal system. Free-market capitalism is an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization […]
Capitalism can cause greed when capitalists (owners/shareholders of companies) do not reward labor, which produces the goods or service, with an equitable share of the proceeds. One of the statistics Get Human Foundation highlights is the alarming wealth gap that has been created within the current structure. In 2011 the wealthiest 400 Americans owned half […]
The United States has a representative government. This form of government was appropriate when our country was formed due to the vast distances people would have to travel to vote on every issue under a democracy. In its current construct, problems arise with self-interest and the influence of special interest groups. Deals are made among […]
Would outlawing parties allow legislators to vote individually based on the majority interest of their constituents? Would a president be voted into office purely on a majority vote?
Discipline, respect, and delayed gratification have nearly vanished in our country. Instead of a passionate debate with a respected opponent, a decision is made to cancel the person whose viewpoint does not align with ours, making them insignificant. This is a very slippery slope to travel because lack of trust and skepticism set in.
Capitalism and the pursuit for material wealth creates a self-focused mentality. It can produce ingenuity but if we are not careful, we find ourselves not considering the needs of people around us.
Attitude is everything! Change attitudes, and change lives. This concept is both simplistic and effective.
We have become the land of disrespect. We are not able to listen to contradictory ideas and respect the person as we would want to be respected.
Rules/laws are made by lawmakers who have agendas. We live our lives with no idea these rules/laws were put in place, much less how to interpret them. Quite often we figure out by chance when we break a rule/law. We attempt to interpret the intent of the original lawmakers. The law may be many years […]