Posts filed under “Politics”
Programming and Politics
If you’re a developer, you’ll probably be able to relate to this analogy. Once upon a time there was a software project that you were involved that you loved and those that used it loved because it did it’s job well. Then over time new features got added to it to expand it’s capabilities. It [...]
Support the Occupy Wall Street Movement
http://www.occupytogether.org/ https://occupywallst.org/ https://www.facebook.com/OccupyWallSt “I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be [...]
Capitalism: A Love Story
I just watched Capitalism: A Love Story by Michael Moore. I have to tell you, this is a great documentary that lays out the problems with capitalism, the history of it in the United States, and the damage that it has caused in this country. I highly recommend that everyone watch this film. If you [...]
Socialism, politics, and other thoughts
The Constitution of The United States of America
Our fore fathers risked their lives (and many died) for our Independence. They believed in what they were doing and put everything they had into. They set this great country in motion and I believe we all owe them a great deal of gratitude. So I mean no disrespect with what I am about it say.
You don’t know jack about global warming
And neither do I. But let me explain. Chances are the first time you heard about global warming, you formed an opinion one way or the other. Who or where you first heard about it had a heavy impact on which way you sided with. Then, being curious about it you read more and talked to others about it, but the vast majority of what you read was biased towards your original opinion and the people you talked to likely held the same opinion as you.
Healthcare in Japan
Japan (#2 economy in the world) has the longest healthy life expectancy on Earth and spends half (in percent of GDP) as much on health care as the United States. Japan has a universal health care system.
Everyone in Japan is required to get a health insurance policy, either at work or through a community-based insurer. The government picks up the tab for those who are too poor. It’s a model of social insurance that is used in many wealthy countries.