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Healthcare, it's on like Donkey Kong.

Well world, tomorrow is the big day. The day the Supreme Court in the United States weighs in on the Constitutionality of the "Federally mandated" healthcare policy by Pres. Obama. Before you ask, yeah, we all agree healthcare in America from a cost perspective could and should be better; that said, we still have the best doctors..sorry world. Here is why the individual mandate will be, and should be, deemed unconstitutional. The US Constitution deems that Congress may levy taxes on citizens to raise income for the Nation, it does not allow Congress to mandate 'purchase'. That is why it will be deemed invalid. Now, as for the rest of the law..who knows. The individual mandate was complete bullshit, and a liberal compromise by Obama on the fact that he wouldn't agree to cover 'all healthcare' for everyone (because unlike his libby fools, he realizes that purchases like that are insane, ridiculous, un-supported and ineffective). Healthcare in America is AW...

Hit by the pitch.

A woman was hit by a ball at a little league game and is now suing the player, the child, for $150,000 in damages. At first glance this seems completely and 100% absurd, that is until you get a little detail. Apparently this occurred when the woman was sitting in the bullpen which was apparently fenced. The child, a pitcher, was warming up for a game. According to the woman, he was acting reckless with the ball. Now, had I not played baseball and been to hundreds of games over my life, I would call BS on this story. But, having seen first hand how dumb some kids act when throwing a ball and not even thinking about repercussions of an arrant throw, I can believe this. Whether that is worth $150K, I'm not sure. Article

Bullying vs Harrassment

For some reason America has become confused between random childhood "bullying" and all out forceful harassment. The media would have you believe that schools are now infested with these bullying monsters, causing kids to run in fear and commit suicide; however I have a hard time believing this. Maybe it is the fact that I watch my children playing with others and understand that kids do mock and group up, and it is the parents job to step in and straighten the group out or the fact that I'm not mentally handicapped. Throughout the existence of man kind there has been bullying, mocking and making fun at ones expense. This is not a new phenomenon. What is new is social media, and the apparent disregard parents feel for blocking this outlet or monitoring this outlet in regards to their children. Nearly every "suicide because of bullying" you hear about mentions some where that "..and he was relentlessly mocked on Facebook or MySpace". For starters, why ...

Feds fight against voters rights.

Why exactly would the Federal government, aka the Justice Department, of the United States not want to make sure voters in elections were legal US citizens and..ya know..alive. This is insane. Apparently a legitimate voters rights are worth nothing when it comes to allowing "everyone" to participate in an election. America's electoral method is becoming a globalized joke. We do nothing to validate that those voting for a leader or laws in the nation have the right to do so; so what is the value of being a US Citizen? Let's look into it, citizens pay taxes, have the right to vote and are entitled to the benefits of those taxes. However, it seems that illegal entry to the US which requires no taxes be paid essentially in the form of income entitles you to the same benefits, and in some cases increased opportunities in America. That said, why be a citizen? You gain literally nothing from it. Come on America, we can do better. The Justice Department should be pushing an...

Why are rising tuition costs a problem?

Simple enough question, why are rising tuition costs a problem? I ask because it seems to be the leverage applied whenever a 'state' budget cut or lets say lack of spending, is offered up. There is this elaborate outcry of "don't raise in-state tuition costs", um, why not? Why should those costs not fluctuate like everything else in a free market system? Don't you believe that a tipping point would be reached by the school itself when it finds out that it no longer has an open bank account with the State? Wouldn't it be nice for the school to be accountable for its funds and budget, not blowing it on elite perks? Seems to me this is simply a ruse to get folks agitated at the thought of higher education costs going up. Well, last I checked, higher education wasn't an assumed virtue, it was something you needed to work for both mentally and physically. I have both undergrad and graduate certifications and degrees, all of which I had to find a means to p...

It's none of your business what I eat.

Recently the ever socialist Mayor of New York City attempted to outlaw "over-sized drinks". What exactly is an over-sized drink? According to Bloomberg, anything over 16 oz. Glad the food and drink Czar is here to tell us what we can have. Did I miss something, when did we lose all free will? Drinking a 32 oz. Coke doesn't make me any risk at all to the average citizen sitting next to me, so how exactly is it the Governments business what I drink? Government should step in to limit things in foods, but not the foods themselves. You want to limit Arsenic? Fine, limit it. You want to limit sugar levels in a drink, fine limit it. However, don't tell me what "size" I can buy. It is none of your damn business, and this false non-sense of somehow this relating to health care is insane. If that were the case, why are donuts, hamburgers and everything else legal? To these moronic individuals that believe this is a 'good' idea. Stop quoting me the BMI and ...