Monday, February 23, 2009

Death of the Dream


As far as I know, California could make a comeback, however, it won't be a quick one. Although, to me that's just common sense. I mean, we just now had a budget approved, JUST NOW! Doesn't that tell you something? And in a lot of means, I really agree with Joel Kotkin. I think that what he is saying about the politics and what not are true. I had heard a few tings about it on the news.
One if his quotes were, "It's often a case of I'm all right Jack-and the hell with everyone else." And I believe that. I think that, until the politics of this state step up, we aren't going anywhere anytime soon. He had mentioned in his article that, San Francisco had been rebuilt from the ashes of a great 1960's fire, and that California had a lot of self-regard.
Also, what he said about people living the high life, the good life, even for the middle class people, that they somehow missed the sense of threats from rising taxes and whatnot. It had resulted in an "unreasonable reform, with new and inflexible limits on property and income taxes that made holding the budget together far more difficult." And that rings true to me as well. I think he is right to say that because really, how else did one think a lot of this started? There was another mention about some of the things that happened, about the racial "tide" as he had called it. He had said that it was not totally based on prejudice, however a lot of the newcomers provoked fear that there wasn't a limit on how many people could move into the state.
So basically, he has named almost every type of person, and while it may be the politico's job to help us out of it, and they could maybe have helped it a bit, it seems to be everyone. And I believe that as well. I think its true and I agree with him 100%

Friday, February 20, 2009

Threethings that interest me...


Three things that interest me are...Family,Love and Art.
They interest me because they hit close to home. Although family isn't my best subject, I'm pretty sure I can argue about it. Like for instance, the families that disown their children because they like a guy that is not a part of their religion. Well, the disowning in itself is stupid enough. I mean how do you disown someone in your family. And when I watched an episode of Private Practice, this girl had a surgery to give her back her "purity" so to speak. Apparently her mother wanted her to marry someone else and so she dumped her boyfriend and got to surgery and moved back to India I think it was.
Also there are many topics that go to art and love...well that is just huge to me. I could come up with a million and one arguments.

Thursday, February 19, 2009



So, finally there has been a agreement on the budget. Its sad that it took them so long, however, I'm simply glad that they had finally done something. When I watched the news last about it, they were thinking about having to send I.O.U.'s to people. Who knows, they may still have to but its a start and beggars can't be choosers.

I think that them sending money to the educational end of it all is a good choice. I mean, I'm not a big fan of school, but it does get frustrating when, say your favorite teacher gets a cut. That would also mean more students to a class and what not. Yeah, really frustrating. I also think that its great that small businesses will be given small tax breaks. It would be hard for them to keep going I'd bet without them. (A tax break is a good thing right?)

In all honesty though, I really try to avoid thinking about all of this at the moment. My grandma and counselor told me not to stress over it so I don't. But I do know that the one person who said they would only sign if there was money being sent to the horse racing track just...well I don't care to say what I truly thought. I mean, yeah its nice for those who have money, to go and blow it on horse races and what now, but the reality is, there aren't many of them now a day. They had recently caught Lindsey Lohan shopping at a $10 only store, claiming that since the economy was down, she wasn't going to blow her money like mad.

Also, the octo mom. Yeah she really helped the Tax payers out. She and that doctor. I mean I see nothing wrong with having children, but when you are one welfare and food stamps, you live with your parents and are single, its not a good thing. Not to mention that the tax payers are going to have to pay for it. I'm not happy with it, but I'm not absolutely livid enough to send her threats.

Anyway, I just think that its great that they finally got something done. I'm not going to sit and nit pick everything that we could do without because hey, we are getting the much needed money that we have been waiting for and for that I should be happy, so I'm going to be. Sorry, this is really all just opinionated.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Organs for sale

I believe that people should be able to do whatever they want with their organs. And I mean, if someone is dying, and they need a organ,there's one available, why wait? Why waste time waiting for another when there was one right in front of you? I mean sure, if it was a vital organ I don't think they should do it, but if it was something that could be donated and the other person would live through it, then sure I think they should be able to do it.
I think that the world is getting too strict on things. Like for instance, suicide. While I don't think its right, its that person's choice not anyone else's. I feel that it should be the same with organs. Who's right is it to choose whether or not they sell their organs?Its not the government's.It certainly isn't the law makers', its the person's organ. The one who is selling it. And I think that if they are willing to suffer for it, so be it.
I mean, perhaps their family is going through a major check loss.Both mom and dad lost their jobs.We don't need any more cases on families killing themselves just because they don't have money. And if they found a way to get money and not steal it, all the more power to them. But then again,everyone has their own opinion.I'm simply just expressing my own.