Politics, I guess

I wanted to take a moment to describe myself.  Not my hobbies or stuff like that.  All the stuff I’m not aloud to talk about at family gatherings and in the work place.  I figure it’s only appropriate here, because only people who agree with me with keep reading, and everyone who doesn’t will probably just close this and do something else.  I like to think that I have no definite stance and that I can’t be classified a certain political title.  However; I’m sure you’ll think of names to call me.

1. This is not a Christian nation.  I love that Americans have the freedom to be Christians, any other religion, or lack thereof.  I don’t care if you worship your toaster.  I just don’t want toaster-propaganda taught in public schools or toaster-law given any credit in the court room.  Everyone in America should have freedom from toasters.
2. Abortion is a weird one.  If you think it’s wrong for a religious reason, then your opinion is discredited by my first comment.  If you think it’s wrong because you think it’s killing a baby (not religious) then that’s a fair opinion.  People can argue all day and night about when it’s a baby and it’s not just a sloppy mess.  Where I stand on it is this… and this is just me… I went to one of those “Body Works” things at the museum and it showed different fetuses’ at different stages of the pregnancy.  There were some stages where I said “this isn’t a baby yet” and some where I said “yeah, it’s a baby at this point.”  I don’t remember where that point was, but I would say that point is where I think the difference of good idea and bad idea is for an abortion.  Okay, so that’s all my opinion.  I don’t think the law should be my opinion.  That line in the sand could be somewhere else for someone else, and I don’t think its right to create a law telling people what they can and can’t do with their own body.  Wishful thinking is that both sides could just compromise, like: no abortions after ___ months of the pregnancy, unless the mother’s health is in danger.  That might already be the case, in which nothing needs to be changed… in my opinion.
3. Money.  I’m going to make this as short as possible.  I think the country should act like a team or a family.  This would require we all care a little about one another.  So since that’s not going to happen, I don’t know what the solution is.  Here is my idea for taxes:  We establish how much money is the minimal amount an individual would need to live a comfortable life (I have no idea what would set that standard… lets just call it the “poverty line”).  Then, we tax everyone and equal percentage on the amount OVER that poverty line.  So, a poor person living under the poverty line would pay no taxes.  Someone who makes $1 over that line would pay the same tax percentage on their $1 as someone would pay who made $1 billion over that limit.  That just seems fair.  I don’t know.  Maybe I’m crazy.
4. I think public teachers should have SUCH good benefits and get paid SO much that teachers would be fighting over the chance to be able to teach at a public school in the ghetto.  Then schools could hire the best teachers.  This results in are youth doing better in life, and paying taxes so you can retire someday.  Also, by paying top dollar for top notch teachers, we eliminate the need for private schools, which solves the problem of children being raised to believe that “toaster-facts” are true, just so they get a better education.  And stop cutting the budgets on the people who stop your house from burning down!  That just doesn’t make sense!  Give them as much money as they need!
5. I’m not a racist.  Any political opinion you have that’s rooted in some kind of racism is not credible.  Stop talking. Stop voting.  Stop breathing.

To be Continued…