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What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of America?

What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of America?

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Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

Grant said:
Using volunteers as drivers? Sure, car pools can be looked at. There are probably many other areas as well if you put more thought into it.
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I never once rode a bus to school, it was always either my parents driving me to school and picking me up or paying someone else who had a car to drive a bunch of people to school and bring them home. Why are people so bloody lazy these days?
 
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I don't know about the US, specifically, but the human race is going to do just fine. History has been a fairly steady march from barbarism towards civilization, from oppression and violence towards peace, equality, and freedom. Ignorance diminishes and learning flourishes. I think the future is going to be pretty cool. Just like today is pretty cool compared to the past.

Our science and technology will allow us to live healthier and safer lives in more abundance. We will discover things about the world, the universe, and ourselves that we never imagined. Our philosophies and then our laws will become more tolerant, more inclusive, and more rooted in kindness rather than fear. We will evolve into better creatures.
 
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Cephus said:
Who is asking anyone to pay $10,000 to ride a bus? Why are you just making up figures? Produce any evidence whatsoever that any town in America has asked any parent to pay $10,000 for their child to ride the bus to school for a year. It's nonsense.

Come on back when you have a rational argument and not one based solely on emotion.
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That's about how much it would costs by the time the child leaves school. That money is an awful lot for the average middle class family to pay just for transportation.
 
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Cephus said:
I never once rode a bus to school, it was always either my parents driving me to school and picking me up or paying someone else who had a car to drive a bunch of people to school and bring them home. Why are people so bloody lazy these days?
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I didn't have both parent working either, but that's not the norm in this day in age.
 
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rabbitcaebannog said:
I didn't have both parent working either, but that's not the norm in this day in age.
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My kids don't ride the bus to school and both of their parents work. Try again.
 
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Cephus said:
My kids don't ride the bus to school and both of their parents work. Try again.
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I don't need to try again because life isn't the same for every single person, contrary to some beliefs. We have had plenty of students who have missed the school bus in my career who had to wait for a parent or relative leave work to come and pick them up. Believe it or not, plenty of people work passed 3:30. It's not so easy for some people.
 
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rabbitcaebannog said:
I don't need to try again because life isn't the same for every single person, contrary to some beliefs. We have had plenty of students who have missed the school bus in my career who had to wait for a parent or relative leave work to come and pick them up. Believe it or not, plenty of people work passed 3:30. It's not so easy for some people.
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Then maybe they need to work harder to make life easier. Lack of responsibility is one of the biggest problems facing people today.
 
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Cephus said:
Then maybe they need to work harder to make life easier. Lack of responsibility is one of the biggest problems facing people today.
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Yeah, the typical simplistic response.
 
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rabbitcaebannog said:
Yeah, the typical simplistic response.
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One that actually works for people who are not lazy.
 
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Cephus said:
One that actually works for people who are not lazy.
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Right, because now it's called laziness if people can't leave work by 3:30:lamo
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

Grant said:
Planning your life and budgeting your time is just too difficult, is it?
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Sure, if people have the luxury of choosing what hours they work. Many need to follow a schedule.
 
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rabbitcaebannog said:
Right, because now it's called laziness if people can't leave work by 3:30:lamo
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Then they can find another alternative. My kids used to walk to the public library and do their homework there while waiting to be picked up. They also have friends close to school where they can go. There are always possibilities. Try again.
 
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rabbitcaebannog said:
Sure, if people have the luxury of choosing what hours they work. Many need to follow a schedule.
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Perhaps they can take the time to organize with other parents to look for alternate solutions?? Is that so difficult?
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

Very pessimistic.
Due to the new BMOC. There is no plan to deal with the new BMOC. All political parties are now puppets of the BMOC. Consequently, reigning in the more egregious BMOC douchebaggery will be very difficult and costly.
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

Cephus said:
Then they can find another alternative. My kids used to walk to the public library and do their homework there while waiting to be picked up. They also have friends close to school where they can go. There are always possibilities. Try again.
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Oh the delicious irony. The community that didn't want to give up funds for school transportation ( which amounted to one cup a coffee) also defunded the public library that is only opened certain hours during the week and closed on Monday. They would probably defund it more in the future as more become more self centered. It's not about community resources anymore.
 
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rabbitcaebannog said:
Oh the delicious irony. The community that didn't want to give up funds for school transportation ( which amounted to one cup a coffee) also defunded the public library that is only opened certain hours during the week and closed on Monday. They would probably defund it more in the future as more become more self centered. It's not about community resources anymore.
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but but but government oppresses me with roads and stuff!
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

rabbitcaebannog said:
Oh the delicious irony. The community that didn't want to give up funds for school transportation ( which amounted to one cup a coffee) also defunded the public library that is only opened certain hours during the week and closed on Monday. They would probably defund it more in the future as more become more self centered. It's not about community resources anymore.
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Ours isn't, the library is open regular hours. That's largely irrelevant because my kids use it because it's convenient, not because it's necessary. If that was closed, they'd just go somewhere else. The reason most libraries aren't doing well is because the general public simply doesn't use them very much, thus it isn't about convenience, but necessity.
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

Cephus said:
Ours isn't, the library is open regular hours. That's largely irrelevant because my kids use it because it's convenient, not because it's necessary. If that was closed, they'd just go somewhere else. The reason most libraries aren't doing well is because the general public simply doesn't use them very much, thus it isn't about convenience, but necessity.
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This doesn't address anything I said.
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

rabbitcaebannog said:
This doesn't address anything I said.
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I have nothing to say about that community, I'm just stating that my community isn't doing the same thing.
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

Cephus said:
I have nothing to say about that community, I'm just stating that my community isn't doing the same thing.
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Individual situations rarely address the bigger issue.
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

rabbitcaebannog said:
Individual situations rarely address the bigger issue.
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Then why do you think that providing an individual situation proves anything? That's what you've done, isn't it?

Oh wait, when it supports your presuppositions, it's fine, right?
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

Cephus said:
Then why do you think that providing an individual situation proves anything? That's what you've done, isn't it?

Oh wait, when it supports your presuppositions, it's fine, right?
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Communities voting not to fund school transportation is not just an individual situation. It is becoming more prominent as the mind set of I don't care about my community is becoming more prominent. That is not to be confused with you being able to transport your children to and from school.
 
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rabbitcaebannog said:
Communities voting not to fund school transportation is not just an individual situation. It is becoming more prominent as the mind set of I don't care about my community is becoming more prominent. That is not to be confused with you being able to transport your children to and from school.
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Not funding school transportation here didn't seem to hurt anyone. Then again, I don't live in a ghetto so I can only speak to my specific situation. They eliminated school bus service at all closer to, I think, 2 miles from school. You cannot ride a bus under any circumstances, no matter how much you pay, unless you are disabled, if you live closer to school than that. Anyone else outside of that radius has to pay to ride the bus if they want. It is the responsibility of the parents to get their children to school. Welcome to personal responsibility.
 
Re: What is your level of optimism concerning the future of the United States of Amer

do not have any levels, but the USA is very resilient.....don't care for these types of forecasts (note to self: why am I posting on this thread?)
 
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