My wife's friend said to her today:The problem with America is that it does NOT value it's citizens [View all]

[diabeticman]

She is from a European country and she went on to explain--

Your country does not value it's citizens nor does it work for you. If you where valued you would have universal health care and Universal education like we have. We do not need to worry about having the money to see a doctor for a simple antibiotic because we have a cold. Any child who wants to have a chance for a college level ( she used the term university level) education which may come to about $50 out pocket for minor fees but the actual education is paid for by our taxes. We pay about the same amount of taxes as you but our taxes work for us.

Once your fellow citizens realize and demand this than you will see your country turn around.


I only put this out here to get a discussion going on the issue because my wife remarked yesterday how much we have basically allowed workers rights to be destroyed by corporate america.

That right now we are basically seeing our own metaphoric Triangle Waist coat fire happening with the way the poor and working poor are being treated how workers in some jobs don't have paid sick days or vacation days. A person she knows who drives for Swanee ( that food delivery system) said that there vacation pay wouldn't be determined by how much they sold 3 weeks before their vacation but their vacation pay would be determined by what the Fill-in sales the week of the vacation.


SO if my wife and her friend are correct how do make ourselves valuable to our country. How do we get corporate and uber rich voices down to a low rumble and our voices be heard more.

Or do we just accept the fact we are now the puppets to those 1% to use abuse and discard.

How the hell aren't more people outrage by Paul Ryan's bullshit comment that poor people don't care for their kids because their kids get a free lunch.