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[Jasana]

947. We are two very different people and we think very differently.

1) No you don't abolish taxes but some people do not pay federal taxes because they are too poor. This is fair. When they make enough money, they pay taxes and, currently, the rich don't pay enough taxes. This is called progressive taxing. We used to have it in the USA.

2) No you don't abolish jury duty but if a person is sick or disabled you do not force them to do it. When my grandmother was the main caregiver to my dying grandfather, the judge let her off jury duty. I am disabled and in constant pain so sorry, I can say no to jury duty. (Oh, look here! I have a doctor's note!) Before I became disabled I did jury duty the both times I was asked. This system is fair.

3) Kids have to go to school but their parents have choices where to send them. I did half my ed in public and half my ed in private and believe it or not, my grandparents respected me enough to ask me if I wanted to go to a private school before they sent me there in 5th grade. We actually sat down and had conversations about it. They laid out their reasons and let me decide what I wanted to do. Granted not every 5th grader is that mature but I was and I was lucky enough to have parents who didn't dictate my life to me like some over-puffed drill sargents.

And that is what you sound like to me... a nattering drill sargent and no, you have no right to tell me where my body and mind goes after K-12. Jesus Christ! You're not even related to me and I know for sure you don't have my best interests in heart. You can't even begin to empathize with someone who wants or needs to spend time outside your precious little viewpoint.

I had a very difficult childhood and had my grandparents not been in my life, I probably wouldn't even be here to argue with you. I shouldn't even need to explain myself to you. Your idea is simply ridiculous and the product of an authoritarian mind set.

You want to work for people like Bush (paid or unpaid) then fine, you have the choice to do so. As for me, my road had a lot of curves in it and it took me awhile to find my place. When I finally landed, it was at a non-profit foundation whose main focus was promoting social justice. You and I don't seem to have much in common.

No.