Opinion Forum

Dependency, Civilization and Survival

September 4th, 2012

By Dan Miller Some dependence is necessary; too much can lead to the deaths of freedom and civilization. In our civilization, society provides many public resources unlikely to be provided by individuals except through taxation. Some public roads have been built by private individuals or groups of individuals without government financing; few have. There are […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: demand, dependence, dependency, politicians, power, supply, welfare
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i deserv, i mean lik, yu no, more betr edutasion

March 15th, 2012

By Dan Miller the wurld aint fare and i deserv lots more betr stuff then i get. mostli i deserv a gudd edutasion so i kan hav lotsa monie two liv gud and sav th wurld like i wanna. i weasted twelve years of mi lyfe in skools and done gradueted. stil peple tell me […]

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Tags: education, ignorance, jobs, satire, skills, teachers, welfare, youth
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Obama’s America in Black & White

June 23rd, 2011

By Seth Forman Black political segregation, nurtured by the policies of the 1960s, has only hardened in the Obama years. Platitudes about the civic utopia that would spring forth from the election of Barack Obama have vanished. Thomas Friedman’s claim that “the American Civil War ended, as a black man … became president of the […]

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Tags: African American, black, dependence, polarization, race, welfare, white
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Social Security and Medicare: Welfare?

March 7th, 2011

By Tom Carter Now and again someone opines to the effect that Social Security is welfare and should be subject to changes (usually cuts) like any other welfare program. Sometimes Medicare is mentioned in the same “welfare” breath as Social Security. These are popular topics in the current economic climate because government spending obviously has […]

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Tags: cuts, FICA, Medicaid, Medicare, pension, retirement, Social Security, welfare
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It’s What You Do

May 7th, 2010

By Brianna Aubin We all remember what Batman’s girlfriend said to Bruce Wayne when she thought he was being a stupid playboy. “It’s not who you are, it’s what you do that defines you.” At first, this idea surprised me, since the default assumption for many in our society is that it’s “who you truly are” […]

Articles written by Brianna Aubin
Tags: conservative, debt, ideas, liberal, outcomes, results, welfare
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