Monday, March 24, 2014

Schools are destroying freedom of speech

In a recent article I read titled "The Schools Are Destroying Freedom of Speech" talks about how schools do not spend enough time teaching about out government and its constitution and bill of rights.  They also tell of multiple stories how schools "take" away these rights from its students.
My thoughts on this is nothing but true.  Being a recent high school graduate, I first hand know how schools react to students bashing the school or administration.  In the article a student refers to the school as a "prison" during a commencement address in front of 1000 people, and the administration unplugged the microphone before he could finish.  Talk about breaking the right to free speech.  With the government agreeing to this type of activity, whats next?  Will our government begin to "pull the cord" on a microphone when a citizen says something they disagree with?  This is just crazy!  Especially considering that the first amendment, right to free speech, is said to apply to everyone, no matter their beliefs.  So why are we allowing schools to sensor the voice of its students?

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

I am in no way means a professional on the way airplanes work, but when a plane is up in the air, talking to traffic control like any normal day, and then suddenly, the plane "disappears", I get left with many questions.
How does a plane just disappear?  This just doesn't seem to be something that just happens.  Was the plane damaged?  Or was it in some way attacked?  Being the plane is still lost, it is safe to say the plane went down.  But how does nobody have any answers?  You would think any pilot would be requesting help before hitting the ground, or give some type of hints that the plane is having issues.  Which is why I feel somebody, is hiding something, because a plane just does not disappear.  If the plane went off radar, why are we not searching the area of where it was lost?  Something in this story just does not add up, but I guess time will tell.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

The real Scandal of AIG

Did you know that you have contributed to a 170 billion dollar bailout to AIG as a bailout?  Well neither have most other Americans.  Out government is one to collect out tax dollars, and spend it where they deem necessary, with out any vote for the people paying in this money to choose where it will go.  AIG's bailout was the largest single bailout our government has ever done.  The worst part about all of this?  The company is still failing.  The company executives are planning to give themselves a 100 million dollar bonus.  Remind you, this company just collected 170 billion as a bailout, and is continuing to fail, yet they want to give themselves a bonus? 
This is why I feel that if our government gives out a bailout using our tax dollars, it should be a vote that all tax payers are able to decide if they want our tax dollars going to a specific company.  If this company continues to fail, that is 170 billion dollars wasted, that could have been spent on something more worthy, such as schooling, or even given to states for roads, ECT.