You are mostly correct, but.... The country's financial stability is run by special interest groups. That's the flaw. Some states run more campaign ads than others. We have bias/false media news coverage to persuade voters in a certain direction...and then you have corrupt campaigns a la G.W.B. Most of it isn't cheating, it's being lied to or taken advantage of. When it's done in such a way as that, it isn't really hard to say "Well, you should pay attention more!", because it's true. But if you are an average American that gets the news off of a corporate bias TV network, that's what you are going to pay attention to. That's what makes it so much easier to have "Senator Douchebag" whose campaign is funded by "BullShit Corp." and it's also the reason why the foreclosure crisis happened. I guess you can say that people are stupid, but when they are lied to and taught to take orders instead or figuring shit out on their own, there will always be less smart people. Edit: People who don't vote and complain are annoying though. Complaining about something you don't try to change is ridiculous.
You wouldn't believe how many Occupy idiots I've talked to that will outright admit they don't vote and haven't in many years because "Well... I want a fundamental change over" and then just ramble. It amazed me that screaming and living in a tent city, pooping in buckets seems that much easier than getting signatures, organizing recall elections and voting, but that's what we're dealing with. All that corperate emdia shit is true, but most of these 'enlightened' children carry their share of ignorance and laziness, and that's just as big a problem. If not more, really. Think of it this way; The process is indeed sick, and it very well might be cancer, but let's not see if some penicillin works first before we demand to be bombarded with radiation.
Lol true shit, but I think it's more ignorance than laziness when it comes to the Occupy folks. It's like they think that being annoying is a powerful statement....Sure, it's bold, but it doesn't change laws. There's a reason why they don't know that, and a lot of that comes from purposely keeping the public uninformed and letting them believe that they are powerless. At least now that this Occupy stuff is going on, people want to be informed. There have been a couple of Occupy groups who have actually taken legal actions, but I seriously mean, like 2. I think the worse folks are the ones that eat all of the media bull and help drive the country into the ground. Same with the ones who think that they are powerless and can only watch the country being driven into the ground. I'm gonna have to totally agree with Ron Paul on that. Why don't you?
I disagree because in today's world, not everyone can afford health care. Just because a person doesn't have enough money to afford it doesn't mean he doesn't have a right to have proper medical care. Health care in my opinion, is something that every US citizen in America deserves, regardless of money. It's not always the person's fault for not being able to afford it. They could be mentally ill, or become unemployed, or whatever. It's like saying people who can't afford food don't deserve it. There's a reason why there's food banks and stuff like that; people need it to survive. Sure, food is more important than health care, but people need to have access to hospitals. This is a first world country, and people should be able to have that kind of stuff. I know that universal health care is expensive to run, but hey, many countries can do it such as Canada (where I live). However, I do get what you mean.
A food bank is a charity. It's run by volunteers, not the government. This is the type of stuff Ron Paul is talking about. The morality of the people needs to improve. We need to take care of each other willingly, not through coercion and force by government. That is both immoral and hurtful to the economy. If people can't afford it and need care, that's where charities should come in. Paul has treated many patients for free when they didn't have insurance because he didn't want that cost to be forced upon that taxpayers and because he understands the value of charity. Responsible adults who choose not to purchase health insurance and think it's wiser to use that money for something else, if they end up needing the care, they knew the risks of going without insurance, which is a choice we should all be able to make. That's not to say they should die, but they should be stuck with the bill. If they can't pay it all, charities can help out or they will be in debt to the hospital. Health insurance and healthcare would be much cheaper than it is now if we got government out of it entirely. This would virtually allow everyone to afford it. In a limited government society, people get to make their own responsible choices. If they want to do drugs, they can. If they don't want to buy health insurance, they don't have to. They can keep 100% of their income. They can make any contract/trade/sale they want without government approval. They can marry whoever they please. The list goes on and on. The point is that this society would be able to run their own lives the way they want to instead of having it run for them by an all-powerful, untouchable government. Ron Paul stands for this. He stands for all of us. He fights for our liberty, hoping that one day he or someone else can restore our power over government. When the people fear their government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. -Thomas Jefferson
Keep in mind that not everyone chooses to not have health care. There's millions of people who would love to have it, but it's way too expensive for them. I mean, I don't respect people who would use that money on lets say, video games and stuff. But there's many people who just can't afford it. To some people, it's something that they can't do much about.
I don't think that you understand that Ron Paul wants to restore the economy to the point where virtually everyone can afford health care and you can have a choice of whether you want to spend that money or not. Half of US citizens probably can't afford healthcare right now. If for some reason you do not have healthcare, there are places that will take care of you for free. My girlfriend just got her gallbladder out for free because we are poor as shit...it's just that we really need a lot more places like that in the US, but it shouldn't be the government's responsibility. People shouldn't rely on the government. The government should rely on the people. When people are forced to think for themselves, they become more cautious in the decisions that they make, and in the end it works out for everybody. You ever hear of the town that got rid of all of the traffic signs and how it led to virtually no accidents? EDIT: THIS. IS. AWESOME. http://youtu.be/Qq-9A9CGTYU
Read these articles. Go to number 4 in the second link for the story. Ten Years Ago Portugal Legalized All Drugs -- What Happened Next? Georgia (the Country) Fires All Its Cops EDIT: In Entitlement America, The Head Of A Household Of Four Making Minimum Wage Has More Disposable Income Than A Family Making $60,000 A Year
Florida Primary is tomorrow. If Gingrich somehow wins it would be a big momentum shift for him. It'll be interesting to see what happens.
The way I see it, Mr. Gingrich will win the nomination primarily because he is more "extreme," for lake of a better word, than Mitt Romney. The people that go out to the polls for primaries in the US are not all registered members of the party, but in fact only the devoted, more strict party followers. Also, the people voting in these primaries now must be registered Republicans. Mitt Romney is too moderate on the spectrum to win a primary against Newt Gingrich. Now, with Mr. Gingrich winning the Republican Party nomination for President, he will not do as well as Mr. Romney would against President Obama. Voters, mostly independents and ticket-splitters, would rather see a moderate presidential candidate than someone with such "extreme" and "radical" ideas as Mr. Gingrich has, as portrayed by the media. President Obama will be a two-term President.