In this edition of weekly reads, I’m just throwing the concept out there of completely throwing social issues out the window and focusing on what actually matters for the future of our country. Â See, stuff like abortion, gay marriage, prayer in public schools and whatever else your pet peeve is will ultimately be decided by the courts and the states. Â On social issues, this country has become more liberal every election cycle and these things will work themselves out due to the will of the people. Â By selecting a president who delivers great sound bytes and says what you want to hear, you’re forgoing an opportunity to vote on what actually matters – you know, the future of the Republic. Â Fiscal matters, jobs, wars. Â These are the things that a president has influence over with proposals, the ability to veto bills and primarily, sway public opinion. Â If you’re a regular reader you can probably imagine who I’m voting for this year. Â But looking at it objectively, think about the following questions if you want your vote to count:
- Will this candidate enact policies that create jobs?
- Will this candidate improve our standing in the world stage while being tough?
- Will this candidate use war powers appropriately?
- Will this candidate enact policies that run our country into the ground with crushing debt? Â Do they have what it takes to make tough decisions – in ALL facets of the budget.
Whether Obama takes too much vacation or Romney puts a dog carrier on the roof of his car is really quite petty. Â Insulting actually, the amount of press coverage that it gets – and insulting that Americans gobble the stories up. Â If nobody cared, they wouldn’t cover it.
Math matters. Emotions shouldn’t.
Focus on what actually matters and perhaps our kids won’t be ashamed of how our generation decimated their future.
On a lighter note, some weekend reading:
Great Reads from Around the Web:
Arbor Investment – Small Cap Value – Best Way to Invest
Money Mamba – Marginal Consumption – Learn all about it
Money Crashers – 6 Figure Jobs with no Degree
The Burning Platform – Bad Week for Freedom
Financial God – How to Spy On Your Neighbors w Gadgets
Retire By 40 – National Foreclosure Settlement
Oblivious Investor – Answering Your Tax Questions
101 Centavos – Geopolitics and Potash
Sweating the Big Stuff – Insurance – High Premiums or Deductibles?
Carnivals That Featured My Content Lately
Self-Directed Retirement Carnival
Carnival of Financial Comraderie
Carnival of Financial CamaraderieÂ
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You’re right, but when did logic every work in politics? Aside from the questions you raise, I would like to see more people vote. Our democracy is too important to leave it to the few who vote.
If people don’t care to vote, then they shouldn’t complain; it’s easier here to vote than anywhere else in the world (you don’t even need to prove who you are).
These days, the more media focus on the personal trivialities of the candidates, the less interested in the whole process I get. Thanks for the mention, Darwin!
It’s tough not to be cynical!
Thanks for the mentions.
I agree with concentrating on what is important when determining who I will vote for. My MOST important determinant is will the candidate adhere to the constraints placed on the government by the constitution. The Federal governement was meant to be quite limited in it’s powers to infringe out our freedoms and liberties. We are definitely headed in the wrong direction and unfortunately both parties are marching us in the wrong direction!
Agreed; The Constitution was meant to outline what the government CANNOT do and everything they’ve been imposing lately is to increase government, regulation, control.
For me the focus is morality, not emotions.
Oh, that makes it tough to vote for any of the clowns!
It’s too bad that a non-vote isn’t a vote of non-confidence. What if you really don’t want to support the lesser of two-evils?
P.S. Thanks for the mention 😉
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