So, I generally like democracy and I love living in the US, but there are some things that Democracy is very slow to fix or do right.
One good example is the way the US deals with the global warming problem. Because of the self serving nature of Democracy, it is really slow going in fixing any problems we might be causing. People are generally concerned and want to fix things, but it seems like nothing is really happening. I believe that if we really wanted to do something, we could.
If we were to add a $2 or $3 tax to each gallon of gas in the US, I would wager that our emissions as a country would plummet to the levels we need very quickly. However, politicians are not going to support this because they care about being re-elected (self-serving) and the people that vote all care about not having to pay too much (again, self-serving).
I know we would need support from the rest of the world to really solve the problem, but at least we could do our part and be a leader in the world.
Friday, January 22, 2010
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What's interesting about this is that ALL forms of government have failed us. Quick! Name a country not contributing to global warming. .........
ReplyDeleteYes, but we cannot determine how our government should be by what has been successful in the past. We need to move forward and improve what we have. If we could remove some of the self-serving nature of our Democracy, we might make great strides towards a better system of government.
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