Thursday, January 01, 2004

Socialism for Children, Democracy for Adults

I think that mixing the two systems would work out rather well, but the implementation method is key. A strong reason for the poverty gap between our country and others is due to the lack of educational opportunities for children in these countries, so what I would like to see is that children everywhere have access to a necessary nutrition supply, and to as much education as they can handle. This nutrition need not be tasty but it should be just enough to keep them able to learn. If all children were given this equal opportunity, then more of them would be able to pursue educated and (I think) better careers for them and their country. I would then propose that we wean the children off of this "free lunch", so that they can learn personal motivation and by their 20th birthday, they should be paying for thier own keep, and if they don't bother to work, then at that point, they should see that they will not eat. Thus they would either become semi-productive citizens, or die of hunger. This may seem harsh, but not letting them ever learn this hard lesson would be equally disastrous, for the rest of society. Exceptions: For medically verifiable disabilities, we could extend this subsidy period, or for permanently disabled persons that can't provide for themselves, we could continue this subsidy indefinitely, but always with the eye to finding them a job. Man needs to work for his own mental health and self-worth. P.S. This was originally written on my Palm(I don't remember when exactly so I chose the first of January) and has been "adapted to fit your screen".