Question Of The Week, 5/22/05
This weeks question is a little longer than the past Questions Of The Week, I hope you will forgive me for that. Which of the following things are in place in the United States?
(1) A system that allows all Presidential candidates to take part in fair and open debates.
(2) Abolition of private property.
(3) Federally funded affordable health care for the elderly and handicapped.
(4) An immigration policy that keeps our borders secure.
(5) Heavy progressive income tax.
(6) Abolition to all rights of inheritance.
(7) Separation of Church and State protected by the United States Constitution.
(8) Confiscation of property of all emigrants and rebels.
(9) A Central bank.
(10) A foreign trade policy that puts tariffs in place on imported items to fund the federal government.
(11) Government control of communications and transportation
(12) The right of the individual to keep and bear arms.
(13) Government ownership of factories and agriculture.
(14) Government control of labor.
(15) Foreign trade policies that protect jobs of United States citizens.
(16) Corporate farms, regional planning.
(17) A way to hold elected officials accountable for their actions.
(18) Free education for all children in government controlled schools.
I could have thought of more, but that should do it for now.
God Bless America, God Save The Republic
(1) A system that allows all Presidential candidates to take part in fair and open debates.
(2) Abolition of private property.
(3) Federally funded affordable health care for the elderly and handicapped.
(4) An immigration policy that keeps our borders secure.
(5) Heavy progressive income tax.
(6) Abolition to all rights of inheritance.
(7) Separation of Church and State protected by the United States Constitution.
(8) Confiscation of property of all emigrants and rebels.
(9) A Central bank.
(10) A foreign trade policy that puts tariffs in place on imported items to fund the federal government.
(11) Government control of communications and transportation
(12) The right of the individual to keep and bear arms.
(13) Government ownership of factories and agriculture.
(14) Government control of labor.
(15) Foreign trade policies that protect jobs of United States citizens.
(16) Corporate farms, regional planning.
(17) A way to hold elected officials accountable for their actions.
(18) Free education for all children in government controlled schools.
I could have thought of more, but that should do it for now.
God Bless America, God Save The Republic
posted by David Schantz | 2:06 AM
7 Comments:
1)not in place
2)not in place
3)not in place
4)not in place
5)taking 'progressive' to mean you pay more the more you make, then to some degree, in place.
6)not sure, but probably no
7)not in place
8)to some degree, in place
9)not in place
10)in place, but used unevenly and unfairly
11)complete control? No, but the gov. is far more involved than it should be.
12)in place.
13)not in place.
14)not in place.
15)soooo not in place.
16)in place.
17)a way? I suppose. A practical way that people can actually use? Not really.
18)not in place.
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This was interesting. Some of these I'm probably fairly uneducated on, so my answers are based on that limited knowledge. I find it interesting that someone posted claiming some institutions to be "good" and others "bad" as it seems most of them could be either depending on the perspective and how they are used. This was thought-provoking, so thanks!
oh dear, as a humble european I'll reserve judgement, but I suspect most points are either not in place or severely challenged by the Holy Free Enterprise ethic
I'm with the maryhunter!
the only one I thought that was indisputably in was the right bear arms
I guess it's time I tell you were part of the Question Of The week came from. Numbers 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 18 come from the Communist Manifesto. They are known as the 10 planks (or goals) of Communism. If I'm not mistaken some of you found these in place in the United States. Communism is not dead, it has only changed the location of it's headquarters. You can read exerts from the Communist Manifesto in one of my favorite books (The Citizens Rule Book) on line at,http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7006/rulebook.html#anchor5 .
God Bless America, God Save The Republic.
Mistake on that link, it should be, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7006/rulebook.html#anchor5
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