It made me wake up and realize I never thought about U.S. food companies having their products made in China. It makes me upset knowing that the quality and cleanliness is not held to the same standards it would be if it was made in the U.S. I feel our country is setting a high standard for companies that chose to produce in the U.S. because it is more healthy, yet they know products made in China are not held to that standard but because it is not made here, they turn their face the other way. To top it all off, have you ever tried looking to see where your food is made? Most of the time it is not listed. Usually it will just say something like “packaged” or “distributed” from somewhere in the U.S. but that doesn’t mean it was produced here. In fact, I bet when it says that, it is made in China. I know they just passed a law requiring companies to put where the product is made on the package but there are a lot of loop-holes. personally, I feel like the government is choosing to ignore my well-being because there not guilty of anything if the product is made elsewhere and they are taking away my freedom of choice by not requiring ALL product list where it is made.
May 27, 2008
May 13, 2008
Illegals breaking the law?
Here is what I don’t understand. There is all this outcry about how illegals broke the law, and how they should be punished for it. What I don’t understand is why people don’t realize is that everybody if put in the right circumstance WILL BREAK THE LAW. For example if you couldn’t provide enough food to fill your kids bellies, you will steal. If you couldn’t even hope that your kids could get a better life, you will do whatever you could to change that reality.
I’m not trying to make excuses for them, but I think people are so angry at change that they’ve stopped being rational.
You can’t draw a line in the sand and say on one side is opportunity and on the other is hopelessness and expect that people won’t try to cross. The great wall of china couldn’t keep out 12th century mongols…the great wall of mexico won’t keep out 21st century mexicans.
It’s a reality not just an excuse. I realize they broke the law, but that law stood in the way of hope. In the end of the day, if I was born in a Mexican or Central American village, I’d do everything I could to get here.
Like I’ve said I recognize they broke the law, the problem is we are unjustly demonizing these people.
I don’t think there is a large amount of racisim. I do think it a general fear of change. Psychologically people rather things stay the same, the way they are comfortable with. Things have been changing pretty quickly the last couple of years, and immigrants (as they have throughout our history) are easy scapgoats.
Also from a purely darwinian economic point of view, these are the people we should want MOST. It be nice if they were more highly educated, but these are the most industrious, the risk takers, the ones who will work hardest to get ahead of their respective countries. Food for thought.
What I really think would be the best solution is something close to the senate bill. Tighten up the boarder and punish workers of illegals in a similiar way as the house proposes. Provide a guest worker program. Guest worker program is by state, each state determining how many workers they need for a 3 year period. Those workers pay taxes, must establish a physical address, and stable employment. Those looking to hire these workers would advertise as such so that people may have work quickly after entering. A certain number of day labors would also be allowed. After the 3-years are up they would have to reapply, whether from the US or their home country. Preference is given to those who have already “served” more terms. Those who have served 4 terms or more would be given a legal residency option for spouse and any children, as long as all members have stayed out of legal trouble. Also give credit to those who have been here as illegals equal to the time they’ve been here.
To: fl0wergir1_usa…now you are just being dumb. There are different level of crime based off what you did and intent. For example there is involuntary manslaughter, manslaughter, murder 2, and murder 1. Each is a crime, but punished very differently based off intent. These people have good reason to have done what they have done. That’s worth something.
May 10, 2008
Would you prefer to live in China or US?
Totalitarian Country versus Western Democracy
Both countries contain wealthy people.. infact there are bigger real estate tycoons in China than there is in the US.
How about freedom and human rights issues?
Just walking around in the United States you have to careful of someone pulling a gun on you due to your stupid laws.
US dominates China in violence and crime rate. As for pollution US still wins this despite having 1/6th the population of China.
What about life expectancy? well due to your gun laws you would probably get shot before you even reach the age of 50 let alone at 21 years of age.
How about hygiene and health issues? lol… I won’t even go there…
If you don’t want a negative opinion of your country then change your damn gun laws. Citizens are not the infantry and do not need guns.
Don’t vote for any president who won’t force the removal of all guns. .
everyone who posts USA probably has a gun or several guns in their household
ok I’ve heard the spitting in China..
but people just spit in US too? its a foul habit I agree but not as foul as littering and other things
ohh interesting now I know why guns will always be allowed in the US.
So disarming people of weapons is removing their rights to violen.. cough I mean freedom..
No wonder the crime rate is so high there.. and you can’t have a constructive debate without being violent or resorting to name calling.
Vote for a president with a ‘brain’… (this excludes the Clintons)
which leaves either Ron Paul or Obama.