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    I'm 28, look a lot younger, very little dating experience. I don't want to go to bars or clubs to find someone to date. So where can I find women who are open to being approached and talked too?

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  • Everything you need to know about big government social programs, what do you think?

    Here is everything you need to know about socialist policies, broken down into 2 short scenarios. Scenario 1 government is limited, takes care of what it's supposed too and leaves everything else to the people and the free market. For example lets say a small church, or community center has 10 needy or homeless people coming to it asking for jackets for the winter. The church/community center then asks people to contribute, it raises enough for 5 jackets. 5 of the 10 get jackets, the other 5 will go without, unfortunately there will always be needy.

    Scenario 2

    The government tells you it needs to pass a bill in order to provide for the needy. How can you be so greedy, we need this bill passed to set up federally run government centers to help the needy. The new program passes, a director with a 250k+ salary is appointed, regional directors making 100k+ are hired, and various other government workers are brought on, and everything that comes with in, such as pensions. Taxes are raised, what would have cost that local community just the cost of the jackets, now has the cost of the government pyramid scheme to finance with taxes. Now 13 people show up to the government center looking for jackets for winter. Because of the taxes more people are needy. Because of bureaucratic rules and regulations the center has to spend it's budget in a certain way. So 13 people show up for jackets, 2 get winter jackets, 2 get winter pants, and 1 gets a pair of nice boots, and the other 8 are told they will have to go without because of the greedy rich.

    I think that tells everything you need to know about big government, and why we conservatives are against it. Any thoughts, does anyone need me to be more specific?

    6 AnswersGovernment1 decade ago