People please do not make an assumption that I want it to go completely one way or the other, this is one of the areas that does have a middle ground. The private sector can function to innovate while at the same time having the government aid sections of the science sector. I am a young 19 year old who knows very well that I am naive and no little about the world. And I know that the majority of business owners are good people, my dad owns his own businesses and he truly cares about these issues. But you would be naive to think that there is not a section of the private sector that doesn't care . I believe that greed is at the root of all these evils.
I believe that putting too much faith in the private sector is as dangerous as working through the government. Many of the solutions to the environmental problems do not make sense to a profit driven mind. And I do not trust that there will be enough businesses owners out there who care enough about the environment to invest in technologies that will not necessarily make them money. And do not forget that free market capitalism has its own problems. It creates its own destruction by creating monopolies that prevent a true free market. And capitalism is in part responsible for the fact that the gap between rich and poor is greater now than ever before. The private sector may end up being a muzzle for innovation, in a different way than the government, but still a muzzle.
were is your proof? and please make a real answer
here here, what most people don't understand is that much of this funding won't even enter the realm of what is considered wasteful, much of it will go into programs such as environmental conservation, aggriculture and other fields that will have a noticeable impact on the future.
This is good, America needs to be on the forefront of innovation and science.
I know this is simply a talking point and I believe that civil unions are a step in the right direction, but I am curious to your response. Marriage was not historically a sacred act, it was about chattel and legal agreements. It was changed into this sacred act between a a man and a women. Marriage is common across regions and religions, including ones that do not believe in a central god. So why now is this newer christian definition of marriage the one that represents the "institution" of marriage over all these others. To cause the christian definition of marriage to represent all of them is the government intervening in religion.
Thank you every one for all the wonderful comments, I am busy now with my school work but soon ill post a hopefully well researched reply.
This is not about you doing the thinking for me, I am a college student and live in a very pro-obama environment. This is about me trying to get both sides of the story. Its one thing to just to listen to your party and shut out the other view points, going on to make obligatory un-explained comments like the one that you made for me. And while I included a comment on how this board seems primarily about dooms day talk, which is what I believe. I am trying to engage the people on this board to get the whole picture. I know I was not being completely fair with my first post,I would appreciate a more detailed response.
As I have looked through these boards I have found many people talking about how we are losing our liberties because of Obama. Despite all this doomsday talk about a president still less than half a year old, no one has really elaborated. Can some one please tell me what liberties we are losing and which of Obamas policies are taking them away?
There are doubts about climate change still but that does not mean there is no benefit to clean energy solutions. More importantly there are still ecological problems even while ignoring climate change. There is pollution, invasive species, and endangered species in addition to the climate change. In addition the next energy source is here. We can implement solar and wind technologies, it just not happening, and that is what I am hopping for. We need to address the problems cross the board, clean technology is just the next step.
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