bottom line is, in america the federal government has no business deciding things such as abortion rights, gun control, health care issues, and many of the current "hot topics" debated in todays elections. we are supposed to have rules set on a county/city/state level with the feds filling out roles of defense and keeping the currency used between the states uniform.
the fact that we have strayed so far from this as to have representation without taxation, among other things, leading to debates about things like nationalized health care is very sad..i already pay about 40% of my income in taxes - the idea of upping that by 5-10% to make the quality of my healthcare go DOWN is absolutely horrible.
our peaceful and altruistic ideals are best cultivated on the level of community and county. people used to take care of one another, not rely on the government to dictate what was right, wrong, charitable or proper... sadly such times were gone long ago and we inch further and further into a state of society far removed from the aspirations of our countries founders and even the ideals of our grandparents.
so, once again the two presidential candidates will argue over essentially non-issues, though at least this time we have a war that they can pretend to feel differently about...though if you look at the things Obama has said about Iran it will make you realize that nothing is going to change this time around no matter who wins. all we can really hope for is public awareness to continue to raise through the internet and new generations of connected and informed voters ready to eventually DEMAND true issues and reforms be discussed.
well that's my 2 cents...i am a kind person and do not want anyone to go sick, hungry, or be in pain...but at the same time it is all just a way for the citizen and county/state to lose even more power, get more income drained, and in the end it is just not a good thing for this country...don't forget how huge this country is and how each state should have the right to regulate healthcare based on its internal population...in those cases, we would see the best possible system evolve through continued reform and policy exploration.
