Today's Rant

Some how my font was set on Hindi below. LOL

I have thousands of rants running in my head and so little time to write them here. So here we go, just a few quick ones.

Why do we as a Nation teach our children that what others think of them doesn't matter, yet we are concerned with what other nations think of us?

Why, when during the 1980s an 1990s we saw socialist government after socialist government fail, do we suddenly want to establish so many socialist policies, universal health care, increased welfare, ETC.? Is it a growing phase for government, like a child has growing phases?

I am sorry that people loose everything they own during natural disasters, but why is it my responsibility to assist someone rebuilding a house in a natural disaster zone? I was brought up in an area prone to flooding. I was taught that two types of people built in the yearly flood areas. Those that could not afford land else where, and could not afford flood insurance, and those that could afford flood insurance. The first group knew their risk, but owning property was more important. They usually had escape plans and/or were prepared to rebuild if necessary. It was a risk they chose to take to improve themselves. My family came from these people. Welfare was a sin, and only for those who could not or would not help themselves. The second group of people that built there usually could afford the losses. It was simple, if you could afford land and not insurance, don't build or buy in a flood zone unless you were prepared to help yourself. Same should go for fires, hurricanes, mudslides, blizzards, and everything else.