As we hear of the sad plot of the starving people of Greece, we should contemplate that the reason they are starving was in the first place Socialism. Although the story of Greece is more commonly spoken of, Zimbabwe had a similar issue on how Socialism turns out to be starvation. Marion L. Tupy stated in his article on Zimbabwe's Socialist Issue that "In 1999, Robert Mugabe, the 92-year-old Marxist dictator who came to power in 1980, embarked on a catastrophic “land reform” program. The program saw the nationalization of privately-held farmland and the expulsion of non-African farmers and businessmen. The result was a collapse of agricultural output... Thousands of Zimbabweans died of hunger and disease despite massive international help." Thus we see that when you take other people's money, the money eventually runs out. When there is no money left, the government either shuts down or prints millions more dollars, leading to hyperinflation. This leads to the price of food skyrocketing, which leaves the socialist country starving. Socialism should never be considered because you eventually run out of other people's money which leads to a path of starvation. America cannot elect those like Bernie Sanders to be our president who clearly does not see how his socialist ideals lead eventually to the downfall of our society.
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By human nature, no one wants to be lonely. According to a recent study on neuroscience, they concluded that those who are less lonely go on to succeed, while those who are not given the attention they crave turn out less-productive citizens. In our world today, instead of debating foreign issues or fighting the Islamic State, we should focus our efforts into helping our society. We can do this by educating and teaching young children the importance of including and inspiring others; and by so doing, we help the American Society as a whole.
Amnesty, we all know the word. According to Dictionary.com, amnesty is an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses. Why does government do such a thing? To excuse themselves of their wrongdoings. In this 2016 Presidential Election, we might see a candidate use amnesty for their own personal benefit. That candidate, as we know, is Hillary Clinton, who sent Classified Emails to those without permission to have them in possession. Executive Orders are another example of something that was twisted by politicians into something that allows a politician to attain more power than they were destined to have. Executive Orders defy the original system of checks and balances, and ensures more faulty laws on the part of the government. The consequence for amnesty and executive orders in our society is that when the president signs in an order, or a politician supports amnesty, they are allocated more power than America wants them to. This allows them to discard the public opinion. If America continues to allow politicians to make laws to give themselves more power, we as a society will end up in a far worse place than the America we want to see in the future.
Investing is a great way to utilize money. If done correctly, you can earn much more money than you put into the account. In the book The Richest Man in Babylon (which I highly recommend), it gives interesting insight that is very true. It states: "Only trust your investment with men wise in your investment's dealings." In other words, don't trust a marketing analysts with your investment in agriculture. If you want to get ahead, you must also not spend the profit you get from your investment right away. That is like eating the "children" of your money that can make more money. Although investing is clearly a good way to make money, some disagree and say that investing is a waste of money. To be frank, if you are living paycheck to paycheck, you do not see the long term benefits of investing. To sum up, invest with people that know what they're doing. Don't spend your profits right away, and know that investing has a long term benefit to you.
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