Fact or Fiction

I love to discuss politics, religion, science, and personal views. You can find me discussing my views with others who share the same values and principles as I do. Sometimes I will see a posting with a link to an article, YouTube Video, or some ones blog that the poster says it is imperative that I read, listen or watch. Most of the time the links are to credible and meaningful sources, however, every now and then I come across a link that is mostly false.

Why do people post links to false information? Do we have that many gullible people? The internet makes it easy for crack pots to spew conjecture and coincidence as fact. Unlike most reliable news outlets, on the internet you don't have to have corroborating facts or evidence. All you need is an audience willing to buy into what they have to sell. Like snake oil salesmen of the past, they offer an answer (cure) for everything that is happening in the world (what ever ails you).

The face on Mars, planet X, ABC organizations mind control, and 2012 are just some of the fiction out there that many people take as fact. Sometimes no matter what evidence or facts you use to prove the opposite, people will still believe in the fiction. Why? I wish someone would explain it to me.

The reason I am posting this is that I hope there will be less fictional postings. I hope people will find corroborating facts before they post a link. I am tired of reading, watching, or hearing links that are false. Here are a few of my most despised conspiracies:

9/11 was pulled off by our Government. For the last time, it was terrorist. The CIA did not plant explosives, cut beams, etc. The terrorist crashed an airplane into a building.

We have been visited by Aliens. If you are referring to illegal aliens from outside our country you are correct. If you are referring to beings from outer space, please explain the physics to me. I know Dr. Lawrence Krauss would also like to know.

The CIA can control minds. I don't recall a Jedi Temple here on Earth, I forgot that is science fiction. If your mind is currently being controlled by the CIA, please see a psychiatrist immediately, you are out of Meds.

Government created swine flu. Did you know I can make swine flu also? Find a sick pig and hang around it a while. That's how the farmer in Mexico got it. The pig had the flu which jumped species. It happens, it is called genetic mutations. Tell me when is it a pandemic. Right now about 1000 cases reported out of 10 billion people. Give me a break.

People please stop the madness. Use logic and common sense. My dad told me "Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you read". Good advice we all should follow.

Harry

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Hey Folks,

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Harry

Swine Flu an Excellent Case Against Universal Health Care

Swine flu is turning out not to be a pandemic in the US, however, it could be one in other countries. The reason, Universal Health Care. It is true. If you live in the United States, you are able to go to the Doctor or Emergency Room and get care immediately. More importantly, since here we have competition between pharmaceutical companies, they are always developing better therapies to cure illness.

It is not uncommon for people in Canada to travel to the US for medical treatment or just for a simple test. In Canada it may take months for a patient to get a CAT scan or MRI and another month for someone to read it. In the US, you can get a scan within days if not hours and a diagnosis just as soon. Why would any one want to change our system?

Politicians say the main reason is so everyone can be covered at a reasonable price. Why? I better not ask, someone will say I don't care about the children. I say don't their parents care about them? Now I'll be accused of being rich and not caring about the poor. If you say that you have never been poor. I have. I used to pick up cans at a dump to make ends meet, use the same clothes, catch my dinner, boil water for a bath etc. I know what it is like to be poor.

Now I get accused of being different. I am not. I am short, overweight, and never graduated college. Maybe the true difference is when things got tough, I worked harder. What a novel concept. If you need something, work hard and you will get it. I did not believe in a bailout. If my boat has a leak and I am not bailing myself out, I will sink.

Under the current laws no hospital can refuse to treat anyone. If that is the case why do we need Universal Health Care we already provide it. What we need is to reduce the cost of care and treatment. Needles, IVs, hospital beds, or any medical products are not the reason, it is the cost of malpractice insurance and the possible law suits that medical professionals face everyday. Care and treatment is expensive because of tort law.

There are cases that deserve attention, like a doctor leaving and instrument in a patient. It is neglect and should be prosecuted so it does not happen again. The cases I am speaking of are when patients sue their caregivers for a scar from a cut, a women having a child with down syndrome, or not prescribing a drug addict opiates. In some states, doctors have left because the cost of practicing medicine is not cost effective.

If we want lower cost for medical insurance, we need to lower the cost of providing it. Only in a free market society can we do it. Lets change out tort law system so doctors are held liable for neglect only. They should not pay for scars or other out comes that are controlled by a persons body or genes. I haven't meet a doctor yet that has wanted to intentionally hurt me. I have meet some that I would not like to be seen by, and in a free market I can chose another doctor.

If you are poor or work for a company that has no health coverage here are a few sure ways you can get health care. Get another job. If you deliver newspapers or pizzas, you will earn enough money to buy an excellent health plan. If you work for a company that does not provide health coverage you can also get another job or find one that does. Stop being a victim. Do something. If you do nothing you will get, exactly nothing. If I can do it, everyone can.

Harry

Why Carbon Tax or Cap and Trade Won't Work

Congress is still trying to decide how to tax the very air we breath. That's right I said it, the very air we breath. The carbon tax and cap and trade are just another way for the government to tax Americans. They will tell us that the tax will be on companies, however, I don't know a company that does not pass its cost on to its buyers. It is just good business sense.

Now you probably think I don't care about the environment because I don't want this new tax program and you would be wrong. I do want clean air just as much as the next person. What I don't want is another stupid government program that will not work. What won't work? It will not.

A company that creates a lot of pollution just needs to have enough money to pay for more polluting credits to be within their limits. This means instead of the company using their cash to buy or use less polluting methods of production, they just keep on polluting. Now that is something I want.

Here is the solution. If we want these companies to stop polluting or to adopt cleaner modes of production, we need to set standards. These standards need to have severe fines if not met as well as reasonable time-lines for completion. These standards need to be set by scientist not law makers. We can leave the fines to the legislators and use the EPA to determine if and when the companies have complied.

Everyone wins. The environmentalist get their CO2 reduction, lawmakers feel good that they made the scary corporation comply, and all Americans avoid a new tax. I do realize for some Americans the price for some of their products may go up during the transition, however, if you don't like paying a higher price you can move. That's right, don't call yourself a victim, do something, take action.

Harry.

What Do I Stand For?

I believe in God. He gives me meaning and purpose.

I believe in freedom for everyone. Every person on Earth deserves freedom.

I believe in Capitalism. Economic justice comes through self-reliance.

I believe in legislative laws. Legislators create laws and the courts enforce them.

I believe in service to one another. We should help each other without governments help.

Against Abortion or what I call Pro Death

Against Gay Marriage – Gay marriage infringes on religious beliefs. If we allow gay’s to marry then we will be opening the door to Men or women who want to marry kids or others forms of marriage.

Against death taxes

I want secure borders. No documents stay out. If you are an illegal alien you are breaking our immigration law. Come here legally or don’t.

I want laws enforced. We don’t need more laws. We need the laws enforced. What we do need is more lawmen and law women.

I want the strongest military in the world. If we want peace we must work for justice. No country will respect or fear us if we are not ready, willing and able to finish any fight thrown at us. The best way to win a battle is to never have to fight.

I want a balanced budget. When the checking account is zero, we don’t spend any more money. We devote a good portion of taxes to pay off our debt before we sponsor any more programs.

I want welfare handled by local organizations. The government doesn’t see the poor and homeless. To them they are numbers. Let the local communities take control of the poor and homeless, they do a better job.

I want vouchers for every child k-12. Socialized education has not worked let the free market try. If parents want to home school the voucher can be used to purchase the materials they need.

No more Federal College grants or secured loans. You can do it on you own. Get a job. I would also offer that many colleges have endowments that would allow them to let all of their students go to school for free. Going to college is not a right it is a privilege. With no more help from government, the price should go down.
I believe in helping out our friends. If you need help I will be there to serve anyway I can.

I support countries that that the same values while I will continue to chastise countries that do not care for human rights.

I will make mistakes. I am human and am prone to error. When I error I will apologize for my actions. I will expect the same from the people I associate with. I will call them on it even at my own peril.

I will stand up for what is right not what is popular. I am a man of principles and values that do not always align with the majority, however; I will be consistent.

I will not be perfect. I will always strive for perfection; however, I know I will always reach excellence.

I am not always the smartest guy, so I will surround myself with them.

I will always listen to your opinion. It matters to me, however, I may still decide to choose a different path that is more inline with my values and principles.

There are many more to add. This is a good start.

Harry

No Compromise on Marriage!

Marriage is a religious rite. Marriage is not a civil right. Marriage has always been between a man and a woman. When they were contracts, arraigned, or forced, they were always between a man and a woman. Gay marriage has no legal, historical, religious, or even evolutionary precedence.

I like most people do not hate gay people or want to harm them or whatever. I have a religious belief that says being gay is wrong. My government is not allowed to tell me what to believe or take away my Constitutional Right.

The truth of the matter is being gay is a choice. There is no scientific basis for being gay. Natural Selection should have removed the genetic trait. It is impossible for gay couples to reproduce naturally. Darwin would have no explanation as to why a species would want to become extinct.

I don’t care what you do in your bedroom. It is your choice. I do take offence when anyone tries to force his or her beliefs on my family, my religion, and me. When you ask what would Jesus do? I would say this; he would never come into contact with gay people. He would find them unclean and try to heal them. Jesus would never accept their lifestyle. Jesus would never allow the rationalization of a gay lifestyle.

Harry

Abortion needs to End

I am tired of being called “Pro Life”. I like the old phrase “Anti-Abortion”. Anti-Abortion is a better description that reduces the political correctness associated with “Pro Life”. To get to the bottom of the barrel I could call myself an “anti killing unborn defenseless children supporter”. That would be the most descriptive and accurate, however, it may give some children nightmares knowing that we have people in our country who support killing unborn defenseless children. Oh yes, that’s what you should be called if you support abortion, not the politically correct phrase “Pro Choice”.

Now I can hear the screams of women who have been sexually assaulted saying I should be able to have an abortion since I was attacked. Why? Why not give the child up for adoption? It never did anything to harm you, yet you want to kill it? Why? The answer, it is easy to do. Take no responsibility and just do what feels good. Strange that our pets do everything that feels good to them, yet have not come up with a way to have and abortion. Yes humans are the only species that will kill its offspring before it is even born.

Okay now I need to settle the problem of the unborn killing the mother. The answer is go to another doctor. With our technology we can do amazing things that can save both the mother and child. Let us use our minds to develop solutions to problems before we give up. Giving up is not the American way.

Now for those of you who think that it is not a human at conception please pick up a textbook on reproduction. When an egg and a sperm join, in whatever plant or animal that requires both, it becomes what they were meant to be. Yes, life does begin at conception. Genetic material is shared, half male and half female, and thus begins the origin of sexual reproduction. Not nine day later, nine week later, or nine months later it is at conception. This not a religious belief, it is a scientific fact.

Abortions time has come and gone. America it is time we remove it from the law books. Let us become a society that embraces life and family. In the past many believed we needed abortion because unwed mothers were socially unacceptable, medical technology could not save the unborn, contraceptives we either unavailable or socially unacceptable and sadly women had little say or rights. We have changed. Women are no longer second-class citizens their voices are heard. Women who want a child out of wedlock have them. And it is acceptable for women to buy contraception. There are no more excuses.

Harry