Mystic Darth's blog: "Darth's opinion"

The problems of this country are not because of Republicans or Democrats, but both of them. They should all be voted out of office and be replaced by independent candidates. The battle cry of the incumbents is that their opponents do not have the experience to do the job. Maybe they shouldn't. Those in office know all too well how to milk the fat cat system of government. We need leaders that don't know how to foster pork barrel politics and maintain the status quo. The founding fathers of this country knew full well the threat of political parties, but found no just way to negate them. It is up to the electorate to curb their power by voting on issues and not party affiliations. It is also the responsibility of the electorate to monitor the actions of elected officials to ensure they adequately perform their duties of office. We as Americans are all too ready to point fingers and place blame. It is the fault of the American people for the condition of our country. We continually elected those in office that have let us down. Those that do not vote have no right to complain about conditions of government. Voting is not a right, but a civic duty. If one does not engage in the process, they have no right to complain about the results of their inaction.

One thing I really can't stand is people who try to shove their religious beliefs down the throats of other people. Most of these door to door bible thumpers don't even know their own religion. When one puts forth pointed and indepth questions, their argument start to fall apart. They will "have to get back to you on that" or "You should just have faith." Then there is the all time clincher "You will burn in hell if you don't heed the word of God." Regardles of how muddled, vauge and contradictory that word is. Missionaries are more sinister, preying on people in their weak moments. They promise to help and heal, but this comes at a price. Their intentions are never wholly altruistic. One must bow to the god of the missionaries. Once they are introduced into a community the venom is already in the bloodstream. They will turn child against parent, sibling against sibling, neighbor against neighbor and friend against friend. This is why missionaries are not always welcome wherever they go.. This is why they are attacked. People have seen the aftermath left in the wake of their tender mercies. Communities around the world do not wish the disorder and corruption that is gifted them by these so called messengers of God.

My idealistic view is that everyone from the janitor to the CEO should own the company. The profits of the company should be devided into two parts; half should be the income of everyone in the company, the other half should be put back into the company for maintenane, R&D, marketing, upgrades, etc. If the company does well everyone benefits, if it does poorly everyone looses. This creates incentives for better productivity and work ethics among the employees. If one hurts the company one hurts oneself.

There is no equity in our current tax system. If everyone paid 10% of their income, regardless of how much or little they earned, the deficit would be quickly eliminatied. Do away with the refunds, deductions and allowances. There will be no need to worry about making too much money that will put one into a higher tax bracket, because it will never go above or below 10%. Corporations won't have to maintain huge legal, accounting or Public Relations departments to justify their profits.