Had a very interested discussion on this topic. I asked the question
of what we can do to improve society positively, to a group of friends
after a satellite broadcast I held at home last night. Here are some
of the discussion points:
1. Increase taxes so the government can do more instead of having to
cut services and people. (Most people weren't thrilled with this
idea, as the governments haven't handled our tax dollars efficiently
to begin with)
2. Decrease taxes and have the government do less intervention in
business. (This was met with more agreement, but it wasn't clear how
this would directly improve society).
3. Get more police and fight crime. (Some thought this would lead to
a war in the streets, rather than an improvement in society).
4. Improve the schools. (Everyone agreed that education was the most
important thing we can do to improve society, but there wasn't a lot
of confidence in the current systems and thier concepts to implement
any improvements)
In the end, we all agreed that it comes down to improving the
individuals. If we can just get individuals to invest in themselves,
and start bringing a positive difference to their own lives, just like
a ripple in the water, the positive influence will slowly become a
tidal wave which will change society positively.
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