Comments on: What Are Family Values? http://www.nautis.com/2007/09/29/what-are-family-values/ Jung, Sheldrake, Campbell, Bergson & Me Sat, 17 May 2008 01:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matthew http://www.nautis.com/2007/09/29/what-are-family-values/#comment-10321 Matthew Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:23:36 +0000 http://www.nautis.com/2007/09/29/what-are-family-values/#comment-10321 The Senate approved this bill today. Of course, Bush will veto it. I understand your argument against big government but it's a bit late. We now have the largest government in the history of the world and this cost is really a very small drop in the bucket. I figure that healthcare is an essential service that should be free to anyone - just like education. How would you feel about moving child education from government into the hands of private corporations? I doubt Jefferson and Adams would be excited about much of the government they left behind. Government is no longer the worry, big brother is giant multinational corporations. The Senate approved this bill today. Of course, Bush will veto it. I understand your argument against big government but it’s a bit late. We now have the largest government in the history of the world and this cost is really a very small drop in the bucket.

I figure that healthcare is an essential service that should be free to anyone - just like education. How would you feel about moving child education from government into the hands of private corporations?

I doubt Jefferson and Adams would be excited about much of the government they left behind. Government is no longer the worry, big brother is giant multinational corporations.

]]> By: Janice http://www.nautis.com/2007/09/29/what-are-family-values/#comment-10316 Janice Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:42:46 +0000 http://www.nautis.com/2007/09/29/what-are-family-values/#comment-10316 Matt, to me family values have nothing to do with money or entitlements. Family values are what parents try to instill in their growing children so that when the children are grown, they will be people with faith, integrity, compassion, loyalty, honesty, good work ethics, a generous spirit and above all with a loving, giving heart. All the things that embodied your maternal grandfather. While I strongly believe all children should be covered with excellent health care, they probably already are. As far as I could find, most states already have a system in place that covers pregnant mothers, and their children until the child is 18 years of age. (And the federal government probably contributes to this already.) I feel this is a much better way of taking care of the little ones. It keeps "big brother" in Washington out of it. The more entitlements we have, the more control Washington will have over our families. I don't believe that's what the founding fathers had in mind. And it's certainly not what I want for myself and my family. Matt, to me family values have nothing to do with money or entitlements. Family values are what parents try to instill in their growing children so that when the children are grown, they will be people with faith, integrity, compassion, loyalty, honesty, good work ethics, a generous spirit and above all with a loving, giving heart. All the things that embodied your maternal grandfather. While I strongly believe all children should be covered with excellent health care, they probably already are. As far as I could find, most states already have a system in place that covers pregnant mothers, and their children until the child is 18 years of age. (And the federal government probably contributes to this already.) I feel this is a much better way of taking care of the little ones. It keeps “big brother” in Washington out of it. The more entitlements we have, the more control Washington will have over our families. I don’t believe that’s what the founding fathers had in mind. And it’s certainly not what I want for myself and my family.

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