If I ruled the world

This was a pretty uneventful week. Work, sleep, repeat.


But, as uneventful as my life was, there is a lot going on elsewhere that has me thinking. Describing the earthquake in Haiti as a disaster is the biggest understatement ever. This country is SO poor and my good friend Stef aka Hagrid told me last night that there were 380,000 orphans BEFORE the earthquake. Before. Thinking about that sends chills up my spine. Unfotunately the only real way to help Haiti is to donate money, leaving me feel completely helpess. I wish I could afford to send a large sum of money down there, but, it is not in the cards right now. What really pisses me off? The senator election in Massachusetts. Both campaigns spent how many millions of dollars producing pathetic commercials and I cannot even count on my fingers and toes how many calls we got to go out and vote. Sorry, but a recorded phone call will not sway my vote one way or another. You want to win my vote? Put your money to a worthwhile cause.

I am probably the last one to get into a discussion about politics. To be honest, I don't care. I know that ultimately every aspect of my life is controlled by political actions. Healthcare, education, taxes, war... The government controls these. I know the democratic/republican parties have very different opionons on most things. But, in my perfect world, this is how things would be run.

We would have leaders for the following areas and they would be voted upon by the citizens with NO party affiliation. (in no particular order and can't think of all I thought of)

• Military
• Charity
• Homelessness
• Poverty
• Political
• Enviornmental
• Education
• Banking
• Taxes
• Welfare
• Employment
• Orphanages/Child Placement
  
• ETC ETC ETC
  

There are some registered republicans who have democratic veiws on some things. Why should just one president and his/her cabinet control every aspect? How can one person be so smart and educated in EVERY aspect of life that she/he has the control to put whoever in command. Thats like me getting asked about driving a car. Sure I know the basics-- how to put the key in, turn on some tunes, use the turn signal... But ask me to look under, or even pop the hood, I would be lost. I know some things, but not all. It is IMPOSSIBLE for someone to have the utmost knowledge about how everything runs.

America prides itself on promoting individuality. Screw history. I would create a government with no parties. There are too many important areas that need to be governed and a single person should not be expected to wear a hundred different pairs of pants. Like I said, I am no political expert, and I know presidents have super special people that are their senior vp of blah blah, but the president controls who he/she wants as his senior vp. Let people present the country with various and new ideas about the aforementioned topics.

For example, I have, what I have been told, is a republican view on welfare. I think it is a GREAT way for a person/family to get their feet back on the ground during a hard time, but the people who LIVE on welfare and do NOTHING to get off it, make me sick. As much as paying taxes SUCKS, and I don't even know where all my tax money goes, if taxes help someone struggling, that is great. But, when I am paying for a 35 year old mother of 9 with 6 different fathers who has been on welfare since day 1, there is a problem. When can the state/government step in and say enough is enough?

The amount of money we spend at war for 3 days could end world hunger for a year. Can we not spare three days? 72 hours. Our priorities are, in my opinion, ridiculously out of whack. I admit I am not up to date with my current war facts/data, but at the end of the day, we are all human. Humanity is in question. I guess my heart is with people. The business aspect of things does not make my heart tick-- probably why I don't really care for politics and money, which is what many say make the world go round. It might make their world go round, but mine spins on humanity and how people are treated.

I know I can't and probably won't rule the world, but as long as I govern my own world and make my world go round, I will. As Stef said, I am far from perfect and not asking for directions. We will never be able to politically please everyone, but it would be interesting to see how the country would change if we voted upon leaders for different things.