tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051719.post6417015219940707948..comments2023-09-09T07:27:10.961-06:00Comments on SoapBoxTech: Federal Budget and Other Happy ThoughtsJerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051719.post-40319569026381718432009-02-02T19:17:00.000-07:002009-02-02T19:17:00.000-07:00I think there is definitely peace in what you do, ...I think there is definitely peace in what you do, Amber. Both for you and for others. But the reality is, that there also needs to be effort made by some to make sure that what you have endeavored to leave over is not just wasted by some greedy pig somewhere else.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051719.post-57383716086986881252009-01-28T12:10:00.000-07:002009-01-28T12:10:00.000-07:00So I guess as far as the budget goes it's all abou...So I guess as far as the budget goes it's all about getting shovels in the ground! Ugh...I'm so sick of hearing, shovel ready, shovel ready! Some of that money is supposedly earmarked for essential road repair, sewer systems and speeding up the VIA train between Toronto and back, but I'm not super impressed with the lackluster green initiatives. Can somebody please explain the concept of peak oil to the feds and why they are wasting our money and resources?<BR/><BR/>I too worry about violence and conflict over resources (especially water) and habitable land (climate refugees from flooding islands for example). Look at Africa. The bloodshed there makes me cry.<BR/>In many ways I see my choices and actions as creating peace. Every time I do something to reduce my consumption and live more lightly, every time I make sure that I take no more than my fair share and leave my little piece of the world a better place, I see that as leaving something behind for someone else, the next generation, and I have to hope that there is a seed of peace in that.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504083012497351241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051719.post-77525969317116538402009-01-27T17:15:00.000-07:002009-01-27T17:15:00.000-07:00*hug*There's a bit of positive for you.*smile*I ag...*hug*<BR/><BR/>There's a bit of positive for you.<BR/><BR/>*smile*<BR/><BR/>I agree with you mostly. I think there is much that a good government can do, once we get the bottom stuff that you mention, sorted out. But I agree totally that government cannot sort that out for us.<BR/><BR/>It looks like the universe is working hard to set us back a lot tho. It would be interesting to know what society will rise up a million years from now, if any. I no longer have any doubt that the cycle will continue, in some form.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051719.post-3766927477340219822009-01-27T16:38:00.000-07:002009-01-27T16:38:00.000-07:00Thanks for a thought provoking post.Here's a few o...Thanks for a thought provoking post.<BR/><BR/>Here's a few of my own thoughts: I agree with you that the government (any government--yours, mine, etc) is unlikely to do anything useful. I believe that change needs to come from the bottom and the best thing the government can do is stay out of the way. That said, I do hope that money the government earmarks for agriculture goes to small farmers but I fear that corporate agribusiness is more likely to siphon it off...<BR/><BR/>As far as the 'war on terror'--invading and staying in Iraq, Afganistan, Pakistan, Iran, etc, is more likely to *create* terrorists (as we anger people with our blundering and butchering) than end terrorism.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, the more of us that are gathered together, the more support we'll have-particularly as things get tough...<BR/><BR/>I wish I had more hopeful things to say but it's not a very hopeful situation.MoonRavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010194761440202586noreply@blogger.com