I Speak Life!

I covered the BIG 3 Platform stances yesterday (Death Penalty, Abortion, 2nd Amendment).  Today I will talk about a few other stances I have on issues important to Americans. Social Security - At this point people are living longer and fewer workers are working to support the increase in retired Americans drawing Social Security.  The Social Security Administration has been using the interest on its securities to cover the shortfall since 2010, but the fund will currently run dry by 2033 if we don't do something to fix the program, as without a fix, they will need to use the securities themselves to pay out, and eventually the money will be gone completely and we will no longer have enough to fund those receiving benefits.  What's the fix?  There are many ways the program can be changed to make it viable again.  The most common sense one that I believe in is to raise the maximum taxable earnings limit for paying in to the Social Security Program.  In 2...

Over the past week I have had 5 separate people contact me through direct messaging or ask directly on a thread where I fall within the political spectrum.  I feel it important to inform people who do read my blogs where I stand, so that is what this blog is going to be about.  First, I am not a Republican, Democrat, or Independent.  I am a Centerist.  Centerists don't have party lines.  They believe that solutions are more important than the bias.  Centerism is a political ideology based on reason and pragmatism considerate of short and long term thinking.  Centerism is not defined by compromise or moderation, but is considerate of them.  It is about achieving common sense solutions that appropriately address current and future needs, support the public trust, and serve the common good with consideration of risk and capacity in context of these needs.  Centerists should be motivated by the strength of their reasoning and the wisdo...