Man oh man. All I can say is THANK GOODNESS we don't learn a thing or two from Argentina. Democracy. Pshh. Socialist. This country is full of socialists. Imagine an America like THIS?!? NEVER. Every country has its problems...but we can fix our situation with the same ol' system. Yep. Were just fine. I mean....honestly...would you really want to live in a world like this?
Imagine if the federal government and local municipality advertised all of the public works that it did. Of course, that means it would actually have to do some public works. But that's besides the point. Wherever you go...you drive down the highway, walk down the street, play in the local park...and there are signs, painted in your patriotic colors of course, that declare that the government is working here. Oh, and the transparency. It would make you sick. What an information overload. They publicize the name of each project, the date it started, the projected cost, the private companies working with the government, and the name of the project manager. I don't know about you...but when I am living my own life, doing my own job, and achieving my own goals...I don't have time to acknowledge what some foreign, faceless body is doing. Even if that foreign, faceless body is right next door and has a name.
Imagine. Universal health care. We tried that...or at least talked about trying that...or something like that. Right? But these guys. Anyone--citizen, traveler, tourist, foreigner, Bolivian, Peruvian, alien--is covered here. Imagine the chaos! People come on buses from bordering countries to get help in Buenas Aires' hospitals. And if you goto these hospitals, you have to wait...sometimes for hours. Unless it is an amergency. But come on. Hours. And sometimes there isn't air conditioning. Yeah the doctors are amazing and qualified and friendly. But is it worth waiting in a semi-crowded room just to receive free and knowledgeable health care. I guess that is why some people choose to have private health care as well. Then they can go to private hospitals and wait in clean, air-conditioned rooms for expensive and knowledgeable health care from the same caliber doctors. These people have to pay for everyone...yep, that's right...whether they use the service or not...they have
to pay for the public health care. Shame. Just so their fellow citizens, their fellow human beings, and maybe even themselves can receive health care. Not worth the extra cash. Definitely not.
Imagine a public education system that out-performed the private schools. Yeah. That's right. The government is controlling our children. The last two presidents have started over 1000 new schools. And every child gets a laptop. EVERY CHILD. And if the kid actually graduates from school, they can keep the computer. I feel sorry for computer companies in Argentina. Who are they going to sell to if every kid gets a free laptop? Honestly. Someone ought to think of their rights and their desires. And let's not even talk about the poor private universities. They don't even stand a chance. No one wants to go to these tiny, nameless universities. Their degrees don't even mean anything because the darn government has a monopoly on universities. Anyone can get in. Okay. True. Not everyone graduates. Your tax money may pay for the education of everyone...but it only pays for the certification of the brightest and toughest. Whatever. It's not like a well-educated young population would directly benefit the future of our country. Yeah. Definitely not a good investment. Why invest in public knowledge when we can invest in fake numbers and stock markets?
Imagine. Speaking of public knowledge. Did you know that the Argentinan government is installing free public wifi for the whole country? No matter where you live...city or country...you will be able to get wifi. Imagine the businesses that will suffer when no one is paying for internet. Or imagine the businesses and the news channels and the politicians that will suffer when everyone has access to news and blogs and information. A mess. What an ugly mess.
Imagine a country with less NGOs, because the government personally takes care of social problems and sponsors individuals who propose new projects. Yeah. They have their hand in everything...from women shelters to arts programs to food programs to homeless shelters. Yeah they team with individuals and groups and churches...but we all know where the power lies. Selfish, power-hungry politicians.
Imagine being forced to pay into a retirement fund. Or rather..imagine being forced to pay into a retirement fund that is actually going to be guarded and saved until you are done working your 40 years. Yeah. Right. We've heard that before.
Imagine if the disabled and mentally handicapped could ride any public transportation for free.
Imagine if the government considered water a universal right, and if you couldn't pay your bills, the government would take away your power and your gas but wouldn't cut your water.
Imagine having a constitution that, in the preamble, welcomed everyone in the world as a person with equal rights and privileges.
Yeah. Definitely not a country I would want to live in.
....what about you?
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