Bridge to nowhere

The bridge to nowhere is a bridge that was promised to an alaskan town 30 years ago, so that the town could be connected to the airport that was located on a diferent island. It is famous because Sarah palin made a joke about it in one of her speeches of how she stopped the "bridge to nowhere". the writer's problem with it is that what Palin said is a false statement, that they are not "nowhere".
He convinces me that his opinion is correct simply by telling a little bit about what happens in the town. Like when he refers to the fact that over 250,000 people pass through the airport in one year. Or the fact that it is the 4th largest community of the state. Or even the fact that they get all of thir tourists, nearly a million a year. I believe that he is in the right about this issue.

Zakaria

I do believe that it is a fantastic idea, however, i dont thnk that today's society will work well with that, and will probably ignore it until it gets so out of hand, that they are all just screwed. I believe that we should because it would create less wast, which we have a great abundance of in this country. It would give us time to evaluate the economy, and make the drasitc changes that we needed in order to prosper again.
He doesnt convince that we MUST, but that comes from a stubborn part of me that always thinks that there is onther option. He was very thourough in his arguments, and i would agree that he has a very good idea. I dont believe it will work because of the people, as i said earlier.

Worst ads on TV

I agree that we should not advertise prescriptions on tv. America has enough problems without thinking that they should take a pill to fix them, but actually makes more? Steven king also makes a very good point with the 9/11 comparison. Why should they be allowed to advertise something that is potentially harmful to people? Should we also advertise for terrorists, as long as they fork out the cash? People also might get it in their heads that they have problems they dont really have, or diagnose themselves with something and be "sick in their heads" like they think they're sick, but they're actually healthy, and they imagine they feel the way the symptoms describe. It's just not good, and just so people can make money. Like i said before, we're already a messed up country, we dont need to make it any worse.

Samuelson

Samuelson's point is that we are not necessicairily going into a depression, that it is probably just a recession. He is trying to point out that people are just over-reacting. He believes this because it has happened several times in that last 60 years, and always gets worked out.
He also feels we need to have more government action, because they are off to a very slow start. he feels more action should be taken before we actually go into a depression.
He also has several examples of how bad our recessions get before they pull out, and start heading back up.

next year

My plans are to go into the army to make money to get into college. i also think that it would be a great expierence for me, and that i would learn alot from the army. Another main reason that i want to join is so i can get out of this town. I really want to get out of here as soon as possible.
I will give me training that may be necissicary, if there is a draft, to stay alive. I have no desire to get caught with my pants down. It will just be a very good idea for me so i can financially support myself throughout college.

wall street

i dont think that we should bail them out because it is coming out of the taxpayers pocket, for something that will not exactly benifit them greatly. It is an excessive amount, and might be acceptable if it was not such a steep price. It is also their fault, so i dont se why the average person should have to bail them out. The fact that they're paying interest is a plus, but still doesnt make it okay.

Binge Drinking

I believe that we should lower the drinking age to 18 for several reason, first and formost, if you can die for your country at the age of 18, you should be able to drink alcohol. It's just stupid to have that as a rule.

Also, it would make drinking less of a big deal, and they would not be as reckless as if it was illegal, simply because they wouldnt have to hide it and be sneaky about it. It should be incorporated as young as possible in order to take, the "wildness" out of it.

Also, in other countries, it is looked down upon to be drunk in public, and people follow this "social rule" because thats how they feel. If we wernt so uptight about ceartin things, drinking wouldnt be such a mysterious thing that youths would seek after.

Kids would be also getting into less trouble, because there would be less laws to break. It would lower the crime rate significantly. They would have less chances to get themselves in trouble and screw up their futures, messing up scolarships etc.

They also would not drink so much at once because they would not be confined to a single drinking activity, they would be able to whenever they wanted.