I've often heard it said, "The proper roll of government is to provide equal rights, not equal things" That said, why then does President Obama feel that he as the right to intervene on a matter involving one of his friends, just because he has legal experience? He needs to back away from the situation, allow the local law enforcement the ability to do there job and for the legal process to work.
This issue has nothing to do with race, or racial profiling; the bigger danger that is lurking with the situation is when the federal government thinks that it has the authority to over step states rights and state governments. The founding fathers understood this, and that's why they called for local government, it is to keep the federal government in check, i.e. checks and balances. The real issue that I see is the current administration seeing how far they can get away with meddling in state affairs. When states allow this to happen, we will no longer be a sovereign nation, we will be under a dictatorship..
Monday, July 27, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Yeah, we'll take it back...
Retail, it isn't what it used to be, seems to me that something has changed, oh wait something did change.. the return policy..
When i started working in retail, the companies had the right to refuse a customers return, dependant on the condition of the merchandise, weather they had a receipt, the warranty period.. I have seen managers that have flat out refused to take a product back, and for good reason, it was beat up, beyond repair, neglected by the owner. What changed? Why are companies so quick to take back products that are clearly beyond the warranty date, been abused, or didn't even come from there store?
Maybe it's the new way of doing customer service, not telling the customer no, the question is, at what cost? Now we are not saying that stores don't get in goods that don't ever fail, they do, we all know that, but at what point does a store have the right to refuse that product that is being returned? When does a retailer have the right to tell the customer, sorry we can't allow that to be returned.
Do you as the consumer of such goods, do you feel justified in returning something that you know is clearly outside the warranty date, or a product that you clearly used, is it your right to demand a refund, a replacement. What happens when you don't have the original receipt, does that retailer have the right to require you to produce that receipt? Do retailers have the right to protect there business from people that make a living off of returning such merchandise, and never having to buy a replacement? What does that do to the bottom line, increase the prices of new merchandise that honest people are buying. So in the end who really wins, the person that will take advantage of a stores return policy, those that abuse the system by raising a stink about NOT being able to return products that have clearly served there purpose. Or you the honest consumer that once again is paying yet more for goods, because of the few dishonest people that feel it's there right to return products, regardless of there condition.. Just something for you to think about, the next time you are in the returns line...
When i started working in retail, the companies had the right to refuse a customers return, dependant on the condition of the merchandise, weather they had a receipt, the warranty period.. I have seen managers that have flat out refused to take a product back, and for good reason, it was beat up, beyond repair, neglected by the owner. What changed? Why are companies so quick to take back products that are clearly beyond the warranty date, been abused, or didn't even come from there store?
Maybe it's the new way of doing customer service, not telling the customer no, the question is, at what cost? Now we are not saying that stores don't get in goods that don't ever fail, they do, we all know that, but at what point does a store have the right to refuse that product that is being returned? When does a retailer have the right to tell the customer, sorry we can't allow that to be returned.
Do you as the consumer of such goods, do you feel justified in returning something that you know is clearly outside the warranty date, or a product that you clearly used, is it your right to demand a refund, a replacement. What happens when you don't have the original receipt, does that retailer have the right to require you to produce that receipt? Do retailers have the right to protect there business from people that make a living off of returning such merchandise, and never having to buy a replacement? What does that do to the bottom line, increase the prices of new merchandise that honest people are buying. So in the end who really wins, the person that will take advantage of a stores return policy, those that abuse the system by raising a stink about NOT being able to return products that have clearly served there purpose. Or you the honest consumer that once again is paying yet more for goods, because of the few dishonest people that feel it's there right to return products, regardless of there condition.. Just something for you to think about, the next time you are in the returns line...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wait, wait, you cant' say that, you can't sit here and tell me that i should be accountable for the choices that i make, for the way that i do things, i mean come on, the only reason that i do that, is because someone told me that i have to... Right??
No, we are all given our own freedom to act for OURSELVES, isn't that part of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" think about it this way, when are you most happy, when someone is telling you what you can and can't do, when others are telling you what job you can have, how much money you can make, what days off you can take.??
NO!! We are most happy when we are doing things that make us happy, that is as long as they are within the guidelines of the laws.. So why do we sit idly by, and ALLOW others to decide what's best for us.. Think about it, every day we let certain people control our lives. and by allowing them to do so, they in turn feel it's there obligation to help us, yes I'm referring to our government, or " Big Brother".
Those of us that have older siblings, when you were growing up, did you ever want your older siblings always knowing what you were doing, who you were with, having them tell you what you can and can't spend your money on. If the answer is NO, then why do we allow our Government "big brother" to do that? Our Big Brother, or Sister in some cases are to be there to help " guide " us, to show us what NOT to do, and to beat up the mean kids when they pick on you, they are not there to tell you what to do, how to act, and who you can hang out with, yet that is exactly what we are allowing or Government Brothers and sisters to do, when we allow then to dictate to US. They are there to help defend us when we can't do it ourselves, they are there to provide direction for us, when we are lost, yet they are not to restrict us from our liberties. Just something to think about...
No, we are all given our own freedom to act for OURSELVES, isn't that part of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" think about it this way, when are you most happy, when someone is telling you what you can and can't do, when others are telling you what job you can have, how much money you can make, what days off you can take.??
NO!! We are most happy when we are doing things that make us happy, that is as long as they are within the guidelines of the laws.. So why do we sit idly by, and ALLOW others to decide what's best for us.. Think about it, every day we let certain people control our lives. and by allowing them to do so, they in turn feel it's there obligation to help us, yes I'm referring to our government, or " Big Brother".
Those of us that have older siblings, when you were growing up, did you ever want your older siblings always knowing what you were doing, who you were with, having them tell you what you can and can't spend your money on. If the answer is NO, then why do we allow our Government "big brother" to do that? Our Big Brother, or Sister in some cases are to be there to help " guide " us, to show us what NOT to do, and to beat up the mean kids when they pick on you, they are not there to tell you what to do, how to act, and who you can hang out with, yet that is exactly what we are allowing or Government Brothers and sisters to do, when we allow then to dictate to US. They are there to help defend us when we can't do it ourselves, they are there to provide direction for us, when we are lost, yet they are not to restrict us from our liberties. Just something to think about...
Friday, June 19, 2009
Common sence, ( no, not the conveince store)
I was thinking of this, common sence, what happened to it? I mean when did we loose it. If you think about it, it's been gone for a while. Think back to your childhood, how you were told not to do certain things, or that their would be consequences to what you did, like sticking a fork in an outlet, when you got shocked, your parents told you not to do it again, right. Ot you were told, " now, next time i tell you not to do something you'll listen"
So when did we loose common sence, did we wake up one day and realize that it was gone? No.. was it something we we figured was someone else's responsabiliy, in a way, yes. Let me explain.
As i was saying, if you do something and it hurts, you don't do it again, well that was the way that things used to be done. Today, however, we are told that it's not your fault, such as sticking the fork in the outlet, so now we put little plastic covers on the outlets so that nothing can get stuck in them.. instead of teaching your kids that they don't do things like that in the first place. ( oh wait, that would require parents to spend time with there kids).
When did we start getting away from personal responsability, when did we decide that we are no longer accountable for the things that we do, what we say, or how we react to a stiuation, It's like the lady that wanted to sue McDonald's because her kids we over weight, because they ate at McDonald's everyday for lunch, instead of eating the lunches provided by the schools, so she felt that she had the right to sue McDonald's for making her kids over wheight.. Yet i have never seen Ronald McDonald force anyone into the resturant to get a Big Mac.. So how is that NOT there responsability, didn't they make the choice to go to McDonald's? Didn't she give them the money to buy the Big Mac in the first place.. so what is the result of that, menus that now state the calories, and "healthy choices" on the menus.
I guess that what i am getting at is that 90% of todays problems can and will be solved when we start holding people accountable for there actions, that when personal responsabiliy is given back to parents without the fear of govenment intervention, then we will see not only or economy change but our nation as well...
Untill the next post, watch what's going on around you, listen to what people are saying, and who's playing the "Blame game"
So when did we loose common sence, did we wake up one day and realize that it was gone? No.. was it something we we figured was someone else's responsabiliy, in a way, yes. Let me explain.
As i was saying, if you do something and it hurts, you don't do it again, well that was the way that things used to be done. Today, however, we are told that it's not your fault, such as sticking the fork in the outlet, so now we put little plastic covers on the outlets so that nothing can get stuck in them.. instead of teaching your kids that they don't do things like that in the first place. ( oh wait, that would require parents to spend time with there kids).
When did we start getting away from personal responsability, when did we decide that we are no longer accountable for the things that we do, what we say, or how we react to a stiuation, It's like the lady that wanted to sue McDonald's because her kids we over weight, because they ate at McDonald's everyday for lunch, instead of eating the lunches provided by the schools, so she felt that she had the right to sue McDonald's for making her kids over wheight.. Yet i have never seen Ronald McDonald force anyone into the resturant to get a Big Mac.. So how is that NOT there responsability, didn't they make the choice to go to McDonald's? Didn't she give them the money to buy the Big Mac in the first place.. so what is the result of that, menus that now state the calories, and "healthy choices" on the menus.
I guess that what i am getting at is that 90% of todays problems can and will be solved when we start holding people accountable for there actions, that when personal responsabiliy is given back to parents without the fear of govenment intervention, then we will see not only or economy change but our nation as well...
Untill the next post, watch what's going on around you, listen to what people are saying, and who's playing the "Blame game"
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