Posted on Apr 25, 2015
The Chinese want gun control in the United States....do you?
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The Chinese state-controlled Media is calling for gun control in the US. I'd like to hear your thoughts on that. Personally, my first thought is that if our Government keeps growing our debt to China, it would sure make calling in those markers easier for a country that surely must run out of real estate one of these days.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-12/15/c_132042820.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-12/15/c_132042820.htm
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Wow, so much phobia in this post, don't believe everything you read on the internet.
First, when the gun control advocates here in America get up on their soap box the net result is usually a huge jump in gun sales, so why would we care what the Chinese think?
Second, our "debt" to China is bonds. Good old U.S. Savings bonds. They can't repossess anything, even if they cashed in all the money they've invested in the stock market and caused a recession they would only "cut off their nose to spite their face" because a recession means we don't buy as much of the goods that they import.
First, when the gun control advocates here in America get up on their soap box the net result is usually a huge jump in gun sales, so why would we care what the Chinese think?
Second, our "debt" to China is bonds. Good old U.S. Savings bonds. They can't repossess anything, even if they cashed in all the money they've invested in the stock market and caused a recession they would only "cut off their nose to spite their face" because a recession means we don't buy as much of the goods that they import.
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SPC David Hannaman
SGT Richard H. - Could very well be... I get eMails just about every day saying "China owns America", "Representatives get retirement of life", and "They stole money from Social Security, that's why it's underfunded" there's just so much misinformation out there... and so many people who allow that information to piss them off that they don't think to do a tiny bit of research.
The national debt is bonds... the federal government "owes" about the same amount (in bonds) to Social Security as it does to China... and representatives (excluding the president) pay into Social security and have a retirement plan that is almost as good as my 401k.
Now the perks... Travel, expenses, staff, etc. is paid for by the taxpayer, companies make book deals with them and are happy to hire them after they leave office. (and don't forget fundraisers for re-election).
I'd like to see a law that says "the only money for re-election, travel, staff, and expenses will come ONLY from your district." Bring it back to representing the people who elected them, simple. Now that probably means that the Senator from N. Dakota isn't going to be living very lavishly (Tom Daschel) but it DOES return us what the founding fathers intended... citizens sending one of their own to Washington to represent their interests.
The national debt is bonds... the federal government "owes" about the same amount (in bonds) to Social Security as it does to China... and representatives (excluding the president) pay into Social security and have a retirement plan that is almost as good as my 401k.
Now the perks... Travel, expenses, staff, etc. is paid for by the taxpayer, companies make book deals with them and are happy to hire them after they leave office. (and don't forget fundraisers for re-election).
I'd like to see a law that says "the only money for re-election, travel, staff, and expenses will come ONLY from your district." Bring it back to representing the people who elected them, simple. Now that probably means that the Senator from N. Dakota isn't going to be living very lavishly (Tom Daschel) but it DOES return us what the founding fathers intended... citizens sending one of their own to Washington to represent their interests.
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Reading some of these comments make me feel like very few of them have actually read the story. First off this article is about the Sandy Hook Shooting that happened in December of 2012. Other then the fact that is is a state run newspaper, I see very little "we demand gun control"
The newspaper is merely stating facts with a more Leftist perspective. Considering the circumstances around the shooting, and the others of that same year, maybe the US should have a serious discussion on how to properly control, secure, and keep track of firearms as well as better ways to deal with mental ill people.
I am not saying take away guns from everybody, but maybe better education on firearms, better treatment of the mentally ill and maybe take a look at how the way the media portrays these incidents should really be talked about.
Honestly if this topic was on anything other then firearms people would be up in arms about regulation, just look at how "Unsafe at Any Speed" changed automobile safety regulations.
The newspaper is merely stating facts with a more Leftist perspective. Considering the circumstances around the shooting, and the others of that same year, maybe the US should have a serious discussion on how to properly control, secure, and keep track of firearms as well as better ways to deal with mental ill people.
I am not saying take away guns from everybody, but maybe better education on firearms, better treatment of the mentally ill and maybe take a look at how the way the media portrays these incidents should really be talked about.
Honestly if this topic was on anything other then firearms people would be up in arms about regulation, just look at how "Unsafe at Any Speed" changed automobile safety regulations.
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