Editorial: Random Thoughts
Random thoughts as we approach Independence Day…. Will the 233 daily newspapers sit on the fence after receiving this?
Respectfully submitted,
June 25, 2018
David F. Jasper
PO Box 1016
Hollis, NH 03049
Tel. 603-759-8848
Jesus Christ
Although I have always been able to say, “Please God, help me”, I have had trouble with Jesus Christ, viewing Him as a myth and an unnecessary middleman. I feel that the story of Jesus Christ is a fairy tale just like Noah’s Ark or the parting of the Red Sea.
As far as Jesus suffering on the Cross, how does it compare to a Vietnam Veteran with all his limbs blown off, while the lucky ones still have their private parts intact? And Iraq with tank bombs that kill its occupants or blow off the tank operator’s legs, and he gets to see friends die and be dismembered.
On the good side, Jesus Christ is undeniably a positive influence in the lives of millions.
Is Jesus Christ part God and part human? Well, we know that Mary Magdalene was human.
I don’t believe that Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of God. I believe churches would be fuller if the emphasis was on God, the Creator, and not Jesus Christ.
I think the holiday Christmas should be replaced with GOD’S DAY.
Marriage
It would seem that marriage is the ultimate compliment to one another in a relationship. It’s very useful if you want to have a child or build a family.
Unfortunately, Americans tend to think negative thoughts almost 60% of the time. The familiarity with one another and negative thinking breed contempt.
With half of marriages ending in divorce, you shouldn’t think the other half of the people are happy. Many have no sex life, and many more don’t share a common dream.
It’s very often that unhappy couples with families simply cannot financially live through a divorce.
I believe that no sex in a marriage could be grounds for divorce, especially if the couple is under 55.
Trump’s Department of State
America gives subsidies to most of the world’s countries. A good Department of State in the future should talk about helping the poor middle class and the middle class, with more emphasis on agriculture in many countries to help the starving poor
There should be no more fighter jets and Soviet migs as aid for countries to defend themselves. Countries that continue to be militaristic should be shunned by the 95% that do comply.
The United States of America who has been able to see into the future and read 10,000 minds for years would need a small percentage of fighter jets and helicopters. Canada might make a good cool-headed partner in this venture.
Our new Department of State should be friendlier, setting great goals for the betterment of the world.
The Trump Wall
I am the spokesman for all of the high ranking officers in the military whom I have referred to as the High Command in past editorials.
America has always been a welcoming country, letting thousands of new people in, often with quotas for each country.
It’s often said that the Mexicans do a lot of the hard work picking crops out of huge USA fields.
The Mexican government cannot be held responsible for Trump’s Wall. Where would they get the money? Would it be by cutting food and health services?
Any wall you put up can be breached, either under, over, or through. The cost of the Wall is in the billions.
Inheritance Taxes
I like the Democrats, most recently Obama. The big problem with the Democrats is that they want a huge inheritance tax on family farms and individuals, up to 45% I’m told.
Whatever the Republicans have done on inheritance tax I approve of.
The Democrats should adopt a similar inheritance tax schedule. The huge inheritance tax mandated by the Democrats makes me not want to vote at all.
Marijuana
I know it’s hard to be open-minded about drugs!
Our Federal policies regarding drug use are having little effect in reducing social problems of the day. Alcohol, tobacco products and gambling all have proven to have negative effects that require rehabilitation programs at great cost to the government.
Marijuana has not demonstrated equivalent destruction, addiction or rehabilitative needs. The timing for change couldn’t be more ideal as we enter the third millennium or 21st century. Many people cannot cope with the stress of jobs, home life, etc. They seek relief, thus Marijuana.
Like alcohol and prohibition, Marijuana legalization is a case of the majority of people trying to legislate to the minority Marijuana consumers. Our prisons are crowded with non-violent drug offenders. A Federal law protecting Marijuana consumers and mandating the states to deal with abuses of that law uniformly needs to be passed in Washington, D.C.
We do have the power to make change. The drug war isn’t working, though our young people still need organizations such as DARE. People over the age of 21 should have a choice. Isn’t it a poor choice to enforce the law against Marijuana versus a greater investment in time and money to eliminate behavior destructive to others? One hidden reality is that the drug war is creating hostility and alienation in our society.
It is my belief that the National Horticultural Service under the U.S. Department of Agriculture can select milder strains of Marijuana for growth in the U.S. that do not hinder driving or the use of machinery, and still provide the relief and high that many people seek.
Also Government-selected seeds, twelve to a packet, could be grown for home use. The maximum that anyone could grow would be twelve plants. Seed could be bought in U.S. Government stores for as little as $12.00 per packet.
Drugs are here to stay! Do we continue a fruitless battle against them, or try a different approach?
A carefully designed rethinking of this topic will surely help balance the national budget.
Wages in the USA
I used to say $11.00 per hour would make a good minimum wage. Now I’m starting to think $12.00 per hour. A state I’m familiar with, New Hampshire, has less than an $8.00 per hour minimum wage.
Imagine if you took inflation into account – that $8.00 per hour would have the buying power of about $3.25 per hour if it were 1970.
Do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer?
There is too much disparity between the white collar worker who’s paid six figures and an unskilled worker who uses his hands and makes $20,000 per year or less.
More on Money
A person’s income can have a great effect on their self worth. The person making $75,000 per year has much to show for their labors, and is self-confident in many cases.
My longtime home, New Hampshire, takes pride in no sales or income tax, resulting in sub-standard services. Massachusetts is proud to help pay for services for truly eligible people. In New Hampshire we call Massachusetts Taxachusetts.
The United States of America has always been stingy with unskilled labor and senior citizens. We are all going to get older, and the social security payments are just too low for our elderly citizens to live decently. What kind of society is so short-sighted as to shortchange their elderly, knowing we will all be there soon?
To talk money internationally for a moment, I feel Putin with his billions of dollars may have been ill-gotten money. Top leaders having 25 million or a little more are more in touch with reality than a person with billions of dollars.
Americans need a new sense of purpose – we need to lead by example in many cases. Internationally, war-torn tent cities should have clean water and no open sewers running through them.
Much more financing for the Red Cross and other world relief agencies is needed, not necessarily the government but people caring for the less fortunate and giving directly. Should your church give more instead of constructing that new building that would make the church look prosperous?
Donald Trump said he’ll make America Great Again. I say let’s make America Proud Again, a shining beacon to the world.
Respectfully submitted,
June 25, 2018
David F. Jasper
PO Box 1016
Hollis, NH 03049
Tel. 603-759-8848
Jesus Christ
Although I have always been able to say, “Please God, help me”, I have had trouble with Jesus Christ, viewing Him as a myth and an unnecessary middleman. I feel that the story of Jesus Christ is a fairy tale just like Noah’s Ark or the parting of the Red Sea.
As far as Jesus suffering on the Cross, how does it compare to a Vietnam Veteran with all his limbs blown off, while the lucky ones still have their private parts intact? And Iraq with tank bombs that kill its occupants or blow off the tank operator’s legs, and he gets to see friends die and be dismembered.
On the good side, Jesus Christ is undeniably a positive influence in the lives of millions.
Is Jesus Christ part God and part human? Well, we know that Mary Magdalene was human.
I don’t believe that Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of God. I believe churches would be fuller if the emphasis was on God, the Creator, and not Jesus Christ.
I think the holiday Christmas should be replaced with GOD’S DAY.
Marriage
It would seem that marriage is the ultimate compliment to one another in a relationship. It’s very useful if you want to have a child or build a family.
Unfortunately, Americans tend to think negative thoughts almost 60% of the time. The familiarity with one another and negative thinking breed contempt.
With half of marriages ending in divorce, you shouldn’t think the other half of the people are happy. Many have no sex life, and many more don’t share a common dream.
It’s very often that unhappy couples with families simply cannot financially live through a divorce.
I believe that no sex in a marriage could be grounds for divorce, especially if the couple is under 55.
Trump’s Department of State
America gives subsidies to most of the world’s countries. A good Department of State in the future should talk about helping the poor middle class and the middle class, with more emphasis on agriculture in many countries to help the starving poor
There should be no more fighter jets and Soviet migs as aid for countries to defend themselves. Countries that continue to be militaristic should be shunned by the 95% that do comply.
The United States of America who has been able to see into the future and read 10,000 minds for years would need a small percentage of fighter jets and helicopters. Canada might make a good cool-headed partner in this venture.
Our new Department of State should be friendlier, setting great goals for the betterment of the world.
The Trump Wall
I am the spokesman for all of the high ranking officers in the military whom I have referred to as the High Command in past editorials.
America has always been a welcoming country, letting thousands of new people in, often with quotas for each country.
It’s often said that the Mexicans do a lot of the hard work picking crops out of huge USA fields.
The Mexican government cannot be held responsible for Trump’s Wall. Where would they get the money? Would it be by cutting food and health services?
Any wall you put up can be breached, either under, over, or through. The cost of the Wall is in the billions.
Inheritance Taxes
I like the Democrats, most recently Obama. The big problem with the Democrats is that they want a huge inheritance tax on family farms and individuals, up to 45% I’m told.
Whatever the Republicans have done on inheritance tax I approve of.
The Democrats should adopt a similar inheritance tax schedule. The huge inheritance tax mandated by the Democrats makes me not want to vote at all.
Marijuana
I know it’s hard to be open-minded about drugs!
Our Federal policies regarding drug use are having little effect in reducing social problems of the day. Alcohol, tobacco products and gambling all have proven to have negative effects that require rehabilitation programs at great cost to the government.
Marijuana has not demonstrated equivalent destruction, addiction or rehabilitative needs. The timing for change couldn’t be more ideal as we enter the third millennium or 21st century. Many people cannot cope with the stress of jobs, home life, etc. They seek relief, thus Marijuana.
Like alcohol and prohibition, Marijuana legalization is a case of the majority of people trying to legislate to the minority Marijuana consumers. Our prisons are crowded with non-violent drug offenders. A Federal law protecting Marijuana consumers and mandating the states to deal with abuses of that law uniformly needs to be passed in Washington, D.C.
We do have the power to make change. The drug war isn’t working, though our young people still need organizations such as DARE. People over the age of 21 should have a choice. Isn’t it a poor choice to enforce the law against Marijuana versus a greater investment in time and money to eliminate behavior destructive to others? One hidden reality is that the drug war is creating hostility and alienation in our society.
It is my belief that the National Horticultural Service under the U.S. Department of Agriculture can select milder strains of Marijuana for growth in the U.S. that do not hinder driving or the use of machinery, and still provide the relief and high that many people seek.
Also Government-selected seeds, twelve to a packet, could be grown for home use. The maximum that anyone could grow would be twelve plants. Seed could be bought in U.S. Government stores for as little as $12.00 per packet.
Drugs are here to stay! Do we continue a fruitless battle against them, or try a different approach?
A carefully designed rethinking of this topic will surely help balance the national budget.
Wages in the USA
I used to say $11.00 per hour would make a good minimum wage. Now I’m starting to think $12.00 per hour. A state I’m familiar with, New Hampshire, has less than an $8.00 per hour minimum wage.
Imagine if you took inflation into account – that $8.00 per hour would have the buying power of about $3.25 per hour if it were 1970.
Do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer?
There is too much disparity between the white collar worker who’s paid six figures and an unskilled worker who uses his hands and makes $20,000 per year or less.
More on Money
A person’s income can have a great effect on their self worth. The person making $75,000 per year has much to show for their labors, and is self-confident in many cases.
My longtime home, New Hampshire, takes pride in no sales or income tax, resulting in sub-standard services. Massachusetts is proud to help pay for services for truly eligible people. In New Hampshire we call Massachusetts Taxachusetts.
The United States of America has always been stingy with unskilled labor and senior citizens. We are all going to get older, and the social security payments are just too low for our elderly citizens to live decently. What kind of society is so short-sighted as to shortchange their elderly, knowing we will all be there soon?
To talk money internationally for a moment, I feel Putin with his billions of dollars may have been ill-gotten money. Top leaders having 25 million or a little more are more in touch with reality than a person with billions of dollars.
Americans need a new sense of purpose – we need to lead by example in many cases. Internationally, war-torn tent cities should have clean water and no open sewers running through them.
Much more financing for the Red Cross and other world relief agencies is needed, not necessarily the government but people caring for the less fortunate and giving directly. Should your church give more instead of constructing that new building that would make the church look prosperous?
Donald Trump said he’ll make America Great Again. I say let’s make America Proud Again, a shining beacon to the world.