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  1. Feb 2016
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    Syrian refugees not welcome in 31 U.S. states - CNN.com
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    1. Manny349 08 Feb 2016
      "What he said about the vetting of the refugees is untrue. There is virtually no vetting cause there are no databases in Syria, there are no government records. We don't know who these people are." On Sunday, investigators said that one of the Paris bombers carried Syrian identification papers -- possibly forged -- and the fear of Syrian refugees grew worse.

      Again, these ideas that I'm about to say are ones that I don't believe in.

      This is an unacceptable incident. Our country ran the risk of accepting Syrian refugees and in return, we got a terrorist attack. Terror groups like ISIS know that our country is full of compassion and they will take advantage of that. We must prevent Syrian refugees from coming into this country until we can set up a system that will allow us to sort the refugees from those seeking to harm this beautiful country and its people.

    2. Manny349 08 Feb 2016
      The governor doesn't believe the U.S. should accept additional Syrian refugees because security and safety issues cannot be adequately addressed.

      This following train of thought does not represent my true beliefs and ideas about immigration. There is a famous quote from the television show "Star Trek" that states that "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." In this case, the citizens of America are the many and the Syrian refugees are the view. Doesn't the American public deserve a guarantee of safety that can only happen if refugees are temporarily excluded from the country? The safety of the general public cannot be sacrificed in favor of compassion for these refugees.

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    Large pension fund files plan to cut retiree benefits under new law
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    1. Manny349 05 Feb 2016
      If some of the larger multi-employer plans are allowed to collapse, the federal insurance fund that protects them could also collapse. Given that, a coalition of plan trustees and unions said the only way to salvage the most distressed pension plans is to allow them to cut retirement benefits before they run out of money.

      Again, I don't believe in this idea but how many more people would be hurt if Central States didn't reduce retiree benefits? If they had to sepnd more money, then they would be a greater risk of failing which would force them to lay off tons of employees. Isn't it better to harm the benefits of a few employees for the sake of keeping a lot more people employed?

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    2. Manny349 05 Feb 2016
      The measure for the first time allows the benefits of current retirees to be cut in order to address the fiscal distress confronting some of the nation’s multi-employer pension plans.

      I don't believe in this line of reasoning myself, but for the sake of argument, I would like to know that if Central States is a business functioning in a capitalist economy, then isn't its primary goal to make as much money as possible? Therefore, is reducing the pensions and retiree benefits of its employees for the sake of making a larger profit a bad thing? Isn't that just a sign that the company is intelligently playing the "game of capitalism?"

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  4. Jan 2016
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    Letter from Birmingham Jail text for period 6 AP
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    1. Manny349 24 Jan 2016
      Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom, and something without has reminded him that it can be gained.

      Interesting cause and effect with oppression eventually leading to a desire for freedom. This idea could also be tied back to 1984 and Winston's desire to fight back against Big Brother.

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