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pan6467 · 03-19-2005, 08:08 PM

Compromise allows both sides to have a say in what is best for the whole. It also allows civilization to advance. We live everyday compromising with each other, and to say we don't is foolish.

I compromise every time I go to work. I feel I deserve more money than I make. However, the company I work for says they overpay me. We compromise by looking at the job skills and the market value of others in my position and we determine a fair wage for both sides to live with.

I compromise every time I pay taxes. I do not want my money to go to the war in Iraq or to pay for tax cuts while we go into a deficit. However, my tax money also goes to programs that I want to see our government have, therefore I pay my taxes and do not complain. (And by the way, when I (married but seperated) make $524 every 2 weeks and $147 is pulled out in taxes leaving me $377 or $188.5 a week to live on .... but there are those on this board that would say that is more than enough... of course I highly doubt they could live on that....... When someone (single or married but seperated) makes $1000 a week and they have $300 taken out and they say they pay too much..... I feel no sympathy, however I do not cry over it, I realize that both of our taxes are needed to better society.)

Once this country truly cannot compromise (and again compromise is the very nature of this country.... read how Addams and Jefferson compromised with one another to write the Constitution) then all hope for a better country will cease to exist.

China, Hitler, Saddam, Stalin..... they allowed no compromise and that is what those of you who believe compromise is for the weak would have as leadership. JFK, FDR, Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, Reagan, Clinton they allowed compromise and the country grew, not 1 was a weak leader (politics aside) all put forth what they felt would better society.

03-19-2005, 08:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Compromise allows both sides to have a say in what is best for the whole. It also allows civilization to advance. We live everyday compromising with each other, and to say we don't is foolish. I compromise every time I go to work. I feel I deserve more money than I make. However, the company I work for says they overpay me. We compromise by looking at the job skills and the market value of others in my position and we determine a fair wage for both sides to live with. I compromise every time I pay taxes. I do not want my money to go to the war in Iraq or to pay for tax cuts while we go into a deficit. However, my tax money also goes to programs that I want to see our government have, therefore I pay my taxes and do not complain. (And by the way, when I (married but seperated) make $524 every 2 weeks and $147 is pulled out in taxes leaving me $377 or $188.5 a week to live on .... but there are those on this board that would say that is more than enough... of course I highly doubt they could live on that....... When someone (single or married but seperated) makes $1000 a week and they have $300 taken out and they say they pay too much..... I feel no sympathy, however I do not cry over it, I realize that both of our taxes are needed to better society.) Once this country truly cannot compromise (and again compromise is the very nature of this country.... read how Addams and Jefferson compromised with one another to write the Constitution) then all hope for a better country will cease to exist. China, Hitler, Saddam, Stalin..... they allowed no compromise and that is what those of you who believe compromise is for the weak would have as leadership. JFK, FDR, Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, Reagan, Clinton they allowed compromise and the country grew, not 1 was a weak leader (politics aside) all put forth what they felt would better society. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"