Comment Re:Will this ever end? (Score 1) 513
The silver spoon is never having to worry about the things that 90% of the rest of the population has to, such as paying for lawyers, health benefits, schooling, underfunded schools, underfunded emergency services and other such *trivial* things (sarcasm there, hope you didn't miss it). I have worked on a reserve as an independent contractor, and the amount of waste is just astronomical. They get TOO MUCH, and are completely unable to self govern. Corruption is rampant, and the attitude of "the government" or "the white man" keeping them down is absolutely prevalent throughout their community.
This has to end, not by us honoring centuries old agreements made by some sovereign that really shouldn't have had a say in it anyhow.
They need to be reintegrated into our society, not as in a melting pot, but with their culture (or whats left of it) intact. I'd not condone "westernizing" them, but there has to be some point at which it's said, okay, yes, you've done this for hundreds of years, but unfortunately it just can't work in a relatively modern CIVILIZED society.
Those reserves you speak of as "holes" are just that, but realize that the amount of money that gets sent into those reserves could easily pay EVERY man woman and child there a VERY decent salary, and STILL have enough left over to run a small government. The problem is the corruption and waste, not the people.
This has to end, not by us honoring centuries old agreements made by some sovereign that really shouldn't have had a say in it anyhow.
They need to be reintegrated into our society, not as in a melting pot, but with their culture (or whats left of it) intact. I'd not condone "westernizing" them, but there has to be some point at which it's said, okay, yes, you've done this for hundreds of years, but unfortunately it just can't work in a relatively modern CIVILIZED society.
Those reserves you speak of as "holes" are just that, but realize that the amount of money that gets sent into those reserves could easily pay EVERY man woman and child there a VERY decent salary, and STILL have enough left over to run a small government. The problem is the corruption and waste, not the people.
