live within your means (national daycare)

Just a thought....but if you cannot afford to raise a child then maybe you should refrain from having one. I realize that some people are forced into single parenthood by someone leaving or dying. However I know many single parents who chose to be in that situation. I also certainly don't like the idea of subsiding dual income families so they can buy their kids the latest gaming system while dumping fuel into their gas-guzzling SUVs. Maybe in those cases someone has to stay home and raise the child. Maybe they don't have to give their kids EVERYTHING they want.

yard by-laws

You can pay your mortgage and taxes and yet your neighbour can still tell you what to do with your property. I like my grass long. Maybe the car on blocks is a piece of art. Laws should not be in place to enforce personal tastes.

I have a message for our troops overseas fighting for our "freedom": Come on home folks, we never had it to begin with.