My response to the VOCM question 'Should government do more to make living conditions more affordable for seniors? If so, how?

Hello everyone, here's my response to the following question,'Should government do more to make living conditions more affordable for seniors? If so, how?
(I start by quoting Diego...) (Can be found at http://www.vocm.com/survey.asp?comments=1 )
Question Date: 11/12/2007
Total Votes: [1241]': " Date: 11/9/2007
Name: Diego kinda has a point (somewhat)
Comments:
Yes, I think seniors should have better care and better living conditions, in reality it's going to be us one day, and they shouldnt have to fight tooth and nail to get some support. I wouldn't go as far as saying seniors are lazy but as you get older your body becomes more frail and your limited to what you can do, so I guess the old saying "once an adult twice a child" is really true. I do agree with Diego though when he says about keeping the criminals comfortable, enough is enough, you're in jail not the spa...they have warm beds, 3 meals and top of the line facilities, CUT IT OUT, Yes feed 'em but don't go out of the way to provide leisure activities, they could do all of that if they were civil. As for social assistance, I believe that you should be made every 90 days to provide to your case worker that you have searched for work, i.e, put out resumes and went for interviews and whether or not you were sucessful in finding employment(have employers fill out forms) and in all reality social assistnance should have collected a resume from all who is on Assistance (welfare)go to all employers and say when you have an opening coming let me know and i will forward you appropriate resumes for screening for possible job interviews and employment."

Hey Diego, even though I appreciate the fact that you're trying to build on this dialogue, I have a few concerns to raise. First of all, you suggested that we cut services to in-mates, in favour of seniors. Under this assumption, you're assuming that "getting tough on crime" will solve everything. But in fact, for Youth Criminals, such an approach will not only harm them but also their development.

Studies used in the MUN Child Development II Psychology course point out that if young people don't become attached to a caregiver, they won't develop properly. In other words, such an idea of "getting tough on crime" would have to focus more on rehabilitation for young people, seeing as the way society negatively views teenagers is what leads to some losing a sense of community. Once that happens, they may hang out with the wrong crowd, leading to a life of crime.Once in jail, these young people lose many of the few community connections they have, making them more likely to re-offend! But to fix this, let's follow Andy Wells' example. When a 18/19 year old was on summary convinction for Vandalism, Andy Wells proposed an alternative to spend 6 months in jail: get him to clean up the graffiti himself, and put him on a "Working Graffitti Prevention Team". In this way, he's now meaningly employed by the city, righted his wrong, and can help the city be more proactive in tackling the issues of inequality that often lead young people into a life of crime, be it petty or serious!"-Creative and Energetic Youth (my code name!)

Regar