Scrap second-rate solutions!

By Kyle Williams

One of the major issues that has been in the headlines in the recent weeks is whether managers of public housing retain the right to put the boot to anyone found with drugs in their household. However, on March 26, in a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, it was ruled that public-housing tenets can be kicked out if found with drugs.

In the public-housing case in the Supreme Court, instead of focusing on the average examples, the defense brought forth cases about senior citizens having their grandchildren over who had drugs. As a result, they were kicked out.

It has been said that public housing is a hellhole. Why? Because the system is socialist. Not just that it is a socialist program, but the actual public-housing system and decisions are.

In the system of socialism, in order to level the playing field, those in the middle class are always taken to a lesser standard – in the lower class. In addition, around the world, we have seen socialist countries in a worse state than democracies. This proves that the system of socialism doesn’t work. What is inhibiting America from becoming even greater – and may end up being part of our demise – is the same concept. In addition, emotions are getting in the way of this nation’s growth.

In this situation, many focused on the rules that kicked the family out, in contrast to the actions that did. So, one effect was people wanted to lower the standards – which is the epitome of socialism.

The same thing is going on with the federal education system. Instead of analyzing why students have low test scores, looking at the problem and finding a solution, we are lowering the standards. Teachers are afraid to put pressure on their pupils in order for them to learn because many are being threatened by parents. Which is almost the same with many of our government programs – and directly linked to emotion.

When you upgrade rules to make them tougher and improve the standards, the results are, obviously, going to be superior. Looking at the standards of the schools in the 18th and 19th centuries, you can see why generation after generation was very intelligent and mature.

If you look at our founding fathers, for example, they were some of the brightest people that ever lived. They were very intelligent and capable because they were held to very tough standards. Most of them were home-schooled and had very tough lives. Out of their lives, many of them developed integrity, intelligence, honesty and courage. As a result of the standards and rules they were held accountable to, America was created.

Emotion is one of the problems with welfare. The welfare system doesn’t work because there is less incentive for recipients to get jobs. If I find a homeless person on the street, instead of giving the person money, I would help him or her find a job. The result of handing out money will keep them in the same pathetic situation.

Many on the left call Republicans mean and uncompassionate because they would do the same. What our nation does too often is focus on the short-term result, not the long-term solution. In the short term, it would be tough for the homeless man to find a job, but in the long term, his situation would definitely be better.

Our society focuses too much on the appearance – rather than the result – as I said in my last column. When dealing with education, the thought and appearance is all that seems to matter as well.

What we must do, in order to continue with growth and the success of this nation, is stop being such an emotional society. Rules and standards are created, in most cases, to produce better results. Those rules and standards ought not to be second-rate.

We must focus on the results and work harder to help people meet them, rather than lower the standards to meet those who don’t.

Kyle Williams

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Kyle Williams is 16 years old and a high school student living in central Oklahoma. Read more of Kyle Williams's articles here.