Well sheesh, who's fault is it if an unskilled laborer cannot find better work? It's their own damn fault. While this may be true in many cases, perhaps even in the vast majority, it is not true in every case. No matter how much hard work and motivation a person may have, these are not always enough to
Individuals can make life more difficult. But as a generalization, I don't think individuals make life, overall, unfair. It's hard to disagree with that statement, as long as one is mindful of the modifier "overall". But when you use words like "ripped off" and "screwed", it's hard to believe that you think tha
As a matter of interest,if the top 1% of tax payers pay 34% of the tax, what percentage of the income do they earn?likewiseif the top 5% of tax payers pay 50% of the tax, what percentage of the income do they earn?These are important questions as they will indicate how balanced or unbalanced the system really is. I hope that frac
Drink some hot cocoa on my behalf and don't break any limbs skiing or snow boarding---It had to be said. I am the Mom after all You forgot to mention that he should wear his coat... And whatever happened to can't we all just get along?
This reminds me of a poster I saw a looooooooooooooooooooooooooong (give or take an "o" or two) time ago, back when I was junior high: When all is said and done, more gets said than done
1) "There is an argument that has been used against me by Jehovah’s witnesses of “Everything must have a creator” Ok, so who created God?" This one is easy enough to answer: When they are talking about everything needing to have a creator, they are talking about MATERIAL things. God is a spirit, thus an immaterial (in the sense of "having no material body", rather than "inconsequential"). While we can study material objects, and thus learn about th
1) "How do other people make life unfair?" and then you say, "You're talking to a guy whose first product, Galactic Civilizations, which I spent 2 years of my life working on, causing permanent damage to my rist [sic] (carpal tunnel) to make that I got paid ZILCH for. I got totally ripped off." Furthermore, you said "Our publisher ripped us off and because I was poor and couldn't afford a lawyer, I was screwed." "Ripped.. off" and "I was screwed"
Good article, but while I don't denigrate your success (clearly, you're one of those that have earned it, rather than having it handed to you), I think you miss several key points: 1) Life isn't fair, sure. I agree as my mom taught me that one as well. But it's one thing to acknowledge that life isn't fair and another to contribute to that unfairness (this is a general comment, not an accusation aimed at you) or let those that do get away wi
"Iraq is already "invaded", and Kerry is not gonna bring the troops out any faster than Bush." But would Iraq have been invaded in the first place if Kerry had been president? And who knows where else Bush is planning on invading? And whatever programs Kerry is planning, will they be anywhere near expensive as the invasion of Iraq has been? (And is it just a coincidence that the only budget surpluses we've had recently have been un
I hate to be the voice of reason here, but perhaps there's some fault on both sides. Fighting the good fight doesn't necessarily mean one has to stoop to the enemy's level. Of course, feel free to ignore my poor ignorance in this matter.
"As long as you don't expect me to support you marrying other homo sapiens, that's fine...it just ain't natural." Too late... been there, done that.
" Kerry IS the status quo, for heaven's sake. Running someone like that under the guise of "change" is insipid... " Really? With Kerry, I don't see us invading Iraq... or the return to a huge deficit that the war brought... or the damage to the economy this has wrought... or the Patriot Act
"The typical Canadian pays more for their health insurance than Americans ($400 per year versus Nice statistic... too bad it's meaningless. 1) You compare per year per visit... apples and oranges. For someone who might have to make more than 20 visits a year.... 2) Doctor visits are only part of the total cost of health care. 3) I assume that the visits costing only $20 are based on
Sorry it took me so long to respond to this, but I thought I had saved the link to this article, but didn't find it until now. And I hope I don't sound too preachy, it's just that the subject of God was brought up and it's sort of hard to avoid sounding preachy in these cases. The purpose of this post is to explain a position (one which I happen to share), rather than convert (although, in all honesty, I wouldn't be dissappointed with such a result :
"Question: Do you see "community activists" (a.k.a. "do gooders") as a positive thing?" Google "community activist". Read the links. Find me one, just one, that uses "community activist" as a derogatory term, as you seem to think it is. "Besides, having accomplished ancestors does not mean you are anything special." Does he claim it does? (I can't get the video to work due to internet settings, so I'll have to rely o
Leaving? What made you think that the US was leaving Iraq? On the contrary, it's setting up 14 "enduring bases" in a sovereign nation.
"Or, the politician who squashed his opponent by revealing that his sister was an acknowledged thespian." I just hope no one is shocked by the admission that I am a practicing homo sapien....
I think there is a very distinct difference between criticising and critiquing. The former is just saying you don't like something (think of what's-his-name on American Idol), the latter gives the author imput as to what the person doesn't like and does so in such a way that the intent is to be helpful, rather than hurtful.
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"So, why is Coke still feeding us the inferior "straight" Coke?" Because the product matters more to some consumers than the "goodness" or "badness" of the contents of the product. Coke found this out when they tried to improve the taste of Coke to make it better compete with the "Pepsi challenge". Even though consumers generally preferred the new Coke over the old in blind taste tests, they created a great backlash against the new formula
"What do you propose the sanctions be against those who are literally incapable of following such guidelines?" (little_whip) May I suggest meidung? "you should be able to use moderately extreme language, but only if you do the *Adult Content thing" (Zoologist03) But even labelling something as "adult content" still shouldn't excuse one from being civil. "so let me declare this now that I shall remain peaceful until
I thought there were advertisements on pretty much all bananas, saying such things as "Dole" or "Chiquita Bananas". You don't think these were stuck on for the benefit of the consumer, do you? As for how to combat it, I would think that would be fairly easy. If enough people stop buying the product (or alternatively, from the store that supplies it), the people that produce will either have to choose between stopping the advertisement or los
"in direct contradiction, the pentagon 'working group" memo claims the commander in chief now occupies a "constitutionally superior position" to congress and has "inherent authority" to prosecute the war with or without the approval of congress." Just noticed this when going through the quotes. I remember reading somewhere on one of the other blogs about how liberals have a hard time accepting checks and balances and how activist liberal judg
Back when I turned 36, I worked at a place that employed a lot of teenagers. It was a shock to finally realize that some of these people weren't even born when I graduated high school and yet here some of them were now doing just that. And Happy Belated B-Day! (Unless you'ld prefer it not to be...)
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Although I probably lean to the liberal side on most issues, I'm one of those people who doesn't feel quite at home with either side, yet can feel at home with [b]people[/b] from both sides. Good job, you've earned my first interesting/insightful vote <img src="../images/smiles/jokegrim.gif" border=0 ALIGN="absmiddle
