rhys

No, it was caused by the greed of capitalism, and the false monry your country keeps printing. treasury bonds and US$ are fcticious in value, it is all number crunching gone wrong and many people hd to lose in order for the system to carry on. When you good guys removed the gold standard, becoming rich was just a number tweaking game, it is a bad habit but who in thier right minds would chnge now eh? Much of the debt you owe is to yourselves? go figure. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

You are right, if it was pay for by private corporations, then it would be capitalist, if it is payed for by taxes, it is in fact socialist. i guess you are kind of correct as the corporations dictate what heppens with the military, but the ownership is held by the people. it is quite sick really. we also don't have 300 million people to pay for it. The more you have investing the more you have to spend, We have 4 million paying for 4 million, you have 300 million paying for 300 million, it is all relative. you could too but you decide it is easier to get third world countries do it for ya, then you go and kill some civillians, steal thier recources and live for another devade or two, just to start all over again, there is nothing stopping america from producing goods, you have very low minimum wage, plenty of recources and alot of population. you write you own future, it is a shame you are all so short sighted! not likely, we don't like to be the centre of attention, what is more likely to happen, is the stock market will crash another time (or two) and the world will lose faith in the USA, then the euro will become the standard. It is already the most stable currency and even the pound has lost it's ground against it. Once the pound is merged into the euro (not so far away), then the inevitable will become closer. I'll pick this to happen within the next 10 years. America will be doomed at that point. If you don't start educating your people, and learn to do more than one task per person, you will not adapt fast enough to survive in the state you are at present. Like america, New Zealand was built by illeal immigrants. Both countries have only been around for a few hundred years/a handful of generations. Sustainability is the key, sharing and caring for one another allows the circle to continue to flow, if you keep taking and taking you will eventually run out. as i said above 300 million people, and 10% unemployment. I can't work out the retirement and children without reserach but it is safe to say you should have trillions up you sleeves each year to play with, Invest it correctly and you will have to pay less and less every year. You placed yourselves in the position as world police, You may have done well out of it, for a few decades but it is going to continue to be a burden on your economy until you learn something about being economical, if you had all been driving small 4 cylenders instead of large 8 cylenders you could have used the same oil you used in the last 10 years, for at least 30 years. I can't belive how nieve you guys are, bigger is better my ass? You're paying for it now and capitalism is to blame, not the answer. Your loss! I'm about to board a plane back to NZ, my private health care will expire, about half way there. Once i am there I will have about $30 more each week to spend at corner stores and small businesses. I may pay $10 or so in tax out of that $30 as i purchase any goods but it goes through our economy, rather than in some rich cunts bank acount. How much of your money has gone to swiss bank accounts of filthy rich assholes? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I mean looking after your countrymen so they can look after you. If you all pay so much tax and you unemployment is so low, why do you have such a deficit? because of war and private corporations soaking up profit. Seriously you have 300 million people and less the 10 % unemployment, you should have trillions coming in each year, do the maths. You spend it all on war so that a small few can reap the profit. it is stupid, unethical, uneconomical, and you are all suffering for it. If you pay taxs and don't see anything for it, you should try to ensure the greedy cunts raping your recources are paying, I bet you bottom dollar they are not paying thier share due to tax breaks... That is republican policies for ya, rape the poor to feed the rich! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

You are proud to be selfish, greedy, and careless, you also find it amusing. It is people like yourself that bring our society to a point where nobody can be bothered careing anymore. We could do with less negativity and more positivity. The glass can be seen as half emty or half full. I'm a half full kind of guy. You can think and do as you please but don't be so upset when nobody gives a shit about you in a time of need. I suppose nothing drastic could ever happen to you right? that stuff happens to other people, but never you! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

So you can live without socilaism, because you have a socialised defence force? that makes sence! We have an army and a Navy, we used to have an airforce (we still have a minimal one) but a coast guard is our main concern. Cunts pillaging our well managed seafood recources are a huge threat. Australia has a very similar socialist/capitalist system as NZ, they have socilaised medicine and rebates for pharmacuticals, they also have an airfoce, army and navy. defence forces are for the most part socialist. America has forced this upon the world since world war 2, any country wanting to trade oil in anything other than US$ has faced very tough decisions indeed, iraq and venezuela are two of them. We would continue selling our (plantation) wood, pulp, wool,(grazed) beef, (grazed) lamb, (Grazed) milk, butter, and cheese to the world. Also as the world gets exponentially ruined by corporate greed, our green snow covered hills and mountains will continue to attract millions of people to visit. Agriculture is our primary income and tourism is the second, We don't need americans. The real question is; What will the USA do if the world starts trading oil in euros? The US$ has fluctuated so much lately and is losing the ground that it gained back in last years orcastrated sharmarket crash. where the rockefellas and rothschilds.. fortunes are made of the US, they will move to where the profit is at the end of the day. America and americans are too sure of themselves, your powerhold on the world has lost its strength but the attitudes that goes along with it still lingre. As you said you export nothing, you produce crappy cars that no one else can afford to run. what will you do when the oil is no longer the backbone of the world economy? you'd better start thinking, coz the fat cats will bail on ya with all your cash you have invested in them. Thier swiss bank accounts will be fat and the mederterranian will be nice on thier super yacht, meanwhile americans will have nothing but a shitload of debt. better start making a plan, or you'll miss the boat! No, I beleive that movements in the right direction need to be made promptly, adjustments and ammnedments can be made in the future, but waiting for the beaurocracy of the rights' selfish, corporate adgenda will only worsen the already ugly situation. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Where the thought and process put into making this statement are in the interests of safety, it is quite obvious the writer has minimal experience with hand cam jumping. I am by no means a guru at it either but I have performed over 1000 of them... Almost all of the instructors that do hand cam (where i have been) do not put the glove on until _AFTER_ the student is attached fully. the briefing can be discussed while you put the glove on. A C182 is probably the easiest aircraft to get good exit footage with due to the placement of the wing strut and the ability to rest your hand on there, the shot looks down the fusulage, and gives a nice shot of the customers face before exit. The article goes into too much detail about the content of the video and does not keep to the issue of safety. A equipment manufacturer has no part in dictating the content of ones videos, yet if a instructor is using the said equipment, he/she is bound to stick to thier recommendations. There must have been over a million of hand cam jumps to date, and very little incidents with them, they make a start up DZ competative and give customers another option. I know someone that has had an entaglement with their altimeter, should we argue against the use of those also? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I have been reading a few of your posts lately, are you an american in zimbabwe, or not an american? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

so 37th, but pay 40% more than everyone else. Hmmmm. what a rip off! At least when you pay into a socialised health system you are investing in a public hospital and it's facilities. With private, once your term is over you have to reinvest or lose you entire investment. I can't believe anyone is so stupid to believe that PH is a better system? If you rent an apartment, and share your utilities and food, you save money right? Oh thats right, upper middle class (american dream) cunts never shared nothin'! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I try to refrain from using personal attacks, whilst being as truthful and clearcut with my feelings as possible, believe me if PA's were allowed you would know about it! I am sick and tired of being polite to fucksticks that blatantly only give a shit about themselves, you continue to start threads that oppose the very principals that I base my life on, and have been bought up with. It bewilders me that people can be such greedy assholes, with little thought to anyone but themselves and the people who are in agreeance with them. I have grown up in a socialist/capitalist environment, i know SH works. Do you not have a heart? do you not get bad feelings when you take advantage of somebody? Or are you just in a dreamworld? Obamas policies may not be 100% to begin with but the principal is there, it is the principal that you oppose not the nitty grittites. Take ACC, the socilaised accident insurance in new Zealand for example, it is the oldest form of its kind in the world and has been going for over 100 years. It has not been without its hicups and problems but the amount of hicups and problems it solves is way beyond what it has made. You would rather everyone had a gun turret in their front yard, the world was at war and you were the CEO of the company that has the monoply selling all the weapons. Your adgenda is so transparent, yet because there are many others here agree with you, you fail to see your weakness... ...Greed! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Hmmmm, a war with a country or a new healthcare system that is affordable for all... ...hmmmm, yest the left and right use the same tactics don't they. The patriot act, the war on terror... For fucks sake! Your adgenda is quite clear, your adgenda lost the election and your adgenda needs to face the facts, america is sick of being under the thumb of greedy right wing, violent, selfish cunts. As much as you and your mates in neo cons corner might agree with each other, the majority don't. Your time is over, so learn to respect your new presedent, your mutiny is disrespectful and tasteless. You expect the same of those when you guys are in office, now you are just a sore loser along with all your other retard mates. You would rather see Obama fail so you can be right, than see you country be the great country it could be. You should be ashamed of yourself. You and all your fuckwit mates that agree with your pathetic neo con ideals. You should be made to walk the plank! Your propoganda, is no better than hitlers. your ideals are transparent, and being proud of selfishness is very typical of you and your parties form. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

he was the face of his party, he is told what to say yes, but he would also have had some sort of authority. On the contrary, a master cannot be a master without willing or unwilling puppet. I think it is safe to say old GW was willing! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Awesome!! Well done to all involved, i'm sure they will all be partying soon! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Go to This page, and donate! away! My wife is particiapting in the record attempts, she says it is close. These are some of her words (from yesterday) from a participants perspective. That is only her perspective of course but sounds like full on stuff, go girls, you can do it! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I am a skydiver, GWB was the presedent of the united states of america, do you comprehend the difference? I fall, and he was responsable for the livlihoods of all americans and a shitload of other foreigners. He could hardly string a sentence together, yet was in a position that is considered by many as the most powerful in the world. I believe he was simply a puppet. Not a very good one at that. Do you really have to ask me what it is about the confederate flag, that I don't like? Do you know anythng about american history? The redneck adgenda that you are obviously promoting seems oblivious if its own obvious faults. http://www.wntube.net/play.php?vid=2460 The swasitika was a neutral symbol before hitler inverted it and used it for his regime. Are you allowed to fly a swastika around and consider it a sybol of good luck? http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm I don't think so, you can blame the KKK and its many thousands of followers for skewing history like that, the cival war was not all about slaves. The confederate flag, was gripped onto by the racist cunts of the KKk and now it will forever symbolise the pigheaddedness of such morons. just like the poor old swastika... "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

That is only because GWB is a cunt and an illiterate idiot with absolutlely no respect for things other than what he considered important to him/what he is told to think is important by those that tell him what to say. His 8 years of presedency was a flip of the bird to the world from the mega rich asswipes that actually have the final say on how things roll. Obama is a well spoken man and intellegnt, he has charisma and creates a positive atomoshphere for those that have always had to feel opresssed and second rate. So yes I would disapprove of similar songs about GWB because, and I repeat, he is a CUNT. Those songs you posted are positive and children should be encouraged about a positive future of equal opportunity and even/fair distibution of wealth, rather than forced opression and slave labour for the benifit of a minority. Pull your head in! You've been watching Glen Beck again haven't you, Talk about brain washing! sheesh. Negative, positive, you decide! Check out this photo i just took coming home from dinner tonight it is attached to this post. I suppose that type of behavior is ok to you? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

So you support capitalism, but only if companies and individuals that have your support are gaining from it? I really cannot see what yor point is, if Isupport say, cleaning up pollution and develp a company that processes wasted plastic, then turnes it into a usable recource, does that make me unethical? It is quite clear, a plug in hybrd electric is a great Idea, and if cool people start driving them then it will help promote the use of such vehicles as the 'chevy volt' and other similar projects that are bound to pop up over the next few years! Do you support capitalism or do you not? You only seem to want right wing consuming warmongers to get all the money? Is it illegal to make some money out of fixing a problem? Are you jelous of Al Gore? Do you think wealthy people should continue using only high powered combustion engines and large suv's with tinted windows? And I don't know about your 'Hood, but in mine the wind driven snow is quite pure indeed, that is until the boys get a hold of it! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Oh I see, DZ.com comes last these days, sheesh! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

It is not, and I never said it was. This is just a see saw of interest. Before when GW was all over the news I bet the right didn't think anything of it, but now the negro guy won, the blood is boiling and they want answers gaw'dammit. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I thought the term FAA implied that it 'is' overseen by the federal government? Think about it before you go opening your mouth, you make yourself look more paraniod than you already are. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Of course the media love him, his followers follow his every move and his haters follow his every move. That shit sells new papers and tv commecilas man! Just print Obama on the front page and you are home and hosed! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I would prefer the US government told the truth about 911 rather than palming the blame off on someone else. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

i wouldn't with those parachutes either, they are pretty onforgiving as they flare like a sheet of plywood. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Hi Bill, I wish my wife was as informative as you (not likely), I hope when I arrive on sunday to pick her up, you guys have a new mens and womans' world record. Thanks for all the updates, keep em coming! fly safe, Rhys "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I would say 'closet socialist'. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

And how hard done by we are. We (in this conversation) are all in the wealthy category. We always look at what more we could have, and so easily forget how good we really have it. When we talk about uneven distribition of wealth, we are in the middle ground. The small percentage at the top have more than enough for the large percentage at the bottom remember. Lower middle class is nowhere near Poverty "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix