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Is that true? If so, hell yes it's dishonest, and Kerry is no better. I'm so tired of these loser cretins. Bigots, stickers and hamburgers......is this really the best we can do? I'm really, really glad I don't have a tv at my place. These guys would give me an aneurism before this charade is over. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

The funniest i have seen: URAPNS _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

That was a thoughtful reply, and a few things jumped out at me. 1. I see fairness and equity as being interchangeable. You don't, so we are kind of on different tracks from the start. In your old lady/bus seat anology, you substitute fairness for humanity and grace. I don't think governments should be in the grace business. The random seat assignment was fair, but it is up to us as decent individuals to provide the humanity and grace. So if I'm on the bus, she will get a seat. 2. You said, And that gets to the very heart of my point. I don't think you should be asked to pay more. Your willingness to pay a higher percentage in taxes is noble, and contains humanity and grace. It is, however, unfair to institutionalize that willingness. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

Who cares? There is verifyable and actionable intelligence demonstrating that terrorists continue to plan to use GA aircraft as a delivery mechanism, but we don't know where or when. So, if it's your job to make GA airports safe from such threats, what would you do to make them safe? I mean, any restriction will inconvenience someone. You know the threat is real, and they have the capability to carry it out, you are in charge, what would you do to keep us safe from just this one scenario?? _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I read that "info", and I can't say that I agree with it. With due respect to the source, I think it is more opinion that information. Upper income tax payers don't need and rarely use government services, yet they still pay for them (as it should be, because they still have access to it). Fewer upper income taxpayers directly benefit from public education, few law enforcement assets are used in their neighborhoods, they don't use social services, they go to the better private and university hospitals, they don't use public transportation, etc. It is, however, fair and equitable that they pay their per-capita share of the cost burden for those services. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I am assuming that you are referring to a progressive income tax as being fair, and I am not responding to newsstand in particular, just thinking out loud. I read statements about progressive taxes over and over, and I have thought about it over and over, and I think about what many people describe as the inherent fairness of progressive tax schemes as being equitable, and frankly, I don't get it. I fully understand it, but it is unjust and I don't buy into it. Just saying it is fair is not enough, show me how it is fair, show me how it is equitable. A greater ability to pay is not an element of equity or fairness. If we expect the government to treat it's citizens fairly and equitably, we expect it to treat us all the same, without bias, I think most will agree with that. So when it comes to taxation, how can a biased or progressive tax be defined as being fair??? It is most certainly inequitable. If you consider the idea of treating all citizens the same as being a concept of fairness, how can a tax where you treat citizens differently according to their income be considered fair?? If we were to appply this same process to voting, there would be a progressive value placed on the votes of our smartest citizens, and the vote of a dumb ass would barely register. Would that be fair? It's probably a good idea, but it would not be fair. Since there are more votes at the bottom of the income food chain than at the top, I guess a progressive tax will always be popular and will always be a reality. That does not, however, make it equitable, just, or fair.........it's just popular. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I would be interested to see the results of a three-fold, transparent mixture of user taxes, a flat earned-income tax, and a flat national sales tax on all goods and services (with the only exemptions being on food and medicine). No deductions of any kind, no tax shelters, no tax on interest income or capital gains, no estate tax, fewer laws, fewer lawyers, fewer lobbyists, fewer special interests. Everyone pays their per-capita fair share. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

The greatest boxer, in any weight class, ever??? _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

1. On The Waterfront 2. Godfather 2 3. Godfather 1 4. Pulp Fiction 5. ? _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I was thinking the exact thing when I was writing it. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

Well then the shot is not a vaccine at all. I guess it's a treatment. A vaccine would render the individual immune to the pathology/diseade of addiction, as opposed to negating the effect of the substance. How very Churchillian to call it a vaccine.

I'm no biochemist, so I don't know the pharmacology behind the vaccine, but I'm pretty sure there is a difference in enjoying alcohol or sex, and being addicted to it. I think the researchers are targeting the addictive nature/chemistry of the individual, not the pain relieving effect of morphine. So to answer your question, if the vaccine would level the playing field for those with an addictive brain chemistry and not affect others, I think it's a pretty good idea. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

What is so stupid about it if it has no negative effects? My father was an intelligent, rational, and productive individual, but his physiology was such that he was a sucker for addictive substances. He self medicated with booze most days until he was about 50, and he smoked his entire life. He knew smoking is what caused his heart-attack, stroke, and finally cancer, and still he could not quit, and it killed him. Some may say that he killed himself, and it is partially true. He tried several times, but he simply could not quit. So this one person out of tens-of-millions who died as the result of addictive substances. I think his hospital bills were around $500,000.00, and our tax dollars paid the lions share. Imagine the financial impact of a vaccine that would banish tobacco addiction, not to mention the quality of life issues. I think vaccinating people against addiction is smart, as long as there are no side effect issues. A mandatory vaccine resulting in sex that is less fun would be evil incarnate. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

The implant has some pretty good uses for those who are willing, but in general I think it's pretty damn creepy. FWIW, it's a very good idea to have a complete set of fingerprints and a DNA sample of your loved ones filed away somewhere in case the unthinkable happens. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

That does my heart good. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

What right are you talking about. As far as I know there is no inherent or legal right to travel in the manner you choose, at the time you choose, under the rules of your choosing, in someone elses vehicle. Flying in a plane offers you no more rights than renting a limo. The guy with the keys makes the rules. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

As long as it's quick and I don't end up as a Darwin Award recipient, I don't really care. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

Conscious of what? Looking feminine? _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I had some relatives who were mega, hella rich. I swear to god, the money made some of them go insane. Paranoid, pill-popping, alcoholic whack jobs. There should be a good portion of skydivers with decent jobs who will be solidly in millionaire status by the time we retire. The problem is that by the time I retire, a million dollars won't be worth much. It would take about 3-4 million to support my current lifestyle, so I can't imagine what it will take by the time I retire. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

OK, sumpin's wrong here.....I don't recognize any of that stuff. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

I don't get it, but I think it's a universal thing with women. If a guy straightens up a bit or makes the bed, it's as good as foreplay. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

A skydiver's dog who thinks fetching is for the lemming/whuffo retreivers.

I'm not trying to minimize what happened to you, but that was not really a knife *fight*, just like a fisted scuffle with a drunk is a not really a *fight*, it's more like propaganda. If someone who is sober and has even a modicum of coordination and truly wants to cut or stab you, you are going to get cut or stabbed. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

In the past year or so I have casually dated mostly younger women: 41/26, 41/29, 41/32, 41/33, 41/47, 41/36, 42/41. Of all the women, I was most like the youngest, but it was ultimately life circumstances and priorities that became obstacles, not age. For me at this point, 30-35 seems to be the sweet spot for dating, I'm not sure about long term. Give it a try and just be ready to revert back to being friends if it does not work. You won't know unless you give it a go. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.

IMO, the greatest of men are those who if they had not lived, the world would be a worse place for many, many people. The inventors, scientists, and military leaders were great contributors, but if they had not lived, someone else would have figured it out. The greats include Jefferson, Lincoln, Churchill, Reagan & Gorbechev, Walesa, Mandela, MLK, Roosevelt, etc. I'm trying to think of the last time the world had a leader of that caliber. _________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap.