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(A) The deficit is NEVER static. Hell, we don't ever really know how much it is. (B) The tax break we are talking about was applied to all tax payers. The "problem" is that some people belive it was applied unfairly to the advantage of the highest tax payers (read: the richest people). Don't think that you are making up for a rich person's tax cuts. You're not. The tax cut was fair. However, the timing compared to government spending was not a good idea. (I wish they would cut spending AND taxes, but hey, if wishes were fishes we'd never go hungry) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Philadelphia's public schools were privatized a couple years ago. Take a look at the result. Not even close to your supposition. In fact the exact opposite. Turns out the private company is more concerned with profits than education. "Allow real, honest-to-God competition." Miss that part? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

If you're giving the boy an assignment, at least get him some travel time. Have him go to the hills over Rio and ask around. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

quade, the problem is that the public schools have a government mandated monoply, and have driven non-religious private schools out of business in most places. You want to know the best way to fix American education? Announce the end of public schools. Allow real, honest-to-God competition. Teachers' salaries will go up, education will improve, costs will go down, etc etc. You can even keep an FDA kind of "this is ok now" system from the Dept of Ed, if you really want it. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Turtle, you are hereby invited to take notice of the small bit of mistletoe hanging from my back belt loop. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You trying for the Moore Stupidity Award, Turtle? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Maybe you missed it, but I may be the biggest parrothead in the forums. He's not the best singer or what-have-you, but he can tell a story like no one else I know. He has put me in a bit of a quandry though. I used to think "School Boy Heart" could be my theme song, then he went and came out with "I'm a Piece of Work." I may not be over forty, but hey, everybody can dream. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I like listening to country, but I have to agree that too much stuff they play on country stations is that crossover crap. Then again, Buffett wanted to do country but couldn't hack it. He redeemed himself with "Some Gave All." witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

The safety boats for the kayaking burn fossil fuels. Don't sail boats have motors in them? (same safety thing) edit: No, there are no events where the competitors use motors while competing. They do make use of them before and after the event though, just as skydivers do. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Easy there quade. I was just messing with you becuase I know you love NPR so much. What gave you the idea I like head banging? (more than once I've wished headbangers had a piece of steel to slam their heads against instead of just the air) I like music that (A) says something (B) shows some sort of intelligible emotion (C) I can understand the lyrics (assuming they are English anyway) (D) is funny (E) shows the ability to impress people wihtout having to torture your instuments (F) non-Russian classical I'm not against all harder music. I just have no desire to listen to most of it. (yeah, I still have my 80s metallica shirts, etc) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

(A) What the hell is that hanging off his trident? (B) I think that's just a twist in the robe (C) What's with the greek google theme? (nevermind, as soon as I wrote it, I remembered the Games) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Come on people. I had to sit through mixed double badmiton last night. There has to be SOME way to get jumping into the medals race. (China beat the crap out of Sweden) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Maybe something to do with the fact that listening to NPR is a trying activity, and Kallend succumbed to the desire to be rid of it? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Judges are supposed to make a judgment based on the law and the merits of the case, not on a predetermined belief. "Once upon a time, back when judges needed a trial before deciding a case..." witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Not true. Several founding fathers did write things about tyrants and our own government. "Security of a free state" does not only apply to foreign attacks. If a person is concerned about the government but not so nuts that they think the revolutions starts tomorrow, they'll want to keep the tools at hand, rather than let the people they don't trust intervene. But you make the point for them. If you need to protect yourself from the government, don't let them be the ones to decide how you do it. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Kevin Because they pay so much more in taxes, if everyone's taxes went down 10% of what they paid, you would claim the tax cut benefited the rich. If everyone's taxes were reduced by an equal precent, more than one third would go to the richest people. If, on the other hand, you want everyone's taxes cut by the same dollar value, well, you and me will end up paying nothing while the government is paid for by rich people. Remember, if everyone's taxes went down by what you paid last year, that wouldn't be any kind of fair tax break for the rich. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

How can we stop things like what happened in Seattle from happening in NY? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

The difference is that the government is supposed to recognize more rights for Americans (well, supposed to be restricted by rights) than for enemy governments. The FBI doesn't belong on that list. They should face domestic law enforcement and focus on that. Keep the FBI focused "in our own backyard" and make the others go through them so that things are applied in a consistent fashion. I would support, however, merging the NRO, NSA, DIA and most of the other TLA agencies. (the entire CIA should just disappear) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

huh? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Remember what I said in the tax thread? These people don't understand that the proper order for things is a limited government, or that in a healthy arrangement a government does not affect citizens directly unless some wrong has been committed. They think the government needs to control everything, and that somehow it will do a better job if we just give it full control. They think civil rights means what we give away to people who believe something about them gives them an automatic claim to certain things. The concept of life without government intrusion is a foreign one to them, or at least a horrible one. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Could you post a definition of socialism that directly or indirectly implies a disregard for civil rights? What do you understand for civil rights? Civil rights is the governmental recognition that a person may make choices and enter voluntary relationships/interactions without governmental control. It revolves around the civil society. Socialism is the idea that there is no such thing as a civil society, but rather that government controls all aspects. Examples: who you can hire, who you can sell things to, what you can teach your kids, how you can discipline your kids, where you can smoke, what your doctor has to report to bureaucracy in violation of doctor patient priveledge, etc etc etc. I do not recognize most of the "civil rights" leaders of today as having any interest whatsoever in civil rights. Most of them want special consideration for their group, rather than equality for all (some of the biggest racists I've ever seen claim to be fighting for civil rights). The more morals are legislated and the government is brought into our living room, the less civil liberty there can be, no matter what group is receiving hand outs in public. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I was just playing. Tearing into those would be far too easy, so I'll enjoy sitting back and reavelling in two distinct but concurrent forms of idiocy. Was there a point to the event? Just make something and roll it into the water? I dont get it. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well, Bush the 43rd is straight up about the shit he wants to do to you, while Slick Willy was just doing one thing and calling it another. (I'm sorry, confiscating a house because a renter committed a crime there is ridiculous; I'd love to see them try that with a Hilton Hotel) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Oh, no questions there, really, but the fact remains from halfway down to nine tenths of the way down, he presents valid points. The fact that the first half and the last tenth are utter tripe reflect poorly on the author, but don't change the facts. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

The question is not the best thing, that's obviously aloe, the question is the best method of application, in which case for you the answer is the hands of an otherwise single man. (for the record, I happily don't qualify) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*