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What was the qualification for Don't tell me what kind of car to drive. Since oil supply and pollution are problems (and they truly are) let the market deal with it by properly allocating costs of dealing with those problems to the price of fuel. To me it says don't tell me what car to drive. If I can afford more gas and upkeep, I can afford to drive an SUV if I want one. I must be missing something here. There is the part you are missing/ignoring. It's the part that implies SUV owner/operators should be responsible for their own costs, and not force those costs on everyone else. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

There's nothing subjective about it. It is a fact that the costs of SUV operations are not allocated exclusively to SUV owners/operators. He didn't present an honest position. He quoted a heavily qualified statement, then disregarded the qualification in order to call the poster's views hypocritical. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

If you had quoted in context, and not cherry picked a particular sentence for dramatic effect, it would not seem silly at all. What would be the fun in that, though, when one can instead misrepresent what a man says in an effort to make oneself appear/feel morally superior? Here is is post about not telling him which car to drive. Don't tell me what kind of car to drive. Since oil supply and pollution are problems (and they truly are) let the market deal with it by properly allocating costs of dealing with those problems to the price of fuel. Let's see if I cherry picked it. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2523409;search_string=mind%20your%20own%20business;#2523409 Let's see, the post I responded to, in it's entirety: Yes, you cherry picked it. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I'm saying that this statement is a huge stretch. If we all paid x-dollars per week to drive any way we want to, then maybe you'd have a case. But in our economy, those that buy twice as much gas as you currently pay twice as much as you. Evidently, you missed my point. If people drive SUVs when more fuel efficient cars will work as well, it increases demand so that the cost of fuel increases per gallon. As long as I have to pay this increased cost per gallon, then I am subsidizing the costs of others driving SUVs. If you drive your fuel efficient car 100,000 miles a week, assuming you didn't stop to eat sleep or sh!t, you would be traveling at at nearly 600 miles per hour. I think there is already legislation in place to circumvent such actions. I'm not trying to curtail your choices. I merely believe that one should be responsible for one's own actions. If you want to drive an SUV, fine. But I think it is only fair that you pay for the costs associated with your decision. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

If you had quoted in context, and not cherry picked a particular sentence for dramatic effect, it would not seem silly at all. What would be the fun in that, though, when one can instead misrepresent what a man says in an effort to make oneself appear/feel morally superior? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Are you saying that I shouldn't be angry about subsidizing someone else's unnecessary operating costs for an SUV? The status quo is that someone else's agenda is being imposed on me. I would like to see that stopped. It never ceases to amaze me how many people are willing to support such injustices. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

[blasphemy]I hope it's easier to find than the arc.[/blaspemy] Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The agenda of my comments was that a certain post by Kallend seems to be often quoted out of context in order to make him look hypocritical. If you don't see the objectivity of my example, then perhaps you didn't understand it. It certainly does not disregard supply and demand. Surely you understand increased usage results in increased demand? Certainly you wouldn't deny that the price per gallon of (road use) fuel at the pump in the US is not dependent upon the type of vehicle it is being pumped into? Properly allocating costs is not about wealth redistribution. Well, it is sort of. It's about me not not being penalized at the pump for someone else's decision to drive a larger vehicle than necessary. I don't like subsidizing the ramifications of others' poor choices. However, in some cases it is a necessary evil. This is not one of those cases. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

A scientific theory. Not a philosophical one. Yes. Thank you. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I agree with Kallend; currently the costs are not properly allocated. For example, national and regional demand for oil is increased unnecessarily by those who drive large SUVs when smaller, more fuel efficient cars would work fine. That increased demand raises everyone's fuel costs, not just the costs of the SUV owners. That's not proper cost allocation. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

God is not testable, therefore is not a hypothesis. And gravity is just a theory. Like evolution. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I had a great uncle who was there that morning. I interviewed him for a paper for my eighth grade History class, but that was a long time ago. What I remember from the interview is that most on his ship survived, while most on some other ships died. I do remember him being a bit bitter about his government having allowed the attacks to occur, despite previous knowledge. (

They can consider them their own. They should not, however, consider these thing exclusive to Christianity, or even originally Christian. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Well, that was so subtle I can't tell if it is a PA or a compliment. I think it depends on whether the bakery is located in Los Angeles or Alaska. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Just because you believe that does not make it so. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

To avoid being a statistic, I'm willing to put up with some irritants. This is not to sacrifice liberty for safety, it's just common sense... I'm more than willing to submit to legal authority to ensure the last thing I hear (before explosive decompression) is not "Allahu Akbar!!!" I don't live in such fear. I'm not willing to readily abandon such liberties to provide some illusory safety. That is exactly what you are suggesting. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

'Tis a slippery slope you're on there. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

RTFP next time, please. So, are you suggesting that rights guaranteed by the First Amendment (RTFC) should be suspended inside an airport terminal? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Why? Charismatic presentation does not imply correctness. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

What did they do while on the plane? They prayed in the terminal. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That is a rather illogical conclusion to draw from that observation. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Did you read the police report? It bears out the only "suspicious" behavior was that some of the Muslims asked for seat belt extensions when they weren't noticeably overweight. Praying and having a political discussion do not seem out of the ordinary. It sounds like they were kicked off the plane because someone was uncomfortable about being around a group of Muslims on an airplane. It never ceases to amaze me how some people can be so fearful of anything or anyone different from them. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Ain't that the truth. You are the one that posted a link to a link to the police report. What facts are we missing? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

And the Brits claim they're civilized... They are; there is a Sergeant at Arms present, armed with a sword, to prevent the MPs from killing each other. How often is the sword used? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

After reading the police report, it seems that they prayed and had a heated discussion about the US involvement in Iraq. Asking for the seatbelt extentions seems a bit odd, but overall, there doesn't seem like there was any reason for alarm. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!