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Yes. Americans voted to continue with the economic recovery and rejected the candidate who wanted to return the country to the failed policies that played such a large role in the economic collapse of 2008. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I'm pretty sure that the Constitution trumps such "specific rules" whenever the two are inconsistent. Pretty sure you've never visited the Tomb of the Unknowns. And clearly you've never read the Constitution. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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I'm pretty sure that the Constitution trumps such "specific rules" whenever the two are inconsistent. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No, I think that because I can competently apply logic and reason, two things sorely missing from your analogy. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Nope. Companies declare bankruptcy because it minimizes losses (i.e., is the most profitable option) compared to the rest of the available options. If there was a more profitable option, competent execs would pursue such options. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

To be fair, the polls largely predicted Obama to lead in battleground states. The failure was with the Romney campaign's polling, not statistical analyses in general. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Right. And while they're not the highest priority, the investors are among those in line to receive that payment when it is made. Bottom line is that when there is a more profitable option available, businesses don't typically enter into bankruptcy proceedings. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Yes, but that can be done with many companies, not just undervalued ones. Undervalued companies provide the profit opportunities with reduced risk. Worst case, company is liquidated, but a profit might still be realized. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The two things are not remotely analogous. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The actual data tell a pretty one sided story. It is only in non-scientific newspapers and periodicals where there is any debate about what the data mean, usually by people not qualified to have an informed opinion on the topic (due to not actually being familiar with the data, analyses, or climatology in general). Climate scientists may still debate some of the small details, but largely agree that the earth is warming and that humans are a significant reason for that warming. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The US data is not excluded from the world data, and the world data still reveals temperatures to be warmer than average. No one said any such thing. Apparently you don't even understand what you are talking about. Your comments are bordering on non-sensical. Not "could be." You are wrong. None of the mental gymnastics you are doing will change the math. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

The only reason any business ever declares bankruptcy is because it is the most profitable option, even if that only means the smallest loss. Of course, not all investors are treated equally during a company's bankruptcy. Some will come out of it much better than others. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Actually, it can be done. Berkshire Hathaway often invests in businesses when the market price of the stock is less than the company is worth if liquidated. The past few days have undoubtedly increased the value of the Twinkie name. Bankruptcy proceeding will require all interested parties to bid against one another in a now or never purchase opportunity, driving the price higher than what the names & recipes would bring if prospective buyers were courted individually. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Actually, Jakee's post was spot on. And I'm quite certain that I know what I'm talking about, at least when it comes to mathematics. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You can crunch numbers however you like. That's one of the great things about math. There's a near infinite number of ways to solve many problems, but every method, applied correctly, reaches the same result. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Nope. Why are you asking me that question? Wrong. Data for the U.S. is included in your "world" numbers and reports. What's so hard for you and Kallend to understand about that? Your logic is deficient. The mean of the list of data points {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} is greater than the mean of the list of data points {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, even though every data point in the second set is also in the first set. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Rich people spend a smaller proportion of their total income than poor people spend. Increasing taxes on the poor and middle class will remove more money from the economy (unless government spending is also increased, defeating the purpose of raising taxes to reduce the deficit) than increasing taxes on the rich to raise the same revenue. Removing money from the economy is a very bad idea during a slow recovery. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

First past the post plurality voting systems, such as the US uses, tend towards an entrenched two party system. Unfortunately, that means a vote for a third party is a wasted vote. If we want third (or 4th, 5th, etc.) party candidates to have a legitimate chance, we must change the voting system. I personally favor ranked voting, but there are certainly other options, many of which are also superior to our current system. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Interesting. Personally, I vote for what is best for my country, regardless of how it affects me personally. I guess I took Aristotle's advice to heart. No, I don't vote to take money out of my neighbors pocket if I am not having to pay it out of mine. Vote a 20 mil increase in property tax to pay for some library we don't need? Hmmm..... let's see. Do I own property? No. Do I pay the tax increase? NO. Do I vote on the issue? NO. If the property owners want to vote to pay it, that's up to them. You apparently don't have a problem voting for the same. As a citizen, I have the right and responsibility to have a say in such matters. Even if my neighbor makes more money than me, my share in this country, including this country's revenue, is equal to his. If it is my country's (or state's, county's, or city's, depending on the scope of the election) best interest to raise my neighbor's taxes without raising mine (or raising mine while lowering his), I'm going to vote to make it happen. I would be remiss in my responsibility as a citizen if I didn't. One need not actually own property in order to pay property taxes. Such costs are almost always passed along to renters, so a rate increase affects them, also. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That you appear to not understand what is meant by the term state. you do understand that some words have different meanings right? I like the "condition of being" definition of "state" for this discussion. as in a "free state" would imply a "state of being free". Perhaps you hadn't considered alternate meanings of the word. You're a generally intelligent poster, so I'll assume you'd kept the proverbial blinders on to let the forum drama fly. No blinders, I just used context. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Interesting. Personally, I vote for what is best for my country, regardless of how it affects me personally. I guess I took Aristotle's advice to heart. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Here's a few easy examples, most of which are pretty painless: Don't drive a large car/SUV when a subcompact will do the job. Don't drive any motor vehicle when your feet or a bicycle will do the job. Combine trips. Buy locally grown food whenever possible. Eat less meat. When possible, use a toaster oven instead of a full size oven. Keep your tires inflated. Use rechargeable batteries. Use LED lighting whenever practical. Turn off lights when leaving a room. Turn off appliances when not in use. Whenever practical, plug electronics into surge protector with power switch, and switch the whole thing off instead of allowing the electronics to go on standby. Turn the thermostat down a couple degrees in the winter and up a couple of degrees in the summer. It's really not hard to significantly reduce one's carbon footprint without significant changes to one's lifestyle. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I've never lived in California (or Canada). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

If you look back to the debate of the issue, you'll see that President Obama was extremely reluctant to extend the tax cuts on the rich, as he knew that doing so would only slow down the recovery. Unfortunately, not extending them for the poor and middle class was not an option, since that would also slow the recovery. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!