StreetScooby

Very true, and well said. All of "my guys" can turn in place, so we are aware of this. We are all engines of karma

I'm point, and what you pointed out is valid, until about 3 weeks ago. I'm keeping head high and looking over the formation keeping eye contact with tail at all times. I'm also trying to be last off the plane, with no outward force at all. You're about the Nth person (where N>>1) to say "launch toward the wing". To be honest, I don't know what you mean by that. Are you saying be aggressive and head towards the tip of the wing? We are all engines of karma

No pun intended, I'm sure... We are all engines of karma

You don't like black babies? We are all engines of karma

What demographic differences are they referring to? Wonder how they controlled for the differences? Is it relevant in real life, considering those differences may not be controlled? We are all engines of karma

The Fed is no longer independent. Lots of readily available data shows this. They are printing money like there is no tomorrow. Bad stuff is in the pipeline, and it's going to be nasty when it finally comes out. We are all engines of karma

Which is one reason why I don't think my government has the best interests of our country at heart. Education is a prime example of what happens when the government takes control, and eliminates competition. We are all engines of karma

Sure you do. Don't buy their products. While I respect your opinion, personally I find myself differing here. We are all engines of karma

I find it interesting that people argue you can't trust your fellow man in business transactions (something you can walk away from), yet they'll trust their fellow man as a politician to tell them what they must do. Massive contradiction, IMO. We are all engines of karma

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While I'm very fortunate to have never needed to deal with this issue, and hope I never do, it seems to me after the first trimester you're getting into tricky ground. After missing 3 periods, the woman should know something is up. Claiming "it's her body" simply does not pass muster at some point. We are all engines of karma

I know you have liberal views, so I found an article in the NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/nyregion/07abortion.html Now, I would agree that the NYTimes isn't always fact based, but this article seems to pass muster in my eyes. You can also google "abortion statistics in NYC", and find many different sites quoting similar figures: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=abortion+statistics+in+NYC&oq=abortion+statistics+in+NYC&gs_l=hp.3..0i30j0i22.1026.4626.0.5151.26.9.0.11.11.0.232.929.7j1j1.9.0...0.0...1c.sr2ITna1wxc&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=71e82cc23c1cc163&biw=1152&bih=721 We are all engines of karma

Agreed. Orange County's bankruptcy due to derivative transactions is a prime example of this. We are all engines of karma

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Fortunately, my field relies more on Unix than Microsoft. Your point is a good one, IMO. Competitive markets aren't always a pleasant place to be. We are all engines of karma

The smartest companies take care of their employees, absolutely. We are all engines of karma

Myself, and others, would go form our own company, and not provide our services to those employers. Whatever business relationships those employers had with paying customers would be lost, and migrate to those folks who can provide the needed services. What employee would work for you? Maybe an inferior one, who couldn't produce what's needed. You would lose any contracts/business relationships you had. I encourage you to find out more about Obamacare. Are you in a union? We are all engines of karma

My point here is: the federal government should be limited. Obamacare is a prime example, IMO, where that principle has been grossly violated. The medical industry market has become so convoluted because of massive government intervention. I personally will be donating money to any and all candidates who favor repealing Obamacare. Have you actually looked into what it's going to do? You'll be dying when the government says it's time for you to die. I do understand this. I build software systems in the financial industry. Everyone was saying that all the work would be going to the Indians and we'd be working for beans. It did happen for a couple of years after 9/11. Then it reversed. What ended up happening was those Indians who could compete are now making top dollar on the street. My point is markets do apply, even with employee-employer relationships. It's difficult, but it can be done. Granted, market based systems do not guarantee a comfortable life with a 9-5 job. That's a different argument. We are all engines of karma

The Fed is buying over 50% of government debt right now. This should scare the hell out of everybody. We are all engines of karma

My point is - where is the limit? The Federal Government is going to far, e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=HcBaSP31Be8&vg=medium (full disclosure, I have not verified information used in the video). We are all engines of karma

I'm assuming you're not referring to government related bureaucracy. In that case, let them go bankrupt. Someone else will be able to do it better and more cost effective. We are all engines of karma

I expect so, also. But, when you look at abortion statistics in NYC, something like 3 out of every 5 black children (IIRC) are aborted. Something is way wrong with that picture, IMO. We are all engines of karma

I'll be interested to hear how you feel about that next year. We are all engines of karma

I have to disagree with you. In an informed society, people walk away from transactions that are not of benefit to them. That's the self stabilizing aspect you may be missing here. Those employees can always choose to walk away. It may take a lot of work to do so (i.e., bettering themselves so they don't need to work at minimum wage jobs), but the choice is still their choice. Agreed. In general, I agree with this, but it can be abused. Are you familiar with New York's "Scaffold Law"? http://www.scaffoldlaw.org/ Yes, people who are working to provide for their own families must vote out those politicians who take from them to give to those who don't work. You hear people talking about their "rights". A right deals with how your allowed to conduct yourself. As soon as it starts costing other people's money, it's a privilege. That privilege comes with constraints, i.e., you need to work. Granted, that statement can use refinement in some finer points, but it's a reasonable starting point for further discussion, IMO. We are all engines of karma

That was a soft pitch to you Yes, that is something we can agree on here. We are all engines of karma