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Keep reading "everything else the government does" Stop playing semantics. Let me rephrase.... everything the government wastes money on..... and thank you for agreeing with me. I never said the DoD does not waste money. I agree with you so make a point. ??? "my precious DoD"? Where did that come from. You sound more and more like someone with an axe to grind.... sorry Kall you are coming at the wrong guy. I want all waste to be cut. I also like the "(PS a lot of that waste came from your precious DoD)." statement especially bc it is a generalization and unproven. Don't get upset Kall. If you would read what I provided you would see many other areas rack up way more than the DoD. One last time though... the DoD needs to make some cuts as well.It's not that you are wrong you are just blinded by your extreme bias. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

i disagree. you as an individual cant borrow and spend your way to wealth and prosperity and neither can the country as a whole. my 2 cents Of course you can. You go to the bank with a business plan to make a better computer. Bank lends you money. You start making computers in your garage. People buy them. You make better computers. People buy them. You introduce a better portable music device. People buy them You introduce a better phone. People buy them. You are Steve Jobs, a billionaire. Much the same story with Motorola, Microsoft, HP, Google and countless others where the company was started with borrowed money and a good idea. It's called investing for the future. Of course, we could also borrow money and piss it away on a war fought under false pretenses. Or just piss it away on everything else the Govt. does which far exceeds the money spent on the war but keep playing that same string..... Steve Jobs and the US Govt. are totally different. That company knows how to manage money. Well, let's think about "everything else the govt. does": I take it that you consider social security payments to people who have worked hard all their lives and paid their taxes to be pissing money away. I take it you consider the building of and maintenance of the interstate highway system to be a waste of money. I take it you consider National Parks a waste of money. I take it you consider air traffic control a waste of money. I take it you consider the US Coast Guard a waste of money. I take it you consider the FBI a waste of money. I take it you consider the CIA a waste of money. I take it you consider the Federal Court System a waste of money. ... No I don't... the concept of SS is not a horrible one. All pay in the same perfcentage and get that back. I would prefer to handle it myself bc I feel I can do better with MY own money but I don't hate the concept. I wish taxes worked that way. The other stuff I am not against either. Perhaps the anmount of money going to national parks but I'm not angry about that. It's funny you always list those items. You do it bc you know most except the extreme right will say the money should not go to those programs. You never list the crap that is a huge waste and I believe you know its there. 1. The Missing $25 Billion Buried in the Department of the Treasury's 2003 Financial Report of the United States Government is a short section titled "Unreconciled Transactions Affecting the Change in Net Position," which explains that these unreconciled transactions totaled $24.5 billion in 2003.[2] The unreconciled transactions are funds for which auditors cannot account: The government knows that $25 billion was spent by someone, somewhere, on something, but auditors do not know who spent it, where it was spent, or on what it was spent. Blaming these unreconciled transactions on the failure of federal agencies to report their expenditures adequately, the Treasury report concludes that locating the money is "a priority." The unreconciled $25 billion could have funded the entire Department of Justice for an entire year. 2. Unused Flight Tickets Totaling $100 Million A recent audit revealed that between 1997 and 2003, the Defense Department purchased and then left unused approximately 270,000 commercial airline tickets at a total cost of $100 million. Even worse, the Pentagon never bothered to get a refund for these fully refundable tickets. The GAO blamed a system that relied on department personnel to notify the travel office when purchased tickets went unused.[3] Auditors also found 27,000 transactions between 2001 and 2002 in which the Pentagon paid twice for the same ticket. The department would purchase the ticket directly and then inexplicably reimburse the employee for the cost of the ticket. (In one case, an employee who allegedly made seven false claims for airline tickets professed not to have noticed that $9,700 was deposited into his/her account). These additional transactions cost taxpayers $8 million. This $108 million could have purchased seven Blackhawk helicopters, 17 M1 Abrams tanks, or a large supply of additional body armor for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. 3. Embezzled Funds at the Department of Agriculture Federal employee credit card programs were designed to save money. Rather than weaving through a lengthy procurement process to acquire basic supplies, federal employees could purchase job-related products with credit cards that would be paid by their agency. What began as a smart way to streamline government has since been corrupted by some federal employees who have abused the public trust. A recent audit revealed that employees of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) diverted millions of dollars to personal purchases through their government-issued credit cards. Sampling 300 employees' purchases over six months, investigators estimated that 15 percent abused their government credit cards at a cost of $5.8 million. Taxpayer-funded purchases included Ozzy Osbourne concert tickets, tattoos, lingerie, bartender school tuition, car payments, and cash advances. The USDA has pledged a thorough investigation, but it will have a huge task: 55,000 USDA credit cards are in circulation, including 1,549 that are still held by people who no longer work at the USDA.[4] 4. Credit Card Abuse at the Department of Defense The Defense Department has uncovered its own credit card scandal. Over one recent 18-month period, Air Force and Navy personnel used government-funded credit cards to charge at least $102,400 for admission to entertainment events, $48,250 for gambling, $69,300 for cruises, and $73,950 for exotic dance clubs and prostitutes.[5] 5. Medicare Overspending Medicare wastes more money than any other federal program, yet its strong public support leaves lawmakers hesitant to address program efficiencies, which cost taxpayers and Medicare recipients billions of dollars annually. For example, Medicare pays as much as eight times what other federal agencies pay for the same drugs and medical supplies.[6] The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently compared the prices paid by Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care program for 16 types of medical equipment and supplies, which account for one-quarter of Medicare's equipment and supplies purchases. The evidence showed that Medicare paid an average of more than double what the VA paid for the same items. The largest difference was for saline solution, with Medicare paying $8.26 per liter compared to the $1.02 paid by the VA.[7] (See Table 1.) These higher prices not only cost the program more money, but also take more money out of the pockets of Medicare beneficiaries. In 2002, senior citizens' co-payments accounted for 20 percent of the $9.4 billion in allowed claims for medical equipment and supplies.[8] Higher prices mean higher co-payments. Medicare also overpays for drugs. In 2000, Medicare's payments for 24 leading drugs were $1.9 billion higher than they would have been under the prices paid by the VA or other federal agencies. Although Medicare is supposed to pay wholesale prices for drugs, it relies on drug manufacturers to define the prices, and manufacturers have strong incentives to inflate their prices.[9] Nor are inflated prices for drugs and supplies the most expensive examples of Medicare's inefficiencies. Basic payment errors-the results of deliberate fraud and administrative errors-cost $12.3 billion annually. As much as $7 billion owed to the program has gone uncollected or has been written off.[10] Finally, while Medicare contracts claims processing and administration to several private companies, 19 cases of contractor fraud have been settled in recent years, with a maximum settlement of $76 million.[11] Putting it all together, Medicare reform could save taxpayers and program beneficiaries $20 billion to $30 billion annually without reducing benefits. That would be enough to fund a $3,000 refundable health care tax credit for nearly 10 million uninsured low-income households. 6. Funding Fictitious Colleges and Students In 2002, the Department of Education received an application to certify the student loan participation of the Y'Hica Institute in London, England. After approving the certification, the department received and approved student loan applications from three Y'Hica students and disbursed $55,000. The Education Department administrators overlooked one problem: Neither the Y'Hica Institute nor the three students who received the $55,000 existed. The fictitious college and students were created (on paper) by congressional investigators to test the Department of Education's verification procedures. All of the documents were faked, right down to naming one of the fictional loan student applicants "Susan M. Collins," after the Senator requesting the investigation.[12] Such carelessness helps to explain why federal student loan programs routinely receive poor management reviews from government auditors. At last count, $21.8 billion worth of student loans are in default, and too many cases of fraud are left undetected.[13] Tracking students across federal programs, verifying loan application data with IRS income data, and implementing controls to prevent the disbursement of loans to fraudulent applicants could save taxpayers billions of dollars. 7. Manipulating Data to Encourage Spending The Army Corps of Engineers spends $5 billion annually constructing dams and other water projects. Yet, in a massive conflict of interest, it is also charged with evaluating the science and economics of each proposed water project. The Corps' "strategic vision" calls on managers to increase their budgets as rapidly as possible, which requires approving as many proposed projects as possible.[14] Consequently, the Corps has repeatedly been accused of deliberately manipulating its economic studies to justify unworthy projects. Investigations by the GAO, The Washington Post, and several private organizations have found that Corps studies routinely contain dozens of basic arithmetic errors, computer errors, and ridiculous economic assumptions that artificially inflate the benefits of water projects by as much as 300 percent.[15] In one case, a study's authors inflated a project's benefits by using a 2.5 percent interest rate that dated back to 1954. In many cases in which the Corps calculated that a project would be a net benefit, arithmetic corrections revealed that the costs would be many times greater than the benefits.[16] By that point, of course, the unnecessary and wasteful project is often underway and cannot be stopped. These errors appear to reflect more deception than sloppiness. A Washington Post investigation uncovered managers ordering analysts to "get creative," to "look for ways to get to yes as fast as possible," and "not to take no for an answer." After a public outcry, in 2002, the Corps suspended work on 150 projects to review the economics used to justify them.[17] However, given the combination of Congress's thirst for pork-barrel projects and the Corps' built-in incentives to approve projects that will increase its budget, real reforms seem unlikely. 8. State Abuse of Medicaid Funding Formulas Significant waste, fraud, and abuse pervade Medicaid, which provides health services to 44 million low-income Americans. While states run their own Medicaid programs, the federal government reimburses an average of 57 percent of each state's costs. This system gives states an incentive to overreport their Medicaid expenditures in order to receive larger federal reimbursements. Not surprisingly, the GAO has identified state schemes that shift money between state accounts to create an illusion of higher Medicaid expenditures. Similarly, some states have spent their federal Medicaid dollars on non-Medicaid purposes. Tight state budgets like those experienced by most states today have increased the pressure to use such deceptive tactics. The GAO and the HHS Inspector General have also uncovered some states' practice of recovering improper payments, retaining the funds, and then spending them on unrelated programs-a practice that costs the federal government well over $2 billion per year. Congress could enact legislation to prohibit these actions more effectively. Minor reforms enacted by HHS in 2001 and 2002 are expected to save Medicaid $70 billion over the next decade. A small sample of financing schemes uncovered in a few states suggests that, if Congress acts, even larger savings are available.[18] 9. Earned Income Tax Credit Overpayments The earned income tax credit (EITC) provides $31 billion in refundable tax credits to 19 million low-income families. The IRS estimates that $8.5 billion to $9.9 billion of this amount-nearly one-third-is wasted in overpayments. The complexity of the EITC law leads to many of these mistakes. Calculating the credits is more complex than calculating regular income taxes. While the credit amount depends on the number of children in a household, the tax code does not clearly define how a child qualifies for the credit. In addition, fraud and underreporting of income are common, and the IRS lacks the resources to verify the qualifications of all EITC claimants. Efforts are being made to address this problem, but Congress can do more by requiring better verification of incomes and by clearly defining the standards by which a child qualifies for the EITC.[19] 10. Redundancy Piled on Redundancy Government's layering of new programs on top of old ones inherently creates duplication. Having several agencies perform similar duties is wasteful and confuses program beneficiaries who must navigate each program's distinct rules and requirements. Some overlap is inevitable because some agencies are defined by whom they serve (e.g., veterans, Native Americans, urbanites, and rural families), while others are defined by what they provide (e.g., housing, education, health care, and economic development). When these agencies' constituencies overlap, each relevant agency will often have its own program. With 342 separate economic development programs, the federal government needs to make consolidation a priority. Just to name a few..... http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2005/04/Top-10-Examples-of-Government-Waste more http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/the-government-is-wasting-your-tax-dollars/article50629.html etcetera, etcetera Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

Indeed. I'm sure those companies were all chomping at the bit to spend many millions of dollars on clean technology for the simple pleasure of doing good for mankind . Well, yeah... Funny but correlation is not a given. I can correlate almost anyhting I want. "However, sequences don't establish a probability of causality any more than correlations do." Did you read through the link I posted? Sure, but did you read the alt-text on the link I posted? Do you have an answer for the question I originally posted? Why was cleaner tech suddenly developed if not for gov't intervetion? Read my post again. I submitted without answering that bc I did not catch it at first.... my humble apologies. The answer is now in bold. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

Indeed. I'm sure those companies were all chomping at the bit to spend many millions of dollars on clean technology for the simple pleasure of doing good for mankind . If it drives profit they would. The tech has helped out with efficiencies making it a smart move. It may have cost less and been done faster without UNcle Sam. Well, yeah... Funny but correlation is not a given. I can correlate almost anyhting I want. "However, sequences don't establish a probability of causality any more than correlations do." Did you read through the link I posted? Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

I've got a sneaky suspicion that sulfur emissions may have been a big key to keeping temperature change in check. If global warming is THE biggest threat, emission of sulfur is a damned easy way of stopping it. I've been reading a lot about this recently. Pretty interesting. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

I seriously believe that technology is what has reduced the emissions. As for how we got there.... who knows.... without the strong arming the companies may have developed these even faster or may have better tech. now bc they did not have to go through the govt. red tape. Either way you cannot say just bc C comes after B that B caused C. Post Hoc fallacy. http://www.skepdic.com/posthoc.html Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

i disagree. you as an individual cant borrow and spend your way to wealth and prosperity and neither can the country as a whole. my 2 cents Of course you can. You go to the bank with a business plan to make a better computer. Bank lends you money. You start making computers in your garage. People buy them. You make better computers. People buy them. You introduce a better portable music device. People buy them You introduce a better phone. People buy them. You are Steve Jobs, a billionaire. Much the same story with Motorola, Microsoft, HP, Google and countless others where the company was started with borrowed money and a good idea. It's called investing for the future. Of course, we could also borrow money and piss it away on a war fought under false pretenses. Or just piss it away on everything else the Govt. does which far exceeds the money spent on the war but keep playing that same string..... Steve Jobs and the US Govt. are totally different. That company knows how to manage money. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

I notice a lot of doublespeak when it comes to the economy. For example, I heard someone on CNBC (forget who) saying that the "economic recovery is strong" but for now people just need to "tread water". Most people, I suspect, wouldn't notice the contradiction but it is obvious to me. You only get a recovery when people are willing to take risks. If everyone is just "treading water"--ie waiting for others to take the first risk--then there won't be an economic recovery. That's true but also false. It takes the big money taking the risk to lead the way not the common investor which is whom I would suppose the instruction was for but valid point and that will never end. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

Do you believe in SO2 offsets or do you think they are snake oil too? Yes! It is either a way for the govt. to get money to fund what they deem as necessary or a way for a private company to get rich on BS. So the dramatic improvement in quality of our lakes and rivers since SO2 offsets were introduced is of no consequence to you. www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1085 Acid rain levels have dropped 65% since 1976. Kall..... the EDF is hardly a source I consider "unbiased". Sorry..... the same kind of organizations have reported many times over the polar ice was decreasing at a rapid rate and then other sources report that's not true. So yes.... I hold to my previous statement.... snake oil. I can't help your erroneous beliefs. Here's another source. There is absolutely NO DOUBT that SO2 emissions have dropped since cap&trade was introduced. Thanks be to St. Ronald Reagan. cfpub.epa.gov/eroe/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail.viewInd&lv=list.listByAlpha&r=219694&subtop=341 There is no way acid rain has decreased for another reason is there? "Power plants fueled by coal are far less polluting than 30 years ago. Just since 1998, their annual sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions have declined another 28 percent and 43 percent respectively, according to air quality expert Joel Schwartz – and new rules will eliminate most remaining emissions by 2015." http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/system/old/GrassrootPerspective/AltEnergy032608.shtml I get it Kall..... I have erroneus beliefs and all your sources are the right ones..... right? Thank you for proving my point. SO2 emissions ARE way down since C&T was intoduced. PS nice UNBIASED source you quoted there. I never said they are not down.... you skirted the point. THey are down bc of technology not buying offsets! The purpose of me quoting that source was to show you there are two sides to the coin. How did you not get that as smart as you are? I'm sorry I can't help your erroeous belief's that my source is not correct. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

Do you believe in SO2 offsets or do you think they are snake oil too? Yes! It is either a way for the govt. to get money to fund what they deem as necessary or a way for a private company to get rich on BS. So the dramatic improvement in quality of our lakes and rivers since SO2 offsets were introduced is of no consequence to you. www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1085 Acid rain levels have dropped 65% since 1976. Kall..... the EDF is hardly a source I consider "unbiased". Sorry..... the same kind of organizations have reported many times over the polar ice was decreasing at a rapid rate and then other sources report that's not true. So yes.... I hold to my previous statement.... snake oil. I can't help your erroneous beliefs. Here's another source. There is absolutely NO DOUBT that SO2 emissions have dropped since cap&trade was introduced. Thanks be to St. Ronald Reagan. cfpub.epa.gov/eroe/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail.viewInd&lv=list.listByAlpha&r=219694&subtop=341 There is no way acid rain has decreased for another reason is there? "Power plants fueled by coal are far less polluting than 30 years ago. Just since 1998, their annual sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions have declined another 28 percent and 43 percent respectively, according to air quality expert Joel Schwartz – and new rules will eliminate most remaining emissions by 2015." http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/system/old/GrassrootPerspective/AltEnergy032608.shtml I get it Kall..... I have erroneus beliefs and all your sources are the right ones..... right? Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

Separate research led by Stanford University professor Michael Wara concluded that “any offset market of sufficient scale to provide substantial cost control for a cap-and- trade program will involve substantial issuance of credits that do not represent real emissions reductions….” This is where I am at. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

I actually believe there are more effective ways to take care of it.... cap and trade is something I am against. I don't hate Al Gore.... I think he is a smart guy pushing his agenda and making a ton of money doing it. I just don't like what he is pushing. No hate here. If carbon offsets continue that is fine. If someone wants to put their money towards that it is their choice. Making a company or people buy them is crap. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

he's done extremely well for himself. A fine example of capitalism at work. It always amazes me thats staunch supporters of big business have such a hard time with Al Gore getting rich. Quite frankly, I wish I would have thought of it. One of his companies sells carbon offsets which he "buys" from. What a joke. Carbon offset are snake oil! He is profiting from lies.... end of story. I don't give a rip if he has a huge house but I do care about the bullshit he slings that he cannot back up! Do you believe in SO2 offsets or do you think they are snake oil too? Yes! It is either a way for the govt. to get money to fund what they deem as necessary or a way for a private company to get rich on BS. So the dramatic improvement in quality of our lakes and rivers since SO2 offsets were introduced is of no consequence to you. www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1085 Acid rain levels have dropped 65% since 1976. Kall..... the EDF is hardly a source I consider "unbiased". Sorry..... the same kind of organizations have reported many times over the polar ice was decreasing at a rapid rate and then other sources report that's not true. So yes.... I hold to my previous statement.... snake oil. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

No I don't but it is a piece of the puzzle. Lucky liked to tie the recovery to the dow. Which was great when it was going up but I'm sure now Lucky will not be citing it as much. I simply stated the DOW was being propped up by smoke and mirrors. Recovery has to do with unemployment, various sectors that are extremely important to recover, and of course the debt to come down. The market simply reflects all of thos things. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

On the whole I'd prefer the govt. to dump billions into the economy than a trillion into a war fought under false pretenses, or billions into bailing out rich bankers who brought us the recession in the first place. I would prefer than none of the above happen bc none of them are beneficial! Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

he's done extremely well for himself. A fine example of capitalism at work. It always amazes me thats staunch supporters of big business have such a hard time with Al Gore getting rich. Quite frankly, I wish I would have thought of it. One of his companies sells carbon offsets which he "buys" from. What a joke. Carbon offset are snake oil! He is profiting from lies.... end of story. I don't give a rip if he has a huge house but I do care about the bullshit he slings that he cannot back up! Do you believe in SO2 offsets or do you think they are snake oil too? Yes! It is either a way for the govt. to get money to fund what they deem as necessary or a way for a private company to get rich on BS. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

68.02 points away from being under 10k again. Bad news.... A little over a year ago, we were under 7k. The fact that we've even near 10k right now, let alone were 1,000 points above it, is kinda shocking to me. Why? Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

he's done extremely well for himself. A fine example of capitalism at work. It always amazes me thats staunch supporters of big business have such a hard time with Al Gore getting rich. Quite frankly, I wish I would have thought of it. One of his companies sells carbon offsets which he "buys" from. What a joke. Carbon offset are snake oil! He is profiting from lies.... end of story. I don't give a rip if he has a huge house but I do care about the bullshit he slings that he cannot back up! Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

68.02 points away from being under 10k again. Bad news.... Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

My guess is he will be in a Bulls Jersey. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

That is part of it. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/2010/05/new_weekly_jobless_claims_rise.html He is a bit of a nut job and the Europe problem is not the only issue. Concern over our markets and our economy are driving this as well. http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/20/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

... is going so well. Like Lucky said.... look at that market. Markets being propped up by "hope" will never hold. Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly "See, there's three kinds of people: dicks, pussies, and assholes. Pussies think everyone can get along, and dicks just want to fuck all the time without thinking it through. But then you got your assholes, Chuck. And all the assholes want us to shit all over everything! So, pussies may get mad at dicks once in a while, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes, Chuck. And if they didn't fuck the assholes, you know what you'd get? You'd get your dick and your pussy all covered in shit!" Team America World Police "I've had a really bad day, I lost my wife, I lost my job, and I've got some kind of rash.... from making in the bushes." Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

Your true political self: You are a Social Moderate (56% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (71% permissive) You are best described as a: Capitalist You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. Yup that's about right Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com

This says it all http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/07/markets/thebuzz/index.htm Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com