You didn't even address the TRILLIONS of dollars that Social Security and Medicaid are in the red, which is very interesting.
"The government *must* not ever be put into a situation where promised benefits are mandated to the point of bankrupting the country.
Wait. I thought you wanted to stop the government from paying anything. Make up your mind!"
You obviously have a reading comprehension problem. So, to clarify: The government should not be paying for anything that is not proscribed by the U.S. Constitution, period. Medicaid is broke, it is only being kept afloat by almost endless printing of money, further devaluing the U.S. dollar. Last year, the amount of money paid to doctors for reimbursement was lowered and there is talk about further lowering it, to the point where many doctors are already quitting their participation in the program. This is just going to escalate.
I could really care less *how* it is paid for, as long as "the government", i.e. U.S. citizen tax money, is not used to pay for it. I want the government out of Medicaid/care, Social Security and any and all subsidies, period.
My own and sole interest is, getting the U.S. government scaled back to it's constitutionally mandated actions, spending, etc. with the result of greatly reducing the tax burden on all citizens and less government intrusion in the lives of individual citizens.
Put money back into people's pockets where they can contribute to, as they see fit, money for charities that help those in need.
I am in charge of quality assurance in a computer aided design software company. I have no horse in this race, other than I am a strict constitutionalist and see that the future prosperity of this country, for all concerned, requires severe cuts in what the government is spending, severe cuts in what we are being taxed as a result, and something (probably amendments) to keep our House, Senate and Administration from making promises in regards to U.S. tax payer money, which they have proven for decades, they cannot keep.
Government intrusion into health care is what has and is causing the price of health care to go up.
Get government completely out of the health care business, except for what they need for our military personnel.
And, while we are at it, fix unfunded mandated benefits of Social Security and Medicaid, which are currently 58 TRILLION in the hole. Even if we taxed the income of everyone in the in U.S. 100 percent of their income, it wouldn't even be enough to pay the interest on what we owe in Social Security and Medicaid benefits within a few years.
The government *must* not ever be put into a situation where promised benefits are mandated to the point of bankrupting the country. This country is being run by a bunch of irresponsible a__holes (Obama, Reid, Pelosi and the like, but again, recent past Republican leaders I also hold in this category). They would rather bankrupt the country, killing any value the dollar has, creating mass unemployment and economic ruin to devastate people of the U.S., than to do some effective to handle it. Their mind numbing stupidity is now legendary in the annuls of "The Late Great United States".
I do not *think* it takes integrity to be a politician in a modern democracy, I know it takes integrity.
The fact that integrity is apparently non-existent in most politicians, frankly, *is* the problem with our republic.
Integrity should be central to what it takes to be a politician. You know, Politician Someone makes promises and then they make good on those promises, because they gave their word. People tend stop listening to and voting for politicians that make a lot of promises and then keep few or any of those promises.
Besides, in my original comment, the main theme was not "integrity" of President Obama, it was the fact that he was given an award for having done absolutely nothing. And, based on that, he should not accept the award because there was no earning of it.
1. Definition of "leak" -- "unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information".
2a. If this really was a "leak", knowing Microsoft, you can bet money it was not "unauthorized", it is/was just part of the PR/Marketing plan. As a result, it was a calculated, deliberate and authorized disclosure and not a "leak" after all.
2b. If it is a hoax, then of course "leak" makes more sense. And, on top of that, if it is a hoax, I would bet money that Microsoft had a hand in it, just to get the Microsoft and Windows names bandied about for a group ego stroking.
You mean, he (or any other president for that matter) doesn't get and read a copy of the U.S. Constitution, which they swear to uphold, support and defend?
But, I will send him a copy of he really needs one.
But, when asked if I could follow the instructions of a Judge, I said "The judge has no business instructing the jury on anything". Daggers shot from the judge's eyes and she furiously typed notes about me, I guess. I haven't been called for jury duty since (been 16 years since I was last called).
How about requiring that the President of the United States actually perform the duties of the President at least 75 percent of the time or more?
You know, instead of endless T.V. interviews, campaigning disguised as promoting "health care", presentation to get the Olympics awarded to Chicago, etc.
They drastically changed things roughly 2.5 months after launch.
Then, they had the big wide ranging change about a year after that.
In both cases, the game changed beyond recognition.
I left after the 2.5 months after launch change. The game was buggy before and buggy after. Link deaths when changing server zones, pets getting stuck at server zone area changes, aggro mobs and NPCs in city zones killing unsuspecting newbs, etc.
Plus, I am strictly a player vs. environment person, I hate player vs. player gaming, so that limited me greatly in SWG. Which is fine, I left not long after launch, laughed when I saw people bitching about the changes and nerf batting across the boards. I liked the idea of the game, but frankly, it was either poorly thought out initially, or was badly implemented (or possibly both).
I think Microsoft, for public relations purposes, needs to update the 3 E's (Embrace - Extend - Extinguish), to something more warm and fuzzy, and at the same time, descriptive of what they actually do:
Hug (you know, like you hug the one you love).
Stretch (like you do when you get ready for a good work out).
Cut Off Air Supply (like Netscape).
New acronym to HSCOAS - to be pronounced Husk-o-a$$.
But, of course, he had to input a knee jerk response about Republicans here in the U.S.
Of course, the recent power grab by the current Democrat administration is/was completely ignored.
Note: I support neither of the major parties in the U.S. They are both only interested in in A) gaining power, B) expanding their power and C) taxing the citizenry into oblivion because, in their thinking, "Heck, it's not our money! Hahahah!"
On top of your great observation, the article blurb specifically states:
"..."First, let's recap: After months of proceedings, hearings, and investigations, the FCC concluded on August 1, 2008 that Comcast was discriminating against certain P2P applications using deep packet inspection techniques...."
Now, IIRC, we had a Republican administration in the White House at that time and a Democrat majority in the House and Senate.
So, who was responsible for the August 1, 2008 conclusion by the FCC? Why, the Republican administration, of course. Sure, there may have been members of the House and Senate (various committees) that helped push or prod it along, but it was the Republican administration, which the FCC falls under, that gets the majority of the credit here.
I believe the grand parent is a bit myopic.
There haven't been a lot of good games out in years.
Sure, the occasional one or two.
But, people have been burned so often by over-hyped and, after purchased, turned-out-to-be-crap games, that I believe people are buying less games generally and the state of the economy has just made it even worse.
The U.S. government is spending $18 MILLION DOLLARS to redesign a website for U.S. citizens to track how the TARP, Stimulus, Etc-us money is being spent.
Oh, that's just swell.
I wonder if the first item on the list is going to be:
$18 Million spent on re-designing the web site you are currently viewing. Money well spent, huh? SUCKERS!
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You didn't even address the TRILLIONS of dollars that Social Security and Medicaid are in the red, which is very interesting.
"The government *must* not ever be put into a situation where promised benefits are mandated to the point of bankrupting the country.
Wait. I thought you wanted to stop the government from paying anything. Make up your mind!"
You obviously have a reading comprehension problem. So, to clarify: The government should not be paying for anything that is not proscribed by the U.S. Constitution, period. Medicaid is broke, it is only being kept afloat by almost endless printing of money, further devaluing the U.S. dollar. Last year, the amount of money paid to doctors for reimbursement was lowered and there is talk about further lowering it, to the point where many doctors are already quitting their participation in the program. This is just going to escalate.
I could really care less *how* it is paid for, as long as "the government", i.e. U.S. citizen tax money, is not used to pay for it. I want the government out of Medicaid/care, Social Security and any and all subsidies, period.
My own and sole interest is, getting the U.S. government scaled back to it's constitutionally mandated actions, spending, etc. with the result of greatly reducing the tax burden on all citizens and less government intrusion in the lives of individual citizens.
Put money back into people's pockets where they can contribute to, as they see fit, money for charities that help those in need.
I am in charge of quality assurance in a computer aided design software company. I have no horse in this race, other than I am a strict constitutionalist and see that the future prosperity of this country, for all concerned, requires severe cuts in what the government is spending, severe cuts in what we are being taxed as a result, and something (probably amendments) to keep our House, Senate and Administration from making promises in regards to U.S. tax payer money, which they have proven for decades, they cannot keep.
Sorry, but this is very "in the box" thinking.
Affording health *insurance* is not the problem.
Affording health care services *is* the problem.
Government intrusion into health care is what has and is causing the price of health care to go up.
Get government completely out of the health care business, except for what they need for our military personnel.
And, while we are at it, fix unfunded mandated benefits of Social Security and Medicaid, which are currently 58 TRILLION in the hole. Even if we taxed the income of everyone in the in U.S. 100 percent of their income, it wouldn't even be enough to pay the interest on what we owe in Social Security and Medicaid benefits within a few years.
The government *must* not ever be put into a situation where promised benefits are mandated to the point of bankrupting the country. This country is being run by a bunch of irresponsible a__holes (Obama, Reid, Pelosi and the like, but again, recent past Republican leaders I also hold in this category). They would rather bankrupt the country, killing any value the dollar has, creating mass unemployment and economic ruin to devastate people of the U.S., than to do some effective to handle it. Their mind numbing stupidity is now legendary in the annuls of "The Late Great United States".
I do not *think* it takes integrity to be a politician in a modern democracy, I know it takes integrity.
The fact that integrity is apparently non-existent in most politicians, frankly, *is* the problem with our republic.
Integrity should be central to what it takes to be a politician. You know, Politician Someone makes promises and then they make good on those promises, because they gave their word. People tend stop listening to and voting for politicians that make a lot of promises and then keep few or any of those promises.
Besides, in my original comment, the main theme was not "integrity" of President Obama, it was the fact that he was given an award for having done absolutely nothing. And, based on that, he should not accept the award because there was no earning of it.
Good point, I concur.
... has such enormous praise been foisted on someone that has done so little.
If Obama has any integrity, even a shred of it, he would refuse to accept the prize.
1. Definition of "leak" -- "unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information".
2a. If this really was a "leak", knowing Microsoft, you can bet money it was not "unauthorized", it is/was just part of the PR/Marketing plan. As a result, it was a calculated, deliberate and authorized disclosure and not a "leak" after all.
2b. If it is a hoax, then of course "leak" makes more sense. And, on top of that, if it is a hoax, I would bet money that Microsoft had a hand in it, just to get the Microsoft and Windows names bandied about for a group ego stroking.
Of course, I might also be a tad bit cynical.
You mean, he (or any other president for that matter) doesn't get and read a copy of the U.S. Constitution, which they swear to uphold, support and defend?
But, I will send him a copy of he really needs one.
Yeap, and before rap music, rock and roll destroyed our moral framework.
And sometime before rock and roll, swing destroyed our moral framework.
I am sensing a pattern here.
Similar experience.
But, when asked if I could follow the instructions of a Judge, I said "The judge has no business instructing the jury on anything". Daggers shot from the judge's eyes and she furiously typed notes about me, I guess. I haven't been called for jury duty since (been 16 years since I was last called).
No one asked you either, a$$hole!
How about requiring that the President of the United States actually perform the duties of the President at least 75 percent of the time or more?
You know, instead of endless T.V. interviews, campaigning disguised as promoting "health care", presentation to get the Olympics awarded to Chicago, etc.
view laws as a way of generating revenue (tax laws when they are not confiscatory and equally applied to all, being the exception), we are all doomed.
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1. Calls PETA ...
2. Sues SPCA for not preventing god from killing kittens
3.
4. PROFIT!!!
... some crazed babbling about how the decision is wrong, from the GPL's buddy and pal, Alex Terekhov, SUPAH 'TARD!
But that's the kicker:
The helicopter just flies over.
Problem solved!
They drastically changed things roughly 2.5 months after launch.
Then, they had the big wide ranging change about a year after that.
In both cases, the game changed beyond recognition.
I left after the 2.5 months after launch change. The game was buggy before and buggy after. Link deaths when changing server zones, pets getting stuck at server zone area changes, aggro mobs and NPCs in city zones killing unsuspecting newbs, etc.
Plus, I am strictly a player vs. environment person, I hate player vs. player gaming, so that limited me greatly in SWG. Which is fine, I left not long after launch, laughed when I saw people bitching about the changes and nerf batting across the boards. I liked the idea of the game, but frankly, it was either poorly thought out initially, or was badly implemented (or possibly both).
All I can say is:
You are probably more correct than most people could even see or accept.
Ron Paul, although a Republican, is more of a Libertarian based on my examination of his policies, views, etc.
Frankly, I wish there were a hell of a lot more politicians like him in both of the major parties.
I think Microsoft, for public relations purposes, needs to update the 3 E's (Embrace - Extend - Extinguish), to something more warm and fuzzy, and at the same time, descriptive of what they actually do:
Hug (you know, like you hug the one you love).
Stretch (like you do when you get ready for a good work out).
Cut Off Air Supply (like Netscape).
New acronym to HSCOAS - to be pronounced Husk-o-a$$.
Junior high math teacher, named Takvor Takvorian.
Had one large bushy black unibrow. As a result, we all called him "The Brow". Of course, never to his face or within hearing distance of him.
He had a penchant for putting kids in detention "after school", he was a pr!ck.
We are/were talking about Canada.
But, of course, he had to input a knee jerk response about Republicans here in the U.S.
Of course, the recent power grab by the current Democrat administration is/was completely ignored.
Note: I support neither of the major parties in the U.S. They are both only interested in in A) gaining power, B) expanding their power and C) taxing the citizenry into oblivion because, in their thinking, "Heck, it's not our money! Hahahah!"
On top of your great observation, the article blurb specifically states: "..."First, let's recap: After months of proceedings, hearings, and investigations, the FCC concluded on August 1, 2008 that Comcast was discriminating against certain P2P applications using deep packet inspection techniques...." Now, IIRC, we had a Republican administration in the White House at that time and a Democrat majority in the House and Senate. So, who was responsible for the August 1, 2008 conclusion by the FCC? Why, the Republican administration, of course. Sure, there may have been members of the House and Senate (various committees) that helped push or prod it along, but it was the Republican administration, which the FCC falls under, that gets the majority of the credit here. I believe the grand parent is a bit myopic.
Actually, from what I recall this is not the case.
Most accidents happen within, I think it was five or ten miles of a person's home.
So, just because people are driving "less miles" doesn't necessarily equate to "less risk" if the above is true (or at least close).
There haven't been a lot of good games out in years.
Sure, the occasional one or two.
But, people have been burned so often by over-hyped and, after purchased, turned-out-to-be-crap games, that I believe people are buying less games generally and the state of the economy has just made it even worse.
The U.S. government is spending $18 MILLION DOLLARS to redesign a website for U.S. citizens to track how the TARP, Stimulus, Etc-us money is being spent.
Oh, that's just swell.
I wonder if the first item on the list is going to be:
$18 Million spent on re-designing the web site you are currently viewing. Money well spent, huh? SUCKERS!