The article is talking about % of total gov. spending while you are talking about net discretionary funding which is only a portion of gov. spending. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending
"those costs aren't what the consumer pays. Thats just the price they sell the power to the government for"
Right, and where does "the government" get its money from again? The government is artificially supporting a company using tax payer money that could not otherwise compete in the market. If the government is going to use tax money in an effort to 'help the environment' it should be spent on research or possible real solutions.
Sure, by banning guns we can save lives. We can also save lives by forcing everyone to stop drinking.
40% of all deaths due to accidental falls are attributed to alcohol.
45% of all deaths in automobile accidents are attributed to alcohol.
60% of all homicides are attributed to alcohol.
http://www.come-over.to/FAS/alcdeath.htm
But oh wait, we like drinking too much. There are a million other ways we could make people live longer with more regulation and dictation over people's personal life styles. Let me LIVE and die free, than EXIST and die a slave, even if it for a longer period of time.
"How is saying "I'm better than this shooter" different from some fundi saying "I'm better than all you non-believers..." Both have a belief system that says that others who behave or function differently are inherently worse."
You are preaching moral relativism which is one of the biggest if not the biggest issue with society today. It is used as a sad excuse to justify any type of behavior or action, no matter how immoral it may be.
Someone who advocates peace IS better than someone who aimlessly kills innocent people.
Statements like that may make you feel uncomfortable because they imply a moral standard and in this current world of me, me, me, the last thing anyone wants is to be uncomfortable, but brushing this event off by saying we are all horrid is ridiculous.
True, we are all capable of "horrid" things, but that does not mean we are all equally horrid, or should accept the horrid behavior of other human beings.
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The article is talking about % of total gov. spending while you are talking about net discretionary funding which is only a portion of gov. spending.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending
"those costs aren't what the consumer pays. Thats just the price they sell the power to the government for" Right, and where does "the government" get its money from again? The government is artificially supporting a company using tax payer money that could not otherwise compete in the market. If the government is going to use tax money in an effort to 'help the environment' it should be spent on research or possible real solutions.
Sure, by banning guns we can save lives. We can also save lives by forcing everyone to stop drinking. 40% of all deaths due to accidental falls are attributed to alcohol. 45% of all deaths in automobile accidents are attributed to alcohol. 60% of all homicides are attributed to alcohol. http://www.come-over.to/FAS/alcdeath.htm But oh wait, we like drinking too much. There are a million other ways we could make people live longer with more regulation and dictation over people's personal life styles. Let me LIVE and die free, than EXIST and die a slave, even if it for a longer period of time.
"How is saying "I'm better than this shooter" different from some fundi saying "I'm better than all you non-believers..." Both have a belief system that says that others who behave or function differently are inherently worse."
You are preaching moral relativism which is one of the biggest if not the biggest issue with society today. It is used as a sad excuse to justify any type of behavior or action, no matter how immoral it may be.
Someone who advocates peace IS better than someone who aimlessly kills innocent people.
Statements like that may make you feel uncomfortable because they imply a moral standard and in this current world of me, me, me, the last thing anyone wants is to be uncomfortable, but brushing this event off by saying we are all horrid is ridiculous.
True, we are all capable of "horrid" things, but that does not mean we are all equally horrid, or should accept the horrid behavior of other human beings.