Genocide? The tsunami event fails to meet the criteria of being considered genocide.
The fact is - a free market economy is very good at providing news - there are SO many news venues. So maybe the 11 o'clock news doesn't give the latest update in the tsunami, but maybe the 6 o'clock, or the 7(am) o'clock, or cnn, or some newspaper, or some news website is.
If you don't think a free market economy news organization is working - do you think it should be a socialist based news group? Say like the ones the Russians had? Or the one Iraq had?
and also think of all the services, where money is not being accounted for. As an example - the military is probably dropping a lot of food off - and I am willing to bet the money being donated does not include the costs of the military.
I feel bad for you. That you would trivialize your life because something can kill us in the end. Tomorrow you can die, and it can be because of health related issue, someone killing you, natural disaster, etc.
I would like to think that every day we live and do something it means something - even if it can be destroyed. As the saying goes (more or less) - life is not about the destination, but the journey itself.
That or I am a realistic optimist.
I don't think the planet can comit violence. Violence requires some intent (behavior) - the planet (as far as we know) does not have a conscious self and thusly cannot comit acts of violence.
Just to note, $190 US currency goes a lot farther in other countries then it does in the US. My mom and her fiancee were in S. Africa on a safari trip. They got friendly with the guide and ended up finding out that for $100 US dollars he could finish building his home (small yes, but still). My parents gave him $200. What can one do here for $100? Stay at a cheap motel for a week? In SE Asia that $100 is a LOT of money.
well if that $950 million is not doing any good, maybe we should pull the funding all-together. I think people like you should be thankful that the US is spending American money (my money) on helping a bunch of strangers out. Instead of looking a gift horse in the mouth - you should be saying thank you, and start helping by cleaning up the mess - or maybe donate some more of your money if you think the US is not doing enough.
There is a whole lot of news out there - do you think the media is responsible to report every bit of it? Maybe if a person read every newspaper, magazine, news website and watched every tv news in a given day they might be able to get a good portion of world events but highly unlikely - and unrealistic with time frames. The media is not responsible to post everything that happens. To blame them and call them irresponsible is, quite frankly, irresponsible of you.
Mod point: Redundant has seen a dramatic rise on/. as more users are posting "redundant" due to the (go figure) duped articles!!! Well the/. editors do have forsight.
Actually you are using discrimination improperly again. Because it effects every state, not just a select few, it is not discrimination. Also, as said in a previous post, you are not just paying taxes for the road systems. The fed is still paying for fed highways, army, many social services, etc.
dictionary.com Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit
in this case, the merit being to accept the law or to not accept the law.
There were some studies done where they injected brain matter of trained rats into the stomach of new rats (not related in any other way) and the new rats automatically learned the old rats tricks....kinda neat (and freaky).
The federal gov't will not terminate it's agreement with the states (another civil war anyone) and that is not a valid reason. They are terminating a specific part of the agreement and it is not discrimination (remember I argued that you called it discrimination) because each state has the same option.
Highway support is not the only services the fed provides so your argument cannot apply about the "cake and eat it to." The fed taxes us, they provide us with many services - and they provide extra funding for some services but they want something in return...if you don't give it to them, they do not give oyu the funding. It is a fair deal.
WIth the exception of the statements about the secretary of homeland defense getting some more insane powers - i think this law is pretty damn good. If the state does not want to comply, they do not have to, but they do not get money to fix their roads (the fed still fixes its roads, however).
especially in center city philly. Over the summer, the left rear window in my car had the hinge that held the window break after I hit a pothole. I have had that fixed, my struts replaced, two tired blowouts (on one pot-hole). The city streets are a meance. The weirdest thing - I always see this one Lamborghini around 16th and sansom (every month or so)...why would someone bring such a gorgeous machine onto such a terrible road system.
oh yea the semi-private group. SEPTA an organization that is privately held, but get's the benefits of a gov't organization and at some points as a non-profit.
Their inability to make a profit resides directly with their corporate attitude. Their customer service is far below acceptable, their police force (the only rent-a-cops I know of that have almost as much power as the police force) are borderline Nazi's, and their drivers are a menace to the roads.
I have lived in Philly almost all of my life - SEPTA is where it is because of itself.
Now even if you totally disagree with what I said above - this below statement does hold true:
Society (not just ours) has many problems. Our society also has many resources. Just because SEPTA is in dire straights does not mean we should ignore other issues - like providing internet access to the public at a cheap/free rate.
How do you not have an SS number? It is the law that every citizen/permenant resident must have a SS number, and every person with a visa who wants a job (not under the table obviously) must have a ss number.
SS numbers helps the person having it as well as the gov't (how do you get credit btw without one?).
I do not have a problem with torture...err i mean re-education in certain instances. For example, if they catch a terrorist - say one of Bin Laden's henchmen, and he can provide information about Bin Laden's whereabouts, then use whatever means necessary to get that information...if they need a hand I am willing to lend my fist to that service.
because, my friend, what you do not recall is that the greatness of the constitution is that it can be changed to cope with the needs of our current society. The problem arises, however, with corrupt sob's who are out for themselves, and not for the people they "serve".
Hopefully the president will veto this (particular part of the law), i doubt it though. So our hope resides with the senate. The only way the judicial board will get a say is if somebody takes it to court.
My biggest gripe about laws is that they make them TOO comprehensive and add TOO many extras in there. So while 90% of the law may be great, that last 10% will probably rape, plunder and loot the people.
same here....after hearing the story i want one. The only downside is their 1 year life span. but to have an octopus would rock - though I am thinking of the Alien movies and getting a bit freaked:D
Poor choice of example - the employees didn't elect their manager. Their manager can act on his own desires w/no consequences from the employees. Our state politicians risk not being elected if they go against the will of the people (assuming the people have the will, the knowledge and the brains to vote).
Your statement is false. It is not discrimination because EVERY state has the opportunity to accept or reject the law.
Here is another example. A company institutes a mandate - every 6 months EVERY employee must take a drug test. If you do not want to take the drug test you will be fired. Three employees decide to not take the drug test. They are fired. Have they been discriminated against? No, they had the option and they rejected it. With that rejection came certain consequences. If they didn't want the consequences, they should have taken the test.
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alright Gandalf.
8 guards, each making 50k/year = 400k/year. That comes out a bit different then 200k/24 hour period.
/.'d so I am going by his " can cost op to 200k for 24 hours"
Unless the grandparent post misquoted - the article is
This is a troll? Is the mod who ranked this on crack? Please, someone has to explain to me how the above is a troll.
I must have a fan out there who likes to rate me troll/flamebait on every occasion.
troll this you dumbfuck
Can't make a comment anymore without being called a troll or flamebait because someone doesn't agree with it.
Genocide? The tsunami event fails to meet the criteria of being considered genocide.
The fact is - a free market economy is very good at providing news - there are SO many news venues. So maybe the 11 o'clock news doesn't give the latest update in the tsunami, but maybe the 6 o'clock, or the 7(am) o'clock, or cnn, or some newspaper, or some news website is.
If you don't think a free market economy news organization is working - do you think it should be a socialist based news group? Say like the ones the Russians had? Or the one Iraq had?
and also think of all the services, where money is not being accounted for. As an example - the military is probably dropping a lot of food off - and I am willing to bet the money being donated does not include the costs of the military.
I feel bad for you. That you would trivialize your life because something can kill us in the end. Tomorrow you can die, and it can be because of health related issue, someone killing you, natural disaster, etc.
I would like to think that every day we live and do something it means something - even if it can be destroyed. As the saying goes (more or less) - life is not about the destination, but the journey itself.
That or I am a realistic optimist.
I don't think the planet can comit violence. Violence requires some intent (behavior) - the planet (as far as we know) does not have a conscious self and thusly cannot comit acts of violence.
Just to note, $190 US currency goes a lot farther in other countries then it does in the US. My mom and her fiancee were in S. Africa on a safari trip. They got friendly with the guide and ended up finding out that for $100 US dollars he could finish building his home (small yes, but still). My parents gave him $200. What can one do here for $100? Stay at a cheap motel for a week? In SE Asia that $100 is a LOT of money.
well if that $950 million is not doing any good, maybe we should pull the funding all-together. I think people like you should be thankful that the US is spending American money (my money) on helping a bunch of strangers out. Instead of looking a gift horse in the mouth - you should be saying thank you, and start helping by cleaning up the mess - or maybe donate some more of your money if you think the US is not doing enough.
There is a whole lot of news out there - do you think the media is responsible to report every bit of it? Maybe if a person read every newspaper, magazine, news website and watched every tv news in a given day they might be able to get a good portion of world events but highly unlikely - and unrealistic with time frames. The media is not responsible to post everything that happens. To blame them and call them irresponsible is, quite frankly, irresponsible of you.
I don't think lawyers recognize death as a valid excuse to escape paying fines to the RIAA/MPAA - especially with their cut of the pie.
Mod point: Redundant has seen a dramatic rise on /. as more users are posting "redundant" due to the (go figure) duped articles!!! Well the /. editors do have forsight.
Actually you are using discrimination improperly again. Because it effects every state, not just a select few, it is not discrimination. Also, as said in a previous post, you are not just paying taxes for the road systems. The fed is still paying for fed highways, army, many social services, etc.
dictionary.com
Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit
in this case, the merit being to accept the law or to not accept the law.
thats just wrong on so many levels :)
There were some studies done where they injected brain matter of trained rats into the stomach of new rats (not related in any other way) and the new rats automatically learned the old rats tricks....kinda neat (and freaky).
The federal gov't will not terminate it's agreement with the states (another civil war anyone) and that is not a valid reason. They are terminating a specific part of the agreement and it is not discrimination (remember I argued that you called it discrimination) because each state has the same option.
Highway support is not the only services the fed provides so your argument cannot apply about the "cake and eat it to." The fed taxes us, they provide us with many services - and they provide extra funding for some services but they want something in return...if you don't give it to them, they do not give oyu the funding. It is a fair deal.
WIth the exception of the statements about the secretary of homeland defense getting some more insane powers - i think this law is pretty damn good. If the state does not want to comply, they do not have to, but they do not get money to fix their roads (the fed still fixes its roads, however).
especially in center city philly. Over the summer, the left rear window in my car had the hinge that held the window break after I hit a pothole. I have had that fixed, my struts replaced, two tired blowouts (on one pot-hole). The city streets are a meance. The weirdest thing - I always see this one Lamborghini around 16th and sansom (every month or so)...why would someone bring such a gorgeous machine onto such a terrible road system.
oh yea the semi-private group. SEPTA an organization that is privately held, but get's the benefits of a gov't organization and at some points as a non-profit.
Their inability to make a profit resides directly with their corporate attitude. Their customer service is far below acceptable, their police force (the only rent-a-cops I know of that have almost as much power as the police force) are borderline Nazi's, and their drivers are a menace to the roads.
I have lived in Philly almost all of my life - SEPTA is where it is because of itself.
Now even if you totally disagree with what I said above - this below statement does hold true:
Society (not just ours) has many problems. Our society also has many resources. Just because SEPTA is in dire straights does not mean we should ignore other issues - like providing internet access to the public at a cheap/free rate.
How do you not have an SS number? It is the law that every citizen/permenant resident must have a SS number, and every person with a visa who wants a job (not under the table obviously) must have a ss number.
SS numbers helps the person having it as well as the gov't (how do you get credit btw without one?).
I do not have a problem with torture...err i mean re-education in certain instances. For example, if they catch a terrorist - say one of Bin Laden's henchmen, and he can provide information about Bin Laden's whereabouts, then use whatever means necessary to get that information...if they need a hand I am willing to lend my fist to that service.
because, my friend, what you do not recall is that the greatness of the constitution is that it can be changed to cope with the needs of our current society. The problem arises, however, with corrupt sob's who are out for themselves, and not for the people they "serve".
Hopefully the president will veto this (particular part of the law), i doubt it though. So our hope resides with the senate. The only way the judicial board will get a say is if somebody takes it to court.
My biggest gripe about laws is that they make them TOO comprehensive and add TOO many extras in there. So while 90% of the law may be great, that last 10% will probably rape, plunder and loot the people.
same here....after hearing the story i want one. The only downside is their 1 year life span. but to have an octopus would rock - though I am thinking of the Alien movies and getting a bit freaked :D
like i said *I* don't know any :D
Poor choice of example - the employees didn't elect their manager. Their manager can act on his own desires w/no consequences from the employees. Our state politicians risk not being elected if they go against the will of the people (assuming the people have the will, the knowledge and the brains to vote).
Your statement is false. It is not discrimination because EVERY state has the opportunity to accept or reject the law.
Here is another example. A company institutes a mandate - every 6 months EVERY employee must take a drug test. If you do not want to take the drug test you will be fired. Three employees decide to not take the drug test. They are fired. Have they been discriminated against? No, they had the option and they rejected it. With that rejection came certain consequences. If they didn't want the consequences, they should have taken the test.
mod up anyone?
Now this part of the law is scary. Hopefully they will cross this section out. I especially enjoy the "NO JUDICIAL REVIEW" part.
Can't we just name the secretary of homeland security complete and total monarch of this country and be done with it?
It's not extortion - those funds will still go towards the highway system (i.e. federal highways which is paid for by the fed).