Fire ALL of the politicians and revoke the retirement of all living politicians.
So you'd either have only wealthy politicians (since they don't need to earn a living while in office), or you'd have a strong man/dictator (what would be left if you kick out all of the politicians).
Don't pick on the Berkeley Pit. A lot of copper came out of there that went to build the infrastructure you now enjoy.
I'm not denying the utility of mining, I'm saying the Berkeley Pit is a mess, but a lot of Montana is beautiful and I'd hate to see the whole state exploited.
will go a long way into educating people about the world around them. Learning, for example, to make better weapons is one thing. Learning how not to use them is another.
Require a general education in high school/freshman year of college with a lot of history, languages, etc. Actually, American universities are better at that than most of the rest of the world, where you pick a trade when applying to uni.
There are people who slog through 4 years of an Engineering degree and then *don't* work as an Engineer !?
Hard time finding a job after college, lost interest, wanted to go out and start a business rather than working for a "recognized" engineering firm. Any number of reasons plus one.
So, teaching right out of undergrad is a non-starter, unless you teach at private schools.
Some states have rules where you can start without a teaching certificate as a probationary teacher and earn one by taking night courses. Besides, laws can be changed -- I'd rather have children taught by a person who's competent in the field he's teaching rather than someone with a bullcrap generic "edumacation" degree.
And how will he enforce the rule? By making the non-complying graduates pay back -- no other way, really, as there is no slavery here.
And what about people who are genuinely unable to find engineering jobs after college (there are only so many teaching jobs!). I think this would have to be combined with some sort of national service or placement program to make things fair. Otherwise, the burden of paying will fall upon those least able to pay.
So if you participate in this program and then lose your job, or become disabled, and are unable to work in the field for 4 years, not only do you have the regular problems of unemployment but you also have the sudden obligation to re-pay all that tuition?
What about offering "national service" type jobs (not necessarily teaching) to all those who graduate with a good GPA. We have plenty of infrastructure, for example, that needs to be redesigned and repaired. Then again, the unions will probably squeal:)
Does starting your own company to invent and design immediately after college count? Who decides what counts and what doesn't. There are only so many teaching jobs -- it would suck to have the rest of engineering grads under the program be indentured to large companies (which will probably be the only ones who are "certified" for this.)
He DID answer the question -- many hundreds have died from uranium mining (and I'm a SUPPORTER of nuclear power). No need to harsh him like that, dipshit.
I wonder how attending a peace rally affects your credit rating?
AFAIK, credit reports are itemized; they're not a number that's pulled out of someone's bumhole. And items that are patently false are contestable (not to mention probably likely to be actionable in court as slander if they're deliberately put there).
Wow, maybe I can fly again now! I wonder if I'll still have to bring ID...
AFAIK, courts have ruled that you DON'T need ID for domestic flights. However, airlines and the TSA can make the security screening pretty darn unpleasant for those without ID.
I guess you want some freedom-hating cunt like Rudy or Hilary to win? The more people think like you, the less likelihood there is of meaningful political change in the USA.
And you realize that if an authoritarian candidate wins, the terrorists have what they want.
Going abroad was a different matter, but also easy if your destination was another Eastern Block country.
I know:)
My mom got a visa to Yugoslavia and got smuggled out across the border to Italy (Trieste) in the boot of a slightly modified Fiat 850. This was in 1970.
Since when has anyone had to show any kind of id to go into a park?
And how will they _check_ in national parks?! Most (in the USA, anyway) national parks aren't surrounded with razor wire and watchtowers, with a portcullis and drawbridge for entrance. A lot of parks have regular roads and streets running through them -- are they going to set up several thousand checkpoints and/or close some major state highways?
The passport office is already over-loaded due to the recent change requiring a passport to go to the bahamas. I went there recently and there is already a minimum 3-month wait to get a passport.
Take heart. I applied for a passport renewal a week and a half ago, paid the extra $60 for expedited service, was told that it will take 6-12 wks. This past Thursday, I got an e-mail from the passport office that the passport was mailed and I should expect it within 5 business days.
Here in Sweden we've had this in the cities forever. It's not ugly, noisy, expensive and environmentally disruptive. Instead it's underground.
So does New York City (and presumably other US cities). And they carry steam, not hot water. Occasionally, a pipe explodes and causes damage and injury, but this is actually pretty rare.
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So you'd either have only wealthy politicians (since they don't need to earn a living while in office), or you'd have a strong man/dictator (what would be left if you kick out all of the politicians).
Bad ideas, those.
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Mind you, I'm not a big fan of the ORIGINAL plan.
Is fixing all the messed up countries in the world OUR responsibility, though?
I'm not denying the utility of mining, I'm saying the Berkeley Pit is a mess, but a lot of Montana is beautiful and I'd hate to see the whole state exploited.
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Require a general education in high school/freshman year of college with a lot of history, languages, etc. Actually, American universities are better at that than most of the rest of the world, where you pick a trade when applying to uni.
Hard time finding a job after college, lost interest, wanted to go out and start a business rather than working for a "recognized" engineering firm. Any number of reasons plus one.
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Some states have rules where you can start without a teaching certificate as a probationary teacher and earn one by taking night courses. Besides, laws can be changed -- I'd rather have children taught by a person who's competent in the field he's teaching rather than someone with a bullcrap generic "edumacation" degree.
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I consider that an advantage, not a problem. Nothing wrong with mandatory military training (geared defensively not offensively) either, IMHO.
And what about people who are genuinely unable to find engineering jobs after college (there are only so many teaching jobs!). I think this would have to be combined with some sort of national service or placement program to make things fair. Otherwise, the burden of paying will fall upon those least able to pay.
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There are plenty of places with fine economies (Switzerland for one) that maintain a policy of neutrality.
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Well, we've (ab)used parts of it, anyway. I think that "using" the rest more would sort of limit the charm, unfortunately.
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What about offering "national service" type jobs (not necessarily teaching) to all those who graduate with a good GPA. We have plenty of infrastructure, for example, that needs to be redesigned and repaired. Then again, the unions will probably squeal :)
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So don't raise taxes. Cut other programs (like the war in Iraq) that are sucking money to no good end.
Lovely state, mostly.
He DID answer the question -- many hundreds have died from uranium mining (and I'm a SUPPORTER of nuclear power). No need to harsh him like that, dipshit.
AFAIK, credit reports are itemized; they're not a number that's pulled out of someone's bumhole. And items that are patently false are contestable (not to mention probably likely to be actionable in court as slander if they're deliberately put there).
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AFAIK, courts have ruled that you DON'T need ID for domestic flights. However, airlines and the TSA can make the security screening pretty darn unpleasant for those without ID.
I guess you want some freedom-hating cunt like Rudy or Hilary to win? The more people think like you, the less likelihood there is of meaningful political change in the USA.
And you realize that if an authoritarian candidate wins, the terrorists have what they want.
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I know :)
My mom got a visa to Yugoslavia and got smuggled out across the border to Italy (Trieste) in the boot of a slightly modified Fiat 850. This was in 1970.
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And how will they _check_ in national parks?! Most (in the USA, anyway) national parks aren't surrounded with razor wire and watchtowers, with a portcullis and drawbridge for entrance. A lot of parks have regular roads and streets running through them -- are they going to set up several thousand checkpoints and/or close some major state highways?
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Take heart. I applied for a passport renewal a week and a half ago, paid the extra $60 for expedited service, was told that it will take 6-12 wks. This past Thursday, I got an e-mail from the passport office that the passport was mailed and I should expect it within 5 business days.
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So does New York City (and presumably other US cities). And they carry steam, not hot water. Occasionally, a pipe explodes and causes damage and injury, but this is actually pretty rare.
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The word algebra even has an Arabic root. Perhaps we should call algebra "Liberty Arithmetic" in the post-9/11 world.
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you've posted the same message in the thread about 10x. All you're going to do is annoy people and make them NOT vote for Paul.