Your bigotry does not disguise the fact that you cannot explain the difference between a republic and democracy.
Actually I think Obama is a good thing for America. Each generation needs to learn how vacuous his ideals are. Too many today were not around while Carter was president so the lessons need to be learned again.
So let's get this out of our system so we can get back to the idea that growth and prosperity are driven by PEOPLE pursuing "self interest rightly understood." (Dazzle me copponex by telling me where that quote is from.)
The mortgage industry hardly ever had a free hand. When you have government assuming significant risk by guaranteeing loans, you don't have the necessary risk vs reward considerations that keeps markets healthy.
So yes, the government was complicit but hardly the only ones to blame. You do have companies and individuals that took advantage of the situation to increase profit. You also have individuals that took advantage of the situation to get more home than they could afford.
There is plenty of blame to go around.
What I think is funny now is that you had unsustainable deficit spending by consumers that lead to unsustainable economic growth. That bubble has burst. To fix it we are now going to inject unsustainable deficit spending by the government. What a laugh!
Just because it puts out particulate carbon doesn't make it bad for the environment. Those carbon particles settle out pretty quick. Its not like a gas that blends into the atmosphere.
Between the political left who wants to limit our freedom for the common good and the political right who wants to limit our freedom for the common defense, all I can say is we're screwed.
Aero engines have it easier? You must be kidding. Aero engines are designed to run at 75% power continuously. At the same time they must be light weight and extremely reliable. Most auto engines loaf along at 20-30% power even at highway speeds.
Cruise your Honda along at 5000+ rpm for hours, day after day and see how reliable it is.
Good points but buying farmland for a non-revenue producing venture probably means government funding. That could be tough to arrange.
On the other hand, using old growth trees could actually generate revenue for reforestation and other projects.
I like old forests as much as the next guy but if we are serious about this, its something that should be considered.
And further we need to start cutting down old growth forests. Mature trees are mostly carbon-neutral. Plant new trees in their place that, like you said, actually take co2 out of the atmosphere.
You only consider government aid. That is your political bias that aid is a government function. Consider also the work and donations of voluntary organizations and the picture changes considerably.
I've decided that health care insurance should be purchased (or not) by individuals or families like any other insurance. There is nothing ethically intrinsic to health care that would mandate it as an entitlement either from our employers or the government. It certainly isn't the most basic need - food and housing seem more important to me.
We've grown accustom to having it provided to use but that is just a historical artifact. (Employers started providing health care benefits after WW2 when they were limited in their ability to offer higher salaries.)
Sounds like a Democrat pissing match with Bush. If Bush thinks we should go to Mars, then it must be bad! Politicians are pathetic regardless of their party affiliation.
The invasion of Iraq began March 20, 2003 and Baghdad fell on April 9. That was the duration of the war and it was not by any definition "nearly lost." Establishing peace in a country that really doesn't want it, well, that's another story.
It should also be noted that with regular stock buying and selling, your loss is capped but your profit virtually unlimited. That is if you pay $1000 for a stock you can never lose more than $1000 (assuming value goes to zero). However your profit can be very high.
Shorting stock though is the other way around. Your profit is capped and your potential for loss virtually unlimited. Taking the parent's example where you get $1000 from a short sale, that is your maximum profit (again assuming the value goes to zero when you have to "buy" the shares). On the other hand your lose can be virtually unlimited if the stock value rises.
Remember that we are not talking about quantum mechanics in general but the Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics. There are other interpretations that avoid some of these pesky philosophical problems.
If you look at the Politics section you will notice that most posts have a technology slant. On the other hand the category hardly has posts on all political news. So the question remains, why is *this* post on/.?
Is this the same Ted Stevens who recently voted for user fees on general aviation then immediately turned around and sought to except Alaska general aviation from those same fees? God I love American politics.
I've installed MythTV Frontend in a VMWare virtual machine that I run on my Windows XP laptop. It connects to my Linux mythbackend and runs great. I can run full screen and you would never know it was running in a vm.
This capability may not make much sense moving from one Linux distro to another and it certainly isn't groundbreaking, but when you want to cross OS's, its great.
Religions that have power are no longer religions - they are political ideologies. And politics are inherently corrupt and corrupting. Are atheist ideologies with power any less corrupt? Secular ideologies?
Religion is not the problem though other ideologies would like for you to believe it is as they attempt to increase their own power. Politics and the "will to power" are the human problem whether at the level of individuals or nations.
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Your bigotry does not disguise the fact that you cannot explain the difference between a republic and democracy. Actually I think Obama is a good thing for America. Each generation needs to learn how vacuous his ideals are. Too many today were not around while Carter was president so the lessons need to be learned again. So let's get this out of our system so we can get back to the idea that growth and prosperity are driven by PEOPLE pursuing "self interest rightly understood." (Dazzle me copponex by telling me where that quote is from.)
This is not a democracy. It is a republic. You should learn the difference before you end up with neither.
The mortgage industry hardly ever had a free hand. When you have government assuming significant risk by guaranteeing loans, you don't have the necessary risk vs reward considerations that keeps markets healthy. So yes, the government was complicit but hardly the only ones to blame. You do have companies and individuals that took advantage of the situation to increase profit. You also have individuals that took advantage of the situation to get more home than they could afford. There is plenty of blame to go around. What I think is funny now is that you had unsustainable deficit spending by consumers that lead to unsustainable economic growth. That bubble has burst. To fix it we are now going to inject unsustainable deficit spending by the government. What a laugh!
Hey guys, the USSR doesn't existing any more.
In fact the two should NOT meet due to separation of church and state.
Just because it puts out particulate carbon doesn't make it bad for the environment. Those carbon particles settle out pretty quick. Its not like a gas that blends into the atmosphere.
Between the political left who wants to limit our freedom for the common good and the political right who wants to limit our freedom for the common defense, all I can say is we're screwed.
Aero engines have it easier? You must be kidding. Aero engines are designed to run at 75% power continuously. At the same time they must be light weight and extremely reliable. Most auto engines loaf along at 20-30% power even at highway speeds. Cruise your Honda along at 5000+ rpm for hours, day after day and see how reliable it is.
its still bacteria.
Good points but buying farmland for a non-revenue producing venture probably means government funding. That could be tough to arrange. On the other hand, using old growth trees could actually generate revenue for reforestation and other projects. I like old forests as much as the next guy but if we are serious about this, its something that should be considered.
And further we need to start cutting down old growth forests. Mature trees are mostly carbon-neutral. Plant new trees in their place that, like you said, actually take co2 out of the atmosphere.
You only consider government aid. That is your political bias that aid is a government function. Consider also the work and donations of voluntary organizations and the picture changes considerably.
I've decided that health care insurance should be purchased (or not) by individuals or families like any other insurance. There is nothing ethically intrinsic to health care that would mandate it as an entitlement either from our employers or the government. It certainly isn't the most basic need - food and housing seem more important to me.
We've grown accustom to having it provided to use but that is just a historical artifact. (Employers started providing health care benefits after WW2 when they were limited in their ability to offer higher salaries.)
Sounds like a Democrat pissing match with Bush. If Bush thinks we should go to Mars, then it must be bad! Politicians are pathetic regardless of their party affiliation.
The invasion of Iraq began March 20, 2003 and Baghdad fell on April 9. That was the duration of the war and it was not by any definition "nearly lost." Establishing peace in a country that really doesn't want it, well, that's another story.
You should consider how unsafe oil is. The dollars you spend on oil are funding those whack jobs you fear.
It wasn't 120 gal of fuel, it was 120 lbs. That's 20 gal. The Rotax (depending on model) uses about 4 gal/hr so that's 4 hours plus reserve.
Galileo was a Christian.
Very well put.
It should also be noted that with regular stock buying and selling, your loss is capped but your profit virtually unlimited. That is if you pay $1000 for a stock you can never lose more than $1000 (assuming value goes to zero). However your profit can be very high.
Shorting stock though is the other way around. Your profit is capped and your potential for loss virtually unlimited. Taking the parent's example where you get $1000 from a short sale, that is your maximum profit (again assuming the value goes to zero when you have to "buy" the shares). On the other hand your lose can be virtually unlimited if the stock value rises.
Remember that we are not talking about quantum mechanics in general but the Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics. There are other interpretations that avoid some of these pesky philosophical problems.
If you look at the Politics section you will notice that most posts have a technology slant. On the other hand the category hardly has posts on all political news. So the question remains, why is *this* post on /.?
Why is this on /.?
Is this the same Ted Stevens who recently voted for user fees on general aviation then immediately turned around and sought to except Alaska general aviation from those same fees? God I love American politics.
I've installed MythTV Frontend in a VMWare virtual machine that I run on my Windows XP laptop. It connects to my Linux mythbackend and runs great. I can run full screen and you would never know it was running in a vm. This capability may not make much sense moving from one Linux distro to another and it certainly isn't groundbreaking, but when you want to cross OS's, its great.
Religions that have power are no longer religions - they are political ideologies. And politics are inherently corrupt and corrupting. Are atheist ideologies with power any less corrupt? Secular ideologies?
Religion is not the problem though other ideologies would like for you to believe it is as they attempt to increase their own power. Politics and the "will to power" are the human problem whether at the level of individuals or nations.