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01-11-2009, 01:00 PM | #55 | |
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To make a long story short, I have absolutely no second regrets. Now my older brother is talking about buying one. Leadership is best displayed through personal action...not talk! |
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01-11-2009, 01:38 PM | #56 | |
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01-11-2009, 07:40 PM | #57 |
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Government is always the problem. Always. The less the government does, the better off everyone is.
As for a 'greener" world and all that nonsense, let the markets do that. People should be free to make their own choices. That is why it is called freedom, not slavery.
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01-14-2009, 05:28 PM | #58 |
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gas price increase
ELECTION is over GAS is going to $5.00 / Gallon
YEHHHHEYYYYY
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02-02-2009, 10:09 PM | #59 |
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Not so really. The revenue generated by Iran for Russian nuclear technology and arms is less then 1% of Russia's GNP. The reason Russia is in bed with Iran is to offset the US's influence in that region (Isreal).
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02-17-2009, 04:19 PM | #60 | |
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Right....if you really believe that government is "always" the problem, you are (1) very young or (2) uneducated, or (3) inexperienced. The fact that you used the word "always" immediately discredits all you write. For the record, I am a Reagan Republican, and hate big government, and government largess, however I would NEVER say that government is always the problem. That clearly is a myth. |
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02-17-2009, 06:38 PM | #61 |
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I would have to disagree, in part, with you SilverGlow. Government never can do what the private sector can do. With the exception of the military, name one government program that is carried out under budget. Government is the problem. You only have to look at the home mortgage problem to highlight that government took a bad problem and turned it into a national disaster. Same with gas prices. They dictated how gas will be made, wouldn't allow new refineries, and stopped new drilling. The result has been $4 gas prices that, in combination with the home mortgage problem, have almost sunk our economy. Any government program...ANY...has a 180 degree result. It spends more than it planned and never can accomplish its goals and objectives.
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02-18-2009, 03:31 PM | #62 | |
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I agree that government should not dictate, but for you to blame it all on the government and not mention the massively bad F-ups the private sector created is plain wrong. Big Gov is bad, and inefficient. However unregulated private enterprise is just as bad if not worse. The answer is something in the middle. And as to this latest mortgage F-up, the blame is 90% private sector companies, and 10% mortgage loan holders (Joe Publict) for agreeing to really stupid loan terms. If the government is to blame, it is to blame for lack of regulations. |
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02-20-2009, 04:23 PM | #63 | |
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You only to look at this latest so called stimulus bill to realize that government is the problem.
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02-20-2009, 05:12 PM | #64 | |
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Are you just here baiting people???
I can't believe anyone that drives a Yaris would be for expanding drilling. Quote:
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02-23-2009, 11:21 PM | #65 | |
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Oil...gas...is the oxygen of our economy. You can see how bad our economy is right now and that is, in part, is due to the high gas prices of the past few years. People could only charge for gas so long. I don't believe in global warming...its a fraud and there is evidence that the world is actually cooling....so I believe that drilling for new oil is vital for the economic security of our county.
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02-27-2009, 09:59 PM | #66 | |
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Now it's starting again as cheap interest and reduced loan requirements are being mandated by the government for stimulus money. How getting more Americans in debt for things they can't afford will help the economy is a solution on the government understands. The government is usually the problem. There are no absolutes. I'm far from uneducated and I'm not that young anymore. My only weakness is internet arguments. |
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02-28-2009, 06:03 AM | #67 |
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Russia wants a foot-hold in Iran. We're in countries next door. China wants to go in through an undefended east coast of Africa. They will start by saying its humanitarian aid. When China starts building large air and sea transports watch out. Expect a bio weapon to be launched in Africa that makes the current aids epidemic much more deadly. It may be couched as an aids vaccine but will be historic in "keeping the black man down" six feet under. The march north would be unstoppable without the nuclear solution.
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02-28-2009, 03:36 PM | #68 | |
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Also, please explain, how in this "cooling world" the ice caps continue to break apart and recede towards the poles. |
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02-28-2009, 05:42 PM | #69 |
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We're not going to see gas get "expensive" ($3-$4+/gal) again for a while.
Why? Because of the economy. If you guys think our current situation is bad, just wait. Many expert economists (you don't even need to be an economist to realize..) are predicting the 2nd Great Depression coming up. This one will actually be worse in a sense because debt is immensely larger than it was in the first one. In a depression state, prices on just about everything will drop dramatically. However, after recovery, hyper-inflation will roll in dramatically raising gas prices to levels never seen. Don't think we're depression proof guys. We're not. |
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