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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Who's afraid of the party system? |
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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:43 am
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Comments: 40
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| Yeah - I'd say there are a number of common threads to the Tea Party and OWS, one of which is extreme displeasure with how the government is currently functioning. The Tea Party is pushing for a return to founding principles, whereas OWS pushes for a more radical shift away from the current system. ... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Cain meets Canada |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:40 pm
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Comments: 43
Views: 366
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| Any tax plan that starts with "Throw out the current tax code" is going to garner some support. Whether or not you understand all the issues involved, you know that it is not working as well as it should. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Canadian border fence pondered by U.S. |
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:48 pm
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Comments: 67
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| What numbskull could have thought this up? The article only mentions US Customs, and doesn't have specific names. I'm going to put this on my "probably a hoax" list until I see something else; I can't imagine any serious political support on any side for this. |
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Forum: General Jibber Jabber Topic: Racist bake sale at UC Berkley? |
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:33 pm
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Comments: 93
Views: 741
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| I had to review a Valuing Diversity education module the other day, and saw this quote: "As diversity is increasingly viewed as a source of competitive advantage, successful companies work to hire and retain the most qualified candidates without regard for their personal characterisitics."... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: CKA for President |
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:39 pm
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Comments: 64
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| Psudo, with the forum moderators as his Joint Chiefs. |
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Forum: General Jibber Jabber Topic: Racist bake sale at UC Berkley? |
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:33 pm
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Comments: 93
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| This sort of protest isn't new, I've heard of similar sales to point out some of the absurdity of affirmative action and other policies in higher ed. |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: Social Security -- Are you kidding me? |
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:27 pm
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Comments: 23
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Do a slow increase in the retirement age until it becomes solvent. I'm planning on working until I'm 75 anyway.
And tighten up the program so it isn't a slush fund for politicians. If I have to live with this kind of social welfare, I don't want it built on a bunch of IOUs. |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: Buffett Tax and Class Warfare |
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:11 am
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Comments: 75
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| Anyone remember how we got the Alternative Minimum Tax? I don't think we can solve the fundamental issues with our tax code by raising rates and picking on the rich. I would like some simple fundamental principle to form the basis for the tax system, rather than a perserve hodgepodge of incentive, d... |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Savage hate from Savage Love |
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:57 am
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Comments: 79
Views: 666
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| Alternatively, why should M+W get any special legal benefits in the first place? How does it benefit the government to allow tax leniency on a M+W couple when a M and a W separately shoulder a relatively higher burden? Marriage really doesn't benefit a nation until it creates a new human child to b... |
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Forum: Ontario Topic: Put coal plants on standby, keep cars one metre from bikes |
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:32 pm
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Comments: 15
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| There is no green future without nuclear power - I don't really understand the opposition to nuclear power within the environmentalist movement. |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: Brain riot |
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:32 am
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Comments: 14
Views: 186
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"The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society."
-Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
You can set up whatever political structure and governing system you want, but unless you have a functional society, it won't matter. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Earth once had two moons, astronomers theorize |
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:44 pm
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Comments: 3
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| The "Big Splat"? Really? Are they trying to make space boring? |
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Forum: Moral & Religious Issues Topic: Do you speak Christian? |
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:11 am
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Comments: 153
Views: 1218
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| Whenever something talks about speaking in "code words" - I get a little wary. There are certainly words and phrases that convey religious meaning, specifically Christian meaning, but I hardly think they are some secret code, as the quotes from Bill Leonard seem to imply. And the "Chr... |
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Forum: International Politics Topic: The european debt crisis spreads to Italy |
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:00 am
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Comments: 12
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| Money is an asset, but not all assets are money. Would "currency" be a better term? |
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Forum: Filibuster Cartoons Topic: 20110712 |
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:15 am
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Comments: 68
Views: 679
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| I think the Republicans are missing an opportunity here - I believe simplification of the tax code could garner broad-based support, so if the Republicans could develop a proposal which would close loopholes and lower rates in addition to major budget cuts, they could really drive the argument. But ... |
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