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[quote who="jdkeepsmiling" reply="3" id="2016648"]Trust me, I am not an Israel hater. I just don't see how what they are doing now will lead to peace. They should have taken a more diplomatic route. Thier current course of action just does not SOLVE anything. That was my point. They are proviong to themselves that they can still kick ass.[/quote] JD they have tried time and time again and all that happens is it gets broke after some time and rockets just keep coming. Th

[quote who="ThinkAloud" reply="1" id="2016618"]Israel is proving nothing to nobody... except themselves. Excellent point. The problem is that they cant even prove it to themselves .... not only that ... they dont even learn from their past actions. They launched these kinds of attacks and demolition countless times ... and it has never achieved their stated objective. ... i.e. inner and/or outer peace. as they say ... you cant keep doing the sa

[quote who="Cikomyr" reply="17" id="2015182"] Now, not only are you jerking around employees (and have a damn hard time hiring anyone qualified with that reputation), but you are incurring more costs than you thought! How? I dont know if they have it in your place, but there is something here called the UI tax. And guess what? That goes up the MORE you fire people. So if the company had waited to hire people when they KNEW how much money they had (note the estimated above), they would no

[quote who="Moderateman" reply="7" id="2015517"]Obama Idea is to give everyone the same coverage as Congress gets. Ever take a look on what Congress gets for medical, dental and eyes? the kind of care he is talking about would bankrupt the entire country 3 times over. Socialism works if you want a lazy population, one that does not know how to care for itself unless the Government takes care of them, is this the kind of country we want? where all desire to get ahead is eliminated b

[quote who="maudlin27" reply="6" id="2015515"] it will just bankupt the country Ah yes, because the US spends far less per person than countries with nationalised health systems like the UK at the moment right? Oh wait...[/quote] FIne whatever. I am not gonna go around with you on this to be honest. If you think its such a great idea by all means go to a country that has this crap

[quote who="maudlin27" reply="4" id="2015283"] Littlewhips mother-in-law had to wait many, many months for a surgery in England because of how the "free" healthcare is set up there unless you are dieing you have to wait, and wait some more to be treated You see if you were arguing that socialism isn't perfect, that would be a valid point. However since you're trying to claim it never works, that doesn't sound like "tearing my argument down". You have to have some form of queuing s

[quote who="Moderateman" reply="1" id="2014470"] Littlewhips mother-in-law had to wait many, many months for a surgery in England because of how the "free" healthcare is set up there unless you are dieing you have to wait, and wait some more to be treated. No thanks! Canada has a simular healthcare system and while many Americans buy perscription drugs from there because it is cheaper, many Canadians that live on the border with American states come to America for health care so th

[quote who="maudlin27" reply="24" id="2014103"] Quoting Moderateman, reply 6 "Socialism does not work! Period! (pure) communism doesn't work. Socialism on the other hand can work (how well it works depends on the socialist measures in question). To give an example, taxing people to raise money for nationalised healthcare (providing services for free) can work, and would generally be seen as a socialist measure." Could you please cite some examples of countries where it works? T

[quote who="Nitro Cruiser" reply="22" id="2013989"] Believe me no one wants to live in china.... the freedoms they have are non existant... in fact for what I just typed would land me in jail or killed. My wife owns a home there. We've often talked about negative aspects of the Chinese government right out in the open on the street, never got arrested (I'm as anti-communist as one could get). You'd have to make a scene or some sort of distraction to get hauled in. If human rights pr

[quote who="TheBigOne" reply="14" id="2013237"]don't get me wrong I, wouldn't like to live their either - I just find the argumentation "USA elected a 'socialist', now it will fall down and a(nother) socialist country will become new superpower" a bit strange. And that it works great is not really true either, 10% growth is impressive , but you shouldn't forget that its 10% of a very low level.[/quote] but what is keeping them down there? and would the US sta

[quote who="little-whip" reply="10" id="2011668"] And then shortly after the election he withdrew that Some change, eh?[/quote] you see the newest spending proposal he has for the new tec person... another branch of the government! Change you can believe in.... cut the pork out...o wait...

[quote who="EL-DUDERINO" reply="11" id="2013215"] ironically china is a socialist country though, a totalitarian one but nonetheless socialist. And apart from the fact that China can blow the whole world up with their nukes, they aren't going to be a a superpower anytime soon, neither economically nor politically. Don't be so quick to dismiss China. Their economic development has skyrocketed in recent years and they are really starting to be quite an economic powerhouse.

so how much is this going to cost the american tax payers? nothing gov programs come cheap

[quote who="little-whip" reply="8" id="2011447"] BUT BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BALANCE THE BUDGET! How dare him! He PROMISED blanacing Did he? I wasn't aware of that.[/quote] Yeah he was gonna go line by line....get it balanced. And then shortly after the election he withdrew that and said that would be on the back burner http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/695811,dem121307.article

[quote who="CharlesCS" reply="1" id="2011413"]I often wonder if (according to articles like these) the US is the smartest country in the world or is it the rest of the world is just stupid. I find it truly amazing how some people believe that we are somehow undermining the entire world while at the same time acting like the good guys and no one in the world is either smart enough to see it or strong enough to do anything about it till it's too late. The way I see it I can either be

[quote who="little-whip" reply="1" id="2010639"] Hey whip dont worry hope and change is only a few days away! More government in our lives isnt that great? I've got a poopy diaper. When can I expect the Messiah to arrive to change it?[/quote] well I am sure that there will be a new gov program where you can apply for a nanny.... paid but the top 5% of the taxpayers... because after all , they can afford it didnt you hear?

[quote who="Daiwa" reply="4" id="2010936"]Might be interesting to hear the Col's comments on BO's proposed deficit spending. [/quote] BUT BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA BALANCE THE BUDGET! How dare him! He PROMISED blanacing... i mean thats what was one of things he ran on right??! its funny that how Huge supporters of BO have now or less stopped using that in debates.... they are now running out of things because more or less.... hes doing nothing th

Hey whip dont worry hope and change is only a few days away! More government in our lives isnt that great?

[quote who="Nitro Cruiser" reply="3" id="2008566"]Seems like a fair trade to me - the US gets a few thousand doctors, while India gets tens of thousands of telephone support jobs. Ether way the US citizen gets a doctor or support person that few can truly understand.[/quote] LOL wow... you actually think that you would get someone you could understand? even most US based help lines are hard to understand....

[quote who="EL-DUDERINO" reply="7" id="2008714"] A keg or 2. Man you're demanding Doc. I mean they sent you a check for $600 last year and this year they look to spend at least $700 billion on "us" and you still want more?[/quote] well im sure the few that are gonna be left out will not be happy... after all its thier money...

[quote who="Nitro Cruiser" reply="8" id="2008559"]Did I miss the news about the nuclear waste leak in Minnesota?[/quote] No but I guess sniffing modle glue is common practice. Me being a cheesehead, I now have even MORE ammo for picking fun at the woodchucks

Hamas is nothing but terroist that im sure the palistinian people would love no better to get rid of... once hamas is surpressed I am sure that area can be somewhat peacefull... but until then...

[quote who="EL-DUDERINO" reply="12" id="2007513"] Right, so everyone else should suffer because you decided to buy a house miles away from your job without any decent public transport links, and then decided to buy a polluting vehicle. I mean it couldn't possibly be your own fault for forcing yourself into that method of transportation now, could it? When I'm looking for a house, the distance of it to my work is a significant factor. If I go for one further away it's cheaper,

HOPE AND CHANGE! are you not on the hope and change train? maybe your racist! Ha and to make things better.... you hear the blurp of the cow tax? I think its starting to get some tracksion even though the EPA " denies that they are concidering it" then why is it making it into the news....

[quote who="COL Gene" reply="15" id="1386773"]"Jimmy Carter and his love for dictators still hold that one." I agree Carter was not a great President. However, neither Carter nor Clinton did the HARM that Bush has done to our country! [/quote] Wow.... i mean clinton or carter had NOTHING to do with the housing bubble and the banks hey [e digicons]|-O[/e]