An interesting book to read : Kicking the Sacred Cow by James P. Hogan A look at how science is abandoning its principles as pure pursuit of knowledge for political concerns. CO2 is less than 1% of all total greenhouse gases less than 2% of global CO2 production is due to the activities of man the primary "greenhouse gas" is water vapor. You can't blame a corporation for water vapor production. the earth's climate
Before I get to my main point : Instituting a flat tax would actually be the biggest tax break to the rich that you could give. We have a graduated tax system where the rich, in fact pay most of the taxes in this country even after that evil Bush gave them some extra perks. Looking at the original post I would say that the author is, in fact, a good deal to the left of the actual middle. However the point that is made is extremely valid tha
There are two rights in the constitution that apply to this discussion: the right to free speech and the right to peaceably assemble. A person's right to free speech does not trump another groups right to assemble. (which was alluded to above in the "family picnic" example). The government does not have the right to imprison anyone due to the content of their speech, but any party is due protection from having their peaceful gathering disrupted by
I'm new to this board, and just in the spirit of jumping in feet first, I have a few points to make about this thread. Religions by themselves are, like science, a way for us to understand our world. most religions are founded on ideals of peace, not hate Including both Islam and Christianity. Islam is supposed to respect the followers of Judaism & Christianity, even going so far as to teach that Jesus was the messiah, but tha