Re: Unsolvable and beyond compromise.

2010-03-13 Thread jamespv
> Republicans would have to be suicidal idiots to play ball with Obama and > the Democrats on health care reform.   They all involve increased > interference by the Federal Government in the health care market, which > is a cultural no-no in America.  (Leaving people uninsured is also a > no-no.  B

RE: Financial institution fallout

2008-12-07 Thread jamespv
>Actually, Rand's hero's are in line there too. :-) They are heroes in her book >because they >are successful. In reality, the private market failed, and needs >the government...even >according to its bible. This idea that the private market failed and needs the government? Who is the government

Re: Government regulations and complex consequences

2008-12-03 Thread jamespv
>You are giving economists way too much credit. >I'm not asking for 100%, or even 90%. But 50% >would be nice. But economists can rarely manage 10%. Come on yall there has never been a large group of students studying to Become economist and that subject is a lot like the doctor’s requirement

Re: Brin: Life after People

2008-11-29 Thread jamespv
>Dave said >More likely that the mortgagee foreclosed on us. Anyway, >that seems to be something like how the story ends in various >religions. Who is the mortgagee, and who the mortgage holder? To answer the question about the story or about gods or about mortgagee who is the mortgagee? Now th

Re: socialism v. capitalism

2008-11-15 Thread jamespv
Jon said: >depends on what kind of welfare state. sweden's model is >preferable to england, both economies have access to north >sea oil. i don't believe in fostering dependency, or enabling >people "working the system" to supplement their "under the table" >income with the "dole". i do believe

Re: One more bit for Veterans Day

2008-11-15 Thread jamespv
-- Original message from Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- > On Nov 12, 2008, at 9:22 AM, Olin Elliott wrote: > > >> As one of the comments says, "Not all heroes have two legs" > > I say I know how an old war dog feels a lots like the homeless veterans wandering the

Re: Taxation

2008-11-14 Thread jamespv
-- Original message from Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- >And as some wag once said and many since have repeated, >"Taxation with representation ain't all that great, either." What is the kings tribute The fecund lords out side the gate What does it take to g

Re: socialism v. capitalism

2008-11-14 Thread jamespv
-- Original message from Claes Wallin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- > > What is the "euopean style socialism" that you prefer, if you are not in > favor of a welfare state? Or perhaps we mean different things with this > term? > What is ingsoc? Maybe George Orwell had the

Re: European bank failures

2008-11-08 Thread jamespv
>Do you make these things up, are you just remarkably ignorant, or are you just >going on >blind faith in government? If none of the above, please list how the >$700B bailout slush >fund has been spent so far. Hopefully “these things” are not made up and the generation of youth including these

Re: The complexity of affirmative action

2008-10-30 Thread jamespv
Check out this response: >The fact that we appear to be on the verge of electing the first >African-American >president, and that he has not inherited the legacy of >slavery and Jim Crow supports this >contention. Given this, I think the nation >as a whole should look to the military for the >m

Re: My two rules of politics

2008-10-27 Thread jamespv
this is quite illogical what democrat has spent more than the present republican president? Check this out at a price of $10 to $15 billion dollars a month there you have it---your more than $700 billion dollars short fall. Cum on yall I'm sure yall can count and think better than the crew you

Re: Redistribute the wealth

2008-10-27 Thread jamespv
>Their could be highly efficient and competitive private militias instead of >the inefficient >government monopoly paid for by taking the money of people >who don't want to pay for >it. Economic superstitions Maru Black water is a highly private militia just like Andrew Carnegie’s forces under

Re: Science and Ideals.

2008-09-07 Thread jamespv
Let us begin with this basic knowledge. This is found in >the tautology of true and false statements or simple basic yes or >no logic. I am sure yes and no is not beyond the grasp of any conversant on this page. >The truth or falsity of a particular idea exists in the >truth of logic, which

Re: Science and Ideals.

2008-09-04 Thread jamespv
Andrew C wrote 9-4-08 >Yes, but where does the ability to do so come from? I'd >argue that only >Humans and a few other animals have the >ability to comprehend altruistic >ideals - and here we >touch on self-awareness: Understanding of the self as an >>individual is key to accepting others as

Cryonics

2008-09-04 Thread jamespv
o operate the freezers and start the coolant and dip me into the deep freeze. I would much rather a self-activativating machine which I can start myself on one of my best days and in my best mood with a switch that is not controlled by an insurance policy or wayward child. jamespv ___

Re: Sarah Palin

2008-09-03 Thread jamespv
>Alberto Monteiro wrote >So, you think that someone does the _right_ thing, it's only because >it benefits the political career? In other words, if I am in a >position, say, >to accept a bribe, and I don't accept, I only do it because it will >benefit >me? Often that is the case however, the pres

Re: USA presidential race(ism)

2008-06-20 Thread jamespv
PVt. PV wrote: >>technically birth place is a common denominator of citizenship and the >>colonial empire provided limited citizenship to white males at the time of >>founding the nation --- the ideas of racism in us politics has a richer and >>greater history. The first president espoused free