Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure, but eh any idea where the inspiration for your constitution came from ? (Nope, not Greece) A+ jml O la la! Peut etre la democracie? Liberté, égalité, fraternité A+ jml

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jean Laeremans wrote: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure, but eh any idea where the inspiration for your constitution came from ? (Nope, not Greece) A+

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Jean Laeremans wrote: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure, but eh any idea where the inspiration for your constitution came from ? (Nope, not Greece) A+ jml O la la! Peut etre la democracie? Liberté, égalité, fraternité A+

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread richmondeagle
Liberté, égalité, fraternité Please don't confuse Liberty, Equality, Fraternity with Life, Liberty and the Pursue of Happiness. One is collective and the other is individual! Sort of like the difference between socialism and capitalism. Under socialism, everyone is free to be like everyone

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread Nicholas Geti
Our form started around the time of the Magna Carta followed up by some of the most brilliant minds we were lucky to have: Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, and many others. They spent months (years?) arguing and thinking about what our form of government should be. - Original Message -

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Nicholas Geti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our form started around the time of the Magna Carta followed up by some of the most brilliant minds we were lucky to have: Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, and many others. They spent months (years?) arguing and thinking

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Jean Laeremans wrote: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jean Laeremans wrote: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure, but eh any idea where the inspiration for your constitution came from ? (Nope,

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-09 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Jean Laeremans wrote: On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Nicholas Geti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our form started around the time of the Magna Carta followed up by some of the most brilliant minds we were lucky to have: Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, and many others. They spent months (years?)

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-08 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Nicholas Geti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way only the Greek elite enjoyed a form of democracy. The rest were slaves. Sure, but eh any idea where the inspiration for your constitution came from ? (Nope, not Greece) A+ jml

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-08 Thread Nicholas Geti
Man, you have a major hard-on about America. As the Economist magazine says, the Anti-American complainers are like the teenagers who bitch about their parents while enjoying free room and board from them By the way only the Greek elite enjoyed a form of democracy. The rest were slaves.

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-08 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Nicholas Geti wrote: Man, you have a major hard-on about America. You mean you think USA is a bitch? Don't worry, I keep telling you, just keep your feet on your own plate and we won't spare a thought about you. As the Economist magazine says, the Anti-American complainers are like the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-08 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Jean Laeremans wrote: On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Nicholas Geti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way only the Greek elite enjoyed a form of democracy. The rest were slaves. Sure, but eh any idea where the inspiration for your constitution came from ? (Nope, not Greece) A+ jml

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-07 Thread Nicholas Geti
- Original Message - From: Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are right Leland, I apologize. You just where the proverbial last drop. I can see you don't know better but the way you speak is sometimes annoying to the rest of the world. You say America when you refer to a country

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-07 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Nicholas Geti wrote: - Original Message - From: Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are right Leland, I apologize. You just where the proverbial last drop. I can see you don't know better but the way you speak is sometimes annoying to the rest of the world. You say America when

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-07 Thread Michael Madigan
What a wordsmith you are. --- Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nicholas Geti wrote: - Original Message - From: Ricardo Araoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are right Leland, I apologize. You just where the proverbial last drop. I can see you don't know better but the way

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-06 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Ricardo Araoz wrote: Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leland wrote: A rose by any other name is still a rose, and a concentration camp by any other name, (eg interment camp), is still a concentration camp. Many

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-06 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Ricardo Araoz wrote: Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Ricardo Araoz wrote: Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leland wrote: A rose by any other name is still a rose, and a concentration camp by any other name,

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread richmondeagle
I'd love for a law to be enacted that would prohibit drug companies from advertising. Do you ever wonder how much money is thrown away at the TV advertising scum? I agree with you in principle, but we have this thing called free speech. Although McCain-Feingold took away some of that with

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread richmondeagle
Uncle Sam has paid retributions to those American she wrongfully imprisoned in concentration camps during WWII, which is an admission of guilt by inference from actions the USA took to make amends to those she had injured. It was wrong because they were here legally and many were US

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
A rose by any other name is still a rose, and a concentration camp by any other name, (eg interment camp), is still a concentration camp. Many people who were classified as enemy combatant and place in the Guantanamo interment camp have been there for years and under the current patriot act

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread richmondeagle
Leland wrote: A rose by any other name is still a rose, and a concentration camp by any other name, (eg interment camp), is still a concentration camp. Many people who were classified as enemy combatant and place in the Guantanamo interment camp have been there for years and under the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leland wrote: A rose by any other name is still a rose, and a concentration camp by any other name, (eg interment camp), is still a concentration camp. Many people who were classified as enemy combatant and place in the Guantanamo interment camp have been

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 05 April 2008 19:34, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Why not use the traditional criminal justice system to determine guilt. Hi Leland! Because these are not traditional criminals, to begin with. They bore arms against the United States, were captured in so doing but they were by no

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Ricardo Araoz
Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leland wrote: A rose by any other name is still a rose, and a concentration camp by any other name, (eg interment camp), is still a concentration camp. Many people who were classified as enemy combatant and place in the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2008 19:34, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Why not use the traditional criminal justice system to determine guilt. Hi Leland! Because these are not traditional criminals, to begin with. They bore arms against the United States, were

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Ricardo Araoz wrote: Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leland wrote: A rose by any other name is still a rose, and a concentration camp by any other name, (eg interment camp), is still a concentration camp. Many people who were classified as

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 05 April 2008 20:41, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Because these are not traditional criminals, to begin with. They bore arms against the United States, were captured in so doing but they were by no means part of an army - no uniforms and no traditional chain of command

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-05 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Saturday 05 April 2008 20:41, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Because these are not traditional criminals, to begin with. They bore arms against the United States, were captured in so doing but they were by no means part of an army - no uniforms and no traditional

RE: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Adam Buckland
Not true, drug companies still develop new drugs, the government buys the drugs from the drug companies, they are just at a negotiated price. Glaxo Smith Kline, Welcome, Astra Zenica, Bayer, UCB etc all European drug companies all make profits all develop new drugs. Yes some drugs cost less

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 2:33 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote:Regulation of Electric and Water Companies does not increase the cost to consumer. It requires these monopolies to justify cost increase to the regulatory boards,

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Nicholas Geti
Perhaps in a few very isolated areas where there is a lot of mountain water runoff irrigating the fields, I don't know where that might be any more. Globalism has all the fields everywhere overproducing for export crops. I was thinking about Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists etc. Many of

RE: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread David Crooks
On Friday, April 04, 2008 10:43 AM Nicholas Geti wrote: Yeah, but based on pictures that come out of India they don't look good. And Americans look so much better... David L. Crooks ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Nicholas Geti
- Original Message - From: David Crooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:45 AM Subject: RE: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES On Friday, April 04, 2008 10:43 AM Nicholas Geti wrote: Yeah, but based on pictures that

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread richmondeagle
Not true, drug companies still develop new drugs, the government buys the drugs from the drug companies, they are just at a negotiated price. Glaxo Smith Kline, Welcome, Astra Zenica, Bayer, UCB etc all European drug companies all make profits all develop new drugs. Yes some drugs cost less than

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
I suppose the Social Security system is also designed to control USA citizens. What do you think would happen if all citizens were required to provide for their own retirement? I hate to say it, but it would be like throwing sheep to the wolfs, or as Eli Wallach said in the movie The

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Michael Madigan
How did people do it before social security was invented? Were people dying in the streets? Were people jumping out of windows? --- Leland F. Jackson, CPA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suppose the Social Security system is also designed to control USA citizens. What do you think would

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
I suppose people didn't retire; they worked until they died. Some were lucky enough to have children who looked after them. Others who couldn't work after they were retired without so much as a dime in their pockets, just crawled off and died somewhere. Regards, LelandJ Michael Madigan

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 10:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, without the profit motive, little of value would be accomplished in a reasonable time frame. It has been said that a nationalized health care system would have the efficiency of the post office and the compassion of the IRS.

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 11:32, Michael Madigan wrote: How did people do it before social security was invented? Were people dying in the streets? Were people jumping out of windows? Hi Michael! Well, as a matter of fact, yes, that exactly. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 13:06, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: I suppose people didn't retire; they worked until they died. Some were lucky enough to have children who looked after them. Others who couldn't work after they were retired without so much as a dime in their pockets, just crawled

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 13:06, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: I suppose people didn't retire; they worked until they died. Some were lucky enough to have children who looked after them. Others who couldn't work after they were retired without so much as a dime in their

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 09:58, Nicholas Geti wrote: On Friday, April 04, 2008 10:43 AM Nicholas Geti wrote: Yeah, but based on pictures that come out of India they don't look good. And Americans look so much better... David L. Crooks Except for the weight-challenged. Hi Nicholas!

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 13:06, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: I suppose people didn't retire; they worked until they died. Some were lucky enough to have children who looked after them. Others who couldn't work after they were retired without so much as a dime in their

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Michael Madigan
I'm sure there's something to that theory. --- Pete Theisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Nicholas! Recalling my days in practice, I never saw anyone about a weight problem who was getting the proper minerals in his/her diet. In retrospect I think the mineral deficiency prompted

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 13:32, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 13:06, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: I suppose people didn't retire; they worked until they died. Some were lucky enough to have children who looked after them. Others who couldn't

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Really. What is DHS project Endgame??? http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=eed74d9d44c30493706fe03f4c9b3a77 or http://tinyurl.com/9aqnn http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/concentration.html or http://tinyurl.com/qvyh5

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Michael Madigan
I see you're kooky as ever, Leland. --- Leland F. Jackson, CPA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Really. What is DHS project Endgame??? http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=eed74d9d44c30493706fe03f4c9b3a77 or http://tinyurl.com/9aqnn

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
After all the smoke clears, it will be the creators of Endgame found paranoid with an extreme fear, (eg hate), of aliens: jingoism -- chauvinistic patriotism, usually associated with a War Hawk political stance. In practice, it refers to sections of the general public who advocate bullying

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 14:35, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Really. What is DHS project Endgame??? Hi Leland! Oh, stuff and bother. Of course they have to have a contingency plan for something like this, what if there were a massive population movement across the border, should we let the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread richmondeagle
A universal health care system would level the playing field allow all those who needed the drug to receive them, regulate prices so their is a relationship between the cost to produce the drug and the price charged, Production is not the problem, Leland. It is the development costs. Consider

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 15:16, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: question remaining is to what final end the paranoia will lead. When venture such as Endgame get started, they are often justified with the best of intentions, but almost alway get lost somewhere along the way cumulating in horrors

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 14:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to point to the illegal immigrant situation where better than 70% of the US citizens want the border secured and neither party is giving us more than lip service. Hi Larry! I think the endgame articles show that they are at least

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 14:35, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Really. What is DHS project Endgame??? Hi Leland! Oh, stuff and bother. Of course they have to have a contingency plan for something like this, what if there were a massive population movement

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread richmondeagle
There is nothing more contagious than fear/hate. I don't know... stupidity comes pretty close. -- Larry Miller --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html message/rfc822 ---

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:20 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not true, drug companies still develop new drugs, the government buys the drugs from the drug companies, they are just at a negotiated price. Glaxo Smith Kline, Welcome, Astra Zenica, Bayer, UCB etc all European drug companies all

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 15:16, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: question remaining is to what final end the paranoia will lead. When venture such as Endgame get started, they are often justified with the best of intentions, but almost alway get lost somewhere along the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 16:09, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: It would be irresponsible for the government to not forsee the possibility and prepare for it. The alternative would be mowing them down with machine guns on the road. What they are planning is far more humane. Hi Leland! This

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 15:59, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 14:35, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Really. What is DHS project Endgame??? Oh, stuff and bother. Of course they have to have a contingency plan for something like this, what if

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
I ran by Hasting and picked up three movies for the weekend: The Last Sentinel I am Legend The Departed How did I do? So far as our immigration policy goes, we should not be building concentration camps all over the country with plan to rapidly solve the illegal immigration problem.

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 14:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to point to the illegal immigrant situation where better than 70% of the US citizens want the border secured and neither party is giving us more than lip service. Hi Larry! I think the endgame

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 04 April 2008 17:49, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 14:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to point to the illegal immigrant situation where better than 70% of the US citizens want the border secured and neither party is giving us more

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 17:49, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Pete Theisen wrote: On Friday 04 April 2008 14:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to point to the illegal immigrant situation where better than 70% of the US citizens want the border secured

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-04 Thread Nicholas Geti
- Original Message - From: Pete Theisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES On Friday 04 April 2008 09:58, Nicholas Geti wrote: On Friday, April 04, 2008 10:43 AM

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread richmondeagle
Isn't most of the price taxes? Of course it is. And that is the kind of European socialism Shrillary and Barry are pointing us toward. They would like us to become a nation of sheep that accept that nonsense and immoral confiscation of our money. -- Larry Miller --- StripMime Report --

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 03 April 2008 08:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't most of the price taxes? Of course it is. And that is the kind of European socialism Shrillary and Barry are pointing us toward. They would like us to become a nation of sheep Hi Larry! OOOPs! The s word. Trying to end the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't most of the price taxes? Of course it is. And that is the kind of European socialism Shrillary and Barry are pointing us toward. They would like us to become a nation of sheep that accept that nonsense and immoral confiscation

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Yes, European countries have a much higher percentage tax on petrol products than in the USA, so as the cost of a barrel oil increases, there is an increase in the markup to consumers with corresponding increase as the percentage for taxes that is applied; a kind of double whammy affect on the

RE: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Adam Buckland
If you think the price of Petrol is expensive in Europe, look at how much US healthcare and medicines costs The fuel tax offsets universal healthcare and prescription capped at $12 a time. The last US prescription I paid for was $95 for one lot of pain killers... Adam. -Original

RE: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Madigan
Shouldn't we have choices? Why should a healthy person who drives pay for a sickly person? If you want to tax drivers for roads and bridges that's fine. Maybe we should tax fags to pay for AIDS treatment instead of the responsible people. --- Adam Buckland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shouldn't we have choices? Why should a healthy person who drives pay for a sickly person? If you want to tax drivers for roads and bridges that's fine. Maybe we should tax fags to pay for AIDS treatment instead

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Madigan
Christians don't have homo sex. --- Jean Laeremans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shouldn't we have choices? Why should a healthy person who drives pay for a sickly person? If you want to tax drivers for roads and

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
I hope the USA can come up with universal health care soon. Having a petrol tax to help fund the cost of universal health care sounds smart. It would raise the cost of gas and diesel encouraging conservation, while lowering CO2 emissions The proceed of the petrol tax would pay some of the

RE: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Dave Crozier
I bet there are lots of ex young choristers in the RC Church that would disagree with that statement now they are grown up. Unfortunately most of the incidents are covered up by the church higherarchy. Dave Crozier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shouldn't we have choices? Why should a healthy person who drives pay for a sickly person? If you want to tax drivers for roads and bridges that's fine.

RE: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Madigan
There's a difference between rape and homo sex. The priests who have gay sex are not Christians. The kids who are raped are victims. --- Dave Crozier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bet there are lots of ex young choristers in the RC Church that would disagree with that statement now they are

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Madigan
Of course there should be insurance, but the bad driver should pay more than the good driver. The healthy person should pay less than the sickly person. The responsible person should pay less than the irresponsible person. --- Stephen Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 03 April 2008 12:13, Michael Madigan wrote: Of course there should be insurance, but the bad driver should pay more than the good driver. The healthy person should pay less than the sickly person. The responsible person should pay less than the irresponsible person. Hi Michael!

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Michael Madigan wrote: Of course there should be insurance, but the bad driver should pay more than the good driver. The healthy person should pay less than the sickly person. The responsible person should pay less than the irresponsible person. --- Stephen Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 03 April 2008 13:46, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: Universal health care is a product designed to provide health care Hi Leland! All insurance, whatever it is called, is a fraud which real purpose is to enrich a tiny handfull of insider type people. You ought to know that. --

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Regulation of Electric and Water Companies does not increase the cost to consumer. It requires these monopolies to justify cost increase to the regulatory boards, usually by show the cost to provide the services have increased. The health care industry, I believe, would also benefit from

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread richmondeagle
If you think the price of Petrol is expensive in Europe, look at how much US healthcare and medicines costs The fuel tax offsets universal healthcare and prescription capped at $12 a time. The last US prescription I paid for was $95 for one lot of pain killers... True, it's expensive and

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you think the price of Petrol is expensive in Europe, look at how much US healthcare and medicines costs The fuel tax offsets universal healthcare and prescription capped at $12 a time. The last US prescription I paid for was

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread richmondeagle
The regulators would require that health care providers maintain a reasonable relationship between the prices charged consumers for health care product and thier costs to deliver the health care goods and services. This would make the health care industry much like utility companies that are

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread richmondeagle
Now I am aged, sickly and have no money. I know what they want me to do, they want me to die. They are doing their best to make that happen. Pete, I think that's what they call managed care. -- Larry Miller --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread richmondeagle
Regulation of Electric and Water Companies does not increase the cost to consumer. Everything the government does increases the cost to the consumer... not to mention the favoritism involved in doling out 'public' benefits. -- Larry Miller --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts ---

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote:Regulation of Electric and Water Companies does not increase the cost to consumer. It requires these monopolies to justify cost increase to the regulatory boards, usually by show the cost to provide the services have increased. The health care industry, I

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote:I hope the USA can come up with universal health care soon. Having a petrol tax to help fund the cost of universal health care sounds smart. It would raise the cost of gas and diesel encouraging conservation, while lowering CO2 emissions The proceed of the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 2:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The regulators would require that health care providers maintain a reasonable relationship between the prices charged consumers for health care product and thier costs to deliver the health care goods and services. This would make the

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread richmondeagle
This mean that paying the majority of the cost for universal health care by means of a progress tax system may be best, as those who are most blessed are called upon to make the greatest contribution into the system. What better way to pay for the necessity of universal health care, than

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 03 April 2008 14:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And then we would be whining that there are no new drugs coming on the market. Hi Larry! The drug business is crooked from top to bottom. The new drugs generally are new mainly in the sense that they have fresh patent $ cycles.

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 03 April 2008 14:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I am aged, sickly and have no money. I know what they want me to do, they want me to die. They are doing their best to make that happen. Pete, I think that's what they call managed care. Hi Larry! I call it cold-blooded murder.

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
When companies like water utility companies have unfair advantages, because of the nature of their monopoly, the best way to protect the consumer from extortionist practices is regulation. The regulatory protection is in place to prevent the monopoly from charging exorbitant prices for a

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 03 April 2008 14:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regulation of Electric and Water Companies does not increase the cost to consumer. Everything the government does increases the cost to the consumer... not to mention the favoritism involved in doling out 'public' benefits. Hi Larry!

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 03 April 2008 14:34, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: I think they try to blame the lawsuits for their expensive drugs and services. In your gov't healthcare plan, not only do you want to regulate cost of medicines/services, but also regulate the cost of

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Madigan
Our medical system is available to everyone too. --- Jean Laeremans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you think the price of Petrol is expensive in Europe, look at how much US healthcare and medicines costs The fuel tax

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our medical system is available to everyone too. As long as you can pay for it that is A+ jml ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Madigan
You pay for it too, in higher taxes. --- Jean Laeremans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our medical system is available to everyone too. As long as you can pay for it that is A+ jml

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Paul Hill
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Pete Theisen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vegetation also requires minerals in the soil but only three minerals affect yield and appearance so only those three are supplied. Humans who eat only vegetables are mineral deficient. Sorry Peter, but that's crap.

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Paul Hill
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You pay for it too, in higher taxes. No shit Sherlock! --- Jean Laeremans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our medical system is available to

Re: [OT] $8 FOR A GALLON OF GAS?! IN GERMANY, YES

2008-04-03 Thread Jean Laeremans
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Michael Madigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You pay for it too, in higher taxes. http://www.expatica.com/be/housing/relocation/belgian-healthcare-system-1493.html A+ jml ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com

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