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Yep. I take your point.
Oh, total guessing. I figured if you're a man living in the south and older than I, you'd be less predisposed toward reproductive freedom and less relaxed about gays. Shows you how well guessing does. -g
LOL!
Back atcha, Paule.
I loved the way you wrote your answers, CM. You and Koikaze are such good writers that I can practically hear your voices.
And your answers surprised me a bit as well. We're such live and let live moderates here so far. -g
Absolutely, greg. It sounds perfect. We're all adults here and I don't think any of us are interested in being argued with nastily.
I'm always interested in others' perspectives though.
Hey... I like Bullrider.
LOL!
No comment.
Oh Greg, you're talking to a woman with thirteen books on her desk, jeering at her. -g
I know a bit about Rand's worldview, though. Thanks. I'd love to see you put your two cents in with that perspective once Koikaze selects a topic. -gg
Are you for or against capital punishment? - A recent convert to "against"
Are you for or against legalized abortion? - absolutely, though I find partial birth abortions abhorrent
What are your views on gun control? - I like the idea of tight control on gun ownership
Is your impression of the NRA generally good or generally bad? - I think the idea of the NRA is positive, but it seems to me that it has become a political tool of the hard right wing recently, which makes me uncomfortable.
Is your impression of the ACLU generally good or generally bad? -I like the idea of the ACLU, but think in recent years they've become a political tool of the hard left wing, which makes me uncomfortable.
Do you favor condom distribution in schools? - Yes.
Do you think public school teachers are qualified to teach grammar school children about sex? - probably more so than most parents
Do you think doctors are overpaid? - no
Do businesses create oppression? - Some businesses have, but business itself isn't the source of oppression, greed and hatred is
What are your views on global warming? - It's something to be concerned about, enough to be looking hard at alternative forms of energy, but we should also bear in mind that there are meta weather systems in force and some of our recent warm weather is likely due to naturalcycles.
Do you support Kyoto? -I don't know enough to comment.
Is being gay nature or nurture? - Nature. I don't know anyone who would choose to be gay in this world.
How do you feel about gay marriage? - I support it. I think that long term monogamous relationships between adults should be sanctioned and supported.
Should the welfare budget be cut? -Not any more, no, but I'd support more change and efficiency within the existing system.
Should the military budget be cut? - No, but neither should it be increased. There's a fairamount of fat in the sysytem which, like welfare, needs to be rejiggered.
How do you feel about missile defense?I support it as defense only, not as a "big stick" to intimidate
Should the budgets of the NEA, public radio and public television be cut? - NO!
Should the AIDS research budget be increased? -Probably not. Nor should it be decreased.
Are standardized tests racist? -Argh. Some intelligence tests were found to be culturally biased, but I believe that's been changed over the past twenty years. (I took a grad course in this and know too much...)
Is there such a thing as reverse racial discrimination? -No, that's oxymoronic, IMO.
Are perjury and obstruction of justice by a president impeachable offenses? -Yes.
Should the word "God" be taken off our money and out of patriotic songs? -Off our money? yes. Out of songss that are not our national anthem? No.
Please describe your general political stance.- liberal, but less so than on September 10th, 2001
Thanks greg. How would you describe "objectivist"?
You've just given me an idea. Let's add one more question at the bottom of the test. Something like: Please describe your general political stance.
I was thinking about that too: picking an item to talk about in more depth. How about this: Let's give others time to respond, then you can be the first to pick a topic.
Wow! Thanks so much, greg. You're much more on the liberal side than I would have thought -- not that I had reason to think anything. -gg
I forgot to take the test myself, will do it now.
Are you for or against capital punishment? -
Are you for or against legalized abortion? -
What are your views on gun control? -
Is your impression of the NRA generally good or generally bad? -
Is your impression of the ACLU generally good or generally bad? -
Do you favor condom distribution in schools? -
Do you think public school teachers are qualified to teach grammar school children about sex? -
Do you think doctors are overpaid? -
Do businesses create oppression? -
What are your views on global warming? -
Do you support Kyoto? -
Is being gay nature or nurture? -
How do you feel about gay marriage? -
Should the welfare budget be cut? -
Should the military budget be cut? -
How do you feel about missile defense?
Should the budgets of the NEA, public radio and public television be cut? -
Should the AIDS research budget be increased? -
Are standardized tests racist? -
Is there such a thing as reverse racial discrimination? -
Are perjury and obstruction of justice by a president impeachable offenses? -
Should the word "God" be taken off our money and out of patriotic songs? -
I've got a political stance questionnaire that of folks on SI were answering. I'll post it next. It might provide some grist for talk.....or not.
I'd love for you to post it when you find it.
I think skunks dig them up, but I dug up plenty this morning while gardening. Is it raining there? It looks like there's rain coming my way.
Oh! I thought you ran a large business and would chuckle merrily.
At least you got the 1500 grub.
You don't live in Austin, by any chance, do you?
I'm going to go do something worthwhile now.
I'm sure your information about me will be deeply appreciated by thousands.
Oh that's lovely, Ola.
Have nice day.
There's a comment about a stick shift in here somewhere, but I think I'll pass it by.
So long.
Poet@sordid.org
Specifically which books and authors are you referring to, ola?
Five thousand English and Literature professors around the United States must be told. -g
I found this on SI and thought you might enjoy it:
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Capitalism
Some lessons on capitalism
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM:
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.
ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM:
You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed
company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the
bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so
that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk
rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman
Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the
rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report
says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one
cow to buy new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows.
No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce
the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the
size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create
clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat
once a month, and milk themselves.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows. Both are mad.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break
for lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and
learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows, open another bottle of
vodka, and instead decide to focus on how many apples you are holding in
your hands.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others
for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full
employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who
reported the numbers.
A SINGAPORIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. Your farm is expropriated by the government.
With the money, you lease Malaysian land from a banker in Jahore.
You hire some Thai labourers to build a new, modern dairy barn.
You buy another two dozen cows.
You hire a Singaporean foreman and a crew of Malays to run the
operation with quality controls to meet Singapore's food-handling specifications.
You can sell all the milk produced back into Singapore at a tidy profit.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You worship them.
Oops! You know, I actually thought "Joe Palooka" first. Does that count?
I think as kids we had a blow-up figure filled with sand at the base which could be punched mercilessly and always rise, which we called Joe Palooka.
Kenny: the Palooka Joe of the cartoon world. -g
That is absolutely lovely. Thanks for starting my day off so nicely.
Hey xx, it looks like you've hit the nail on the head today! COMPX: 1877.
Congratulations!
I bet you're a heckuva lot of fun on Easter. -g
I'm betting you'll have the nicest-looking yard on the block, despite those hole-diggers.
My husband tells me we're expecting snow tonight.
Here's a bit of what Richard Hahn is saying on his site today about the market over the next few weeks. As usual, it's bearish:
Technically, the market is due for a significant setback based on overbought and overvalued conditions. It should happen in the next three or four days. A bearish orientation is advised. However, if the market does not assume a technically bearish look by dropping through key support zones by Thursday, March 21, then the bulls will be able to easily invert the pattern. The time arriving around April 1 may turn out to be a high in the price cycle. That would be exceptionally bearish and one would want to have funds available to short some kind of irrational exuberance going into that time. That means one should be ready to cover short positions by Thursday, if the market stays afloat.
There are multiple waves pointing to Monday, April 1.
Nope, just Irish. Hey, even my Korean daughter celebrates St. Paddy's Day. I wonder if it's more of an east coast thing....
LOL! Yes, my cats sit at the window all day and make that funny little teeth-gnashing sound.
What did you plant, daffs and crocuses? That's an awful lot of work.
Thirty percent of this thread has been pulled? That would be an enormous surprise to me, yes.
Ouch! What animals? Squirrels? Don't get me on one of my anti-squirrel rants. I've been watching a family of obese squirrels commandeer my birdfeeder all day. The poor cardinals are sitting on the nearby bushes waiting for them to finish.
~~~~~~~~~COMPX 3/18/02~~~~~~~~~~~
Previous Close (1868)
1873 Poet
1888 Phil(Bullrider)
1899 timhyma
You've got a point.
Hey, the crocuses are out here, finally!
I'm sorry you weren't able to do some fishing today. Hopefully soon.
I'm not sure who you're talking about in the rest of the post, but I'll certainly be careful.
LOL, not in this lifetime.
You don't have to be Catholic to celebrate St. Paddy's day. Do you? Gulp.
Well, he must be very stealthy and neat, 'cause I haven't noticed.
It's St. Paddy's Day today, have any plans?