The Chinese have had fewer people in space that the Mercury project. Lets see if they can get there (the moon) first (I wish them luck). Now back to the energy question - a viable alternative now for oil. Just how much does it cost to fill up your tank with Helium 3? On second thought, don't close down those oil rigs yet. ;)
[quote] I think perhaps a better solution would be to simply remove some of the tremendous tax breaks these large corporations have to hold them a little bit more accountable for their surging profits with jacked up prices.[/quote] I am always amazed when I see that someone thinks company's pay taxes of any kind (indirectly, sure). Taxes on company's are passed directly on to the consumer (you pay the cost in the product/service, the company takes that out and gives it to the gov.). So
Most of the world outside the world was ravaged by the war. The US economy was intact. Everything we made was in demand by the rest of the world. Today, many of the countries that benefited from the US economy (and charitable nature) produce those produces cheaper and sell them back to us. Perhaps we should have just planted the US flag in every land we touched and be what many living today in the US call us anyway, imperialists.
[quote]Supplying him with 50,000 more troops from global bases[/quote] I can just hear the Great Leader Kim Jong expressing his support now. Lock the front door and leave the back door wide open. We have other commitments. quote]Enact single payer universal health care by extending Medicare to all, doubling Medicare payroll tax and a 1% national sales tax. Employees will expect compensation in wage adjustments[/quote] Raise taxes, put more small businesses out of business
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[quote]what they will try to do [/quote] Who exactly is "they" and is there any relation between "they" and "those people"?
But many of his (Obama’s) constitutes hear the same think every Sunday a shout amen and halleluiah, so this ad will not sway them. The far left cannot be bothered with the religious overtones, but Barak’s core supporters are very religious, that’s who he’s preaching to in these clips and they eat it up.
[quote] as Canadians we pay more for gas than you do[/quote] And how much of that is tax compared to the actual price of oil? Canadians do have to pay for things that US residents don't pay for, like national health care. Your right, drill will never get the US back to where it was, but doing less will only make it worse. Sorry to take your article out of context, not my intent. That
Call whatever you want, surge, change of tactics, it worked, and Obama won't admit it. I guess both he and the Democratic congress will not be getting the US defeat they were so desperately hoping for
[quote]he'll never get the better of McCain in a debate.[/quote] Possibly why he consistently refuses to debate McCain?
But Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae hold all those mortgages that all those poor, financially ignorant, unable/unwilling to read a contract people decided they can't pay (and would like the taxpayer’s assistance to keep them in those homes)! The democratic led congress will not stand for anyone losing their home, especially if those people are a large part of its base and it might cost
Obama's energy solution - inflate your tires.
So your argument is not to replace declining oil production? Great philosophy. If everyone would just stop replacing everything, cars, homes, light bulbs, etc. all our energy problems will just go away. It's called the Stone Age. I haven’t heard anyone (that wants to dri
[quote]if the oil companies announced that they will start drilling tomorrow in the areas where they have already ... more than 70 million acre ... why aren't they drilling there?????? [/quote] Because there is no oil there. At today’s prices don't you think they would be sucking it out of the ground before the leases expire? They are not allowed to verify the presence of oil be
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[quote]YOu have never called Kool Aid - Bug Juice?[/quote] The Navy still uses this term to refer to any kool-aid like drink. Without adding sugar, and using it in a concentrated form it makes a good cleaner for brass and other metals (acidic).
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[quote]YOu have never called Kool Aid - Bug Juice?[/quote] The Navy still uses this term to refer to any kool-aid like drink. Without adding sugar, and using it in a concentrated form it makes a good cleaner for brass and other metals (acidic).
The best way to raise tax money is for more people to work and earn more cash. More people paying a little instead of a few paying a lot. More businesses and wealthier people = more jobs, why kill the cash cows? It makes no sense to me. Stop the bail-outs on every level, as a few have mentioned this country has no personal responsibility anymore. But there seems no shortage of hyper-sensitiv
It's as simple as this: American drilling crews = expensive Middle-Eastern drilling crews = cheap <s
If the home is paid off, you’re not required to have insurance. It's the lenders that require insurance. I think a lot of people found out in New Orleans that not having insurance pays, the good old US taxpayer will bail you out. With personal health insurance, the payer gets the benefit (i.e. something for their money), either through payout or at least piece of mi
[quote]Electric trains are not feasible for long haul travel.[/quote] Just a clarification: Diesel trains power electric motors that drive the trains, this makes them very efficient. I do know what you were getting at though, electrified rails of some sort and agree. just wanted to point that out for readers that might not have known.
[quote]Seems to me like you're supporting finance over rights here. Pure bullshit in my opinion.[/quote] No just the hypocrisy. I can careless who does or doesn't want the Pope to visit. I find it amusing that Australia is spending large amounts of money on tourism ads abroad, yet some support what could be a large negative PR event. My post was just an observation, an outsider looki
But wasn't it black people in the seventies that wanted to be called "black" (instead of negro)? Personally I don't like the terms black or white (or yellow and red as well) as applied to people as I have never met anyone that accurately fit those descriptions, and I have met some dark/light skinned people. Brown (in various shades of course) seems a more accurate description of pe
Oil is not just about gasoline or fuels. Oil is being used in plastic, petro chemicals, polymers, asphalt, etc. Demand for these products is rising at huge rates. To think that anyone on the planet can kick the oil habit overnight is ridiculous. Even the greenest person has some form plastics in their home! The consumer will be paying for oil long after practical hydrogen cars are on the roa
Personally I think kids should get the unbiased facts in a history class, religion should only be a part of the topic if it relates specifically to the subject matter, like the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, Modern Middle Eastern conflicts etc. And then it shouldn't be presented as this was right or wrong...it's history after all. Bible study or something like that could be offered
Everuthing (oil, nuclear, solar, wind, etc.) is going to take time. What these people fail to realize is you must start now! The silliest thing I've heard is not to drill because it won't do anything immediately....like waiting will.