20/20 is on doing a show on myths and misconceptions.One of the myths is that the rich don't pay much in taxes. Reality check: The top 5% pay 53% of the taxes. The bottom 95% of the population only pays 47% of federal taxes. What I find interesting, is that despite these huge increases in the proporti
Unfortunately, PR typically results in mushy, unstable coalitions. As much time is spent building alliances as examining policy in detail. Leaving I feel everyone not as good off. And this is from the perspective of someone who voted Green this election. JW
Good article Brad, Hard work is the key to success. Interestingly, study after study has shown that those who work between 7-20 hours per week while attending high school, do much better in life than those who don't work at all - even the children of wealthy parents. So, as my grandmother used to say "Hard work never hurt anyone" [and is in fact beneficial]. I had some similar experiences as you (although our family was solidly mi
One of the things that makes America great, IMO, is that it adapts and adopts traditions brought in by others. How boring this world would be if it never changed ... JW
Wow Dude, your posts are like a bridge too far. Too much passion. Tame the beast. Make it seven paragraphs, containing seven normal length sentences. Bring out additional information as the discussion unfolds ... good luck dude
Another interesting post re ADD ADHD ... mr perky, where have you gone?
Unfortunately, the NIH, in their consensus statement, state that while stimulant medications reduce core symptoms, they don't improve educational or social outcomes for ADD / ADHD sufferers.
I think it's great that he's asking his own people to be accountable ... JW
Now CS, let's be realistic here. I think you could get the guys to cover their ears (just tell them you're going to discuss Montel, Dr. Phil or some soap opera), but do you REALLY think you can get the ladies to cover their ears for ANY reason?
unfortunately, when the chocolate vote finds out the sports package has been promised - your victory will disappear quickly ...
I'm thinking of ordering a T-shirt to see how many of my friends catch on - actually, the prices seem quite reasonable - if I was running the site, I'd be charging at least double for the "information kits". The links to Greenpeace et.al. are a nice touch ...
This is very funny ... it took me a minute of cruising around the site to figure out the joke ... gasp ... sputter ... even though I was awash in the signs, it took the flood of information before I finally realized the truth, of what DMHO can do ... PS, Of course, they didn't even mention how the Chinese used to use this in their torture sessions - I was stunned at the biased
Brad, in terms of the deficit, troubling obviously, but total public debt not all that alarming compared to most OECD countries. The Economist, USA key financial statistics profile (PS The Economist is a great resource to broaden one's outlook and international knowledge - important if one has political aspirations [and doesn't just
OK Brad, I respect you for saying what you did. I had the impression - mistaken obviously - that you support Bush's politics no matter what they were. It always worries me when anyone seems to be blindly following someone else without thinking for themselves - and you obviously don't fit into this category. As to selectively quoting, I think pretty much everyone does this. I do this when I want to explore one aspect of something some
Ignorant people think oil is lucrative Come on, realistically, the whole industrial machine would break down without adequete amounts. It's kind of like suggesting that water's not all that important, just because
I'm not particularly pro-Bush. It would be interesting to see you support that contention, by showing what ideas or policies of his administration that you disagree with. Otherwise, I see it as a throw-away line trying to show that you're in the "middle" holding sort of a neutral position... <b
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Dude, I admire your passion, but no one wants to read a blog (or comment on one), that's a 100 miles long . *Unsolicited advice* Cut every one of your blogs back to eight paragraphs, each containing no more than seven *normal* size sentences. Bring out more as people comment. Focus *only* on the most important element of what you nee
BlueDev, how true, especially the congregating of those with similar misery. A life-changing course I took once, The Pursuit of Excellence, stated that the biggest problem in getting people to change, was that they wouldn't look for people who'd challenge their assumptions. They'd simply find someone who would agree with them, and let them wallow in their misery ..
I think the big winner has got to be seen as the Green Party, with something just south of 5% of the vote. Bodes well for them next election - which I expect to see within 12 months. Of course the Liberals come back from the dead has to be seen - all things considered - as a win.
BQ - Bloc Quebecois - A party which only runs for office in that province's 75 seats. Their agenda is to separate from Canada. However, virtually all commentators agree that this wasn't a "vote for separtism" as a vote against the incumbant Liberal government. JW
I feel for you ... here is a link that might help you ... Link I will say a prayer for you tonight ... JW
So don't be too quick to rush to judgement. There is more to this situation than meets the eye. ... and you would know this how?
Wardie, Interestingly, the CIA sourcebook points to another problem likely to attract more and more attention in the US .... (THESE QUOTES RELATE TO THE USA) "The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "two-tier labor market" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and mo
The Wardie, One reason the NDP has such a low level of support, rarely breaching 20%. People see them as a tax and spend regime. In terms of our "weak economy" - yes, maybe a little weaker in 2003 than the US, but here's a fuller quotation from your CIA sourcebook, showing a longer term growth average ... "As an affluent, high-tech industrial society, Canada today closely resembles the US in its market-oriented economic sys
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