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Foreign aid policy of the United States is a program by which the United States of America interacts with other nations and set standards of interaction for its organizations, cooperations and citizens. The policy only spends a tiny portion of America’s annual budget (about 0.1% of the Gross National Product), but the United States still spends over billions of dollars the program. There have been arguments rising for the past few years about this policy. Some people feel that it is not enough and that we should spend a lot more helping other nations. Others criticize that we spend too much and that we should spend all money addressing problems our own problems. I think that we should spend all our money to solve our own problems before helping others. The Great Recession is an economic decline began started after Lehman Brother’s bank declared bankrupt in December 2007. The financial crisis has also been linked to reckless lending practices by financial institutions encouraged by the government in the United States. It spread around the world and affected much of the industrialized world and has caused a significant problem in the economic world. The effect of this depression has caused deceleration in economic activity across the globe. The financial crisis has caused people in America to loose their jobs and the rate of people without jobs to increase around 10%. The situation in Europe was a lot worse, with Iceland declared bankrupt and Greece announcing that it’s going to sell land to return debt. The condition of Spain isn’t so good either, with the unemployed rate up the roof, a staggering 20%. United States is one of the world’s most important economic world leaders and it should spend more money trying to improve its economics before helping others. If America improves their economy, it’s going to affect worldwide. During recent years, Public Colleges/Universities increased tuition to support the school due to shortage in funds. Increase in tuition has caused a problem in many of the poorer families since they couldn’t afford the school anymore. This would make those who can’t afford university lose the ability to compete with others and ultimately get eliminated. The result of this would cause the poverty to increase greatly, and for these people, they might rob/steal to try to survive in this world. The crime rates are going to rise and the society is going to be in chaos. To stop that from happening, the government of United States of America should stop spending billions of dollars to help others but to try to improve the student’s ability to afford tuition for school by offering more scholarship and/or support the public university/college. Some people might argue that foreign aid is vital for helping countries with major catastrophes and creates a safer and prosperous world to those who need help. Major Catastrophes like Haiti Earthquake that happened in the past few years is one of the most serious natural disasters that happened in January 12, 2010 with a magnitude of 7.0. This disaster has been responsible for the death of over 230,000 people. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere and the earthquake has completely destroyed Haiti’s ability to relieve victims of the disaster. Although America should preserve the funds of Foreign Aid Policy to solve the problems occurring within the country, the government should still send out resources and manpower to assist the survivors of the disaster. America should act as a leader for the rescue effort, coordinating rescue attempt between countries to make steady progress and avoid miscommunication or misunderstanding. I think that the Foreign Aid Policy should be canceled since the United States of America should spend the money on their own problems first before assisting others. We have to help ourselves before assisting anyone else or our own country will be in serious trouble. America should spend the fund from Foreign Aid policy on helping improving the economic situation and decreasing the tuition needed to go to Public college/university. After solving the issue within the states, then the country should help others with their problems.
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it is awsome, i think u r a great writer!!!
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Well, schools vary when it comes to writing essays, but if this is the format your teacher/professor will accept, then I say you did great!
Friday, June 14, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
Isn't liberalism a predictable consequence of corrupt conservatism?
Isn't liberalism a predictable consequence of corrupt conservatism?
A genuine Conservative is supposed uphold the value of the free market, and yet few have anything to say about the governments involvement with corporate powers that have nothing to do with the consumer voting confidence of the people. Few speak of political greed and none about empathy. This directly affects the social order perpetuating apathy and mistrust. Many young people turn to liberalism because (and though most liberal leaders are just as greedy) they are being forced into identifying and associating capitalism with human greed due to conservative hostility, fear and con-art of words that seem to destroy their meaning almost on purpose. If the people in power really wanted what is best for this nation, they would work towards the kind of bipartisanship that doesn't assume human beings as units or members of groups and actively demonstrates individual liberty and the idea that conservatism and progressivism are both equal political imperatives and that joining any group that blindly promotes one over the other without a well defined issue to which a conservative or progressive decision is to be made is to miss the point entirely. I'd also like to know what the benefits of poverty are.. What good could come of it? Im no socialist but wouldn't it be grand if we as Americans grew up and realized our innate power and ability to cure and emancipate the people of conflict or war? That we have within us the potential to rehuminize by setting a new standard of living to which all humans are entitled. No man, woman or child deserves funding simply for having a lack of it. However when you realize money is nothing but units on a computer screen and that there are people dying and leading terrible lives all because of a lack of units on a computer screen it kind of changes the whole idea of what otto be done. Capitalism is in no way, shape or form obligated to praise gluttony or the putting of materialism and social status before humanity. If only we realized how little we would have to give up just so people can eat, have a comfortable home and have THE MEANS of supporting and educating themselves. Once all people in this freedom loving nation called The United States of America are given these basic necessities, we would see a drastic decrease in violence, crime, social apathy, greed, etc and a major surge in education, understanding, cooperation, compassion, determination and excellence. We can change how our neighbors around the world look at us (from the middle east all the way to china) just by making an effort to carpet bomb starved countries with the ridiculous (AND I DO MEAN RIDICULOUS) amount of food we waste rather bombing countries we feel home "terrorists" which are only "terrorists" because we disrespect and undermine them by setting up bases on land that doesn't belong to us. (as we have for decades now) 3000 children die of starvation each HOUR! If only they were constantly on our doorsteps crying in the excruciating pain they are experiencing even at this very moment. Perhaps then the media along with the American people would lighten up and give more than 0% of its attention to this issue. However we must focus on the problem here at home first... Foreign Policy Domestic Policy Monetary Policy EDUCATION Individual and Political Duty Government Purposes Commercial Purposes Mediocrity The forsaking of Social and Economic Freedom Social Conditioning and Propaganda The list goes on... rEVOLution anyone?
Politics - 7 Answers
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Few conservatives had anything to saw about federal involvement in corporatations?! Strange but tell me again why the GOP lost power this recent time? I would have sworn it was due to them supporting a bailout....at least from the conservative side.
2 :
Yep, you got it; that pendulum swung pretty hard in '08 due to the RINO's. It's gonna swing back even harder in the fall of 2010, because Obama ran as a centrist, but he's really a hard leftist. The American people don't like feeling duped. Here's something to help with your bumper sticker, if you need it: http://sites.google.com/site/vetobama/ Who are these starving children? How is it that our kids are starving and yet we also have a historically unparalleled childhood obesity problem (among, INTERESTINGLY, our nation's poor)? So Michelle Obama's "beat childhood obesity" issue is just hot air? Are you a utopian liberal? Do you earn your own money yet? What color is the sky in your world?
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Liberalism is the product of a dysfunctional educational system, grounded more in ideology than education. Need proof ? How many high school seniors can count back change, or even work out a simple math problem, without a calculator.? You may seek revolution, but be careful what you wish for. You may have it, yet.
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I read the first couple of sentences, before I realized this was crap. If it was a trick question, Sorry.
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The whole system is perverted by a far right lunatic fringe TV network. Agit-prop 24/7, Beck and Hannity are so obviously deranged, that O'Really and Huckabee seem almost reasonable.
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I'm a registered Republican, a traditional conservative and a classical liberal. I believe Hobbes advanced the cause of the common man well in his day of feudal society in Europe. I believe Rousseau and Locke continued later by breaking the bonds of monarchy, then Humboldt and Mill (and to some extent Kant) further described the problem and the solution. Individual rights are in essence, the only thing that matters. Government should be small and of limited scope, primarily for protection. Aside from government, people were pretty much equal in the 17th and 18th Centuries, and much of the 19th Century as well. Today's Neo-liberals are all to happy to jump into bed with government and their circle of power-elites, granting them far to much authority over our lives. There is another power center that exists today, one that didn't exist in the Feudal Western World. As governments amass strength and concentrate power, corporations amass great wealth and hold ownership of the industrialized world. Were John Stuart Mill alive today, he would be arguing for the dismemberment of our corporations as vehemently as he would our governments. Neo-conservatives seem to be quite at home with the corporate titans. The problem is, power and money seem to be getting along together just fine while the citizen, the 99% of us, are left out in the cold. I can define the problem, but I don't know the answer. :( Oligarchic Corporatism seems to be the order of the day. The political problem is easier than the economic problem because the people still retain some small measure of control through elections. Even the Supreme Court is working against us when it comes to corporations. They may now speak right up to election day with however much money they care to spend. Here's what we might do: First, repeal the 17th Amendment, the one where we took the power away from our state governments to appoint Senators, and give that power back to them. We the people are sheep as a group and we will vote for whichever senatorial candidate our corporations tell us to vote for. This country was born on the premise of "one man, one vote" and we each have a representative in the House that is supposed to fight for us individually. The "one man, three votes" 17th Amendment gives too much power to whomever can afford to persuade us. Second, enact legislation that removes the liability limitations afforded officers, board members and major stock holders of corporations who want to do business in the United States. Let's see how many run-away Toyotas we see on the road after that legislation passes. In fact, with legislation like that on the books, we might actually be able to believe corporations when they say they are being good citizens. I recognize that you are looking for a redistribution of wealth, but I don't see how to make that happen in the real world. No brand of Socialism affords self-determination short of Anarchy, and a share of the wealth is meaningless under a tyrannical regime. Society as we know it would have to cease to exist and in the process tens or maybe hundreds of millions would die from hunger, exposure and preventable disease. It would take a generation or two, maybe longer to build another society and capital structure. And who's to say if it will be better? Stalin and Mao both tried. How did it work out for them? EDIT Here's a thought. What if employees elected corporate management instead of shareholders? With liability exposure, that might be the best long term solution to the corporate monstrocities.
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Any particular reason you published this spam/rant here, or did we just end up the beneficiary of your off-topic fecal matter of the male bovine? Troll.
A genuine Conservative is supposed uphold the value of the free market, and yet few have anything to say about the governments involvement with corporate powers that have nothing to do with the consumer voting confidence of the people. Few speak of political greed and none about empathy. This directly affects the social order perpetuating apathy and mistrust. Many young people turn to liberalism because (and though most liberal leaders are just as greedy) they are being forced into identifying and associating capitalism with human greed due to conservative hostility, fear and con-art of words that seem to destroy their meaning almost on purpose. If the people in power really wanted what is best for this nation, they would work towards the kind of bipartisanship that doesn't assume human beings as units or members of groups and actively demonstrates individual liberty and the idea that conservatism and progressivism are both equal political imperatives and that joining any group that blindly promotes one over the other without a well defined issue to which a conservative or progressive decision is to be made is to miss the point entirely. I'd also like to know what the benefits of poverty are.. What good could come of it? Im no socialist but wouldn't it be grand if we as Americans grew up and realized our innate power and ability to cure and emancipate the people of conflict or war? That we have within us the potential to rehuminize by setting a new standard of living to which all humans are entitled. No man, woman or child deserves funding simply for having a lack of it. However when you realize money is nothing but units on a computer screen and that there are people dying and leading terrible lives all because of a lack of units on a computer screen it kind of changes the whole idea of what otto be done. Capitalism is in no way, shape or form obligated to praise gluttony or the putting of materialism and social status before humanity. If only we realized how little we would have to give up just so people can eat, have a comfortable home and have THE MEANS of supporting and educating themselves. Once all people in this freedom loving nation called The United States of America are given these basic necessities, we would see a drastic decrease in violence, crime, social apathy, greed, etc and a major surge in education, understanding, cooperation, compassion, determination and excellence. We can change how our neighbors around the world look at us (from the middle east all the way to china) just by making an effort to carpet bomb starved countries with the ridiculous (AND I DO MEAN RIDICULOUS) amount of food we waste rather bombing countries we feel home "terrorists" which are only "terrorists" because we disrespect and undermine them by setting up bases on land that doesn't belong to us. (as we have for decades now) 3000 children die of starvation each HOUR! If only they were constantly on our doorsteps crying in the excruciating pain they are experiencing even at this very moment. Perhaps then the media along with the American people would lighten up and give more than 0% of its attention to this issue. However we must focus on the problem here at home first... Foreign Policy Domestic Policy Monetary Policy EDUCATION Individual and Political Duty Government Purposes Commercial Purposes Mediocrity The forsaking of Social and Economic Freedom Social Conditioning and Propaganda The list goes on... rEVOLution anyone?
Politics - 7 Answers
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1 :
Few conservatives had anything to saw about federal involvement in corporatations?! Strange but tell me again why the GOP lost power this recent time? I would have sworn it was due to them supporting a bailout....at least from the conservative side.
2 :
Yep, you got it; that pendulum swung pretty hard in '08 due to the RINO's. It's gonna swing back even harder in the fall of 2010, because Obama ran as a centrist, but he's really a hard leftist. The American people don't like feeling duped. Here's something to help with your bumper sticker, if you need it: http://sites.google.com/site/vetobama/ Who are these starving children? How is it that our kids are starving and yet we also have a historically unparalleled childhood obesity problem (among, INTERESTINGLY, our nation's poor)? So Michelle Obama's "beat childhood obesity" issue is just hot air? Are you a utopian liberal? Do you earn your own money yet? What color is the sky in your world?
3 :
Liberalism is the product of a dysfunctional educational system, grounded more in ideology than education. Need proof ? How many high school seniors can count back change, or even work out a simple math problem, without a calculator.? You may seek revolution, but be careful what you wish for. You may have it, yet.
4 :
I read the first couple of sentences, before I realized this was crap. If it was a trick question, Sorry.
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The whole system is perverted by a far right lunatic fringe TV network. Agit-prop 24/7, Beck and Hannity are so obviously deranged, that O'Really and Huckabee seem almost reasonable.
6 :
I'm a registered Republican, a traditional conservative and a classical liberal. I believe Hobbes advanced the cause of the common man well in his day of feudal society in Europe. I believe Rousseau and Locke continued later by breaking the bonds of monarchy, then Humboldt and Mill (and to some extent Kant) further described the problem and the solution. Individual rights are in essence, the only thing that matters. Government should be small and of limited scope, primarily for protection. Aside from government, people were pretty much equal in the 17th and 18th Centuries, and much of the 19th Century as well. Today's Neo-liberals are all to happy to jump into bed with government and their circle of power-elites, granting them far to much authority over our lives. There is another power center that exists today, one that didn't exist in the Feudal Western World. As governments amass strength and concentrate power, corporations amass great wealth and hold ownership of the industrialized world. Were John Stuart Mill alive today, he would be arguing for the dismemberment of our corporations as vehemently as he would our governments. Neo-conservatives seem to be quite at home with the corporate titans. The problem is, power and money seem to be getting along together just fine while the citizen, the 99% of us, are left out in the cold. I can define the problem, but I don't know the answer. :( Oligarchic Corporatism seems to be the order of the day. The political problem is easier than the economic problem because the people still retain some small measure of control through elections. Even the Supreme Court is working against us when it comes to corporations. They may now speak right up to election day with however much money they care to spend. Here's what we might do: First, repeal the 17th Amendment, the one where we took the power away from our state governments to appoint Senators, and give that power back to them. We the people are sheep as a group and we will vote for whichever senatorial candidate our corporations tell us to vote for. This country was born on the premise of "one man, one vote" and we each have a representative in the House that is supposed to fight for us individually. The "one man, three votes" 17th Amendment gives too much power to whomever can afford to persuade us. Second, enact legislation that removes the liability limitations afforded officers, board members and major stock holders of corporations who want to do business in the United States. Let's see how many run-away Toyotas we see on the road after that legislation passes. In fact, with legislation like that on the books, we might actually be able to believe corporations when they say they are being good citizens. I recognize that you are looking for a redistribution of wealth, but I don't see how to make that happen in the real world. No brand of Socialism affords self-determination short of Anarchy, and a share of the wealth is meaningless under a tyrannical regime. Society as we know it would have to cease to exist and in the process tens or maybe hundreds of millions would die from hunger, exposure and preventable disease. It would take a generation or two, maybe longer to build another society and capital structure. And who's to say if it will be better? Stalin and Mao both tried. How did it work out for them? EDIT Here's a thought. What if employees elected corporate management instead of shareholders? With liability exposure, that might be the best long term solution to the corporate monstrocities.
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Any particular reason you published this spam/rant here, or did we just end up the beneficiary of your off-topic fecal matter of the male bovine? Troll.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Would you support your state seceding from the United States if...?
Would you support your state seceding from the United States if...?
You understood a few things would happen. For instance : 1. There would no longer be a need to spend 20% of the government budget on the military, or have to fight in wars in Iraq or Afghanistan, or base troops on foreign soil. There would be no need to finance a military with a massive offensive capability; only a force strong enough to defend the state. 2. You would pay a lot less in taxes. No more Federal income tax, no Social Security or Medicare tax, or FICA tax. You would still pay your state income tax (if you have one), but you still take home more money at the same rate of pay you make now. It would be just like you got a 20% pay raise. 3. You will pay less for certain goods. When the Federal tax is removed from an item, like cigarettes, they will be cheaper to purchase, even if the state raises the state tax on them. Don't smoke? What about gas? We pay 19 cents per gallon of gas in Federal tax. Your state can raise its gas tax by 10 cents, and you would still pay less for gas. 4. Your state can negate any Federal law that the citizens of the state disagree with, whether it is legalizing drugs and gay marriage, banning NAFTA and guns, instituting card check, or banning abortion, stronger immigration enforcement, and requiring balanced budgets. 5. Your state and its taxpayers would no longer be a party to the $12 trillion debt, or the $100 trillion+ in unfunded mandates like Social Security and Medicare, so when the U.S defaults on its debt obligations, and it will, since right now paying interest on the debt is third highest on the list of our government's annual expenditures, behind only Social Security and Medicare, your state's economy won't be destroyed like the rest of America's will be. Think of the people on the Titanic. There has to come a time when you decide to abandon ship. The longer you wait, the less likely you will survive. JeepDiva, I am NOT advocating a dictatorship. The Confederacy wasn't a dictatorship, they were a republic, just like the U.S. And we seceded from Britain; are we a dictatorship? Pay better attention in your history class next time. Golden, you're an idiot. Cigarettes are taxes if they are SOLD in the U.S. not grown there. I would hope my parents were smart enough to save for themselves and not need Social Security; if they didn't , why shoudl every one else pay for thier failure to plan? And why would the Russians or anyone else attack us, especially if we leave them alone? The Russians haven't attacked Japan, and they could easily conquer them? And, by the way, I graduated from public school with a 3.8 GPA and a 143 IQ.
Politics - 18 Answers
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Although much of that sounds good..no.
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I would support a state seceding from the union if: A. The state were California; and B. We could send all the illegals there first.
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Yes, if it sent a message to the federal government for them to clean up their act. Secession is one of the last defenses against an oppressive federal govt. We could eventually rejoin the union.
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I'm sure the international community would have so much respect for the republic of South Dakota or what not.
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Not while that failure Granholm is in charge.
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No
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However, you would also not get the benefits of 1. Millions in DOT funds for highways and roads 2. Millions in federal matching funds for schools and community 3. the US military to keep some rogue nation for attacking you Also your forgetting the possibility of a lincoln like president who really really wants you to stay
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Sounds like you're advocating a dictatorship. Let's keep things the way they are. People like you could be very dangerous. Who did Jefferson Davis beat in the "Confederacy Election?" You're an idiot.
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there are few states that have the resources to stand as their own nation. the unexpected hassles and international trade laws not to mention those citizens not in favor of secession would be hard to deal with. now if several states were willing to form a coalition or federation...say something along the lines of Cascadia or Ecotopia I might back that.
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1. as nice as that would be its not realistic 2. that would be a positive step 3. ending government intervention in prices would be great 4. as long as it followed the constitution, I still want to speak, practice religion etc. 5. if that would work than that would be great. Id rather the US do these things but if they cant and the US is a sinking ship than I guess it would be better to get on another ship.
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No, The Civil war was bloody, but If certain states want to bow to corporatism then I do not wish to pay for their mistakes. It is clear that some do not accept the Democratic process and I am tired of fighting them. Let them live in the cesspool that they worship and maybe then they will understand what the founding fathers meant. Bethy, I am pleasantly surprised.
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as to the titanic scenario, it would have been death to abandon ship,secession from the u.s. is not allowed by the constitution the military is necessary for security reasons, no one is required to fight in the military the path to your utopian society is through intelligent selection of govt leaders unlike the last general election however Intelligent selection of leaders must start in municipal govt and then expand to state and then federal govt
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No, as a liberal and a progressive, I actually love America and its democratic values. Those things you complained about are similar in ALL industrial nations. It's part of being in the first world. Sorry to burst your bubble, that is just how rich societies are run, just look at any other rich country that has been wealthy for some time.
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hahaha. you're funny. you say cigarettes would be cheaper. lol. where you planning on getting these cheap ciggys? going to import them from the usa? (remember, you will no longer be a part of us). think you can make it on your own? not going to pay into social security? what will you do with your parents when they get old? don't want the military? who will defend your state? not us, remember, we are out of the picture. oh, think some boys with deer rifles can hold off russian bombers? tanks? nothing you say here make any sense whatsoever. it's like you've never read a book. homeschooled? but hey, if you don't like usa, maybe you would like Somalia better.
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i live in CA so no. if CA succeeded it would turn complete communist, and would not receive the federal bailout money it is so desperately counting on. they would probably build a wall around it to keep workers in like the USSR did. interestingly- in 2009 Californians Finance Director Mike Genest looked into going back to "territory" status so it would no longer be responsible for some of its debts. ALSO- in CA state taxes on things like gas, and cigs are higher then the feds taxes, our sales tax is also highest in the nation. so again that wouldn't help us. guess progressive governments don't work huh?
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Hahaha @ the 2nd poster "EL": I'm in CA and we are broke. Be prepared to bail us out like GM. God, I hate saying that. And please fight it for all you are worth, we need to cut services and not figure out how others can pay for them. Off my high horse now :) Could you seceded? Yes. If that's what you want to do; absolutely. The primary reason for a federal government system (per our founders and our Constitution) was for nationhood. You know, such as raise an army and navy, operate a court system, provide for standard weights and measures, coin money, and operate a post office. Those are aspects of nationhood with which the states would no longer be concerned. However, the states retained for themselves the power to legislate for the health, safety, welfare and morality of people in the states. (Hence why AZ's law against illegal immigration is perfectly fine) You can argue the pros and cons, but I think it's best to remain part of the US for reasons of nationhood. That said, if things get so bad or wrong - then seceding from the nation is still your option. You will, however, have to start paying more for those services the feds once provided. It's an option, but an option you should weigh heavily upon. Just vote the bums out in November and pray it doesn't come to your state seceding. God bless.
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Living in California I would have to say yes.
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No never...its not fiscally sound and you would not save any money..indeed it would cost more. The feds pay for our military, so 20% of the state budget would still be spent on the military...fica, medicare and social securitywouldnt be taken from you...but you also wouldnt get the services..if the state wanted to implement them, then taxes would be raised...you would be paying the same amount, just to a differant gov...Unless you have refineries in your state or grow tabacco, you would have to pay import and shipping fees...being a seperate country would mean no free trade or even favored nation status with the other 49...try buying gas or american cigs in europe, both cost way more than they do in the US...all 50 states contributed to the national debt. Even if your state didnt contribute..you sent 2 senators and X reps to congress to represent you, and they were a party to the over spending and subsequent debt...the debt is all of ours, not the "federal governments". In summation i dont think your contentions are compelling nor are they true(except #4). Its all for not anyway, no state would be allowed to secede...and no state except CA would be able to sustain itself and maintain the standard of living of its citizens. Everything from water rights to power supply would be cut off...all federal services and money would be cut off to the state and local goverments. Many cities and most states are dependent on federal funding...without it they would crumble and collapse
You understood a few things would happen. For instance : 1. There would no longer be a need to spend 20% of the government budget on the military, or have to fight in wars in Iraq or Afghanistan, or base troops on foreign soil. There would be no need to finance a military with a massive offensive capability; only a force strong enough to defend the state. 2. You would pay a lot less in taxes. No more Federal income tax, no Social Security or Medicare tax, or FICA tax. You would still pay your state income tax (if you have one), but you still take home more money at the same rate of pay you make now. It would be just like you got a 20% pay raise. 3. You will pay less for certain goods. When the Federal tax is removed from an item, like cigarettes, they will be cheaper to purchase, even if the state raises the state tax on them. Don't smoke? What about gas? We pay 19 cents per gallon of gas in Federal tax. Your state can raise its gas tax by 10 cents, and you would still pay less for gas. 4. Your state can negate any Federal law that the citizens of the state disagree with, whether it is legalizing drugs and gay marriage, banning NAFTA and guns, instituting card check, or banning abortion, stronger immigration enforcement, and requiring balanced budgets. 5. Your state and its taxpayers would no longer be a party to the $12 trillion debt, or the $100 trillion+ in unfunded mandates like Social Security and Medicare, so when the U.S defaults on its debt obligations, and it will, since right now paying interest on the debt is third highest on the list of our government's annual expenditures, behind only Social Security and Medicare, your state's economy won't be destroyed like the rest of America's will be. Think of the people on the Titanic. There has to come a time when you decide to abandon ship. The longer you wait, the less likely you will survive. JeepDiva, I am NOT advocating a dictatorship. The Confederacy wasn't a dictatorship, they were a republic, just like the U.S. And we seceded from Britain; are we a dictatorship? Pay better attention in your history class next time. Golden, you're an idiot. Cigarettes are taxes if they are SOLD in the U.S. not grown there. I would hope my parents were smart enough to save for themselves and not need Social Security; if they didn't , why shoudl every one else pay for thier failure to plan? And why would the Russians or anyone else attack us, especially if we leave them alone? The Russians haven't attacked Japan, and they could easily conquer them? And, by the way, I graduated from public school with a 3.8 GPA and a 143 IQ.
Politics - 18 Answers
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1 :
Although much of that sounds good..no.
2 :
I would support a state seceding from the union if: A. The state were California; and B. We could send all the illegals there first.
3 :
Yes, if it sent a message to the federal government for them to clean up their act. Secession is one of the last defenses against an oppressive federal govt. We could eventually rejoin the union.
4 :
I'm sure the international community would have so much respect for the republic of South Dakota or what not.
5 :
Not while that failure Granholm is in charge.
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No
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However, you would also not get the benefits of 1. Millions in DOT funds for highways and roads 2. Millions in federal matching funds for schools and community 3. the US military to keep some rogue nation for attacking you Also your forgetting the possibility of a lincoln like president who really really wants you to stay
8 :
Sounds like you're advocating a dictatorship. Let's keep things the way they are. People like you could be very dangerous. Who did Jefferson Davis beat in the "Confederacy Election?" You're an idiot.
9 :
there are few states that have the resources to stand as their own nation. the unexpected hassles and international trade laws not to mention those citizens not in favor of secession would be hard to deal with. now if several states were willing to form a coalition or federation...say something along the lines of Cascadia or Ecotopia I might back that.
10 :
1. as nice as that would be its not realistic 2. that would be a positive step 3. ending government intervention in prices would be great 4. as long as it followed the constitution, I still want to speak, practice religion etc. 5. if that would work than that would be great. Id rather the US do these things but if they cant and the US is a sinking ship than I guess it would be better to get on another ship.
11 :
No, The Civil war was bloody, but If certain states want to bow to corporatism then I do not wish to pay for their mistakes. It is clear that some do not accept the Democratic process and I am tired of fighting them. Let them live in the cesspool that they worship and maybe then they will understand what the founding fathers meant. Bethy, I am pleasantly surprised.
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as to the titanic scenario, it would have been death to abandon ship,secession from the u.s. is not allowed by the constitution the military is necessary for security reasons, no one is required to fight in the military the path to your utopian society is through intelligent selection of govt leaders unlike the last general election however Intelligent selection of leaders must start in municipal govt and then expand to state and then federal govt
13 :
No, as a liberal and a progressive, I actually love America and its democratic values. Those things you complained about are similar in ALL industrial nations. It's part of being in the first world. Sorry to burst your bubble, that is just how rich societies are run, just look at any other rich country that has been wealthy for some time.
14 :
hahaha. you're funny. you say cigarettes would be cheaper. lol. where you planning on getting these cheap ciggys? going to import them from the usa? (remember, you will no longer be a part of us). think you can make it on your own? not going to pay into social security? what will you do with your parents when they get old? don't want the military? who will defend your state? not us, remember, we are out of the picture. oh, think some boys with deer rifles can hold off russian bombers? tanks? nothing you say here make any sense whatsoever. it's like you've never read a book. homeschooled? but hey, if you don't like usa, maybe you would like Somalia better.
15 :
i live in CA so no. if CA succeeded it would turn complete communist, and would not receive the federal bailout money it is so desperately counting on. they would probably build a wall around it to keep workers in like the USSR did. interestingly- in 2009 Californians Finance Director Mike Genest looked into going back to "territory" status so it would no longer be responsible for some of its debts. ALSO- in CA state taxes on things like gas, and cigs are higher then the feds taxes, our sales tax is also highest in the nation. so again that wouldn't help us. guess progressive governments don't work huh?
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Hahaha @ the 2nd poster "EL": I'm in CA and we are broke. Be prepared to bail us out like GM. God, I hate saying that. And please fight it for all you are worth, we need to cut services and not figure out how others can pay for them. Off my high horse now :) Could you seceded? Yes. If that's what you want to do; absolutely. The primary reason for a federal government system (per our founders and our Constitution) was for nationhood. You know, such as raise an army and navy, operate a court system, provide for standard weights and measures, coin money, and operate a post office. Those are aspects of nationhood with which the states would no longer be concerned. However, the states retained for themselves the power to legislate for the health, safety, welfare and morality of people in the states. (Hence why AZ's law against illegal immigration is perfectly fine) You can argue the pros and cons, but I think it's best to remain part of the US for reasons of nationhood. That said, if things get so bad or wrong - then seceding from the nation is still your option. You will, however, have to start paying more for those services the feds once provided. It's an option, but an option you should weigh heavily upon. Just vote the bums out in November and pray it doesn't come to your state seceding. God bless.
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Living in California I would have to say yes.
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No never...its not fiscally sound and you would not save any money..indeed it would cost more. The feds pay for our military, so 20% of the state budget would still be spent on the military...fica, medicare and social securitywouldnt be taken from you...but you also wouldnt get the services..if the state wanted to implement them, then taxes would be raised...you would be paying the same amount, just to a differant gov...Unless you have refineries in your state or grow tabacco, you would have to pay import and shipping fees...being a seperate country would mean no free trade or even favored nation status with the other 49...try buying gas or american cigs in europe, both cost way more than they do in the US...all 50 states contributed to the national debt. Even if your state didnt contribute..you sent 2 senators and X reps to congress to represent you, and they were a party to the over spending and subsequent debt...the debt is all of ours, not the "federal governments". In summation i dont think your contentions are compelling nor are they true(except #4). Its all for not anyway, no state would be allowed to secede...and no state except CA would be able to sustain itself and maintain the standard of living of its citizens. Everything from water rights to power supply would be cut off...all federal services and money would be cut off to the state and local goverments. Many cities and most states are dependent on federal funding...without it they would crumble and collapse
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
America! Wake Up! We Need to Bring Back the Electric Cars!?
America! Wake Up! We Need to Bring Back the Electric Cars!?
Seriously! We should all wake up and do something! We had the electric car and they took it away. Just image if we had the electric car and how much money we would have RIGHT NOW if we didn't need to pay for gas. Between 3 cars, I would have $880 in about a month instead of using it on gas. You know the saying, "one person can make a difference" Well it doesn't work with the government. So we all need to unite and make the government listen to the citizens!!! Together, we can all make a difference. I mean if you get most of the country against the government, I think we could possibly win. So get the word out! The government is probably looking over these questions and all over the web. So they will probably see this. So WHO IS WITH ME! Who wants the electric car back! And give reasons!!! Spread the word!!! This is the "UNITED" STATES OF AMERICA! We must stand together and get what we deserve! I know. Why should we be helping the evil oil companies? If we still had electric cars and we all had them now, we could have probably postponed that big part of Antarctic from breaking off! Or even prevented it from breaking off. Yeah I heard about that car from Honda. We got a commerical for that in New Jersey. Then I heard it was only going to be tested in California. I was like "WHA...!" Well I don't have one is because they make them SO expensive now because they are the highest performance types that are like over $100,000 and face it, most American's can't afford to have a car that expensive. Hell yea Jill! Y!A will take over the world! And we shall be the leaders of this new world!
Alternative Fuel Vehicles - 16 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
yess i see the you have seen the movie who killed the electric car? lol great movie but imagine what we would have done to save the environment stupid oil companies
2 :
Honda will be introducing a revolutionary car in LA soon. It's expensive though and has limited availability.
3 :
1. no one took the electric car away, there are no laws limiting it's production, it has fundamental problems that have not been fixed. electric cars with good enough batteries and charging systems to go more than 100 miles are out of most peoples price range, and there fore not going to make it on the open market. the last viable electric i saw was gm's ev1 and i think the price tag was $90,000 and had a range of 80 miles, my nos'. may be off a little but i think this is close. 2. why do you think the gov is some kind of covert organization trying to do evil to it's citizens?
4 :
America wake up the time of the horse is returning ?
5 :
Go buy one. What does the government have to do with it? There are electric cars for sale. It is because people like you that we don't have electric cars. What is your answer to this? Why don't you have one? Let's hear it. Why don't you have one??
6 :
We'll take the world by storm, today Yahoo! Answers, tomorrow the world! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
7 :
Why do you insist it be one of the Big Three auto manufacturers? There are many electric car manufacturers, if you'll bother to look. Better yet, BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC CAR using a recycled car with a dead gasoline engine. We have the technology! All we need is for people like you to take matters into their own hands, and scare the Big Three into giving us what we want!
8 :
wake up America, We are going to start walking
9 :
I almost had one, but the extension cord was SO expensive.
10 :
I think plug in hybrids are more appropriate for the time being. They don't have a limiting range, yet save a huge amount on fuel. The grid is already much cleaner than burning gasoline. As the grid gets cleaner, they will be even cleaner to charge. Electric car technology will advance while we drive PHEVs and some electrics. There are already viable markets for electrics as delivery vehicles, small job trucks like Phoenix Motorcars is making to sell in Mexico, etc. http://www.pluginpartners.org/ Plug in Partners makes a pretty good case for PHEVs. You can sign a petition to promote PHEVs at their website. "Plug-in hybrid vehicles can range from 20 to 60 miles without the use of gasoline after being charged in a standard electrical outlet. That means tens of millions of motorists could make their daily commute using little, if any, gasoline. A motorist driving 9,000 annual gasoline-free miles and 3,000 using gasoline would get 100 mpg (based on vehicles that get 25 mpg)." "These savings would be even more dramatic if plug-in technology is combined with already-existing flexible fuel technology." "Charging the battery each night would cost less than $1.00 at current rates. PHEVs outfitted with a battery pack providing a 40-mile electric range could power, using the all-electric mode, more than 60% of the total annual miles traveled by the average American driver"
11 :
What good would electric cars do? Burning coal to make electricty is no better than burning gasolene. And it would not be cheaper either. An electric furnace is 100% eficient and is still the most exspencive option.
12 :
We're working on it. Available in California in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost about $27,000 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge. http://www.aptera.com/details.php Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy, and a range of over 600 miles total when in electric/gas hybrid mode, for around $30,000. On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon. The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency. http://www.aptera.com/details.php Available in late 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge. http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-alias Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge. http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-x Available in 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30-35,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge. http://www.milesev.com/index.asp#hsv.swf Phoenix Motorcars will start selling their SUT to individuals in late 2008 or early 2009. It will cost $45,000 and have a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 100+ miles per charge. http://phoenixmotorcars.com/
13 :
Since this is America, you should realize that if there were a market for electric cars, they would be available everywhere. The hard truth, however, is that there is little or no market for these expensive toys because they are just that, expensive toys. To be competative, an electric car must have the same level of performance, cost and convenience as a conventional fueled vehicle. For example, consider a typical small sedan (e.g. Honda Civic). Initial cost (MSRP) approximatly US$20,000 Capacity - 4 adults in relative comfort (not luxury) Range between refueling - 250 miles Refueling time - 5-10 minutes Refeuiling convenience - tens of thousands of convenient locations throughout the country Cruising speed - 80 mph Acceleration - 0-60 in 12 seconds Comfort range - can keep cabin in comfort zone when outside temperatures are as high as 100 or as low as 0 degrees F. Show me the electric car that can do this, I and you will have found one that will sell.
14 :
U will loose about 40% from AC to battery. This alone means that u will produce more CO2 at the power plant.
15 :
Don't forget they killed the NIMH battery too. That's more than half the problem. Even the EV-1 wasn't very good without it. Chevron bought the company, and the patent rights with it. I believe you can own patent rights for 8 years, so they should be expiring any time. With the NIMH almost anyone could build an effective EV. Have you looked at the European models? I prefer American too, but there are some very good ones with pretty long track records.
16 :
just remember, the oil industry with blessings from the Bush Administration launched a counter-suit against the California Air Rescources Board that effectively killed the zero emissions initiative. also if I remember, GM was also involved. Well cheer up. the big three auto makers are in financial difficulties due to their own making. by the time the big three actually decide to build electric cars, it will probably be to late for them. I wonder why they have been laying off employees????? should this Global Warming propaganda actually be true, then the only vehicles that make sense for the normal day to day getting to and from work, coffee shop etc. is the battery electric. save your fume belching buggy for the family vacation. it will be companies like Tesla, Phoenics Motor Cars, Aptera and others who will provide a viable alternative in cleaner transportation. check out these sites:
Seriously! We should all wake up and do something! We had the electric car and they took it away. Just image if we had the electric car and how much money we would have RIGHT NOW if we didn't need to pay for gas. Between 3 cars, I would have $880 in about a month instead of using it on gas. You know the saying, "one person can make a difference" Well it doesn't work with the government. So we all need to unite and make the government listen to the citizens!!! Together, we can all make a difference. I mean if you get most of the country against the government, I think we could possibly win. So get the word out! The government is probably looking over these questions and all over the web. So they will probably see this. So WHO IS WITH ME! Who wants the electric car back! And give reasons!!! Spread the word!!! This is the "UNITED" STATES OF AMERICA! We must stand together and get what we deserve! I know. Why should we be helping the evil oil companies? If we still had electric cars and we all had them now, we could have probably postponed that big part of Antarctic from breaking off! Or even prevented it from breaking off. Yeah I heard about that car from Honda. We got a commerical for that in New Jersey. Then I heard it was only going to be tested in California. I was like "WHA...!" Well I don't have one is because they make them SO expensive now because they are the highest performance types that are like over $100,000 and face it, most American's can't afford to have a car that expensive. Hell yea Jill! Y!A will take over the world! And we shall be the leaders of this new world!
Alternative Fuel Vehicles - 16 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
yess i see the you have seen the movie who killed the electric car? lol great movie but imagine what we would have done to save the environment stupid oil companies
2 :
Honda will be introducing a revolutionary car in LA soon. It's expensive though and has limited availability.
3 :
1. no one took the electric car away, there are no laws limiting it's production, it has fundamental problems that have not been fixed. electric cars with good enough batteries and charging systems to go more than 100 miles are out of most peoples price range, and there fore not going to make it on the open market. the last viable electric i saw was gm's ev1 and i think the price tag was $90,000 and had a range of 80 miles, my nos'. may be off a little but i think this is close. 2. why do you think the gov is some kind of covert organization trying to do evil to it's citizens?
4 :
America wake up the time of the horse is returning ?
5 :
Go buy one. What does the government have to do with it? There are electric cars for sale. It is because people like you that we don't have electric cars. What is your answer to this? Why don't you have one? Let's hear it. Why don't you have one??
6 :
We'll take the world by storm, today Yahoo! Answers, tomorrow the world! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
7 :
Why do you insist it be one of the Big Three auto manufacturers? There are many electric car manufacturers, if you'll bother to look. Better yet, BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC CAR using a recycled car with a dead gasoline engine. We have the technology! All we need is for people like you to take matters into their own hands, and scare the Big Three into giving us what we want!
8 :
wake up America, We are going to start walking
9 :
I almost had one, but the extension cord was SO expensive.
10 :
I think plug in hybrids are more appropriate for the time being. They don't have a limiting range, yet save a huge amount on fuel. The grid is already much cleaner than burning gasoline. As the grid gets cleaner, they will be even cleaner to charge. Electric car technology will advance while we drive PHEVs and some electrics. There are already viable markets for electrics as delivery vehicles, small job trucks like Phoenix Motorcars is making to sell in Mexico, etc. http://www.pluginpartners.org/ Plug in Partners makes a pretty good case for PHEVs. You can sign a petition to promote PHEVs at their website. "Plug-in hybrid vehicles can range from 20 to 60 miles without the use of gasoline after being charged in a standard electrical outlet. That means tens of millions of motorists could make their daily commute using little, if any, gasoline. A motorist driving 9,000 annual gasoline-free miles and 3,000 using gasoline would get 100 mpg (based on vehicles that get 25 mpg)." "These savings would be even more dramatic if plug-in technology is combined with already-existing flexible fuel technology." "Charging the battery each night would cost less than $1.00 at current rates. PHEVs outfitted with a battery pack providing a 40-mile electric range could power, using the all-electric mode, more than 60% of the total annual miles traveled by the average American driver"
11 :
What good would electric cars do? Burning coal to make electricty is no better than burning gasolene. And it would not be cheaper either. An electric furnace is 100% eficient and is still the most exspencive option.
12 :
We're working on it. Available in California in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost about $27,000 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge. http://www.aptera.com/details.php Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy, and a range of over 600 miles total when in electric/gas hybrid mode, for around $30,000. On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon. The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency. http://www.aptera.com/details.php Available in late 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge. http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-alias Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge. http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-x Available in 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30-35,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge. http://www.milesev.com/index.asp#hsv.swf Phoenix Motorcars will start selling their SUT to individuals in late 2008 or early 2009. It will cost $45,000 and have a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 100+ miles per charge. http://phoenixmotorcars.com/
13 :
Since this is America, you should realize that if there were a market for electric cars, they would be available everywhere. The hard truth, however, is that there is little or no market for these expensive toys because they are just that, expensive toys. To be competative, an electric car must have the same level of performance, cost and convenience as a conventional fueled vehicle. For example, consider a typical small sedan (e.g. Honda Civic). Initial cost (MSRP) approximatly US$20,000 Capacity - 4 adults in relative comfort (not luxury) Range between refueling - 250 miles Refueling time - 5-10 minutes Refeuiling convenience - tens of thousands of convenient locations throughout the country Cruising speed - 80 mph Acceleration - 0-60 in 12 seconds Comfort range - can keep cabin in comfort zone when outside temperatures are as high as 100 or as low as 0 degrees F. Show me the electric car that can do this, I and you will have found one that will sell.
14 :
U will loose about 40% from AC to battery. This alone means that u will produce more CO2 at the power plant.
15 :
Don't forget they killed the NIMH battery too. That's more than half the problem. Even the EV-1 wasn't very good without it. Chevron bought the company, and the patent rights with it. I believe you can own patent rights for 8 years, so they should be expiring any time. With the NIMH almost anyone could build an effective EV. Have you looked at the European models? I prefer American too, but there are some very good ones with pretty long track records.
16 :
just remember, the oil industry with blessings from the Bush Administration launched a counter-suit against the California Air Rescources Board that effectively killed the zero emissions initiative. also if I remember, GM was also involved. Well cheer up. the big three auto makers are in financial difficulties due to their own making. by the time the big three actually decide to build electric cars, it will probably be to late for them. I wonder why they have been laying off employees????? should this Global Warming propaganda actually be true, then the only vehicles that make sense for the normal day to day getting to and from work, coffee shop etc. is the battery electric. save your fume belching buggy for the family vacation. it will be companies like Tesla, Phoenics Motor Cars, Aptera and others who will provide a viable alternative in cleaner transportation. check out these sites:
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
I LOVE UNITED STATES & IT'S PEOPLE! why? please read the details.?
I LOVE UNITED STATES & IT'S PEOPLE! why? please read the details.?
hey guys! thank you for your answers. FYI : im a stranger , im persian(iranian). but i hate my country because im not free, and i don't have the LIBERTY! it's a long story. chill out! well im interested in,no,i love america and it's people. i always thinking about it,i always see american movies,eat american foods,and i always chat with them. i even have the flag of U.S.A in my room. you know what, im gonna move to the usa to continue my edcation,and live and work in usa. but i don't have enough tuition money for college and to live at there. so would you mind offer me some jobs at there that they are simple and make acceptable money? like a job at the diner. you know, i'm a straight-A student & i'm taking extra AP classes. what kind of skills can i learn that makes more money and it is easy. thank you again, please help me to fulfill my dreams.
Other - United States - 10 Answers
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1 :
ta-dah! good for you.
2 :
you have a good hade use it for the good youll go far here inthe USA
3 :
contact me at Sue15400@aol.com and will talk.
4 :
go work at a restrant that is really nice be a table buster! lol
5 :
I really hope that you accomplish your goal, and wish you all the luck in the world. Try looking into colleges here in the US and look for interships. (personally i dont think the US is that great)
6 :
first of all I don't think u r using the correct channel to know more about ur education nd job etc....watever....as u r here let me suggest u some thing.....first try to contact the college u r applying for...the communities in ur college..probably u might be having Iranian community in that college....and here in US..u have plenty of options ...as long as u r willing to work..there is an opportunity for u...don't worry much abt ur skills....u'll be improved once u r here....just njoy the savor of ur last few days in ur mother land...
7 :
KG can leave and this guy is welcome
8 :
well let me be brutally honest. if you were an american born citizen like myself, the nostalgia would wear off by the the time you hit your 20's although some people will refuse to admit it. even though we may have more freedoms than the middle east, america used to have an infinite amount of freedoms by comparison to modern times. you will definetly be better off in the states, but in the days before i was even "concieved" things were a lot better, before corporation bought off washington. i may seem to be rambling, but you would have to experience the exact life i lived to fully understand what im saying. anyway i also look forward to hearing about your sucess when it comes drop me a line at Robertc1985@juno.com
9 :
You have recieve some optimistic answers. I would advise you not to move to the US, but rather to Iraq (where they are trying hard to become like the US) You will be prejuduced against, and even treated poorly by these seemingly well-wishers. Right now, the US is not happy with any colored immigration. Just look at how hard it is for the Mexicans to enter and apply for citizenship! It's heck of easy to immigrate if your British or from other Nordic countries.
10 :
#1 The USA is not like the movies #2 You will be subjected to racial slurs and put downs #3 USA is not a Free Country. It is capitalistic and socialistic. It has many laws and regulations that every resident is expected to obey. Your personal freedoms are being reduced year by year by regulations. You will be expected to learn English or be subjected to ridicule. #4 Middle Eastern People are not trusted here although you are welcome to come. The government will be watching your every step. #5 In most cases, prices in stores are fixed and you will not have a bargaining option unless you go to a flea market or auction. #6 Our food is different. You may have to locate to a city that has specialty grocery stores for mideastern tastes. #7 Think about the American Military man or women that gave up his or her life so that you could take their seat in the University. Think about their families. Think about the Homeless Veterans that would love to have the same chance of education and prosperity. How will you honor their blood they spilled for you?
hey guys! thank you for your answers. FYI : im a stranger , im persian(iranian). but i hate my country because im not free, and i don't have the LIBERTY! it's a long story. chill out! well im interested in,no,i love america and it's people. i always thinking about it,i always see american movies,eat american foods,and i always chat with them. i even have the flag of U.S.A in my room. you know what, im gonna move to the usa to continue my edcation,and live and work in usa. but i don't have enough tuition money for college and to live at there. so would you mind offer me some jobs at there that they are simple and make acceptable money? like a job at the diner. you know, i'm a straight-A student & i'm taking extra AP classes. what kind of skills can i learn that makes more money and it is easy. thank you again, please help me to fulfill my dreams.
Other - United States - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
ta-dah! good for you.
2 :
you have a good hade use it for the good youll go far here inthe USA
3 :
contact me at Sue15400@aol.com and will talk.
4 :
go work at a restrant that is really nice be a table buster! lol
5 :
I really hope that you accomplish your goal, and wish you all the luck in the world. Try looking into colleges here in the US and look for interships. (personally i dont think the US is that great)
6 :
first of all I don't think u r using the correct channel to know more about ur education nd job etc....watever....as u r here let me suggest u some thing.....first try to contact the college u r applying for...the communities in ur college..probably u might be having Iranian community in that college....and here in US..u have plenty of options ...as long as u r willing to work..there is an opportunity for u...don't worry much abt ur skills....u'll be improved once u r here....just njoy the savor of ur last few days in ur mother land...
7 :
KG can leave and this guy is welcome
8 :
well let me be brutally honest. if you were an american born citizen like myself, the nostalgia would wear off by the the time you hit your 20's although some people will refuse to admit it. even though we may have more freedoms than the middle east, america used to have an infinite amount of freedoms by comparison to modern times. you will definetly be better off in the states, but in the days before i was even "concieved" things were a lot better, before corporation bought off washington. i may seem to be rambling, but you would have to experience the exact life i lived to fully understand what im saying. anyway i also look forward to hearing about your sucess when it comes drop me a line at Robertc1985@juno.com
9 :
You have recieve some optimistic answers. I would advise you not to move to the US, but rather to Iraq (where they are trying hard to become like the US) You will be prejuduced against, and even treated poorly by these seemingly well-wishers. Right now, the US is not happy with any colored immigration. Just look at how hard it is for the Mexicans to enter and apply for citizenship! It's heck of easy to immigrate if your British or from other Nordic countries.
10 :
#1 The USA is not like the movies #2 You will be subjected to racial slurs and put downs #3 USA is not a Free Country. It is capitalistic and socialistic. It has many laws and regulations that every resident is expected to obey. Your personal freedoms are being reduced year by year by regulations. You will be expected to learn English or be subjected to ridicule. #4 Middle Eastern People are not trusted here although you are welcome to come. The government will be watching your every step. #5 In most cases, prices in stores are fixed and you will not have a bargaining option unless you go to a flea market or auction. #6 Our food is different. You may have to locate to a city that has specialty grocery stores for mideastern tastes. #7 Think about the American Military man or women that gave up his or her life so that you could take their seat in the University. Think about their families. Think about the Homeless Veterans that would love to have the same chance of education and prosperity. How will you honor their blood they spilled for you?
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
how do i stop gettin emails like the one below?? i get 10 or 15 a week!!?
how do i stop gettin emails like the one below?? i get 10 or 15 a week!!?
OFFICE 21 Llanover road plum stead NIGERIA. Hello, Good day to you, my name is James Paul, I am an artist , and the owner of Susan Art World .I live and work in NIGERIA with my two kids, 2 cats, one dog and the love of my life ,my wife Mary Paul. It is definitely a full house. I have been into artwork since childhood. That gives me years of experience. I majored in Art in high school and took a few college Art courses. Most of my work are done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing, ancient antiquities and creative artworks on the computer. I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and I have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I have sold some of my art works to some private companies in United States of America . But I do face some difficulties when it comes to Payment , because all my customers in America always offer to pay me with ONLINE TRANSFER WITH WELLSFARGO BANK AND BANK OF AMERICA, and I find it very difficult to cash this mode of payment in NIGERIA, This is because the NIGERIA Government does not permit the usage of ONLINE TRANSFER WITH WELLSFARGO BANK AND BANK OF AMERICA in TO NIGERIA. Right now, I'm searching for a representative in United States that will be able to cash my money in America and wirethe available funds to me in NIGERIA.Who to trust are my problems. I’ve series of arrangements with the FBI in Washington, in attempt for anyone to make away with my funds; definitely the law will catch-up with him, and he will definitely face the consequences. You are entitled to 10% commission for any transactio(that is for any money order cashed ).This transaction is risk free and legal from the American Government. Please get back to me with your Complete Name, Residential Address and Telephone Number if you are interested. Once again this transaction is 100% risk free and legal from the United States Government and the British Government, so feel free about this transaction and get back to me with the required information's to enable us proceed. Thanks for going through this proposal. My warmest Regards and thanks for your anticipated assistant, James Paul. Director of SUS ART WORLD INC, NIGERIA.
Spam & Bulk Mail - 10 Answers
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spam it
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I hate those things, I keep reporting them as spam and they keep apprearing. You can do that and hope that they'll stop, if you find a better way I'd love to hear it because they get on my nerves.
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i reply to them, go to www.419eaters.com its a group of people devoted to screwing with the nigerian scammers
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Mark it as spam - i get a ton of them from dubai - somehow some spammer got ahold of your email address. Just delete it or mark it as spam.
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you should reply and tell them to shut their mouths and get some one else to pity on them and they need to stop sending spam and get a life!
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Like Joe cool says, SPAM IT! I get those once in a great while now. I used to get them all the time and I would just delete them But after using my brain I learned to use the SPAM . everytime you see one of those hit the spam. If you even suspect a bogus email, spam it. cause once you open it more will come.
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It's a scam to rip you off.They send you a check that you cash-the check bounces & you're stuck with a bad check which you can be charged with.you should make a copy of it & report this to the proper athorities!I've read about this scam in the paper. Alot of people have been burnt by it.Also,report it as SPAM,& it shouldbe blocked after that.
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Foward it to abuse@yahoo.com, even if you are not getting it in your yahoo account, and that person is not sending from a yahoo account! Yahoo really knows how to punish them ppl>
9 :
Everytime you hear on T.V. about someone on the news getting arrested for making large money transfers at Wal-Mart, this is the email they had recieved. If you give into these, you can be arrested. These emails are of some a high scam level, the SEC (Securities Exchange Commision -- a government agency) has asked that these scams be reported to them. I recommend that you forward one or two (not all) to: enforcement@sec.gov Just forward it; don't change the Subject Line or body of the email. This will help the SEC (hopefully) shut down these guyswho are doing these.
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when you get one next click on the spam, and then block this from my computer. it will put a block on it
OFFICE 21 Llanover road plum stead NIGERIA. Hello, Good day to you, my name is James Paul, I am an artist , and the owner of Susan Art World .I live and work in NIGERIA with my two kids, 2 cats, one dog and the love of my life ,my wife Mary Paul. It is definitely a full house. I have been into artwork since childhood. That gives me years of experience. I majored in Art in high school and took a few college Art courses. Most of my work are done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing, ancient antiquities and creative artworks on the computer. I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and I have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I have sold some of my art works to some private companies in United States of America . But I do face some difficulties when it comes to Payment , because all my customers in America always offer to pay me with ONLINE TRANSFER WITH WELLSFARGO BANK AND BANK OF AMERICA, and I find it very difficult to cash this mode of payment in NIGERIA, This is because the NIGERIA Government does not permit the usage of ONLINE TRANSFER WITH WELLSFARGO BANK AND BANK OF AMERICA in TO NIGERIA. Right now, I'm searching for a representative in United States that will be able to cash my money in America and wirethe available funds to me in NIGERIA.Who to trust are my problems. I’ve series of arrangements with the FBI in Washington, in attempt for anyone to make away with my funds; definitely the law will catch-up with him, and he will definitely face the consequences. You are entitled to 10% commission for any transactio(that is for any money order cashed ).This transaction is risk free and legal from the American Government. Please get back to me with your Complete Name, Residential Address and Telephone Number if you are interested. Once again this transaction is 100% risk free and legal from the United States Government and the British Government, so feel free about this transaction and get back to me with the required information's to enable us proceed. Thanks for going through this proposal. My warmest Regards and thanks for your anticipated assistant, James Paul. Director of SUS ART WORLD INC, NIGERIA.
Spam & Bulk Mail - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
spam it
2 :
I hate those things, I keep reporting them as spam and they keep apprearing. You can do that and hope that they'll stop, if you find a better way I'd love to hear it because they get on my nerves.
3 :
i reply to them, go to www.419eaters.com its a group of people devoted to screwing with the nigerian scammers
4 :
Mark it as spam - i get a ton of them from dubai - somehow some spammer got ahold of your email address. Just delete it or mark it as spam.
5 :
you should reply and tell them to shut their mouths and get some one else to pity on them and they need to stop sending spam and get a life!
6 :
Like Joe cool says, SPAM IT! I get those once in a great while now. I used to get them all the time and I would just delete them But after using my brain I learned to use the SPAM . everytime you see one of those hit the spam. If you even suspect a bogus email, spam it. cause once you open it more will come.
7 :
It's a scam to rip you off.They send you a check that you cash-the check bounces & you're stuck with a bad check which you can be charged with.you should make a copy of it & report this to the proper athorities!I've read about this scam in the paper. Alot of people have been burnt by it.Also,report it as SPAM,& it shouldbe blocked after that.
8 :
Foward it to abuse@yahoo.com, even if you are not getting it in your yahoo account, and that person is not sending from a yahoo account! Yahoo really knows how to punish them ppl>
9 :
Everytime you hear on T.V. about someone on the news getting arrested for making large money transfers at Wal-Mart, this is the email they had recieved. If you give into these, you can be arrested. These emails are of some a high scam level, the SEC (Securities Exchange Commision -- a government agency) has asked that these scams be reported to them. I recommend that you forward one or two (not all) to: enforcement@sec.gov Just forward it; don't change the Subject Line or body of the email. This will help the SEC (hopefully) shut down these guyswho are doing these.
10 :
when you get one next click on the spam, and then block this from my computer. it will put a block on it
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
why dont our represenatives in D.C. take pay cuts and use that money to help others?
why dont our represenatives in D.C. take pay cuts and use that money to help others?
The current salary (2009) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year. congressional pay rates also affect the salaries for federal judges and other senior government executives. imagine they all take pay cuts down to 100k/year that would save $39,590,000 a year from congressional saleries i mean why should they make more the then national average salary (In the United States of America, the average annual wage was $36,764 in 2002) oh and they work less the the average person (Since 1985, Congress has allocated an average of 152 days per session) i got this info by doing yahoo searches im not saying they shouldnt get paid just that if we need 800billion to help out the economy why shouldnt they help pay some of it and your right 39 mill isnt that much but then again how much is 800 billion going to cost you in the long run
Government - 5 Answers
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Because few of them on either side of the aisle truly care about the people they work for -- us. Instead, they're more concerned with scoring partisan points or simply keeping their jobs from one election cycle to the next.
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The policies of this type are never implemented to harm oneself. You are right on the huge sum a country can save by giving a small contribution from everyone. The executives would rather come up with a package for the salaried class against the increased price instead of a pay cut. Your suggestion should be heard by all major MNC's in India as well.
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I disagree with this line of reasoning. George Washington initially offered to serve as the first U.S. President for free. He later decided that it wasn't a good precedent because it shouldn't be a requirement that one is already wealthy prior to running for office. Think about it. In order to become a representative, you actually have to win an election, give up all of your privacy, open your personal life to vicious attacks by your opponent, and potentially quit your day job while you are in the process of campaigning. We have enough wealthy elitists in congress as it is. The last thing we need is a change in policy that would make it impossible for working professionals to run for office. By the way, 39, 590, 000 doesn't even buy one jet for the military. That particular change in policy would not help with the budget deficit at all.
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A cut in their salaries alone wouldn't make a dent but at least it would be a gesture. Let's remove their dining rooms, cafeterias, health clubs, and all the other crap-ola we're paying for. And this is just the icing on the cake: Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats in Congress left town for their annual retreat at Kingsmill Resort and Spa in nearby Williamsburg, Va., which offers "unforgettable golf, luxurious accommodations... and an abundance of recreational opportunities." And before anyone screams that the Republicans just had a retreat, yes they did, but we're not paying for it: "Republicans spend no public money on their retreat...Democrats spend taxpayer money on their retreat but do not permit lobbyists to accompany them. The public pays for a charter train from Washington to Williamsburg for many of the 200 members who attend, as well as conference rooms, security and catering." I'm sick of the entire bunch and it's only been a couple of weeks.
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They won't they think they deserve a lot of amenities because they are working for us. Never mind how rotten things have gotten because of the greed, political favors, and the general screwing over of the american people that have been going on for years thanks to "special interests" of all kinds.
The current salary (2009) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year. congressional pay rates also affect the salaries for federal judges and other senior government executives. imagine they all take pay cuts down to 100k/year that would save $39,590,000 a year from congressional saleries i mean why should they make more the then national average salary (In the United States of America, the average annual wage was $36,764 in 2002) oh and they work less the the average person (Since 1985, Congress has allocated an average of 152 days per session) i got this info by doing yahoo searches im not saying they shouldnt get paid just that if we need 800billion to help out the economy why shouldnt they help pay some of it and your right 39 mill isnt that much but then again how much is 800 billion going to cost you in the long run
Government - 5 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Because few of them on either side of the aisle truly care about the people they work for -- us. Instead, they're more concerned with scoring partisan points or simply keeping their jobs from one election cycle to the next.
2 :
The policies of this type are never implemented to harm oneself. You are right on the huge sum a country can save by giving a small contribution from everyone. The executives would rather come up with a package for the salaried class against the increased price instead of a pay cut. Your suggestion should be heard by all major MNC's in India as well.
3 :
I disagree with this line of reasoning. George Washington initially offered to serve as the first U.S. President for free. He later decided that it wasn't a good precedent because it shouldn't be a requirement that one is already wealthy prior to running for office. Think about it. In order to become a representative, you actually have to win an election, give up all of your privacy, open your personal life to vicious attacks by your opponent, and potentially quit your day job while you are in the process of campaigning. We have enough wealthy elitists in congress as it is. The last thing we need is a change in policy that would make it impossible for working professionals to run for office. By the way, 39, 590, 000 doesn't even buy one jet for the military. That particular change in policy would not help with the budget deficit at all.
4 :
A cut in their salaries alone wouldn't make a dent but at least it would be a gesture. Let's remove their dining rooms, cafeterias, health clubs, and all the other crap-ola we're paying for. And this is just the icing on the cake: Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats in Congress left town for their annual retreat at Kingsmill Resort and Spa in nearby Williamsburg, Va., which offers "unforgettable golf, luxurious accommodations... and an abundance of recreational opportunities." And before anyone screams that the Republicans just had a retreat, yes they did, but we're not paying for it: "Republicans spend no public money on their retreat...Democrats spend taxpayer money on their retreat but do not permit lobbyists to accompany them. The public pays for a charter train from Washington to Williamsburg for many of the 200 members who attend, as well as conference rooms, security and catering." I'm sick of the entire bunch and it's only been a couple of weeks.
5 :
They won't they think they deserve a lot of amenities because they are working for us. Never mind how rotten things have gotten because of the greed, political favors, and the general screwing over of the american people that have been going on for years thanks to "special interests" of all kinds.
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