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Posted on July 22 at 6:25 p.m.
Perhaps if our tax dollars went to actually solving problems, there would not be the anti-tax sentiment that exists.
I have no problem paying taxes--and extra ones at that--(possible bad grammar on my part) if the money goes to some tangible end. But we keep getting hit with taxes, fees, users permits, and on and on and on and what do those who advocate this tell us?...."This will go a long way in helping..." (fill in the blank)
From what I see, Scandinavian countries have high taxes, but they also have a better health care and education system. From what I see here, the money gets taken from us, but doesn't get to come close to solving the health care and education crisis. Even before World War Three began (a little sarcastic reference to the war that we are in which "Hope" and "Change" icon Obama wants to spread to Afghanistan--thus continuing the warmonger policies of Bush/McCain) America couldn't seem to deal effectively with these problems.
We need taxes, but we need to have a way to make sure the money actually goes to what is needed.
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Posted on July 22 at 2:11 p.m.
Here is another thing to consider: If there is a collision, the person who runs into the other person is at fault in the eyes of the law. THAT should be incentive to not tailgate.
If some animal, kid, or vehicle darts out in front of the person you are tailgating, you will almost surely end up into their back end.
Also, with Road Rage on the rise consider the possibility that the person your aggressing on might be crazy and come after you.
Simple solution: Give yourself 25% extra time to reach your destination and you won't be so stressed out. It's also better for your blood pressure.
Posted on July 19 at 2:17 p.m.
"Tell that to Obama the next time he wants to talk about HOPE."
RForsyth: Are you referring to the same Obama whose supporters think he's going to end the war yet talks about shifting the troops from Iraq to Afghanistan instead of bringing them home? (Which I saw on the news the other day) Is this also the same Obama who disowned his pastor (Jerimiah Wright) only after the press got wind of Wright's comments despite the fact that Obama had sat in the pulpit of that pastor's church for the previous 20 years?
Sure, just like Obama will end the war, he'll solve the homeless problem!
Posted on July 18 at 2:12 p.m.
I'm not really sure how it's spelled, and I don't see any in either of the two major parties.
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Posted on July 17 at 6:27 p.m.
The only person whose opinion should matter to you per your looks (which will change considerably with age) is your husband.
No one else should be concerned, and you shouldn't concern yourself with what they think.
Posted on July 17 at 6:20 p.m.
Good point Gordo, and I'd like to add something else: I keep hearing about how the hiring (exploitation) of these workers is helping our economy but how do we know that these farmers are passing on their savings to us?
Here is another question: Since the pro-open borders/exploitation crowd says that our economy would collapse (as if it hasn't already) without unlimited amounts of cheap labor flooding into the U.S., I would assume that they would be saying that we need X-amount of workers per X-amount of American consumers. How do they address the fact that the numbers or cheap labor workers coming in to the U.S. far outnumber the growth rate of the American consumer?
What will happen when the base population of the U.S. is impovershed and there are only a few people with a decent education and middle-class status? Answer: Look to any third-world country with all of their suffering and social unrest.
Posted on July 16 at 3:08 p.m.
While all this is happening, the American electorate keeps choosing status quo politicians and God forbid that when someone votes for anything other than what the two-party duopoly offers they get accused of "wasting their vote".
Did anyone notice that yesterday the argument Barack has offered per the war has now shifted? Now he's saying that we need to focus on putting troops in Aghanistan as opposed to Iraq. There it is people, the Poltically Correct Progressive candidate is now on board with the ongoing War Machine and the untold billions we are spending to solve the problems in the Muslim world.
Yes, then there are the schools. Always telling us how if we just spend more $$$ it "will go a long way" (as our politicians love to tell us) in solving their problems but when they get the money they still complain that their walls are crumbling. Where does all the money go?
So the question that I don't hear ANY elected poltician ask is this: How did housing become so out of reach that so many people can't afford it? Only when we address WHY this is the case, can we actually arrive at a solution.
Clearly, the so-called liberal/progressive leaders of S.B. won't dig to the bottom of what is happening, or perhaps they would have to look at their own way of governance and change things. Either way, like the gang problem, road rage, and other ills that were not mainstream problems in decades past, we need to ask ourselves what we were doing differently as a society back when it wasn't a problem. Homeless shelters can keep some of the people warm, but they alone don't stop the problem from getting worse.
Posted on July 16 at 2:08 p.m.
Sorry Mr. Claussen but some people have places to be. Reckless driving is one thing, but if you are one of the thousands of drivers who cluster on the freeway, drive well below the speed limit, and sit and stare at green lights well........I'm sorry but I'm going to sit on your bumper. -livingsb-
Did I say I drive "well below the speed limit"? I actually make it a point to go as close to the maximum speed limit as I can. If one-laned Foothill Road says 35 MPH, I will go as close to that as I can, certainly not 25, or even 30, or even 32, I will keep it at 35 or whatever the maximum speed is at any other one-lane road.. I am respectful of the fact that SOME people time their arrivals to their destinations based on the posted speed limit. (While it seems most simply are in a hurry because they lack common sense)
Since I mention Foothill, I'll give you an example of what I'm talking about: I figured out a few years ago that if I am driving the maximum speed limit on Foothill, and a vehicle pulls out a quarter of a mile behind me, it's almost guaranteed that whoever is driving that vehicle will be riding on my bumper in one to two minutes. It could be day or night but it doesn't matter.
Conclusion: I'm going the speed limit and hardly any slower, and the person behind me rushes up behind me and even more ridiculously, won't simply go around me and have done with it. (And this happens all the time on the freeway when in many cases they have TWO passing lanes on my left side) Either these people are simply doing this because they are trying to be rude and aggressive, or they are so mindless (I'm thinking this is the case) to think about how dangerous and pointless their driving is. Having said that, who is at fault here?...the person driving the speed limit, or the person who is in a hurry and won't just pass me?
Posted on July 15 at 2:17 p.m.
The problem that doesn't get discussed is WHY housing is so ridiculously expensive. All we hear about is the mentally ill homeless that harrass people and curse at lampposts. We don't address the those forced into this lifestyle by circumstance and then sleeping in one's vehicle becomes a crime. (That'll solve the problem)
What were we doing as a society in decades past BEFORE this became a mainstream issue? Obviously we're doing SOMETHING wrong.
This is like the gang problem in the sense that while individual cases can be dealt with the underlying cause must be addressed.
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Posted on July 22 at 7:40 p.m.
Ah yes, term limits. I could be wrong, but someone of of great prominance in the American political scene said long, long ago that everyone has an obligation to become a part-time politician. Whether or not that was actually said--or is the stuff of Urban Legends--it makes sense.
Even if they only work in theory, term limits are a good idea. It prevents entrenched Pols from getting too much power and allows more people to become involved in the political process.
Hunters using lead-free bullets seems like a good idea, but I'm not clear what was meant by shooting people with lead-free bullets. To put it another way: Outlaws tend to ignore such niceties.
All the while the California voters keep voting for people who dig us ever further into debt...but hey...isn't this happening all over America?
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