Forum: Politics
12-06-2005, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 399
Re: Universal Health Care
The efficiency attack on social insurance is due to the fact that Medicare spending is growing at a rate twice that of our GDP. The cost of Medicare is ballooning and our ability to pay is drifting...
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Forum: Politics
11-20-2005, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 178
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Forum: Politics
11-14-2005, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 697
Re: Your bluff is dead in the water
Bush worked with the best though imperfect intel and advice that he had and believed that we couldn't run the risk of Saddam acquiring WMD's no matter how low the probability might have been. And the...
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Forum: Politics
11-04-2005, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 284
Re: The best energy policy ever
You seem to be assuming that unless nanny government steps in, people will just blindly keep using oil and never look at anything else until the last drop is extracted from the ground
Well, not...
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Forum: Politics
11-04-2005, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 284
Re: The best energy policy ever
Enough with the anarcho-capitalism, pvn. And whats with the people spending their money to alleviate their own suffering? How do poor people fit in your world, if at all? If im poor and I get...
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Forum: Politics
11-04-2005, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 284
Re: The best energy policy ever
Its called insurance. Sure, we could hope for the best and leave it to capitalism, but I personally would like to have some insurance. If oil hit $300 a barrel tomorrow, do you think hydrogen...
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Forum: Internet Bonuses
10-28-2005, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 111
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Forum: Politics
10-26-2005, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 363
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Forum: Politics
10-22-2005, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 188
Re: More left-wing pandering
An example of why I have a problem with their info: New Jersey gets the least pork per capita of any state in the country @ $11.70. Alaska gets the most @ $808.13 per person. New Jersey's Democrat...
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Forum: Politics
10-22-2005, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 188
Re: More left-wing pandering
Interesting site. Still trying to figure out their rating system, though. Seems like a lot of these bills have nothing to do with pork (the congressional scorecard). They show a yes or no vote on...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
10-17-2005, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 30
Re: Net Winnings for Pro Tourney Players
worst analogy ever
Maybe not ever, but close. Im not talking about how somebody gets to the tournament or their personal lifestyle. It just seems pretty misleading. Even their own web pages...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
10-17-2005, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 30
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Forum: Internet Gambling
10-17-2005, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 30
Net Winnings for Pro Tourney Players
Ever notice how you never hear about this on tv, etc.? Its always "Mr X has won $300,000 this year, blah blah". They never mention that Mr X didnt place in 80 of his tourneys, for a total of...
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Forum: Politics
10-15-2005, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 162
Re: I Like To Read Books About War
The Road to Berlin - John Erickson
the Russo-German War- Albert Seaton
Enemy at the Gates - William Craig (much better than the movie)
Any of David Glantz's books
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Forum: Internet Gambling
10-11-2005, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 74
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Forum: Politics
09-08-2005, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 201
Re: Whose fiqures?
OPEC members are not governed by the SEC. We have nothing other than their "word" stating how much they have in reserves. What is fishy to many people about this is the huge jump in the 80's of...
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Forum: Politics
05-01-2005, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 213
Re: An Energy Tsunami Ahead
1) Battery operated vehicles go 150-200 miles on a charge currently vs. 300+ for gasoline cars. Car batteries dont recharge in 5 minutes like filling your tank with gas, so forget about going on a...
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Forum: Politics
04-16-2005, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 234
Re: The Deficit
However, the current debt level is the equivalent of a US household having an annual income of $110K, and total debt of $77K. Not that bad when you put it into perspective.
You are mixing up...
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Forum: Politics
03-22-2005, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 220
Re: Oil will not go much higher than $50/ barrel
I believe the cost to extract oil from oil shale is about $30 per barrel. So to make money from oil shale the price of oil must THEORETCALLY be $31/barrel but realistically the price needs to be...
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Forum: Politics
11-11-2004, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 176
Re: Canadian Health Care
Listen man, if you enjoy paying for health care for drug addicts and alcoholics, go ahead. I'll take the two less years and more money in my pocket
In the U.S., you are paying for the...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
11-10-2004, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 77
Re: Best...table chat...ever...
If you're going to the trouble of blacking out one person's name, you really should do them all, IMO. I was under the impression that we weren't supposed to point out specific players (like telling...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-24-2004, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 94
Re: Downloading music?
I have used WinMX for the past 4 years without a problem. There is no spyware or popups and it is by far the easiest to control and use. You can throttle the download and upload speeds on...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-20-2004, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 58
Re: Meanwhile, In Saudi Arabia . . .
Now THAT is funny! Replace Mohammed with Jesus as the path to the ONE true peaceloving GOD in who's name we can do no wrong. Sheesh
Say what you want about Christians, but I dont see many of...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-18-2004, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 123
Re: So how\'s Kerry gonna increase your income?
The fact is that both Bush AND Kerry are fiscally irresponsible. But it's not really their fault, because to get elected anymore, you have to be. The average american voter lives in the now, and...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
08-21-2004, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 114
Re: This may sound redundant to some, but...
Kiev or Vinnitsa in the Ukraine. Very cheap living and the sights are awesome. Crime isnt bad and you wont stick out like a sore thumb. You can get a very nice home for less than $50K in some...
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