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only thing i can say about this is 1) maybe it's just *bit* too soon!? shit's still going down, people might need some distance for it to be considered "not in poor taste", 2) japan is a hyoooge market for them, i'm sure they don't want to risk losing a fortune over some "jackass" comedian. (i don't think he's jackass, just sayin...)

so, has anyone ever done a dgn jam (band) night?

(monty python skit) "why is american beer like making love in a canoe!?" ... "it's fucking close to water!"

bookmarked!

QFT!

most heartfelt congratulations, and i will do my best to make it to see you guys before you leave!

want granholm back? people fucking amaze me... (not you specifically.)

so seriously, then, wtf do you propose be done differently? and be specific... all i hear anyone ever do is bitch and moan. if it was so easy to fix this problem, it would be fixed already.

tell you what i'd like to see - arnold doing a "rocky-esqe" Conan movie about him in later life, as he's aged. as for this? might be good, but this guy will always be "ronon" to me...

then this is an invalid argument. there are no absolutes, because everything in the world is subjective. that makes this a seemingly pointless exercise, in my opinion...

nope, will still vote for nader every time! it's all just logic to me, i don't see any other viable ways to repair this economy presently. i'm not crazy about any of it, but i understand it, and i can't fault it right now.

don't fear it's a trap, just don't want to waste time and energy crafting a response that has little to do with what you are looking for. that, and i was trying to establish some guidelines for other members so that they might be more encouraged to participate...

anyone who considers themselves my enemy has every right to live. the only possible way i would kill anyone is if it were the only way to spare my life, or one i care for, and i would try my utmost to merely incapacitate the enemy, rather than kill them. i find killing for any reason other than that which is absolutely necessary, loathsome.

took this a few years ago but forgot what i got, so i took it again! (HA! just noticed - "Divine Command 0%" )

isn't "even distribution of wealth" another term for socialism? maybe i'm unclear as to your intent - what kind of a discussion would you like to see here?

now, i *would* like to add that i think that anyone still making over, say $100k/year (individual) in this state, should have their taxes raised, just a bit, as there is no logical argument that can be made about them *not* being able to afford it. also, all legislature (ok, politicians in general) in michigan, should voluntarily give themselves a minimum 10% pay decrease, and also absorb some of the cost for their benefits, such as health, pension, etc. until the govt. has been out of debt for a minimum of three years, just so that they can't say "we balanced the budget this year!", get their shit back, and then we find out they pushed things around in the books to screw us the next year, for example.

i watched "michigan is screwed" - i can't stand michael moore, so i didn't even bother with the other. here's the thing, if you raise taxes on corporations, it's likely they'll 1) not create any new jobs due to a lack of money to pay for said jobs, 2) leave the state for somewhere that has lower taxes. if you want to create jobs in michigan (so that people can actually earn a living here) you need tax cuts for corporations. it seems pretty simple to me. next, you can't say, "we all have to share in the burden, except for you union people, cuz yer special!" if unions are not willing to share the sacrifice, they should be gone. i've had a certain loathing for modern unions for a long time, and as far as i'm concerned, if this is how snyder has figured a way to "get rid" of them, i'm all for that too. finally, in order to pay for both the tax cuts to create jobs, and to cover the budget deficit, you need to raise revenues. one major way to do this is taxes. now, he's not raising taxes on the poor & the elderly, he's *not giving breaks* to them anymore, which means they're paying more similarly to what the middle class is paying. it's hard to raise property taxes on homes with declining values in a market that ripe for statewide defaults, and you don't want to raise taxes on business (as i stated earlier), so where is that money going to come from? middle class citizens in michigan are already getting nailed, so the next logical place is to reduce breaks for these two groups. i fail to see how it's some kind of outrageous blasphemy. i think people are over-reacting and need to "man up" & work together to get our state back on track. *everyone*, not just *some* people...

for sake of argument, please define...

2 comments - 1) re: appointing someone to a town declared "in trouble" (paraphrased)... unions were a great thing when they first came around, but they've long outlived their need, imo. if unions are being stubborn and preventing concessions, for example, of a pay decrease, or higher ins. costs for their members, etc., they're a part of the problem, not the solution, to michigan's budget woes. 2) re: taxing poor/old people, then giving businesses tax breaks. wtf is wrong with you people? everyone and their brother are bitching about unemployment rates. tax incentives for businesses should mean more jobs for michigan workers. how the hell is that bad? there's a reason it's called 'shared sacrifice' - everyone chips in on an individual basis. businesses need to be incentivized (is that a word?) in order to get our people back to work, so you don't want to take money from them. this all seems so logical to me, i don't know why everyone is getting so freaking upset. "yeah, cut the budget everywhere! but not *this* particular thing, or *this* particular group, or, or, or..."

why is this a facebook link, if it immediately takes you to a site *not on* facebook?

the actual oil supply (or refinery capacity, for that matter) has little to do with the day to day volatility of gas prices - it's more driven by investor speculation/panic based on world events, and seasonal consumption. the only reason tapping our reserves might work (and it might) is that it may calm investors' nerves & give them some confidence.