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if we all played by the rules we wouldnt need all the regulation that is in place. Even as a kid, I figured out we have millions of laws, most of which are already covered by the Ten Commandments. They in turn, are unnecessary if we obey the Golden Rule, some variant of which is basic in almost every religion. Ahia legislators were recently shocked that we didn't have a specific law forbidding sex with animals. Do we really need such a law? |
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Can't figure out why health care should be a right. Can't figure out why some one else has to pay for this right either. BOING! It started with employers paying for health care, so they had employees capable of working. Why not pay their car insurance, so they have a way to work? House insurance, so they can sleep somewhere? etc etc. |
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I remember one of the alternatives was 'do nothing'. Always my favorite. Clearly, you were never a Navy man, Jack. Their teaching is, "DO SOMETHING, EVEN IF IT IS WRONG!". Their theory is that inaction is almost always wrong while action is only sometimes wrong. They are playing the better odds!  Quote:
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Try this: Not necessary, Fredd. I build and maintain my own PCs and have for decades. I use the CC and Wise registry cleaning programs regularly. Problem was NOT on this end. Other polls on this site worked fine... but not this one. Quote:
Even as a kid, I figured out we have millions of laws, most of which are already covered by the Ten Commandments.
They in turn, are unnecessary if we obey the Golden Rule, some variant of which is basic in almost every religion. The problem is this: those of us who KNOW how to behave and who do so routinely must share this world with a lot of others who do not. Hence, we have laws. I like the start of the Hippocratic Oath that says, "First, do no harm". That's a pretty darned good beginning.  Quote:
We have a term in IT. It is called scope creep. That is why goverments get large. That's another way of saying "empire building". Unfortunately, there are a lot of frustrated little emperors out there who keep doing this, to the detriment of all. Quote:
Ron Paul wants to get rid of the EPA, dept of education, and FDA etc. Do we really need these? No we dont if companies would make safe products. However that is not the case and probaly never will be the case. Agreed... in part. If we had a system wherein companies HAD to be responsible for their actions, including their products, emissions, etc., individuals could pursue them in court to gain redress without having a HUGE bloated government with millions of rules, laws, and regulations. Needless to say, corporate excesses should be hideously expensive for companies that abuse people and the environment... and I mean expensive to the point of ruining the company financially, not just some token fine. None of this "we didn't do anything wrong but here is a bunch of money to stop hassling us" nonsense. |
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Clearly, you were never a Navy man, Jack. Their teaching is, "DO SOMETHING, EVEN IF IT IS WRONG!". Actually, USN (AE, Quonset Point & North Island) '64-'71 - I only remember "Don't volunteer for anything". |
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I use the CC and Wise registry cleaning programs regularly. I've solved some really weird stuff by doing a defrag. |
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Needless to say, corporate excesses should be hideously expensive for companies that abuse people and the environment...] About 45 years ago, the city gave Ray-o-vac all sorts of tax incentives to locate in Lankstir. The came, stayed the minimum, and left behind a superfund site. They still exist, but I don't see them cleaning up the mess. Anyone else see a problem with paying someone to turn a sandpile into a litter box? |
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Actually, USN (AE, Quonset Point & North Island) '64-'71 - I only remember "Don't volunteer for anything". Yep, that would be the other high value lesson that the military teaches. Lots of non-comms will grab a couple of guys for a crummy detail and say, "YOU AND YOU ARE VOLUNTERING!".  Quote:
I've solved some really weird stuff by doing a defrag. Same here... which is why I defrag weekly. The registry can also be defragged and that also helps sometimes. The Wise Registry Cleaner program can do that. Quote:
They still exist, but I don't see them cleaning up the mess. Then they need to be sued into submission.  |
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algol: Good point, that we should stop spending and start DOING. But why do people lack the motivation to do good deeds - because there's no money in it. If the only incentive to do good is money, then the same problem outweighs that motivation.
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I like the term "free thinker", so I picked it and end up in the minority, lol.... I don't think left or right or any political view when it comes to putting your money into something else if you believe the dollar in fact to be on a steady decline and don't feel safe with large amounts of it for any length of time. Other than paying monthly bills, daily expenses, etc..... The word conservative by nature makes sense to me that it would be in the lead, and Liberals are more concerned with savin the Earth, preserving the planet for the future generation, etc.. Perhaps not so focused on financial wealth, and perhaps does not look to the future as much as they should, may have been a hippie at some time in the past, rof  .... But on the flip side of that, being to conservative is just ridiculous, as YOU WAKE UP ONE DAY, and realize you have cancer or some terminal disease created from all the worry stress of the conservative nature, and you have no time left to enjoy all you accumulated. Perhaps regrets of lost time spent with family an love ones other than trying to figure out a way to make another dying dollar, lol.... I am stereotyping here and perhaps I misinterpreted both sides in my estimation, as I have seen both examples in my life, and like my dad always says...."If that person could look in the mirror, and see the person that we see on the outside, then they could have a chance to change." In the end, I think falling into the middle of sorts on views is best, and always remember most of what you hear is "hear say", BS or a flat out lies. An it is up to us to determine where the most ACCURATE information is coming from. Not an easy task, in a world full of cons, crooks, scammers, etc.... Edited by Silverhawk74
09/01/2011 3:26 pm
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Liberals are more concerned with savin the Earth, preserving the planet for the future generation, etc.. Yes, and decades after the first Earth Day, plastic bags are causing 30% of the jams at recycling centers, yet only 9% of them get recycled, and there are lots of alternatives. Other efforts fall under "save ______, regardless of the cost". "If we spend $100 billion, we'll prevent one cancer death every 100 years." |
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getting more and more depressing reading the threads on here... the world sucks!
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C'mon, it's just a forum, just a bunch of opinions, rants, 10 secs of fame, etc... Seems to me, from the many threads and responses I've seen on here, that most of us have it pretty good - coins, currency, PM's, computers, cars, homes, pets, families, the works. The world is not going to end tomorrow, or next week, or next month! Actually, it's scheduled for Dec, isn't it? |
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The world is not going to end tomorrow, or next week, or next month! From your lips to God's ears! At least, we all HOPE that the world does not end in the immediate future. None of us knows this, however. It could end at any time. We don't get to know that part of the game plan, so have to muddle along as best we can in the meantime. |
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