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Holder by RobVG June 21, 2012 7:58 am

That should be investigated and defined. by bowser 2012-06-21 21:50:07

A thought that struck me funny by RobVG June 18, 2012 7:58 am

There will always be the privileged. The difference is how the poor are treated. by bowser 2012-06-18 12:11:11
Perhaps there's less there than meets the eye. Or a whole lot more? by Robert 2012-06-18 09:12:07
- Wow. by TB 2012-06-18 09:40:48
  - Pleading your case before JudgeVG by Robert 2012-06-18 17:55:34
    - Sorry, I've been working this thread in parallel with the one on former East Germany. by TB 2012-06-18 18:45:18
  - Time for a courtesy flush. by ER 2012-06-18 11:49:31
Rich and poor. Yes, I firmly believe we will always have both. ...and a question for the poor...which basically was ... by Jody 2012-06-18 08:41:21

...and the Lockheed strike marches on...week 9 by Jody June 16, 2012 9:50 am

When looking for jobs in the Aerospace field.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-17 01:07:26
- If you want a pension I would. But this *no pension* for new hires seems to be what several big ... by Jody 2012-06-17 06:27:50
Not sure if that's the link you want n/t by RobVG 2012-06-16 13:30:16
- ? by Jody 2012-06-16 13:45:35
  - Works now. The link fairy must have fixed it... n/t by RobVG 2012-06-17 08:28:48
    - :) by Jody 2012-06-17 16:56:13

The peculiar "science" of Christians. by bowser June 14, 2012 11:11 pm

"Behemoth is a Dinosaur, a Dinosaur is he; He eateth grass like an ox, his tail's like a Cedar Tree" by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-16 20:46:49

They caught 'em at it this time. by bowser June 16, 2012 5:24 am

Watching Democrats. by bowser June 15, 2012 2:12 pm

:/ by Jody 2012-06-15 14:34:50
- The heavy donors, state and federal combined, -here-. by TB 2012-06-15 15:20:22
  - you mean #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22...(in 2008) by Robert 2012-06-15 15:43:34
    - I suppose we could define any business at all as a "megacorporation" by TB 2012-06-15 16:10:14
      - Heh, heh. Right on track, TB. by bowser 2012-06-15 18:50:31
        
        Some more rapidly than others. by TB 2012-06-15 19:10:50

The function of the US military. by bowser June 12, 2012 7:06 pm

The Cold War. by RobVG 2012-06-13 08:18:02
I used to want to be a defense contractor for DARPA by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-12 19:59:23
- A new addition to my list of downsides to mortality by FrankC 2012-06-14 12:01:14
  - Hey... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-14 22:18:39
- Which country? by TB 2012-06-12 20:27:15
  - At this point in time, very few seem appealling. I'll work out a list later for you guys. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-12 22:30:53
    - Here's a few by FrankC 2012-06-13 16:40:11
      - Any place in the Americas is out of question by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-13 16:59:41
        
        Of the two dozen countries I've visited... ...New Zealand is my favorite. On the up side, it is beautiful, underpopulated, fertile, ... by podrock 2012-06-13 17:59:51
        
        Well, keep looking. by TB 2012-06-13 17:30:44
        
        I have found at least two... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-13 18:39:36
        
        An even better idea by FrankC 2012-06-14 11:47:52
        
        Here you go... by TB 2012-06-13 20:32:25
        
        interesting, but an obvious Capitalist scam by FrankC 2012-06-14 11:43:05
        
        It's fudging at least one stat by Robert 2012-06-14 15:25:17
        
        Thanks.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-13 21:22:21
        
        You'll need to know German to emigrate to Liechtenstein. by TB 2012-06-13 19:34:49
        
        Well, that's a given by VelociraptorBlade 2012-06-13 21:18:42

The times cry for new statistics. by bowser June 11, 2012 11:06 pm

A nation of shopkeepers. by ER 2012-06-13 10:49:54
The report can be found -here-. by TB 2012-06-12 09:55:58
- Thanks, we needed that. by bowser 2012-06-12 19:09:01
  - Your phrase was the "rich getting richer, and the poor getting poorer." by TB 2012-06-12 19:39:03
    - I was giving you the benefit of the doubt. by bowser 2012-06-12 19:52:57
      - First we change parameters, and then we change the time frame. by TB 2012-06-12 20:56:06
        
        I maintain that those that loathe the rich perceive them as suffering from gluttony and jealousy. by Jody 2012-06-13 07:54:58
        
        It's not about hating the rich, at all. Even a little bit. by bowser 2012-06-13 08:42:28
        
        Perhaps not for you Bowser. You are an honorable person. I respect your stance. However, I know too many people ... by Jody 2012-06-13 09:17:29
        
        TB, you are such a flake. by bowser 2012-06-12 21:38:13

Another one bites the dust. by bowser June 10, 2012 6:18 pm

Yes,everyone in this photo votes Republican. by TB 2012-06-10 20:13:03

Pet Peeve #1 by Jody June 8, 2012 9:26 am

There's nothing wrong with expecting reward by RobVG 2012-06-09 10:31:49
- I never expected to be rewarded, though. But I didn't think anyone should be. I was doing my best. That ... by Jody 2012-06-09 12:14:37
I do not mean to say *poor me*. Nothing of the kind. I did not feel less loved. Mom never ... by Jody 2012-06-08 16:02:01
- What matters is that you gave... by podrock 2012-06-08 20:57:46
  - I definitely don't see myself as a doormat...but it is all relative to the observer. I know I have gone ... by Jody 2012-06-08 22:45:44
- Jody, pause, take a deep breath and think. by bowser 2012-06-08 16:16:33
  - [EDITED because I changed my mind about how I thought I felt} Nope....just sayin' it is all about 'personal best'. ... by Jody 2012-06-08 17:51:21
    - I'm not sure I understand. by bowser 2012-06-09 01:58:24
      - Dammit Bowser!!!! I resemble your observations. by Jody 2012-06-09 10:05:48
A similar story by bowser 2012-06-08 14:02:35
From each according to their ability, to each according to their need by FrankC 2012-06-08 13:31:03

The price of conservatism or- "Boy did we take it inzzabut" by RobVG June 7, 2012 6:50 pm

Medical cannabis laws create a paradox by Robert 2012-06-08 14:47:02
- The role of government. by bowser 2012-06-08 16:07:13
  - While I'm at it, there's that G--D-----d Woody Harrelson. by bowser 2012-06-08 16:21:18
hate it when that happens by FrankC 2012-06-07 20:21:45

I sleep better knowing Exxon loves me so. by bowser June 7, 2012 10:57 pm

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