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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: In the news
Deficits aren't the biggest limit
The New York Times, in a story on the US’s large projected deficits in today’s paper, writes: For Mr. Obama and his successors, the effect of those projections is clear: Unless miraculous growth, or miraculous political compromises, creates some unforeseen … Continue reading
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The Election In Massachusetts Today
I assume everyone is watching Massachusetts as anxiously as I am? I’m somewhat desperately — is “desperately” too strong? Maybe. But maybe not — hoping that Martha Coakley wins the election today, because although the Democrats certainly can pass health … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, In the news
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The UN's Loss
It is fashionable in many quarters to bash the United Nations, and lets face it, there are many good reasons to; as an organization made up of the various governments of the world, the UN operates at the level of … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, International issues
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Haiti
There’s never much that can be said in the first few hours of a natural disaster, other than that the disaster has happened, and that help will be needed. Well, disaster has happened. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, right … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, International issues
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The Jokes Just Write Themselves
So there was a failed terror attack today, and while that’s kind of scary and all, really, in this case, it’s mostly hilarious: Per Ed Henry on CNN: This administration has expressed skepticism of the color chart alert system. They’re … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, International issues
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Proposal to pay for the Afghan War
Some leading Democrats have been proposing that the Afghanistan war, like Health Care, should be deficit-neutral. The tax applies to all Americans earning $30,000 or more (although there are exemptions for “anyone who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan since … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Economics and the like, In the news
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Let the Sun Shine In
I don’t have anything to say right now. Awful is awful, and we’ll have time to dissect which particular flavor of awful this is soon enough. For now, keep the dead and wounded in your thoughts. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, International issues
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The Abuse of the Western Children of Misogynist Attention-Seekers
One of the more bizarre sub-plots from the bizarre story that is the faked balloon voyage of Falcon Heene is the YouTube video in which Falcon and his brothers claimed to be “not pussified.” It’s a lovely video about how … Continue reading
When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…