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Our Democracy is founded on a basic principle of the idea that we can arrive at the best solutions for our country with an robust discussion and debate. We each have our own knowledge, beliefs, desires, opinions, and interests, but in our democracy, all of our votes are of equal value. Some of us might [...]
Content from Avaaz.org, but same information available from the Humane Society. Dear friends, H1N1, more commonly known as swine flu, continues to dominate global dialogue — Mexico has been nearly paralysed and across the world leaders discouraged air travel, banned pork imports and initiated drastic controls to mitigate the spreading virus. As the threat shows [...]
Laugh! For the most part, that is what they are, a joke. Rarely do they have the facts behind their outrageous statements, which are said to divide us, to feed into fear and paranoia, to make us feel small, to feed ill instincts. A segmented, subservient society helps people like Murdoch profit, or attempt to [...]
Blagojevich might be a little crazy, but I have yet to see any evidence against him that shows he is any more of a crook then the average politician. Seems to me he was taken down because he spoke out against Bank of America. Many of the reasons he was impeached are not legitimate reasons. [...]
Michael Phelps Smokes Cannabis If you haven’t heard, “Phelps got his picture snapped as he inhaled from a cannabis pipe. The photo wound up in a British tabloid, forcing Phelps to publicly apologize and his handlers to deal with sponsors who are surely none too pleased about the swimmer’s choices away from the pool.” “News [...]
After a week of Obama picking his economic advisors, Monday had the shocking announcement the economy has been in a recession since December 2007. Since investors apparently just got the memo, today had a huge drop in stock prices. Just a side not, if investors are getting their information from a organization that takes a [...]
To begin, secret government activities need secret and sometimes illegal source of funds. An illegal trade like drugs has the potential for huge profits. The drug trade also is one of the largest parts of the cash economy, estimated at over 1/5 of all cash transactions. From the High School kid buying a $20 bag [...]
Dear Government, I have had a tough past couple years. I didnt do a good job planning my personal finances… things didn’t turn out the way I was hoping. Can I get bailed out? I have debt! I have a falling credit rating! I have bills to pay soon or else things will get really [...]
Lots of people have lost and will lose lots of money as a result of the financial industry collapsing. Very simply, it was caused by loans being given to people who wouldn’t be able to fulfill the terms. This was made possible by deregulation, low interest rates, and creative financing tools created by the largest [...]