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Comment Re:Not Just Hateb by the Left (Score 1) 1425

Did not the upper 2% EARN that money?

What I find really interesting is that most of the wealthy people I've heard discuss this topic that were self-made millionaires/billionaires don't mind paying the higher taxes and are actually grateful to the society that allowed them to climb to such a position in life.

Wrong. Most will tell you they succeeded IN SPITE of taxes and regulations.

I have an uncle who fits into this upper 2% bracket. I can say he has not had a vacation in 35 years. He started his own company and works an easy 14 hours a day. It happens to be an offshore oilfield supply company. IN SPITE of the health care bill and Obamas offshore drilling ban his company has not had to have a lay off.

In the USA we all should have a chance to succeed and not be punished if we do.

Comment Re:Not Just Hateb by the Left (Score 1) 1425

unfairly redistributing wealth (healthcare).

Huh? How is providing healtcare to those that can't afford it wealth redistribution?

And while we're on that topic, why is always considered a bad thing when wealth redistribution benefits the lower-middle income, but it's a good thing when it benefits the upper 2% (e.g. tax breaks for the wealthy)?

BECAUSE the Dems will now have over 50% of the population hooked on government programs. They have a built in majority now. Just like with SS, education and Medicaid. The Dems will now be able to point at the Republicans and say "Those rich white raciest are going to cut your money for ______."

Another thing. Did not the upper 2% EARN that money? Did they not go to school and sacrificed to make that money? Why should ANYONE be required to support any person other than their own family? Taxes are wealth redistribution. Government takes money from the earners and gives it to people who did not earn it. Simple as that.

Comment BULLSHIT (Score 0) 691

John Podesta's brother, Tony Podesta is BPs lead lobbyist. John is the founder of the Center For American Progress and the former Clinton chief of staff. Hopefully they can discuss in court just how much BP stock was traded in the 4 weeks before DWH blew up when it was known by BP/USGC/MMS to be an out-of-control well, by whom, and why! I now know why Obama didn't talk with the BP CEO for so long. John Podesta's FUCKING BROTHER is BPs lobbyist.

http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/42150/

Comment Re:Interpret it correctly (Score 0) 676

For starters it doesn't mention how the militia should be regulated, what constitutes Arms or where they have the right to keep and bear them.

Lifted from Dictionary.com. Note #4. to put in good order. Meaning training.

****A well TRAINED militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.****

reg-u-late

1. to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.:
2. to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount, degree, etc.:
3. to adjust so as to ensure accuracy of operation:
4. to put in good order:

Nintendo

Man Fined $1.5 Million For Leaked Mario Game 287

An anonymous reader writes "A Queensland man will have to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages after illegally copying and uploading one of its recent games to the internet ahead of its release, the gaming giant says. Nintendo said the loss was caused when James Burt made New Super Mario Bros Wii available for illegal download a week ahead of its official Australian release in November of last year. Nintendo applied for and was granted a search order by the Federal Court, forcing Burt to disclose the whereabouts of all his computers, disks and electronic storage devices in November. He was also ordered to allow access, including passwords, to his social networking sites, email accounts and websites."

Comment Re:Get ready for network disruption. (Score 0) 316

As far as MCI/Worldcom/UUNET we installed Loran PRS (Primary Reference Source) and SRS (Secondary Reference Source) for the initial OC-48 SONET build out in 1993. We swapped them all out for new units that were GPS by 1996 and upgraded ALL of them yet again in 1999 for Y2K. Then about 6 or 7 years ago the manufacture (Datum) went out of business. Spares were unavailable. So all equipment was replaced yet again. Losing Loran will not be an issue. It was supposed to die in the late 1990s and has been kept on life support for almost 15 years.
Earth

Minnesota Introduces World's First Carbon Tariff 303

hollywoodb writes "The first carbon tax to reduce the greenhouse gases from imports comes not between two nations, but between two states. Minnesota has passed a measure to stop carbon at its border with North Dakota. To encourage the switch to clean, renewable energy, Minnesota plans to add a carbon fee of between $4 and $34 per ton of carbon dioxide emissions to the cost of coal-fired electricity, to begin in 2012 ... Minnesota has been generally pushing for cleaner power within its borders, but the utility companies that operate in MN have, over the past decades, sited a lot of coal power plants on the relatively cheap and open land of North Dakota, which is preparing a legal battle against Minnesota over the tariff."
Space

Herschel Spectroscopy of Future Supernova 21

davecl writes "ESA's Herschel Space Telescope has released its first spectroscopic results. These include observations of VYCMa, a star 50 times as massive as the sun and soon to become a supernova, as well as a nearby galaxy, more distant colliding starburst galaxies and a comet in our own solar system. The spectra show more lines than have ever been seen in these objects in the far-infrared and will allow astronomers to work out the detailed chemistry and physics behind star and planet formation as well as the last stages of stellar evolution before VYCMa's eventual collapse into a supernova. More coverage is available at the Herschel Mission Blog, which I run."

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