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September 23rd 2010, 02:15 PM #16
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
Throw it all in the air, whatever the queen wants, she takes
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September 23rd 2010, 02:16 PM #17
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Male - <(' '<)Re: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
Waiting for more evidence than slogans. Heck, the very idea that there's a "status system" in america is flawed for a number of reasons.
Originally posted by Da Blonde
http://www.unionleader.com/article.a...+from+thinking
Similarly, most of the people who are called "the poor" are not poor. Their low incomes are as transient as the higher incomes of "the rich." Most of the people in the bottom 20 percent in income end up in the top half of the income distribution in later years. Far more of them reach the top 20 percent than remain in the bottom 20 percent over the years.
The grand fallacy in most discussions of income statistics is the assumption that the various income brackets represent enduring classes of people, rather than transients who start at the bottom in entry-level jobs and move up as they acquire more experience and skills."One develops a cool and ironic sense of bitter humor, as well as a bloated ego, and this personality characteristic is the defining trait of atheists ancient and modern. If there is a meek and humble atheist or sorcerer brimming with the milk of human kindness, I have yet to meet him." -John C Wright
"Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as “bad luck.”"
— Robert A. Heinlein
"America's political system used to be about the pursuit of happiness. Now More and more of us want to stop chasing it and have it delivered."
"The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is destined for no good."
"Government money only pays for the "liberties" the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state."
— Jonah Goldberg
Virgins get tossed into Volcanoes because sinners have the majority vote.
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September 23rd 2010, 02:34 PM #18
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
Originally posted by Da Blonde
"Years ago, I mean decades ago, I read a quote about politicians performing quid pro quo favors for campaign cash, and whether or not we could prove it. The guy who was quoted opined that it was difficult to determine. He noted that in many cases, the payoff might not take the form of votes on legislative action -- those might be detectable, and so are avoided -- but could take subtler forms, like the question that is never asked at a hearing.
The media's doing a terrific job of not asking questions it doesn't want to know the answer to. It doesn't ask these questions in bulk, and the great volume of questions it doesn't ask makes it cheap to not ask questions.
And it passes these savings on to you, the customer." Ace
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September 23rd 2010, 05:26 PM #19
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Male - Micah 6:8Re: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
This one from Acts 4:34-35? Originally posted by rogue06
"34There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.""Yes, I'm quite concerned about health care issues surrounding leaked radiation from Japan. Now, please pass me my super sized, bacon double cheeseburger, combo meal..."
When I was young I admired clever people. Now that I'm older I admire kind people.~Rabbi Abraham Heschel
My most recent faith struggle is not one of intellect. I don't really do that anymore. Sooner or later you just figure out there are some guys who don't believe in God and they can prove He doesn't exist, and some other guys who can prove He does exist, and the argument stopped being about God a long time ago and now it's about who is smarter, and honestly, I don't care. ~ Don Miller Blue Like Jazz
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September 23rd 2010, 05:52 PM #20
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
No, that specific phrasing is an obvious reference to communism to anyone with two neurons to rub together.
"Years ago, I mean decades ago, I read a quote about politicians performing quid pro quo favors for campaign cash, and whether or not we could prove it. The guy who was quoted opined that it was difficult to determine. He noted that in many cases, the payoff might not take the form of votes on legislative action -- those might be detectable, and so are avoided -- but could take subtler forms, like the question that is never asked at a hearing.
The media's doing a terrific job of not asking questions it doesn't want to know the answer to. It doesn't ask these questions in bulk, and the great volume of questions it doesn't ask makes it cheap to not ask questions.
And it passes these savings on to you, the customer." Ace
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September 23rd 2010, 07:03 PM #21
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Male - Micah 6:8Re: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
Well if you're only working with two I guess that's about how far you'd get.
So then, Marx, who was borrowing, at his own admission, from Acts.Last edited by Pilgrim; September 23rd 2010 at 07:09 PM.
"Yes, I'm quite concerned about health care issues surrounding leaked radiation from Japan. Now, please pass me my super sized, bacon double cheeseburger, combo meal..."
When I was young I admired clever people. Now that I'm older I admire kind people.~Rabbi Abraham Heschel
My most recent faith struggle is not one of intellect. I don't really do that anymore. Sooner or later you just figure out there are some guys who don't believe in God and they can prove He doesn't exist, and some other guys who can prove He does exist, and the argument stopped being about God a long time ago and now it's about who is smarter, and honestly, I don't care. ~ Don Miller Blue Like Jazz
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September 23rd 2010, 07:54 PM #22
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
Nobody was forced to do anything in Acts. Unlike communism.
"Years ago, I mean decades ago, I read a quote about politicians performing quid pro quo favors for campaign cash, and whether or not we could prove it. The guy who was quoted opined that it was difficult to determine. He noted that in many cases, the payoff might not take the form of votes on legislative action -- those might be detectable, and so are avoided -- but could take subtler forms, like the question that is never asked at a hearing.
The media's doing a terrific job of not asking questions it doesn't want to know the answer to. It doesn't ask these questions in bulk, and the great volume of questions it doesn't ask makes it cheap to not ask questions.
And it passes these savings on to you, the customer." Ace
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September 23rd 2010, 07:58 PM #23
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
I wouldn't mind living in a completely collectivist society if everyone was Christian and had everyone's best interest in mind at all times
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September 23rd 2010, 08:36 PM #24
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Male - <(' '<)Re: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
Plus you're assuming that everyone is going to work as hard as they can for little/indirect reward. Originally posted by Hamster
It's one of those ideas that are great in theory, but near impossible this side of heaven in practice."One develops a cool and ironic sense of bitter humor, as well as a bloated ego, and this personality characteristic is the defining trait of atheists ancient and modern. If there is a meek and humble atheist or sorcerer brimming with the milk of human kindness, I have yet to meet him." -John C Wright
"Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as “bad luck.”"
— Robert A. Heinlein
"America's political system used to be about the pursuit of happiness. Now More and more of us want to stop chasing it and have it delivered."
"The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is destined for no good."
"Government money only pays for the "liberties" the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state."
— Jonah Goldberg
Virgins get tossed into Volcanoes because sinners have the majority vote.
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September 23rd 2010, 08:43 PM #25
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
It's not great in theory either. Originally posted by Challenger Grim
"Years ago, I mean decades ago, I read a quote about politicians performing quid pro quo favors for campaign cash, and whether or not we could prove it. The guy who was quoted opined that it was difficult to determine. He noted that in many cases, the payoff might not take the form of votes on legislative action -- those might be detectable, and so are avoided -- but could take subtler forms, like the question that is never asked at a hearing.
The media's doing a terrific job of not asking questions it doesn't want to know the answer to. It doesn't ask these questions in bulk, and the great volume of questions it doesn't ask makes it cheap to not ask questions.
And it passes these savings on to you, the customer." Ace
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September 23rd 2010, 10:10 PM #26
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
There is no instruction to financial communal living in scripture. It is described in Acts, but it died out for some reason. The only instruction we find is to take care of one another. A far cry from socialism.
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8)
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September 24th 2010, 12:34 AM #27
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Male - AgnosticRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
If you're a true Christian Darth, you're not supposed to be forced, you're supposed, of you're own free will, to live according to scripture, otherwise you would be no more than a hypocrite. No? Originally posted by Darth Executor
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September 24th 2010, 01:13 AM #28
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
And Captain Stupid has to ruin a perfectly good evening with this inane post. Do not butt into conversations whose context you are not capable of understanding. Originally posted by JimL
If you're a true Christian Darth, you're not supposed to be forced, you're supposed, of you're own free will, to live according to scripture, otherwise you would be no more than a hypocrite. No?
Nevermind that nowhere does scripture require people to "give from each according to his ability to each according to his need"."Years ago, I mean decades ago, I read a quote about politicians performing quid pro quo favors for campaign cash, and whether or not we could prove it. The guy who was quoted opined that it was difficult to determine. He noted that in many cases, the payoff might not take the form of votes on legislative action -- those might be detectable, and so are avoided -- but could take subtler forms, like the question that is never asked at a hearing.
The media's doing a terrific job of not asking questions it doesn't want to know the answer to. It doesn't ask these questions in bulk, and the great volume of questions it doesn't ask makes it cheap to not ask questions.
And it passes these savings on to you, the customer." Ace
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September 24th 2010, 05:07 AM #29
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Female - AtheistRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
The IPP's eminently sensible response here:
http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com...ID=6209&PGID=1
The overwhelming majority are against the centralization idea, however the idea for real time information was received well by members. The original HRMC memo was desinged for this purpose; to present new suggestions for modernizing the current tax system to the relevant business groups, in order to receive feedback and suggestions. This wasn't a proposal for new legislation! So no need for that open revolt against the government just yet.
*puts away flaming torch and pitchfork and gets on with much more mundane activity of washing the breakfast dishes*
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September 24th 2010, 11:37 AM #30
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Male - ChristianRe: You think the tea party is popular NOW?
I guess we now know why the British government is contemplating this shakedown. Apparently the queen's toes were a bit chilly: Originally posted by Challenger Grim
OK. They probably aren't really related but IIRC the queen is estimated to be worth something like $17,000,000,000 and she's looking for a handout.
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