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Does anyone want to volunteer to pay ,000 extra in taxes this year?
Whether you be poor, rich, or even middle class, cap on trade is here. Amazingly enough most people do not know about it or do not fully understand what it will do for them. The basic idea is that the Federal Government will create a figure that it thinks is an appropriate amount of carbon emissions. It will then create a hefty tax for any additional carbon emissions.

So what are the results?

Coal, natural gas, and anything that emits "greenhouse" gases will be taxed. This is not only going to effect your electricity costs. Corporation use gasoline and energy to produce everything from tampons to food. There will even be a tax associated with tilling a field because of the carbon the soil will release.

Inevitably corporations will transfer the tax onto the consumer. If you don’t believe that to be true, listen here to our genius of a President openly discuss that fact:

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/02/ob…

We are not talking about a few buck here. We are talking about trillions of dollars that our liberal, progressive, moronic government wants to spend in order to fix a problem that is not even scientific fact. There are numerous problems with Gore’s assertion and also with the ways we are trying to rectify the energy crisis.

Whether you are liberal or conservative, no matter what you believe, exposing yourself to opinions that are in contradiction with your own is not a bad thing. It ensures not only that you will be educated enough to comment on something, it also ensures that you understand the entirety of the issue you are discussing. Because of this I would ask anyone that wishes to respond to this discussion to at least read a few pages of the following link to see what many scientists are saying about our government’s new policies and ideas about anthropogenic warming:

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?F…

In an hour or so your congress will put to vote a bill that will cost every American thousands of dollars each year. If you think for a second that you will be okay because you are poor you are sadly mistaken. I currently make 35-40,000 dollars a year. I own a 1500 square foot house that was built 70+ years ago. Because of this my house is under-insulated. If I were wealthy and this bill passed, I would buy solar panels and switch to geothermal heating. Unfortunately because I am merely middle class, I will not be able to afford the immense increase in my taxes, food costs, transportation cost, etc, that will be inevitable if this bill passes.

So what I ask is this: can anyone honestly say that they believe this to be the correct course of action. While you are being bombarded with Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett stories, you congress is about to pass a bill that will put an IMMENSE financial strain on families that are already struggling. I am asking that no matter what your beliefs that you take a few moments to look at these two links. If you are one of those people that has an opinion that is based on little more than what you have been taught via unqualified public school teachers, or by our politicians, or by the media, please, take a few moments to look at those links and share your opinion about what is about to happen.

Here is a phone number that will allow you to contact your congress person’s office. This is URGENT. This bill goes to vote in a matter of minutes. Good luck getting through.

2022243121

The following link will allow you to contact your local reps via online form. This is probably the best method as the phone lines are swamped with angry voters:

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home…

Enter your zip at the right of the page, click on the representatives name, and then click on online contact form.

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I’m willing to bet none of you even bothered looking at the links. That’s because what you are spewing is "meaningless political jargon"

22 minutes ago

Is an economy based on credit, debt, and so called free trade a sustainable one? Have we been sold out by the Oligarchs: A member of an oligarchy, someone who is part of a small group that runs a country (In this case, political and business interests alike.)

(my ramblings may make more sense if you read the article)http://www.creators.com/opinion/paul-craig-roberts/a-country-of-serfs-ruled-by-oligarchs.html

A few things jumped out at me:

"The problems of the American economy are too great to be reached by traditional policies." – Now that’s a scary thought. The big government types could have a ball with that couldn’t they?

"It is a different situation today. Layoffs result from the jobs being moved offshore and from corporations replacing their domestic work forces with foreigners brought in on H-1B, L-1 and other work visas. The U.S. labor force is being separated from the incomes associated with the goods and services that it consumes. With the rise of offshoring, layoffs are not only due to restrictive monetary policy and inventory buildup. They are also the result of the substitution of cheaper foreign labor for U.S. labor by American corporations. Americans cannot be called back to work to jobs that have been moved abroad. In the New Economy, layoffs can continue despite low interest rates and government stimulus programs." – So how would YOU go about bringing these jobs back to US?

"Without growth in consumer incomes, the economy can go nowhere. Washington policymakers substituted debt growth for income growth." – Can we have a healthy economy based on debt?

So where do we go from here? The author, much like Pat Buchannan, is an expert at explaining where we are and what the problem is. I’ve seen a LOT of doom and gloom lately but few solutions. How do you respond to some of the points made by the author?

Can any country without a strong manufacturing base truly be independent and can it survive in the long run?

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1) Which of the following is most associated with Allied appeasement of the NAZIS?
a. Dunkirk
b. Munich
c. Stockholm
d. Warsaw

2) WWII began when
a. hitler invaded Poland
b. hitler annexed Austria
c. Hitler occupied Czechoslovakia
d. hitler signed the non-aggression pact with stalin

3)the lend-lease bill of 1941 empowered the President to
a. grant government loans to allies
b. lend physical goods rather than money to the Allies
c. authorize private American loans to the Nazis
d. none of the above

4) the US began to emerge from the Great Depression as a result of
a. freezing rents, prices, and wages
b. producing goods for the allied forces.
c. increasing production of non-military consumer goods.
d. allocating raw materials

5) typically, prison camps hold prisoners of war and political prisoners, but the Nazi camps were different. In what was were the Nazi concentration camps different?
a. they held and executed other people such as Jews, Jehovah’s witnesses, people with physical and mental illness, and homosexuals
b. they moved POW’s to separate holding areas where they were executed
c. they immediately killed all POW’s and political prisoners
d. they were liberated by Allied bombers

6) the american first committee, with lindbergh as its spokesman, advocated
a. immediate entry into the war in 1939
b. concentrating US war efforts in the Pacific
c. keeping the US out of war
d. increasing military and financial aid to the allies

7) US entry into the war ___ supported by the nation after Dec. 7, 1941
a) was
b) was not

which is NOT a reason American women faced new job opportunities during the war?
a. the gov’t encouraged women to join the work force
b. factory jobs were vacated by men serving in the war
c. patriotism inspired many women to accept jobs to aid the war effort
d. married women were required to work or volunteer for the war effort

9) on the home front during WWII
a. racial discrimination in employment practices ended
b. the Jim Crow system was banned nation-wide by executive order
c. segregation ended in Northern cities
d. African-Americans took direct action to promote racial equality

10) the battles of Midway,Coral Sea and Iwo, Jima were US wins in the
a. western front
b. african theater
c. pacific theater
d. atlantic theater

11) "The government has shown that it intended to follow the whims ….of public opinion, rather than the cold light of proof. It has rejected us spiritually, economically, and politically by surrounding us with barbed wire and armed sentries." The author of the 1942 quote was most likely a(n)
a. african-american
b.german-american
c.italian-american
d.japanese american

Thank you!!!

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Name (first only- optional)
Male or Female?
Are you registered to vote?
Age (you can give me a aproximation. example im 16 so i put 15-20)

Of these issues, which do you feel is most important?
A. the economy
B. energy crisis
C. health care quality and costs
D. war in Iraq and Afganistan

Which of the above is second most important to you?

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REFLECTS YOUR OPINION ON THE ECONOMIC POLOCIES?

A) international trade agreements like NAFTA have benifited our partner countries at the cost of American jobs and should be terminated or renegotiated to include better terms and protection for US workers and Consumer Goods
B) the president should take measures to significantly reduce the federal budget deficit, which is projected to be 0 billion. Doing so would lower our trade imbalances, raise savings while lowering our need for foriegn debt, and improve our long term economic growth.
C)the president should make improvements to our aging infrastructure. replacing bridges, investing in modern rail networks, and upgrading our outdated electricity grid would create more jobs and promote efficiencies that would benefit our economy.
D) with oil prices high and jobs creation slow, taxes should be lowered to create more income to meet the rising bills. this would put money back into the economy and create jobs.
E) uncertain

WHICH STATEMENT REFLECTS YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT THE ENERGY CRISIS?

A) the goverment should subsidize the reasearch and developement of alternative energy to reduce our demand for oil, as its harmful to the inviorment and increasingly expensive.
B) as oil companies collect record profit with the increasing price of gas, the government should impose windfall profit taxes on the companies if they fail to increase investment in greater oil production or new energy alternatives.
C) with the price of gas stretching the american pocket book, the goverment should suspend the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents a gallon to lessen the burden of drivers at the pump.
D) the rise of oil prices is mainly due to an increase of demand, without a corresponding expansion of supply. to increase supply, the goverment should remove the ban on off-shore drilling so that oil companies can remove more oil from the ground.
E) uncertain

WHICH STATEMENT REFLECTS YOUR BELIEFS ON AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE IRAQ AND AFGANISTAN WARS?

A) the US should stay in Iraq and Afghanistan until our military and political goals are achieved, no matter how long it takes. Our security and intrests are paramount. as the only world superpower we can do things alone without concern for world public opinion.
B) the wars are still to be won and there goals achieved. when the military and political situations improve , our troops should slowly and gradually withdrawal.
C) the war has not been successful in achieving the goals of making our nation safer. our in ternational reputation has been harmed. american casualties have been much greater than expected. all american troops should return home when the political status of Iraq and Afghanistan improves.
D) the wars have damaged the reputation and power of the US. it is the best intrest of our country that our armed forces imediatly leave Iraq and Afghanistan in an orderly manner. let the people of both countries resolve thier own problems, and we will provide economic help when needed.
E) uncertain

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT REFLECTS YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT HEALTH CARE POLICY AND COSTS?

A) the federal goverment has no responsibility for health care of private citizens. it should be the responsibility of the individual to gain health care coverage through insurance companies. self reliance and free market system should be used for all services in the US.
B) the federal goverment should largly stay out of providing health care to americans. that should be done mainly through private sector. only the most needy citizens should be given basic level of medical assistance.
C) the federal goverment should play a major role in assuring that affordable, quality healthcare is available to all americans. fedeal healthcare should be provided to all citizens who cannot get private coverage.
D) a national healthcare insurance program is needed. all americans should be provided quality healthcare through a federal program, funded by tax revenues. health care is too important to be left to private enterprise.
E) uncertain

WHICH LEADERSHIP QUALITY IS MOST IMPORTANT IN A PRESIDENT?

A) High Ethical Standards: honest, trusted, knows right from wrong
B) Strong Decision Making Skills
C) Patriotic: always puts country first
D) Organized and a Team Leader
E) Exellent public Comunicater: People person, crowd talker

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO LEAD THE COUNTRY IF IT WAS AT ALL POSSIBLE?

A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Franklin D Roosevelt
C) John F Kennedy
D) Ronald Reagan
E) Bill Clinton

WHO WOULD/WILL YOU VOTE FOR IN
THE UPCOMING ELECTION??
THE UPCOMING ELECTION???

thank you all and it is okay if you only put the letters to the answers, i understand these views may not be exactly of your own. this a poll i am taking for my school and because there is no correct answer, i will let the votes decide the best answer. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. i dearly appreciate it.

bear with me, but with most of what corporate america shovels out for the consumer america, do you really think that television still has it’s great power as it did 40 years ago as opposed to today? i find most of the shows they have on tv, especially most reality shows, quite irritable and lifeless. it’s almost like digging into american lives by asking american lives to come out and play. to sell people out? i honestly don’t know if this is just how america lives it’s regularly assigned social culture thing or whatever… my opinion is television is being thrown to drooling foaming-at-the-mouth trendsetters that don’t know any better than that reality has much more to offer than simplicity. whatever happened to the complex things?!?

what’s your opinion?

Ok i was thinking… if the american people would instead of not buying gas on a monday or any other day like so many people have been trying to put into play, why dont we just boycott one gas company? this way we still get our gas whenever we want, but the one company we boycott will not sell any gas. And if that company doesn’t sell gas they will be forced to lower prices. Then after that one company is forced to lower prices the other gas companies will have to follow suit, because they will begin to lose the consumer to the company we are going to boycott. If this makes sense to anyone else please let me know. Then Give me your opinion. I am going to Pick SHELL as my company to boycott who’s with me

Ok i was thinking… if the american people would instead of not buying gas on a monday or any other day like so many people have been trying to put into play, why dont we just boycott one gas company? this way we still get our gas whenever we want, but the one company we boycott will not sell any gas. And if that company doesn’t sell gas they will be forced to lower prices. Then after that one company is forced to lower prices the other gas companies will have to follow suit, because they will begin to lose the consumer to the company we are going to boycott. If this makes sense to anyone else please let me know. Then Give me your opinion. I am going to Pick SHELL as my company to boycott who’s with me
to adriaclay 81 that listed below… The oil companies always say production is down, if you haven’t noticed. Maybe its because if " production is up" they cant charge .00+ per gallon. I mean someone has to pay the ceo 180 million in retiremnt right.
And the demand auguement, demand doesn’t change in 3 days, right? then why do gas companies raise the price everyday for three days in a row?
and the inflation auguement, with inflation, we should see a higher income to combat the inflation. My income doesn’t change every week like gas prices.

What describes trying to find an answer to our questions such as organ transplants and deciding how long to keep someone alive because we know how to do it?

ethics
act
law
theort

Which of the following non-profit agencies is least likely to be an advocate for a no-smoking
campaign to keep our lungs and babies healthy?

American Cancer Society
Meals on Wheels
March of Dimes
American Lung Association

Which of the following is not a function of the school nurse?

teaching maturation programs
performing screenings for hearing and vision
facilitating CPR classes for students and faculty
maintaining fitness records for teachers

Which of the following is generally not a function of community health departments?

providing emergency care for accident victims
overseeing public pools
keeping records of communicable diseases
issuing food-handler permits

Which of the following is not a sign of a medical scam?

There is a promise of a miracle cure.
There are several testimonials that express how amazing the product is.
A single product is advertised as a treatment for a wide assortment of medical problems.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the product.

According to the lesson material, what term best describes anyone who buys or uses goods and
services of any kind?

patient
shopper
consumer
practitioner

What organization originally developed the Patient’s Bill of Rights?

United States Congress
National Institute of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
American Hospital Association

Which of the following is not a right listed in the Patient’s Bill of Rights?

the right to informed consent
the right to know what risks or complications may occur
the right to know the doctor’s credentials
the right to refuse payment

Which of the following is not a reason to seek care from an emergency department?

The person is experiencing symptoms of a stroke including right sided weakness.
You suspect your two-year-old sibling has consumed a bottle of flavored vitamins.
Your mother says she is having a difficult time seeing the television screen.
The neighbor’s arm is cut and spurting bright red blood from the wound.

Which of the following statements could make you vulnerable to medical scams?

Be wary of any statement that claims something is a cure all for disease.
Believe all statements that use pseudo-medical terms to describe the cure.
Disregard claims that all diseases are caused by nutritional deficiencies.
Get a second opinion when a surgical procedure is ordered.

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22.Which of the following would be studied in macroeconomics?

a.a drop in the price of personal computers
b.an individual household’s decision on allocating its spending power
c.a rise in employment in movie theaters across the nation
d.total output in the nation
e.a local bank’s increase in the interest rate offered on savings deposits

23.The price of apples in Denver, Colorado is

a.a normative value judgment
b.a positive value judgment
c.a microeconomic variable
d.a macroeconomic variable
e.not the sort of thing that economists would try to explain

24.If the president of Chile commented that "the crime rate in Chile is currently too high," this would be an example of a normative statement.

a.True
b.False

25.Economists disagree about many things. When those disagreements are about which model best explains the economy, these disagreements are primarily over “positive” statements.

a.True
b.False

26.Which of the following is the study of what "should be" rather than the study of what "is"?

a.positive economics
b.law and economics
c.microeconomics
d.development economics
e.normative economics

27.The distinction between positive and normative economics

a.is that positive economics applies only to microeconomic problems
b.is that normative economics applies only to microeconomic problems
c.is the difference between an assumption and a conclusion
d.helps us understand why economists sometimes disagree with one another
e.explains why economics is not a social science

28.Which of the following is a normative statement?

a.Fifteen percent of Americans go without health insurance in a year.
b.The Consumer Price Index rose three-tenths of one percent in May.
c.An increase in the minimum wage will increase teenage unemployment.
d.American would be better served by single-payer health care system.
e.The French trade deficit reached an all-time high last year.

29.Which of the following explains why economists may disagree over normative issues?

a.They have different beliefs and values.
b.They examine the same data to draw their conclusions.
c.They need to disagree in order to publish their research findings.
d.They often employ different statistical techniques when examining data.
e.Some work only on microeconomic issues, while others focus exclusively on macroeconomic issues.

30.A newspaper headline announces that "more college graduates than ever are in the labor force." This is an example of

a.microeconomic analysis
b.an abstraction
c.a value judgment
d.a positive statement
e.macroeconomic analysis

31.The statement "The unemployment rate in the U.S. was 5 percent last month" is

a.a value judgment
b.an economic opinion
c.a normative statement
d.a positive statement
e.totally beyond anything that should be permitted by modern society

32.The best economic theory is the one

a.whose assumptions most closely match reality
b.that yields the most accurate predictions
c.that most simply represents reality
d.that most closely matches the conscious behavior of economic decision makers
e.that includes the most details

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Over the past several months, there’s been a small chorus of conservative voices criticizing Michelle Obama for her efforts to persuade American children to eat a more nutritious diet, mostly to combat the national epidemic of childhood obesity.

One of the organizations that has spearheaded the campaign against Mrs. Obama’s nutrition efforts is known as the Center for Consumer Freedom, or CCF.

Do you think the CCF is well qualified to say what the First Lady should or shouldn’t be saying about childhood obesity and childhood nutrition?

The group Sourcewatch has looked into the CCF’s ties to the meat industry, the soft drinks industry, the alcoholic beverages industry and the tobacco industry, and here are some of the industry officials that Sourcewatch has identified as serving on the CCF advisory board:

Dave Albright – National Steak & Poultry
Jane Innes – Perkins Family Restaurants, L.P.
Steve Bartlett – Meridian Products Corporation
Robert Basham – Outback Steakhouse, Inc.
John F. Berglund – Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association
Lou Chatey – Sebastiani Vineyards
H.A. "Andy" Divine – University of Denver
Timothy J. Doke – Brinker International, Inc.
Richard Fisher – Tetley USA, Inc.
William L. Hyde, Jr. – Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
James Spector – Philip Morris, USA
Michael Middleton – Cargill Processed Meat Products
Daniel J. Popeo – Washington Legal Foundation
Richard G. Scalise – Armour Swift-Eckrich
Daniel Timm – the Bruss Company
Carl Vogt, Fulbright & Jaworski
Richard Walsh – Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Terry Wheatley – Sutter Home Winery

Again according to Sourcewatch,

" Contributors to CCF have included the Coca-Cola Company, Cargill, Inc., Monsanto, Tyson Foods, Outback Steakhouse, Wendy’s, Brinker International and Dean Foods. "

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Center_for_Consumer_Freedom

Does this group of individuals have an unbiased opinion on what kinds of food products are good for America’s children, do you think?