FeBREWary's NC Thread

[Dids]

Mostly if I was somebody who gave money to Komen, and had passion for that cause (even if I thought abortion was the worst thing ever)- I'd be incredibly pissed off that an organization I was funding was to incredibly dense as to not realize how this was going to play out. There is just simply no other way this situation resolves than what has happened, and any random sampling of 5 people in a room should realize that.

[jsnipes28]

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart...aign=moneygame

and for those who don't wish to click

[goofyballer]

Originally Posted by Your Boss

Has that ever been the argument? I don't think so, and not sure if you are being intentionally obtuse or if you just don't get it.

The argument goes, afaik, that more local gov't means that wrong or bad decisions affect less people.

Bachmann: "Educational reform is another area. That's where I cut my teeth in politics, was being involved in educational reform, because the problem you see is one of framing.

It's the idea, should the federal government control these areas, or should parents and localities control these areas? We have the best results when we have the private sector and when we have the family involved."

Gingrich: "The correct answer is to radically reduce the Department of Education, cut out all federal regulations, return the money and the power back home to the states. But I would say to the states, it will be good for them to shrink their Departments of Education and return the power back to the local county boards, and then let parents and teachers and students get back to learning."

Paul: "I think that the smallest level of government possible best performs education. Teachers, parents, and local community leaders should be making decisions about exactly how our children should be taught, not Washington bureaucrats."

[Your Boss]

Originally Posted by goofyballer

Bachmann: "Educational reform is another area. That's where I cut my teeth in politics, was being involved in educational reform, because the problem you see is one of framing.

It's the idea, should the federal government control these areas, or should parents and localities control these areas? We have the best results when we have the private sector and when we have the family involved."

Gingrich: "The correct answer is to radically reduce the Department of Education, cut out all federal regulations, return the money and the power back home to the states. But I would say to the states, it will be good for them to shrink their Departments of Education and return the power back to the local county boards, and then let parents and teachers and students get back to learning."

Paul: "I think that the smallest level of government possible best performs education. Teachers, parents, and local community leaders should be making decisions about exactly how our children should be taught, not Washington bureaucrats."

My bad. I missed the politicians angle of the original post I quoted. I think the Republican argument for localization differs from the 2+2 libertarian argument. Reading comprehension fail on my part.

[snagglepuss]

Originally Posted by EricLindros

why are more and more elderly people working more and more?

[MrWookie]

Hey, so, the forum is getting archived next month. If you have any threads that you refer back to a lot, go ahead and bump them to preserve them. Take it easy, but it's good to preserve some of the past best stuff.

[Ineedaride2]

How strong is the correlation between "terrorists" now, and "communists" during McCarthy's era? Along these lines, can anyone recommend a good book on Joe McCarthy?

[goofyballer]

Originally Posted by Your Boss

My bad. I missed the politicians angle of the original post I quoted. I think the Republican argument for localization differs from the 2+2 libertarian argument. Reading comprehension fail on my part.

No worries, you're a bigger man than ikestoys for admitting that

[kurto]

Originally Posted by Low Key

Also, Gasland filmmaker arrested for taping public Congressional hearing

it seems at times as if the Republicans strive to be comic book villains.

[ikestoys]

Originally Posted by jsnipes28

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart...aign=moneygame

and for those who don't wish to click

Serious question, so what?

[pvn]

Originally Posted by MrWookie

Hey, so, the forum is getting archived next month. If you have any threads that you refer back to a lot, go ahead and bump them to preserve them. Take it easy, but it's good to preserve some of the past best stuff.

what is the cutoff before I go bumping all of the suzzing?

[pvn]

also, bump this and move it back to this forum and unlock it imo:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/55...osters-296439/

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by FlyWf

It's a much larger deduction for the wealthiest. Again, it's tough for us educated internet users to really understand that there's a whole chunk of Americans who will live paycheck-to-paycheck as renters their entire lives. They can't choose to not buy because of the market or whatever, they can't even consider buying because "credit rating" is a foreign concept.

Well almost everyone I know in CA who owns a house is living paycheck to paycheck just trying to pay off their $700k fixer-upper, and would get crushed if the feds removed the interest deduction right now (assuming the states/cities aren't going to be removing property taxes any time soon). Maybe try phasing it out over time, with all the current bloated house price people grandfathered in?

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by MrWookie

Hey, so, the forum is getting archived next month. If you have any threads that you refer back to a lot, go ahead and bump them to preserve them. Take it easy, but it's good to preserve some of the past best stuff.

I wondered what the hell was going on. So how does it work? Any threads w/no activity get moved off to an archive or something?

[MrWookie]

Originally Posted by pvn

also, bump this and move it back to this forum and unlock it imo:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/55...osters-296439/

Leaving it locked, but I approve of keeping it.