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tadmjones

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  1. No intelligence from belligerents should be taken at face value, Putin still won’t admit he blew up N2.
  2. My guess as a layman, is that an oil spill of unrefined crude would likely be relatively temporary , especially in a marine or coastal area as ecological processes break down the hydrocarbons without the more toxic chemicals associated with ‘final products. Transportation and handling of refined petroleum, not to fail to mention the refining process, are the locus of more ‘toxic’ harms or threats. I think crude is about organic as you actually ‘get’.
  3. Rape ? I always thought the scene describes masculine desire and feminine acquiescence , illustrating the physicality of how sometimes those desires are acted upon. Surely the broken marble needed to be replaced. An essay contest is an actual invitation to an abstract discussion on the subject to children capable of 'handling' the matter in conceptual form. Which is quite different from individuals creating works of illustrated fiction intended for consumption by children that depict actions based in the 'pure' physical realm related to genital stimulation to achieve orgasm. Officials who have accepted the responsibility to be able to distinguish the differences among age groups and comprehension levels , that equate discussions of literary import and child pornography need to be removed from the system, along with any such porn.
  4. What on earth is a broad qualifier , while I think children in ninth grade could be intellectually mature enough to handle exposure to descriptions of sexual hedonism and even perversions as thy occur in culture in a more abstract presentation , I do wonder about those who produce fiction to facilitate the exposure.
  5. If life is the standard, how would causing an 'unsolicited' death further a moral cause?
  6. No not in the way I meant it. One is an actual possibility and the other is fictitious double entendre. There must exist alternative actions you could take to improve/change you life or circumstances causing a death can not be the only one, yes ?
  7. The issue is planning an action to hasten the end of a life. The OP thinks their life will be better after the death of the other individual and wants to orchestrate it, their only qualm is whether or not they will be let into Galt's Gulch Heaven.
  8. Aside from fiduciary duties and legal instruments describing ownership, I’m more interested in assigning responsibility to individuals for ‘corporate’ actions. Take for example a pharmaceutical corporation that develops a product known to cause harm but distributes the product regardless based on the calculation that revenue from sales will compensate for any lawsuits related to harm and still generate an overall profit. If ‘the corporate’ entity was not recognized as a separate legal entity the owner(s) should be held personally responsible for the actions. Would not incentives more based on individual responsibility work to create a market that develops products with less negative unintended consequences? The corporate structure is a fantastic mechanism for raising and organizing capital, but it seems it also works to shield individuals from responsibility associated with things like known harms and or fraud.
  9. It was meant as sarcasm , a parody of an argument one might hear from those who refuse to see the level of corruption in practically all of our institutions. Corporations or private entities that cooperate with government, for ‘good or bad’ cease to be private entities. It’s a little fascistic, unless as an argument goes they are cooperating with the regime to investigate and curtail dissent er I mean criminality. I’m starting to think western culture needs to reconsider the idea of corporations and corporate governance.
  10. Maybe the CATO’s study had a sample group closer geographically to Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket.
  11. Twitter, Google, FaceBorg and the Fed , all private entities, quick bitchin and capitalism the shit out of it and build your own, whiner.
  12. Perhaps we can get honest money after an O'ist gets some juice at the Fed.
  13. I didn't realize until recently that the public had not seen the "Zapruder film" until Geraldo Rivera aired it in 1978.
  14. On its face that seems most likely to mean that native-born Americans consume social security benefits , social security is an entitlement program , probably the first one.
  15. Governments are instituted, optimally, to protect the individual rights of the citizens , those who live in the jurisdiction of the government, how would a government violate the rights of those not 'in' its jurisdiction?, as a legal matter, again, as government is optimally its laws.
  16. As to pragmatic concerns , given the level of our current welfare structure (social security and medical funding) unlimited immigration would be a more politically palatable situation if immigrants were charged a one time fee equivalent to a fair estimation of the average payroll/income tax a citizen would have contributed by the age of emigration. Along with a similar scheme for property taxes on a local level. One obstacle (among others) in implementing such a system would be large business concerns that pay wage earners , citizens using valid identification , social security numbers , would have a portion of their labor costs rise at least 6% overnight. FICA and Medicare payroll deductions to wage earners are matched by the employer. In some instances this means currently wage payers to ‘undocumented’ employees , not only can hide the non contribution of the matching portion but can also deduct the taxes , an instant ‘rebate’. Large business concerns wield ‘more’ political power than citizens , currently, as illegal immigration is a net gain for their labor costs the status quo will probably perpetuate.
  17. In what way does meeting certain legal strictures for entry/immigration into a free nation qualify as a violation of non citizen rights?
  18. Pragmatic concerns of population change and the extent of associated political disruption.
  19. Actually act to start to cut down on illegal immigration, military pull backs, NATO pushback and demonstrate that corporate media is compromised, not partisan bias but narrative drivers?
  20. There is just no substitute for bucket and rag on hands and knees to really remove the dirt from a floor. Last time I cleaned the house, I was wondering if the Gerlach and Stern experiment lead in a linear path to the development of the ‘bomb’, which lead to wondering if causation and identity share a hierarchical status or.. perhaps too many podcasts or fumes. Try changing the fumes and don’t be so hard on yourself, at least write yourself a good recommendation letter.
  21. Dershowitz says the place is invested with quislings , but what would he know? He doesn’t hang with them anymore.
  22. Would that it were, Stephen. Although .. a consumption tax with no ' loopholes' may be preferable. When did Weisselberg's transgressions occur ? and when was it he was charged ? the point I was discussing was that Trump and those in his orbit are being targeted for being in his orbit. ( I'm sure Frette never listed a sale price in their books for items purchased at full retail, proof being they are in NYC and not jailed )
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