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The taxpayers collectively are the owners of the country. They, through their representatives, regulate what comes across our borders. A nation with unregulated undefended borders will not last very long as a nation. ruveyn1

Aren't you overlooking the fact of fatigue and exhaustion? ruveyn1

I wonder what the average temperature was during the centuries that the glaciers in North America melted. The location of what is now New York City was covered by glaciers. There are even boulders from Elsewhere that the glaciers picked up found in Central Park. ruveyn1

Ether that or existence is a closed cycle. ruveyn1

The Sun will not last forever. A day will come when the Sun will expand to a red giant and vaporize the Earth. Then there will be no more Earthly sunrises. ruveyn1

A government has both the power and the right to regulate who may enter the country. You do it when you lock your door upon leaving your house. ruveyn1

There are no proper/improper definition nor are the true/false definitions. Definitions arise from consensus and common use of words. To show this is true consider how there are many words whose meaning has changed over the the years. If a definition were a -fact- there would be no such change. 1 + 1 has always equaled 2 (we are assuming the + means aggregating objects into a set). See the following for a discourse on how definitions of some words have changed over time. http://ezinearticles.com/?-Etymology--How-Words-Change-Over-Time&id=12709 ruveyn1

That is true with any loan. Buying a bond is the same as loaning money to government. With any loan there is always a chance the borrower will default and the lender will be stiffed. ruveyn

The law requires one to pay his taxes. A citizen should be law abiding. If the law is obnoxious or unjust let Joe Citizen work to get it repealed. ruveyn1

What made America great? I will tell you. Lets of Eastern folk going out to the Great Plains (during the mid 1800s) and killing the local aboriginal population to take over the land. That is what made America great. ruveyn1

Carpe Diem? ruveyn1

Perhaps he wanted to shake loose the few who were still "on the fence". It is not easy to quit everything that has been heretofore part of one's life. In fact in The Speech he explicitly urged those of independent spirit to quit and go on strike. ruveyn1

That would mean hardly anyone could afford to own a house. We would be almost a total renter nation. ruveyn1

In rare cases the ground opens up and one can fall in. Also tsunamis generated by earthquakes can be a disaster. Recall the great tsunami of 2004. Which proves that living near the sea can be dangerous to one's health. ruveyn1

"Contributing to government" is not a proper duty for a citizen. A citizen should be peaceful, law-abiding, pay his taxes and in general not be a menace to society. ruveyn1

How to think like a woman. Here is a quote from the movie -As Good as It Gets- starring Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson who plays an author who successfully captures the essence and tone of women: Here is the quote: Receptionist: I can't resist! You usually move through here so quickly and I just have so many questions I want to ask you. You have no idea what your work means to me. Melvin Udall: What does it mean to you? Receptionist: [stands up] When somebody out there knows what it's like... [place one hand on her forehead and the other over her heart] Receptionist: ... to be in here. Melvin Udall: Oh God, this is like a nightmare. [Turns around and presses the elevator button multiple times] Receptionist: Oh come on! Just a couple of questions. How hard is that? [Scampers up to Melvin] Receptionist: How do you write women so well? Melvin Udall: I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability. Share this quote I thought it was amusing. ruveyn1

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You can base the above view on Shakespear. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. From Hamlet. ruveyn1

Are you proposing war? Do we have the strength (military and financial) to wage an all out war in Iran? Hell, we did poorly in Iran and Afghanistan. The only thing we could do well, if we do it at all, is release megatons of nukes on our enemies. Is this what you are proposing? I am not morally opposed mind you, but I have doubts about whether we have either the chops or the guts to do the job right. ruveyn1

We have become a nation of deadbeats and dependents. And it was all done with the consent of the voters. ruveyn1

Are we pre-Newtonian or post-Newtonian. I would say in the area of morals and ethics we are right where Aristotle was. Which means no laws of a quantitative and testable kind. We are in the Age of Pop Psyche which is mostly scientifically worthless. ruveyn1

You don't say. I like your advice. ruveyn1

Support your grandma out of your own pocket if you can. ruveyn1

We all contribute to government, most of us do at gun-point. The government should serve the citizens who ordained its existence in the first place. The citizens do not -serve- the government. That would imply the government is their master. Heaven forfend! I like what V said in the movie: The citizens should not fear the government. It is the government who should fear the citizens. And one of these days, Guy Fawkes might just succeed. ruveyn1

Repudiation may be the only way out. It is either that or the government "printing press" running overtime. As it is, our economy is funded almost exclusively by I.O.U. s . ruveyn1