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This will speed stuff up for a couple days…. 🙂
(A) Last comic should be “[…] but with whom?”
(B) I’m not back.
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/amish-man-sentenced-6-years-prison-improper-fda-labeling
Obama era FDA. Just what we DON’T need anymore.
Let me just add, I know a person who was convicted of possession of cocaine and served…….3 months plus 1 month in rehab.
Thanks G man…..sorry about the delay.
Anytime Colonel
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/a-major-victory-for-the-right-to-record-police/533031/
I disagree with this ruling. While I agree – absolutely – that people are and should be free to record on-duty police, I cannot support couching it in the First Amendment.
I’ve read the First several times – memorized it, in fact – yet, for the life of me, I cannot remember the part where it talks about recording people on your cell phone.
If you want to create a new “right,” you should make a relevant law to that effect not “discover” that right within some irrelevant and, at best, tangentially related right.
I find that my right against cruel and unusual punishment means I have a right to each funnel cake for breakfast and churros for lunch every day.
Bah Humbug.
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PS: I find that there are things I want to discuss with you lunatics, but so long as the generalized attitude of SUFA is crapping on the left/liberals/Democrats while ignoring/excusing the current administration, I have no desire to actively participate. If SUFA wants to have a circle-jerk, it can do it without me. To that end, I’ll deposit links and thoughts I think you might appreciate, and I look forward to your thoughts/feedback, but I’ll bide my time living in a fantasy world where Clinton won in a landslide.
Starting to sound like Charlie. Except for the Hillary part.
Freedom of the Press my friend. Anyone can be a journalist and publish their works, including the reporting of news. I can, as the Administrator here, report news just as if I were a TV news company. I don’t believe there is a special license that provides for a permit to report the news and activities of our public officials.
I did not read where the judges stated “Free Speech” in their opinion, just 1st Amendment. Just as the government records people in public, so should the public record them when conducting OUR business.
What exactly has the current Administration done wrong? The Russian collusion nonsense has been destroyed (by the Liberal media hacks at CNN). Trump and team have and are under constant attack by the Liberal media. Anything the media gets in return is not a wrong doing, it’s payback. I don’t recall you complaining when Obama attacked FOX news. Beyond the worthless Congress and biased media, He’s doing quite well.
I see many similarities between Reagan and Trump’s first 7 month’s (and more to come) when it comes to how they were treated by the Liberal media, this time it’s far, far worse. Then you have that whacko bitch in the cartoon above who’s chanting “Impeach 45” every chance she get’s, with ZERO wrongdoing that is impeachable. It’s actually sad to see people act like this, does the Liberal media ever say anything negative about it……NO.
Now, what is wrong in your mind with the current Administration?
A question while I think about your argument. Aren’t people allowed to take pictures of anyone in public view, what right is that based on?
Mathius
Obviously the Constitution does not need to mention cell phones, or any other modern contrivance, for said to be included in rulings on Constitutional matters. As you and Buck have stated before, there is considerable flexibility in the document to allow for changes over time in how society operates.
This is where I part ways with some hard core “literal interpreters” of the Constitution.
The only connection I see to the First is the issue of speech. Assume no cell phones or cameras. Would not people observing police brutality be FREE TO SPEAK, as it were, publicly about what they saw? So then with the advent of technology, would not taking photos and recordings be a logical extension of their ability to speak freely?
Now with that said, I have a problem with the court establishing the connection relative to this case. Because the First Amendment restricts the establishment of laws impeding upon certain rights. Since there was no “law” prohibiting filming of police there is no First Amendment challenge in my view. The legal issue should have been as it was made. That the police officers violated known “rights” previously announced as well as “known and established policy”.
In short, the judges should have allowed the law suit to stand against the individual police. They clearly violated what was established policy. Said policy being made because of prior court rulings on the matter. As I recall, some of these prior rulings did involve local or State laws prohibiting filming.
I have far greater heartburn over the idea that the Courts have created an exception for police when it comes to their liability regarding violation of our rights. That being if it is not somehow codified in the Constitution in particular.
Remember, those rights not contained in the document are retained to the States or the people. The Constitution is not the end authority on what is a Right and what is not.
Don’t you think that has been the problem for the past several decades? Legislating from the bench? You have several attorney’s in your family…..ask them their opinons. Is the Constitution so open, in their mind, that it allows broad interpretations that actually create law, instead of rendering a decision in STRICT interpretation? I had a professor tell me that to write a contract that covers every conceivable approach….it would stretch around the world three times. I do not think that you can have a subjective law.
But, what strikes me in your article, is how many liberal bench’s agreed.
JAC says. “Remember, those rights not contained in the document are retained to the States or the people. The Constitution is not the end authority on what is a Right and what is not.” Obviously, he is not a Constitutionalist…..and he is correct to a limited point. It may not be the end authority but It is the framework in which the end authority resides.
The second part of the article bothers me even more where it pertains to the liability of police officers or anybody, for that matter. I see no problem with making individuals responsible regardless of the position they hold. I have never liked limited liability protections.
d13thecolonel
.”and he is correct to a limited point. It may not be the end authority but It is the framework in which the end authority resides.”
There is NOT a limited point to my comment. Those Rights not identified are withheld by the States and the People. The ultimate arbiter is of course the people. Because it is the people who give the States actual life.
And what do you think this “framework” is that you refer to, and what is the “end authority”?
d13
P.S.: My interpretation in fact makes me a “Constitutionalist”. It does not make me someone who takes the words literally as the only source of understanding. Because that is not how the English law nor early Colonial law worked.
But neither was it this open ended conundrum the “living document” theorists would have every one believe.
So the real question, from a “Constitutionalist’s” point of view is whether taking photographs an logical and rational extension of speech. Because the Founders did not have the concept of photography, but they certainly knew times would change, and thus SPEECH is that which is connected to the observed and standard form of SPEAKING.
Now here is one for you. If you fall into the “originalist” camp of interpretation you should consider what it was that the Founders felt was normal when they penned the clause. In this case, the speech that cannot be governed is that speech which is aimed at Govt. and the powerful who run things. They did not envision a world where “pornography” would be protected. And yes, they understood what was pornographic. Although far more “Puritan” in their definition than we would be. The Founders and Framers did not want Govt. being able to stifle POLITICAL SPEECH.
Even in this context, I see photographs as falling into modern societies means of conducting political speech. They are after all, taking pictures of Govt. agents.
Cannot claim to be an “originalist” ( whatever that is )….I would fall in the Constitutionalist interpretation, I think. My point that I was trying in my inept way…..was that you said the following: “The Constitution is not the end authority on what is a Right and what is not.”
It seems to me, that a strict Constitutionalist wold interpret the Constitution to be the end authority. No other interpretation. Now, I can see your point but it seems to me that when you extend modern day communication to the Constitution…..you just made it a living document. Am I wrong?
Therein, lies a slippery slope, does it not? Once you interpret speech by extension, then you do open other definitions by extension. This is a conundrum, I believe.
d13thecolonel
I suggest you take a look at this link. It includes the different kinds of “classification” of interpretation. Summaries of the arguments for and against. Pretty good Summary Primer, I think.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/interp.html
d13thecolonel
No. A Constitutionalist would not view the Constitution as the final arbiter of what is a Right. Because they know it did not list all rights. That is in fact clearly stated within the document itself. So it is ONLY the last arbiter or authority for those Rights listed within it. Otherwise, it is up to the States and The People do establish what is or is not a Right.
Yes, you are wrong on the living document claim. Remember, there are TWO theories of “living document”. I do support the “original version”. Which, by the way is the one Buck also supports, despite making arguments to support the second. The First is that the document is general in much of its nature and not prescriptive. It does not specify law to the extent that laws would have to be constantly changed, that is the Constitution itself.
Best example here is once you know what “interstate commerce” was in the document. Then all things that develop over time fitting within that definition would be included. From time to time a SCOTUS review may be needed to decide if some new technology or service fit the definition.
The second view of “living document” is that the Constitution is flexible enough that the COURT can keep in fresh with respect to Societies changes. Despite the document either being silent on a matter, or even prohibiting something. Such as SCOTUS assigning some Federal authority over “marriage” which did not and still does not exist.
Churros……….Really?
Churros is our friend…….Pepto Bismal
YOu must have worked long and hard on this one…..VERY good, sir…..very good. With your kind permission, and no commission other than being my friend, I would very much like to copy this . Your writing is superb.
Until then…….you reminded me of a road trip that I took not long ago on the back roads of Mississippi……a mom and pop diner on the side of the road run by a black couple…..pretty much in the middle of here and yon. BUT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,they cooked with lard out of a three gallon can and a large wooden spoon and a huge flat griddle. They cooked my breakfast… eggs, grits, ham slice ( bone in ) all in the same grease. There is nothing like the sizzle of cooking on a flat griddle where the grease is collected in a glass jar to be used again. Fresh buttered bread ( real stuff, not yuppie butter ) thrown onto the griddle just before the rest came off…..lightly toasted and dripping. Nothing but slat and pepper……no Cholula, Tobasco, or anything else to ruin the taste of cholesterol producing, artery clogging home cooking. Fresh sun tea, no sugar of course…..and after breakfast a piece of homemade, with real lard and cherries, cherry pie….and not to be ruined with ice cream….no ala mode crap to dump on hot cherry pie. That is blasphemous! ( You can have a la mode after BBQ but not with eggs, grits, hame slice and red eye).
Perhaps we can meet up with Curros Man and Yo Yo Man at the same time. What a combo.
Let me re-post it tomorrow with a few minor edits and some fixed typos.
Otherwise, be my guest. If you post it elsewhere on the internet, let me know as I’d love to see the feedback / comments.
As far as long and hard work.. it was hard, but only took about half an hour. I’m pretty pleased with the way it came out, considering.
And, of course, its 100% true.
But, of course…….I shall await your reposting.
Sir….This should have by rights been “couched” under the Constitution and was a correct ruling. The police are all being armed with cameras either on their body or in their cars or from CCTV or the sky to record the events to “defend” their actions good bad or otherwise. Are the people not allowed to offer a counter argument if needed?. Funny how so many documents seem to disappear, get destroyed, sideshuffled, offuscated to hide misdeeds lawlessness…..across the board with NO party deliniation.
I’m awaiting the courts to revisit their earlier ruling about warrantless searches and gathering ALL information on everyone electronically. The SCOTUS ruled its OK because it was not specific in the Constitution. Rifling through anything that leaves your immediate possession. To open MAIL requires a warrant signed off by the courts based on probable cause. Technology changed and people do not use snailmail but rarely. But the government can go a snag anything on servers. Heck, phone on you are tracked and recorded via gps/tower coordinates. A few years ago a bank robber went on a spree across the south. he was caught and by checking his phone the “recorded” coordinates proved he was in each of the robbery locations at the exact times. In fact that is how I think that is how they caught him. Dumb crook,,,should have popped his battery
Remember how pissed off Diane Feinstein was when it was revealed that the NSA etal were gathering “their” information, conversations, emails etc. When congress passed the Patriot Act, now in the closing days of it’s 2nd decade has gotten worse…..obviously Congress when passed the law never considered the “who me” factor. They thought they were exempt just like everything else they pass. , . .
Mathius
Please explain YOUR reasoning that taking pictures of police is not covered by the first amendment, or any other for that matter.
Are you using the words literally to make this determination? If so, would “signs” be considered speech, or ONLY the act of “speaking”?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4679476/Professor-guilty-sexual-harassment-test-question.html
Good grief.
Good point JAC. Without free speech, a free press would cease to exist. The I ternet has changed what we call a “free press” because news is being reported by so many, rather than the local tv/radio/newspaper companies that had monopolized the press in the past.
I’m short, free speech has opened the door to a truly free press. The biased media is being exposed and have lost the ability to control the message, much like recording police takes their ability to control the message/facts.
The importance of free speech can’t be overstated.
Yes it can. Where does free speech end…..anywhere?
Everything has some limitations. Free speech etc, was so important it came first (1st Amendment) and it was important enough to have protection (2nd Amendment).
But in regards to speech, when it’s used to cause panic or incite violence, it may be curtailed in some way. Nothing is limitless, nothing at all.
https://mises.org/library/human-rights-property-rights
Thanks, BF….I did not know how to say it short terms. I hope everyone takes the time to read this article. It does make sense.
d13thecolonel
It has no end. FREEDOM to speak is FREEDOM to speak. To say whatever you want.
That includes calls for insurrection or revolution.
This post should be above, under Mathius’s post.
I took the time to read the test question in the article. As an old man with many experiences in my life with people who had peculiar sexual peccadillos, I gotta say there is NO WAY this prof was NOT getting his rocks off with this question. I can think of many ways to elicit discussion on the supposed issue by using actual medical events that would not have bordered on salacious. Actually, I think he went OVER the border.
Really? He may be a perv, but I saw nothing in the question that would indicated he is. It seemed like a legitimate question to me. I think the students who complained need a class on dealing with real life.
Perhaps it was designed to illicit further discussion….such as……would this be a case of a frivilous lawsuit? I see no problem with what he asked and is that really such a far fetched example? I think not.
This would be over the line: If there are any ladies in here that would like to approcah this subject………..THAT would be over the line.
Sorry SK
Completely legit question for a LAW class. The proff. added details as facts that would be in dispute in court. She said, she said in this case. This would have to be sorted out by the students when answering the question.
President Trump has just fired 500 employees of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, suspended 200 more, and 33 were demoted according to the Daily Caller.
Those disciplined include 22 senior leaders, more than 70 nurses, 14 police officers, and 25 physicians.
Also disciplined were a program analyst dealing with the Government Accountability Office, which audits the department, a public affairs specialist, a chief of police and a chief of surgery.
Many housekeeping aides and food service workers — lower-level jobs in which the department has employed felons and convicted sex offenders — were also fired.
http://clashdaily.com/2017/07/trump-dumps-500-workers-agency-slammed-last-year
I am going to assume that thee people were up on charges and the recent passing of the law cut the appeals process.
This says it all………………..
Must reading.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/07/americas_long_march_toward_a_secular_socialist_democracy.html
The society has been so coarsened, so dumbed down that it is damn near hopeless. When you walk past a group of 12 years olds (boys and girls) from what you thought were good solid middle class families emulating the talk of the ghetto with every second word beginning with the letter F you are well, F—ed.
I do not know what they would be willing to fight for to save and be willing to die for? Fuggetaboutit!
George Carlin had a great routine on that very topic decades ago
Has Pope Francis gone insane? No wonder people are leaving the church in Italy.
I told you folks he was a LEFTIST from day one. The “Church” in S. America has been promoting left wing ideology for decades. For the life of me I don’t understand how they can think “Socialism” is going to wind up consistent with Church doctrine but that is their view.
All this shit is out of Vatican 2 when that lovable little fuzz ball, Pope John 23 decided to call a conclave to “update” the church and then died on us. Nobody had a clue what he had in mind and the radicals just seized the reins of power and ran with it.
This is what a “Deep State” can do. Despite John Paul II and Benedict, both powerful conservatives, the deep state went underground and was in wait. As soon as they were gone from the scene, they elected this jerk, a Jesuit from a Socialist, totally screwed up country (Juan and Evita) who has no understanding of free markets or Republican Democracy. He has lived his entire life under one strong man or another and WAS NOT, like John Paul in Poland, any moral force in Argentina for change.
A happy ending, feel good story.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20170710/amazing-human-chain-formed-to-rescue-drowning-family-in-pcb
Wow
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2017/07/10/and-they-claim-trump-is-collaborating-with-russia/
This falls inline with things I have read.
Rep. Rick Nolan: Well, both parties have told newly elected members of the Congress that they should spend 30 hours a week in the Republican and Democratic call centers across the street from the Congress, dialing for dollars.
Norah O’Donnell: Thirty hours a week?
Rep. Rick Nolan: Thirty hours is what they tell you you should spend. And it’s discouraging good people from running for public office. I could give you names of people who’ve said, “You know, I’d like to go to Washington and help fix problems, but I don’t want to go to Washington and become a mid-level telemarketer, dialing for dollars, for crying out loud.”
This is utterly shameful, and if I end up getting elected I will never do it. In fact, I will push legislation to ban this practice.
Former U.S. Representative David Jolly was also interviewed by O’Donnell, and he admitted to her that Republican members of Congress are actually given a telemarketing script to use while making these calls…
Simply by calling people, cold-calling a list that fundraisers put in front of you, you’re presented with their biography. So please call John. He’s married to Sally. His daughter, Emma, just graduated from high school. They gave $18,000 last year to different candidates. They can give you $1,000 too if you ask them to. And they put you on the phone. And it’s a script.
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/when-i-found-out-how-members-of-congress-really-spend-their-time-i-just-about-threw-up
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/sf-transit-releasing-robbery-surveillance-videos-would-be-racially-insensitive
Her in PA we call people who make these kinds of decisions F-ing idiots who should be fired and left with flipping burgers for a living
I expect someone is going to bring up the new NYT revelation about Donald Jr. meeting with the Russian lawyer today or tomorrow. So I thought you might be interested in her version of the meeting.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-lawyer-who-met-trump-jr-i-didn-t-have-n781631
Watched CNN last night. It was hilarious watching them try to continue the guilt by innuendo while not falling deep into the trap as they have the past few months. They used guests to do most of the accusing and hyperbole. One guest, however, kept saying there is no hard evidence of any wrong doing as yet. CNN’s whole drama is over the fact that Trump’s people keep saying they never met with any Russians then we find out they have, then they say “Oh yeah, that meeting”, on and on. Of course they left out the part where in each of these cases NOTHING was found of importance.
One pundit summed up the issue nicely. It is a controversy of the Trump campaign and now administration’s own making. If they had the experience needed they would have snuffed this whole thing out long ago. It is creating a distraction that is making Mr. Trump angry but it is self inflicted. They need good political legal people to dig into everyone and get the records cleaned up ASAP.
Nobody considered that maybe Mr. Trump is not really that angry because it feeds into discrediting the media.
Oh, one other guest, an ex KGB spy in the US said that this whole affair has got to have Putin thinking, “damn, this is working better than I thought possible”. Because the Russian goal is to create mistrust among the people in the Govt. and in our systems. To that end, the DNC and the leakers are playing right into their hands. As are the people in the Administration who haven’t acted to get this issue put to bed.
Going fishing for a couple of days. Have fun. Look forward to the Colonel’s article when I get back.
Electric and hybrid car sales have dropped 60% this year since the government in Denmark dropped the subsidies.
Tesla here would be HISTORY if we’d do the same. I just wonder how much money goes out in subsidies across the board to our politicians favorite programs
http://thefederalist.com/2013/09/30/calculating-the-real-cost-of-corporate-welfare/
It was interesting to see in another article the top recipients, most were “energy” companies providing renewables with the top one being a Spanish company Iberdrola. These did not just start with Obama, just accelerated.
Guess what Seth? He’s the president and you’re not. And your reply was lame too.
Find us another bone Canine.
Technically speaking, there is only one true witch mentioned 🙂
Excuse my rant, but I’ve seen and read so much bullshit from the Left it is warranted.
These piece of shit, childish little brat snowflakes on the Left need to grow the fuck up and act like adults. All this Russia nonsense when it’s already clearly proven that the ONLY person that can be found in collusion with Russia is HRC.
All the call for prosecution by these petulant spoiled brats is a prime example of a very poor education system, because their calls show their complete idiocy on the matter. In short, they are fucking idiots.
To Buck and Mathius: These are folks on your side of the political spectrum, but it is not the majority of Liberal acting this way. But when it comes from the mouths of Democrat representatives, highly visible media people and activist’s, it’s a disgrace to America and American politics (which is already totally corrupt, EXCEPT TRUMP). I do feel bad for both of you, but in no way do you appear to be part of this group of radical Marxist activist’s.
End of rant, you may return to your normal schedule now 😀
Still waiting for the outcry about Senator Ted Kennedy colluding with the Soviet Union in an attempt to defeat Reagan in ‘84 and Bill Clinton colluding with the Chinese in ‘96.
As Hillary routinely would say…”That’s old news”
Didn’t the “proven” conduit of Communist Chinese government money to the Clinton’s wind up DEAD? HRC years ago wanted to learn more about Wall Street trading. She learned with the head of Tyson Foods standing over her shoulder. During her first lesson she made hundreds of thousands of dollars, trading. Tyson ultimately was found by the government with his “teaching”, paid dearly for that. The Clinton’s skated. Same with Whitewater, everyone including the Arkansas Lt Gov went to prison over this financing scheme, yet HRC as the lead lawyer of the firm and the account went untouched. She was 1st lady by that time. All the papers and documents the Special Prosecutor was seeking had disappeared. Upon the statute of limitations expiration, the Clintons called Janet Reno up and said come and get the papers in the “private” quarters of the WH. Reno went on to say at a news conference later that due to the expiration of time being able to prosecute this type of crime, the papers and their content will not be released, they are moot. To me by the WH hiding supoena’d (sp) documents that puts on hold all statute of limitation restrictions and they should heve been charged with at least “obstruction of Justice”
All prior events of illicit fund raising before, during WJC’s presidency were just perfecting a system of corruption. Unless stopped this will be used by any president and legislator to enrich themselves before, during and after their tenures in office.
I like the bill that was vetoed by Obama stopping or limiting the former presidents pension $/$ if they earn more than $400K. That bill is being resurrected.
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/ted-kennedy-and-kgb
Regardless of the Kennedy’s payoff to the Kopekne (sp) family, he still should have been prosecuted. But in MA, Kennedy’s were god’s.
The government should in all places remove their statues of justice being “blindfolded” and holding balancing scales, signifying equal justice for all,
This is a question for the worldly economists and business people on this site. I truly understand as time goes on and we invent more labor saving tools and devices we need less people to do the same task previously. Farming is a prime example. Manufacturing another, computerization leading to kiosks, buying tickets, information etc. Do more with less and that’s a reference to people. I’ll take Europe as an example. They are not immune to these efficiency inprovements. They clearly have responded by having less offspring to the point of not replacing themselves. A dying civilization? No just responding to the needs of the society. The massive unemployment of the younger generation points to that, because the older ones still hold the jobs. As even they retire earlier and earlier it does not help the unemployment problem, due to again efficiency gains and outsourcing etc. If less people in the neear future they’ll need less benefits in the bank.etc. Why bring in millions of uneducated, illiterate and unassimulated people into the system? They are mostly unemployable, can not communicate with the population at large, pay little or NO taxes into the system and absorb huge amounts of what revenue is brought in by those that do work……why? the jobs that can not be outsourced or automated are the SHIT jobs like cleaning toilets….could the immigrant model being pursued actually be to create a new serf and slave class? With the elites sitting at the top while these people clean out their chamberpots.
D13 still on record……I do not subscribe to the theory of something is better than nothing on health care. I reject the Senate proposal. Let Obamacare implode. I do not subscribe to leaving Obamacare taxes in and then reducing the corporate tax to compensate. Do not give on on the Obamacare taxes…..don’t repeal it if you want but take all the taxes out. I still say, let Obamacare impload…it will directly affect me but I don’t care. BOOM!!!!!
Tax reform is a separate issue and should not be tied to any health program.
Also, Republicans…..pull your heads out of your collective asses. The sky is blue and not that crappy color you seem to enjoy…..Reducing the future increases to smaller increases….IS NOT A TAX CUT, you dumb sons O’ b’s……do not let the left hijack this….fire back with both barrels you incompetent cowards. Start swining.
Repeal with no new law. They have no business interfering in the healthcare industry, none.
How long do you think it will take for it to implode, and what is the plan when it does? For the record, I don’t like the idea of a watered down version either.
It was designed to fail from day one. Obama flat out said that it was not what he wanted, yet it was designed and passed 100% by democrats, inspite of the vast majority of the people objecting. He wanted a single payer system like medicare across the board. We see how efficient and well managers those current systems are.(sarc)
Bottom line a single payer system will go in on the demand of the people. Let’s be honest people have bought into heaven on earth and are entitled to immortality now not later, regardless of the costs to others. Greed is driving the system. A community would have collapsed long ago with this behavior. A family would have collapsed long ago. The only reason it survives today is the ever expanding debt and the ability for governments to create faux money. Not long ago societies would have let their sick and elderly go and in native cultures exposed them. They would not have destroyed their society for the sake of a few growing to many and a greater unaffordable burden. If people became more personally responsible for the REAL finances involved, the system and society would heal itself real quick. Cold and seemingly cruel but it will happen. Look at just a little over two decades ago with the collapse of the USSR and what affect it had on the life expectancy and health of the society in that nation.
It is imploading now…..premiums are going through the roof, there are some states with only one carrier, deductibles are at record levels. People are dropping out of the system now. Medicare cannot sustain it…..and even if we went to 90% tax rate…..the gurus have already said it would not sustain even that. I have been in the V A system and on Medicare now…..trust me…..you do not want the government running it. THey could screw up a one car funeral.
I know that. Life is cruel. I believe that we will take one more step by popular demand towards what has been proven time and time again.a failure and then we will start over.
After the collapse of the communist system in Poland, I got the opportunity to meet a nice young Polish economist. She basically talked about Margaret Thatchers phrase about socialism is great until the other peoples money runs out.
Look at what countries the “refugees/migrants/invaders” flee and avoid…..it’s those countries that have learned the economic lessons the hard way and offer little in the way of benefits.
Man is actually quite a weak animal except for its brain and ability to change the environment it lives in. By that we are also weakening its gene pool, “out of compassion” and “Social Justice” almost quaranteeing it’s own extinction, by allowing the weak to survive and reproduce where in most cases of nature would cull them out. Man is actually an annomaly (sp) and the anti-thesis to the natural order of life on earth. We use the statement about academics that they are so smart they are stupid, that applies not to them alone. We think to much and actually never solve the REAL problems that confront us.
Slightly different topic, but the rationalization is the same. Some commentators have been saying that Obama and his ilk is bored etc, The advice was to give them something to actually worry about and keep them busy. Like putting them on the defensive about their misdeeds etc. The present regime except a few are reluctant to do so, in the hopes that they will get a pass in the future for their conduct. Fat chance. Al Gore was bored and looking for something to do and when he awoke and brought us Global Warming and climate change which will in all probability make him the 1st climate change billionaire and in the long run do more damage than good to the environment, by expanding the footprint of energy generaton instead of centralizing it…..do gooders usually are bored and do not have enough serious things to worry about.
What give, gman! Un-spam me!
Must be a conspiracy. I am not part of it….no sir….innocent….not guilty….
Mathius
You didn’t go to spam. It went to the trash can directly. Don’t feel bad, SK had three go there over the last two months. No explanation.
I assume you don’t want the one in the trash posted, since it appears to be a duplicate. Let me know, because I have not permanently deleted it yet.
Gman…..I think I got it in moderation. I saved it, if it is not there.