Global Economy Bursting?

[coolhandluke]

You're a Great American

There is no excuse for individual ignorance in the United States.

What you might call ignorance others may refer to as willful disengagement. Many Americans, I would dare say most Americans, choose to ignore politics (most of the time) because they have determined that no matter whom they vote for, they're interests are not sufficiently represented. You know that old axiom about 'doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result'.

Knowledge and information are readily available to those who seek it.

So true, but should those who choose not to seek knowledge and information, or those who do make the effort to become informed, but come to conclusions that you might define as 'wrong', (read,liberals) have the right to cancel out your well reasoned and correct 'vote'?
I've heard it argued by some faux newscasters posing as pundits that there should be strict requirements and even "testing" for the right to vote as there were in the past.

Nobody can rightly blame others for their predicament, and no mature adult would attempt to do so.

I agree, so those who constantly rail against government interference and over-taxation and profligate spending as the causes of their personal problems are really 'blaming' those who they often name as their heroes: Our Founding Fathers, who in their wisdom decided that elected Politicians, no matter how self interested or misinformed, were preferable to Kings and Queens and Emperors.

Our "predicament" is the USA, its people, its land, its states, its economy, its politicians and its government, I don't blame any of them for my shortcomings, why do you?

 

[EDWARD BERRY]

The Trails Are A Joke. As People Come Out Of The One On 24th Street(rogers) They Could Just Continue On The Existing Sidewalks For Miles Around Town.

On The Trails Our Gooberment, Furnishes Bags To Pick Up The Dog Poop. (but None For Our Sidewalks)

Our County Is Converting Vehicles To Natural Gas(most Likely With A Grant).

It Costs Five Times As Much To Convert To Natural Gas Than Propane And Many More Times As Much To Equipt A Filling Station. No Doubt Our Existing Propane Dealers Would Set One Up For Nothing.

Just Like The Trails--it A "free" Grant.

 

[JSmith43]

I've heard it argued by some faux newscasters posing as pundits that there should be strict requirements and even "testing" for the right to vote as there were in the past.

In MN, the Senate & House couldn't get voter ID legislation past a D governor that would just as soon let D leaning residents vote early and often.

MN can't print money to dilute currency, but it's fine to dilute non felon, voting age citizen's votes in MN, I guess.

Is that what you mean by "testing for the right to vote?"

 

[Couch Potato]

What you might call ignorance others may refer to as willful disengagement. Many Americans, I would dare say most Americans, choose to ignore politics (most of the time) because they have determined that no matter whom they vote for, they're interests are not sufficiently represented. You know that old axiom about 'doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result'. Willful disengagement will certainly result in ignorance. Being knowledgeable and voting may not result in desirable change, but being ignorant and not voting cannot result in desirable change.



So true, but should those who choose not to seek knowledge and information, or those who do make the effort to become informed, but come to conclusions that you might define as 'wrong', (read,liberals) have the right to cancel out your well reasoned and correct 'vote'? Everybody has a God given right to be wrong if they choose!
I've heard it argued by some faux newscasters posing as pundits that there should be strict requirements and even "testing" for the right to vote as there were in the past. I've never heard that on Faux, but then I never watch that stuff. Why would anyone?



I agree, so those who constantly rail against government interference and over-taxation and profligate spending as the causes of their personal problems are really 'blaming' those who they often name as their heroes: Our Founding Fathers, who in their wisdom decided that elected Politicians, no matter how self interested or misinformed, were preferable to Kings and Queens and Emperors.

Our "predicament" is the USA, its people, its land, its states, its economy, its politicians and its government, I don't blame any of them for my shortcomings, why do you?

I don't, so why do you ask? :new_all_coholic:

 

[coolhandluke]

I don't, so why do you ask? :new_all_coholic:

Cp- I stand corrected.

 

[coolhandluke]

When I was a kid

Is that what you mean by "testing for the right to vote?"

M-See timeline in this link, restrictions to federal voting laws have been continuously reduced since our countries inception.

http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/voting.html

For some reason I get nervous when someone pines for "the Good Old Days".

 

[Couch Potato]

I can't see any valid reason to oppose voter identification requirements. An ID is simple to acquire in most areas and fraud is known to occur. In some precincts during the last Presidential election it was show the number of votes cast exceeded the known population. Obviously "vote early and vote often" is more than just a joke. I don't think such laws exclude anyone except those who want to commit fraud.

 

[Big ole Boy]

What the impeachment vote count these days .

... if Obama tries to raise the debt ceiling without congress ...

...do we have a good idea where the impeachment number is?

.... Obama is caught in the Rye .....

....

... I am getting really constipated ... it always happens when the markets freeze up ....

.... so we going to hyper-inflate our way out of this mess or are we going to honor our debt?

.... Moody's wants us to hyper-inflate based on there rating schemes and so does the markets ...

..... markets are caught in the "noir" universe ....... the DOW is in the Rye .....

.... "the catcher in the Rye" .........

... pulling funds ...

 

[Randolph Kinney]

Dollar plunges after Obama, Boehner speak on debt

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/do...ner-speak-on-debt-2011-07-25?siteid=rss&rss=1


Fiat Money Produces Endless Sea of Wars, Debt, Social Inequality, Economic Bubbles, Rampant Consumerism, Environmental Rape

 

[Randolph Kinney]

Researchers See Trend of People Moving Between Texas, California

http://www.voanews.com/english/news...oving-Between-Texas-California-126149453.html

The most recent U.S. Census Bureau figures, from 2007 to 2009, show that more than two million people moved out of California, the most populated state in the U.S. That was when the housing market crashed and the economy declined. Their top destination, the second most populated state, Texas. Close to 12 percent of Californians who moved away went to Texas.