Politics & Government - 17 August 2006

F*CK THE POLICE

2006-08-17 12:51:53 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-08-17 12:50:07 · 2 answers · asked by supcch063 2 in Military

I ws in an accident on 8/2/06. Four cars involved- Car#1 darts into our lane hitting the man in front of me(car#2). I, being car #3, saw accident and stopped with a car lenghth in between me an car #2. Car #4 rear ends me at 30 mph. pushing me into Car #2. Lots of debating between insurance companies on my part and finally Allstate ins. (car #4) is responsible for payment of property damage. Monday 8/14/06 I spoke with rep from Allstate and they cut me a check for $3309.21 for payment of my car. I get home this evening and there's a message form her telling me that that the check was already sent, however she is going to cancel that check and reissue one for $1600.00. Without even discussing this with me. I have no idea what my rights are. I have no money, I'm a single mother of a three year old, no vehicle, can't get to my job or my son's daycare center. Please help I'm gonna loose it real soon!!

2006-08-17 12:50:03 · 8 answers · asked by jairae11 1 in Politics

2006-08-17 12:48:46 · 4 answers · asked by Ally 1 in Government

I was thinking about this recently because us liberals are willing to do self-anaylsis. We believe that enhances us rather than hurts us.

I am kind of anti-wealth. I know that I could never be a mega rich person because I would end up giving too much money to others; therefore, I judge the mega rich as greedy.

And no it is not a communist/socialist liberal thing because I actually believe FDR's combination of capitalism and socialism works best.

I guess my question is: what do you think molds someone's opinion or belief system in one direction versus another?.. environment, experience, education or lack of either?

2006-08-17 12:48:41 · 13 answers · asked by BeachBum 7 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-17 12:47:48 · 17 answers · asked by   6 in Politics

1) George Bush
2) Hassan Nasrallah(spelling??)
3) Olmert(isrealie president)

2006-08-17 12:46:27 · 19 answers · asked by julean33 2 in Other - Politics & Government

if im driving doing 30 mph and i see a sign that says 40.when do i do 40? at the sign or when I see the sign?

2006-08-17 12:43:55 · 16 answers · asked by justmeadude43 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

in Iraq. How do you feel about terrorist propoganda videos on the internet showcasing American Soldier deaths ? Do you feel the Federal Government should be more involved with this matter of terrorist propoganda shown so freely over the internet ?

2006-08-17 12:40:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2006-08-17 12:39:30 · 16 answers · asked by 43 5 in Politics

Where is this hypocritical SOB now when the PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA need to do some serious house-cleaning of the present administration...

So much overblown junk about Monica...and I think about the pictures of blown-up Iraqi woman and children...our own soldiers dead, wounded, for WHAT, a damn barrel of OIL? Our military and President serve only the "United Corporations of America"...

2006-08-17 12:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

MYTH
Undocumented immigrants “steal” jobs from U.S.-born workers--particularly from low-income and Black workers.
“[T]here are between 7 and 15 million working illegal immigrants diluting our labor pool. If illegal immigrants could no longer work, unions would flourish, the minimum wage would rise, and oligarchic nations to our south would have to confront and fix their corrupt ways.”
--Thom Hartmann, Common Dreams, March 29, 2006

FACT
Wages are kept low not by undocumented immigrants, but by corporations that have carried out a one-side war on U.S. workers since the 1970s.

Liberals like Hartmann who accept the idea that undocumented immigrants are the cause of low wages are doing a disservice to the fight for better jobs. They are setting undocumented immigrants against other groups of workers--and in pursuit of an argument that is simply not true.

According to an analysis of data from the 2000 Census by the American Immigration Law Foundation, employment in about one-third of all U.S. job categories would have contracted anyway during the 1990s without recently arrived, noncitizen immigrant workers--even if all unemployed U.S.-born workers with recent job experience in those categories had been reemployed.

According to a November report in USA Today, job and wage growth in 10 U.S. inner cities with high immigrant populations outpaced job and wage growth in their broader metropolitan statistical areas.

It’s true that immigrants--in particular, undocumented immigrants--tend to earn considerably less than working U.S. citizens. However, according to a 2004 study by the Urban Policy Institute, undocumented workers make up less than 10 percent of the 43 million low-wage workers in the United States.

The idea that 4 million undocumented workers are somehow responsible for keeping down the wages of the other 39 million low-wage workers is nonsensical--and only pits groups of workers against each other.

This claim also ignores the fact that immigrants, both documented and undocumented, are helping take the lead in one of the most important things that can actually raise wages for all low-wage workers--building a stronger union movement.

2006-08-17 12:36:52 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

please stand up?

2006-08-17 12:36:51 · 8 answers · asked by 43 5 in Politics

2006-08-17 12:35:32 · 19 answers · asked by sassylilb68 2 in Law & Ethics

Democratic canidate for Florida Governor says. It's time for straight talk. .... I fought for stem cell research in the Senate. Republicans killed it. As Governor I will finish the job.

2006-08-17 12:30:16 · 5 answers · asked by larmac 2 in Other - Politics & Government

capital punishment

torturing "terrorists"

starting wars

hating sinners

2006-08-17 12:29:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-17 12:25:12 · 7 answers · asked by judypunch 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

we were in a car accident found a lawyer took the case to him gave him all the paper work, he said that he did not have enough information to pursue it, every time a called him he was never in his office to tell me anything

2006-08-17 12:22:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I was just wondering what people thought!!!

2006-08-17 12:20:52 · 32 answers · asked by meekyle22 3 in Government

In regards to a law suit that I filed and will most likely go to jury trial. Is it within the law (Florida) to have these people that are behind the Company (LLC) personally show up and be questioned. I am a pro se litigant.

2006-08-17 12:17:47 · 4 answers · asked by ••Mott•• 6 in Law & Ethics

2006-08-17 12:14:57 · 26 answers · asked by lildossie2000 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

I just asked a question a minute ago concerning a basic question----> (below)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjxVhEbMpNDjQffan7En_Yzsy6IX?qid=20060817154510AATAPuL

How come all the pro-illegals will answer a question titled,

"An Easy, Simple, Basic, 101 Question!!?,"

but not any other question that requests some type of solid answer supported by meaningful logic?

And if they do, they'll refer to race or how Americans won't do "those" jobs, etc...

Please, I'd really like to know? And don't give me BS/ Hogwash rhetoric!

--Rob

2006-08-17 12:13:11 · 9 answers · asked by stealth_n700ms 4 in Immigration

2006-08-17 12:12:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

lets just ignore the massive trading deficeit with china, and the outsourced jobs....so we can buy a sweater for $2

ive never set foot in a walmart and never will. how about u?

2006-08-17 12:12:40 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

well, it's not so much a party as a way of thinking... you can still be a Republican or Democrat, and be in the United Party...

I propose a group/way of thought where we put the major issues that the parties differ on behind us, at least long enough to work on the issues that we can ALL (for the most part) agree need to be adressed...

Some of the issues that could be addressed (graned, this is all new and subject to change):

1. Terror... we need to keep up the war on terror, and need to take a more pro-active stance in dealing with terror related countries... especially those with heavy pro-al-queda links

2. Welfare reform... it's highly needed in some sort of way... there are several ideas floating around on how to make it more effective, but regaurdless, doing something to fix the problem, at least a little, is better than the current problem...

3. Health care... it's in shambles... and costs are ncreasing at a very fast rate... perhaps a government plan focusing on creating

2006-08-17 12:10:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-17 12:10:15 · 6 answers · asked by thewezy 1 in Government

would having democrats in control of one part of the congress be better or worse going forward?

2006-08-17 12:04:48 · 20 answers · asked by emptiedfull 3 in Politics

big courtroom in Hades?

Maybe he'll actually get what's coming to him.

2006-08-17 12:03:05 · 13 answers · asked by Butters! 4 in Law & Ethics

2006-08-17 12:02:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I was just watching her on the news and she said some really wacko stuff... like:

"Why don't we just get rid of the IRS - no taxes at all!!!"
(yeah, cuz we don't need to fix anything after a hurricane...)

And: "I want to get rid of Castro's horrible regime."
(Then dear, it isn't the USA that you need to be running for Senate in... go back to Cuba if Americans are not your #1 priority...)

Any other folks have an opinion on her?

2006-08-17 12:02:57 · 10 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Immigration