Politics & Government - 15 August 2007

i dont understand why the age to buy alcohol is still 21. If the US considers an 18 yr old as an adult who can vote, buy cigarettes, drive, go to college, etc., why cant they purchase alcohol? Everyone knows that 18 yr olds drink alcohol anyway, why not give them the right to purchase? I am over 21, but before, as an 18, 19, 20 yr old college student, it felt stupid that i had to get an older person to buy alcohol, when i considered myself an adult.

Is there anyway the age limit will be lowered? do you think it ever will?

2007-08-15 11:35:52 · 11 answers · asked by Agent 99 3 in Law & Ethics

I agree that it is nice and all that. But thinking logically, if all the countries who have socialized medicine have an economy surplus, how can we manage a program with our deficit economy without it being wickedly below par?

2007-08-15 11:35:07 · 14 answers · asked by Conner McMurph 2 in Politics

Do u need a license to drive a scooter, and if so are the vision requirements the same as driving a car? My sister lost her vision in one eye and has low vision in other eye. We have a store a few blocks away which I take her too, but she'd like some independence of her own :)

Thanks!

2007-08-15 11:33:33 · 1 answers · asked by Onyx Ninja 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-08-15 11:29:40 · 19 answers · asked by l33tspeakisforidiots 1 in Immigration

Please also provide your reference.

2007-08-15 11:28:31 · 6 answers · asked by hurleychic559 2 in Military

On the one hand they are better educated and more productive than our underclass who cannot manage to read, write and up- but is it too many? Strain on services and prices...I feel like I am being ripped off all the time....

2007-08-15 11:27:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I live in La Paz Bolivia, And am going to Monterrey, Mexico. and my plane is making a stop in Miami FL after Miami it making a Stop in Dallas Tx. Since the plane comes From Miami Will they be asking me for a passport when i get in Dallas, or will i be able to get in the us with out a passport

2007-08-15 11:27:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

do you think the military should have been allowed with taking care of itself like it always has????

2007-08-15 11:26:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTOQUnvI3CA

Does anyone else remember this? It sort of reminds me of when I was a kid during the 80s and how the US and the Soviet Union constantly demonized each other. Not exactly pleasant memories, but oh the nostalgia!:)

2007-08-15 11:26:14 · 6 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics

2007-08-15 11:23:30 · 3 answers · asked by airf307 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-08-15 11:22:19 · 18 answers · asked by mustangbred 1 in Government

how hard is it to put up a big net, or something, so they will stay in their own countries during the winter, and leave our economy alone? and why are these hippy libs want to give them amnesty? if it were up to ted kennedy, these damn birds would take over our country for half the year, take advantage of our social programs, never learn how to speak any human language (sure, they can repeat things, but that doesn't mean they speak english), then leave a few months later? and why the f*ck to i have to press 1 for bird language?

2007-08-15 11:19:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Love or hate Michael Savage, he still has the right to say and think whatever he wants. (Just as Al Franken, Rosie Odonnell etc etc.)

Why did the City Of San Fransisco try to silence his right to free speech?

2007-08-15 11:18:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-08-15 11:17:05 · 16 answers · asked by Conner McMurph 2 in Elections

Unemployment in Zimbabwe: 80%
Price of 1 roll of toilet paper in Zimbabwe: $145,750.00
Inflation in Zimbabwe: 1600%
Other: Mugabes government thugs beat, torture and terrorize political opposition etc.

How long will America hold the UN as a beacon peace?

2007-08-15 11:16:39 · 9 answers · asked by Jonny 2 in Politics

i want to know if you take medication and still join the army

2007-08-15 11:15:22 · 8 answers · asked by Aqua-Man 2 in Military

just wondering becuause my daughter is the type of person to do something like that look through the computer and see what i've been doing, and i'm the parent supposed to be watching HER so please let me know. nothing i dont want her to see but like she wil lnotice and stop once i delete it.

2007-08-15 11:15:16 · 3 answers · asked by Grace 3 in Law & Ethics

Can you file on 6 payday loans? I heard you had to be 30 days away from filing from the time you took out these loans. Also in Kentucky it is state law you can only take out $500 max, and I have out about $2,200. Is this a felony?

2007-08-15 11:13:37 · 2 answers · asked by lvillejj 4 in Law & Ethics

I don't think most people understand what the bottom line is. What you are seeing with loss of jobs, declining incomes, war, division and America in decline is really all due to economics.
There is some 320 Million Chinese under the age of 14. There is also millions in India. This is the new market and we the American people are funding it. Its called the free market and we are buying ourselves into oblivion. As the Chinese standard of living increases we in turn lose jobs to them. The corporations don't care. As an example I work for a 5 yr old company who this year will get 52% of it business from overseas. Expansion will happen there, not here. We need tariffs on goods coming in and job creation here or we are dead meat. That's the bottom line, a fair market not a free one like you have been led to believe.

2007-08-15 11:08:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I am originally from a fishing village off the south coast of Spain. I think me and 5 mates could have put up a better effort than Grenada. I mean America STILL talks about that "successful" invasion. My niece and her friends would have kicked yankee *ss. Does anybody agree the yanks thought that "war" was another attempt at making the American public feel better about the Vietnam defeat ?

2007-08-15 11:07:52 · 12 answers · asked by Teacher 4 in Military

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_re_us/nypd_terror_threat

"The New York Police Department report released Wednesday describes a process in which young men — often legal immigrants from the Middle East who are frustrated with their lives in their adopted country — adopt a philosophy that puts them on a path to violence."

Are we hoping to appease these people or are we destined to become the new Palestine?

2007-08-15 11:06:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

What would you do if you knew the best thing for you was to join the military, but you girlfriend, mom,grandparents, and siblings thought otherwise. they think i should go to college, or anything else besided joing the army. i very strong and set on going but they keep telling me taht they want me to stay, saying that im going to get killed and im being insensitive to thier feelings. i love them but i believe that they should be supporting me .

2007-08-15 11:05:55 · 20 answers · asked by dloc 1 in Military

He said early in his presidency. Is he gonna flip flop on that.
Gross pollution may be a preferrable way the "stay the course"
...ya think?

(note - sarcasm in my voice... hello?)

so what to do?

2007-08-15 11:04:46 · 21 answers · asked by omnimog 4 in Politics

If you co-signed on a loan for someone is it possible to sue them for the reamainder of the loan so you can pay it off? I co-signed for someone who keeps missing their payments, if not suing what are some other options?

2007-08-15 11:04:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Hi, I have a friend married with a military and they are being assigned to Japan. She's used to have a steady job but now that they're leaving she wonders if she can search for a job in that country or inside their base. Any one knows...

2007-08-15 10:56:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I already know that someone has tried to hack into my email, I suspect that they are trying to get personal information about me, such as an address, etc. Should I contact the FBI? My IP provider says that they are the only ones (and other top officials) that can access the info to locate the remote computer that tried to hack into my email. How advisable is it to do this?

2007-08-15 10:56:51 · 1 answers · asked by batouttahell 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

If we pay Federal & State taxes, why is it not considered double taxation to have our goods taxed? We pay multiple taxes for Gas, cigarettes or when we shop. From the money you earn you are taxed. Then purchases are taxed. By the time you add up the taxes it can be a large percentage. Why/How is this legal? Have kids who want to know.

2007-08-15 10:54:11 · 18 answers · asked by Nice one 5 in Other - Politics & Government

A recruiter told me there was a such thing as a non-deployable unit.Its my fault that Io believed him but I can get into ROTC while I'm in college.How would I go about that?

2007-08-15 10:54:04 · 7 answers · asked by Brittanie 2 in Military

Hello. I recently had an interview with a company I REALLY want to work for. The interview went great!! The problem came from my original application. My last employer went out of business and I was sketchy on current contact information for my last supervisor. The number on the application was no longer current. This new place I applied called today to ask if I had the correct information. After two number attempts, we got it right. Does this make me look ridiculous? Despite the great interview, could this cost me the job?

2007-08-15 10:54:04 · 8 answers · asked by demongelding1@hotmail.com 3 in Immigration

2007-08-15 10:52:11 · 3 answers · asked by colt 1 in Other - Politics & Government