Politics & Government - 17 September 2007

and do you think his past history will have the police trying very hard to convict him on all counts?

2007-09-17 02:31:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Hi i would like to know what do british people think about falklands. Im latin american but not Argentinian, i have argentinan friends and i know their version of the history but i think british opinion may differ, Do you think falklands should belong to England or to Argentina? Explain your answer please

2007-09-17 02:30:56 · 24 answers · asked by Peter 2 in Politics

What do the average Americans have to say for that?

2007-09-17 02:30:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/youdecide2008/platforms/

2007-09-17 02:26:49 · 11 answers · asked by Naturescent 4 in Politics

Why are some people so determined we should leave Iraq without winning?

Would it not be better to put our full support behind our militay to achieve a victory? history has proven that victory is the best way to end a war.

2007-09-17 02:25:21 · 12 answers · asked by webbrew 4 in Other - Politics & Government

Didnt he say he would be spending every day looking for the real killers?

2007-09-17 02:24:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Any can answer of course, but i'm interested in opinions from american citizens

2007-09-17 02:24:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-09-17 02:23:58 · 14 answers · asked by fragglestickcar 2 in Politics

Like paying taxes, reporting income, making payments on hospital bills, car insurance etc. while illegals just do as they please

2007-09-17 02:21:13 · 14 answers · asked by ferengifighter 3 in Immigration

Have the Articles of Impeachment been filed yet? Because I'm SURE that Speaker Pelosi was there listening to every word spoken and now is convinced that there is enough evidence to go ahead.

I crack myself up!!

2007-09-17 02:18:05 · 7 answers · asked by Mark A 6 in Civic Participation

2007-09-17 02:17:34 · 12 answers · asked by ferengifighter 3 in Immigration

Everytime I hear the Dems speak, they speak against Bush.

I have no problem with that, being that I don't support most of what Bush is doing either, but Bush is leaving the White House, never to return and so I would like to know what do the Dems gain from 'running against Bush?'

2007-09-17 02:12:58 · 31 answers · asked by Still Beautifully Conservative 5 in Politics

I own a postsecondary school and use several books to teach from. In the past I have had my students buy the books but we only use a few sections from each. My question is can I teach from a book the students don't purchase? Can I make copies of the pages we use so they can follow along or read a few sections at home in preparation for class lecture? How does copyright play into this? Thank you for your time. If possible please include a source for your answer!

2007-09-17 02:12:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

This butt-clown threw money at the economy like a drunken sailor on shore leave for much of his tenure. He rarely spoke clearly and openly, instead using arcane and BS language disguised as "articulate". The mess we're in has Greenspan's name all over it. And NOW he has the balls to tell the current Fed to be careful in lowering rates to aggressively??? What an ASSHOLE. Some people claim Greenspan is the greatest Fed Chairman ever. Nonsense. That honor goes to Paul Volcker; a man of character, wisdom and courage. I wouldn't hire GreenPussy to handle my kid's piggybank. I feel very sorry for Ben Bernanke who now has to clean up after GreenPussy. I wouldn't want his job for all the tea in China.

2007-09-17 02:05:50 · 5 answers · asked by maxman71 2 in Law & Ethics

and not tolerating the murderous activities of FOREIGN bounty hunters.....

Well done Iraq!!!!!!
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Iraq shootout firm loses licence

"Iraq has cancelled the licence of the private security contractor, Blackwater USA, after it was involved in a gunfight that killed eight civilians.
The Iraqi interior ministry said the firm, based in North Carolina, was now banned from operating anywhere in Iraq.

The Blackwater workers, who were contracted by the US state department, apparently opened fire after coming under attack in Baghdad on Sunday.

Thousands of private security guards are employed in lawless Iraq.

They are often heavily armed, but critics say some are not properly trained and are not accountable except to their employers. "

SOURCE: BBC NEWS

2007-09-17 02:05:43 · 8 answers · asked by Dream Realized 2 in Politics

2007-09-17 02:03:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Although I am not afraid to give out my SSN to my school, I am very iffy with giving out my SSN to my employer, especially a new employer. It's hard to tell if the company is legitimate, especially if they are a small and/or local company. I have seen some of my friends got scammed before. I am unsure whether their misfortune was due to their own short-coming or the difficulty to detect illegitimate companies. How can you tell if a company is legit or not?

Is it possible to not give out your SSN? My previous employer was really lousy; he lost my paper work which had my SSN on it. Nothing bad has happened to me (yet), but I rather be safe than sorry.

Thanks in advance.

2007-09-17 01:59:10 · 8 answers · asked by Jill 2 in Law & Ethics

cHECK THIS LINK?
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country_detail.asp?country_id=9

2007-09-17 01:53:58 · 10 answers · asked by franco vita 2 in Military

...Aside from a bunch of Republicans living in la-la land?

"America's elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declaring that the prime motive for the war in Iraq was oil.

In his long-awaited memoir, to be published tomorrow, Greenspan, a Republican whose 18-year tenure as head of the US Federal Reserve was widely admired, will also deliver a stinging critique of President George W. Bush’s economic policies."

"However, it is his view on the motive for the 2003 Iraq invasion that is likely to provoke the most controversy. “I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil,” he says."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296938,00.html

2007-09-17 01:52:27 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Have you heard about government controled medicine...?
the left thinks it is sooo grand!!

i can come up with a million reasons to keep the government out of my pockets!
can they think of one?

Europeans are now learning some hard facts of life about socialized medicine: there's no such thing as a free lunch. The question is whether Congress will learn from Europe's mistakes as it takes the next steps in reforming the American health care system.

For many years advocates of government-run health care pointed to Europe as an ideal, noting that America was the "only industrialized country without a national health care system." Now, however, the European welfare states are slashing benefits in the face of rising health care costs.

A recent front-page story in the New York Times detailed the European cutbacks. According to the article, Britain, France and Germany are all being forced to limit access to care. Rationing, already extensive, is increasing.

The Europeans have run into a very simple economic rule. If something is perceived as free, people will consume more of it than they would if they had to pay for it. Think of it this way: if food were free, would you eat hamburger or steak? At the same time, health care is a finite good. There are only so many doctors, so many hospital beds and so much technology. If people overconsume those resources, it drives up the cost of health care.

The same problem is besetting the American health care system. The vast majority of American health care is not directly paid for by the person consuming those goods and services. Instead, a third party, either the government or an insurance company, pays the bill.

Medicare is exhibit one. Medicare beneficiaries pay almost nothing out of their own pockets for health care. Under Medicare Part B, for example, the deductible is an absurdly low $100. (There is, however, a 20 percent copayment.) The deductible under Part A is higher, $716 on the first 60 days of hospital care for each spell of illness. There is also a copayment required for hospitalization of longer than 60 days. However, nearly 70 percent of the elderly have some form of "medigap" insurance that covers all or part of the deductibles and copayments.

Thus, recipients have little incentive to be good consumers and avoid unnecessary expenses or seek the best deal for their dollar. Guy King, former chief actuary for the Health Care Financing Administration, says that third-party payment is one of the primary causes of the rapid growth in Medicare expenditures. As King explains, "When people, either patients or doctors, are spending other people's money, they do not worry about the cost or number of services consumed."

The establishment has responded to this problem by trying to force seniors into managed care, thereby allowing insurance companies to ration care. But managed care does not change the underlying incentive structure created by pervasive third-party payment. Any reduction in costs is achieved by limiting access to treatment.

A report by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general found "pervasive" quality problems throughout managed care programs for Medicare, including difficulties in gaining access to care. Managed care programs are significantly less likely to use diagnostic tests, such as MRI and CAT scans, than are fee-for-service plans. Doctors report that managed care organizations pressure them to save money even at the cost of quality. One-third of doctors surveyed by the American Medical Association in 1988 stated that patients were harmed by delays or nontreatment as a result of managed care.

Although the election season has temporarily taken Medicare off the table, the issue will be back to haunt the president and Congress next year. Indeed, the most recent report of the Medicare system's Board of Trustees warns that the program faces bankruptcy in just five years.

The question is whether we will recognize the problems of third-party payment and restore consumer incentives by increasing deductibles and allowing recipients to choose medical savings accounts or follow the European example and ration the health care that our seniors depend on.

2007-09-17 01:51:09 · 17 answers · asked by KittyCatFishApe 3 in Politics

GREENSPAN KNOWS IT

IF FEEL THIS IS HOW AMERICA LIKES TO PLAY IT

1.) SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRY ON FALSE ACCUSATIONS
2.) MOVE AN ARMY TO THE LOCALLITY
3.) INVADE THE OIL RICH COUNTRY AND CAUSE INTERNAL DISTURBANCE.
4.) STEAL THE OIL
5.) LOOK FOR ANOTHER COUNTRY TO STEAL THE OIL AND FURTHER RUIN WORLD ACCORD.


WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, for years an inscrutable seer on the economy, is causing a stir by alleging in his new memoir that "the Iraq war is largely about oil."
Greenspan, who as head of the US central bank was famous for his tight-lipped reserve, is uncharacteristically direct, also accusing President George W. Bush of abandoning Republican principles on the economy.

"I'm saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows -- the Iraq war is largely about oil," he wrote in reported excerpts of "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World," which is set for release on Monday.

2007-09-17 01:43:56 · 13 answers · asked by JOHN 3 in Military

2007-09-17 01:42:43 · 29 answers · asked by A True Gentleman 5 in Military

I recently carried my son to the local emergency room to have his leg stitched up. I just received a bill for over $1200 from the hospital. But during our visit, the emergency room appeared to be packed with illegal aliens. I would estimate that around eighty percent waiting were illegals. Is there some kind of special program that enables them to get emergency room care at a reduced cost? (I really didn't see any that I would call emergencies) Are they jjust getting free checkups or something? Why so many in the waiting room without real emergencies, and do they pay anything?

2007-09-17 01:26:01 · 21 answers · asked by madcat 5 in Immigration

How are you preparing for the imminent return of pinko, spendthrift, lamebrain left wing/liberal government at the federal level.
I am stocking up on canned food and ammunition and looking for work in Canada.

2007-09-17 01:24:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Trenton, NJ proposing to ban saggy pants with a 500$ or up to 6 months in jail if boxers or bare bottoms are shown, is this fair? What's your insight?

2007-09-17 01:18:10 · 16 answers · asked by T F 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Well, tell us something we don't know Alan!

But really- we all knew it was about oil- but why in particular?

Was it solely for contractor short-term profit?

Or was it a means of securing the greenback (given its valuation not based on gold reserves but linked to oil) against China's 'economic nuclear option' given China has massive reserves of US Treasury Bonds which it could, hypothetically, flood the market and massively & catastrophically deflate the value of the US dollar?

2007-09-17 01:14:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Now that former Fed Treas. Greenspan has written in his memoirs that it was politically inconvenient to truthfully admit Iraq war was about oil- and given he is fairly politically neutral- are there any more doubters?

Or perhaps those who truly believe the war is about imposing democracy are deluding themselves with a myth more comforting and less confronting than an immoral fact?

Was the Iraq oil war really about the stabilisation of the greenback (a currency based not on gold reserves but oil reserves/futures since the early 1970's)?

2007-09-17 01:08:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-09-17 01:06:34 · 12 answers · asked by lily 1 in Law & Ethics

No one, not Petraeus, not Bush, not McCain, not Hillary, not Obama, not Rudy, thinks we "win" because of any actions our military now can take, regardless of whom you side with. Fact is, WE ARE WAITING for the Iraqi's to get their collective, um, sh*t together, to seek an amicable political solution there.

Our military "won" their goal in a matter of weeks. Now, they are waiting and waiting and waiting...

Is this a lesson learned? Can we expect our military, in the future, to "win" politcal battles in foreign lands?

2007-09-17 01:01:24 · 13 answers · asked by alphabetsoup2 5 in Politics

My employer has recently become very strinct on internet access. they haven't got a defined company policy of personal internet use but are abviously now a lot stricter on it. However, I noticed they are monitoring every single user daily to check what sites they are visiting and can block them instantly. Is this a violation of privacy or are they allowed to do this? I don't use the internet for personal use apart from before work if I arrive in early or maybe checking my personal email account at lunch. However I do feel like big brother is watching me!!

2007-09-17 01:00:18 · 14 answers · asked by Cg19832 2 in Law & Ethics