Politics - 14 July 2007

"A theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number"
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=utilitarianism

"The theory that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by its usefulness in bringing about the most happiness of all those affected by it. Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism, which advocates that those actions are right which bring about the most good overall. Jeremy Bentham identified good consequences with pleasure, which is measured in terms of intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity, fecundity, purity, and extent. John Stuart Mill argued that pleasures differ in quality as well as quantity and that the highest good involves the highest quality as well as quantity of pleasure."
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0850262.html

2007-07-14 13:39:49 · 3 answers · asked by TJ815 4

2007-07-14 13:32:17 · 20 answers · asked by neddie 2

Judging by Bush's definition

2007-07-14 13:27:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

"it was worth it".

2007-07-14 13:25:39 · 6 answers · asked by gorgeous george III 3

2007-07-14 13:20:33 · 19 answers · asked by neddie 2

2007-07-14 13:17:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

What would you think about a 15% federal tax, 5%state tax, 3%county tax, 2% city tax, straight up for any person or entity that creates an income. There would be no loopholes, no breaks, no bs. If 1 dollar is made, 25 cents paid. If a hundred thousand is made, 25 thousand is paid. No more and No less. No more tax sycophants. The elected officials pay all the bills from those funds.

2007-07-14 13:17:38 · 7 answers · asked by Don W 6

2007-07-14 13:06:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-14 13:05:41 · 7 answers · asked by plezurgui 6

Isn't that a sign of a nation that's completely messed up?

2007-07-14 13:04:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-14 13:03:46 · 12 answers · asked by plezurgui 6

2007-07-14 13:00:30 · 10 answers · asked by plezurgui 6

2007-07-14 12:59:04 · 13 answers · asked by plezurgui 6

What do you think of when you read that name?

2007-07-14 12:57:36 · 9 answers · asked by plezurgui 6

2007-07-14 12:50:51 · 7 answers · asked by Stephanie is awesome!! 7

2007-07-14 12:49:36 · 21 answers · asked by liberal 1

why do they want Iraqis to die?

2007-07-14 12:30:48 · 34 answers · asked by liberal 1

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/us/15protest.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

The troops are rebelling against Bush, bravo!

2007-07-14 12:23:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-14 12:03:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-14 11:54:29 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have we become so jaded we now refuse to pay people who work hard every day a true living wage? How much in your opinion does a person need to make each month to cover their rent/mortgage, food, utility bills, clothing, toilet paper, transportation etc. The bare essentials, no vacations, internet, cable, insurance. The bare essentials.

2007-07-14 11:45:00 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Liberals hate the Conservative talk radio speaking their mind and people liking it. If I want to say 2+2=6, then that is my right to spout it, on TV, Radio, In the streets!

2007-07-14 11:27:50 · 21 answers · asked by InTROLLigent 3

If so for how long. It seems to me that we have a two faced coin that works for itself. Maybe we will get some relief, until things just get worse. They give a little and than take a lot. Good cop bad cop. Until one day they take whatever they want. Because we give whatever they tell us they need.

2007-07-14 11:26:40 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep hearing conservatives refrence this point over and over again, especailly in refrence to Edwards?

so does that mean every rich Republican hates the poor? if they cared, they would just give all their money away... right?

or are you a special situation?

2007-07-14 11:24:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm talking about those of us willing to work and don't whine about everything? where is this bad horrible economy??

BTW....More people are employed than ever before, stock market is making record after record, low inflation (even with gas prices) low interest rates, home ownership at all time records in USA, corporations making record profits, small businesses booming!.....Come on, this is the best economy in the history of USA...In the 90s that was mostly fluff from the DOTCOM crap , so don't even compare that to this! BUSH ROCKS!

2007-07-14 11:19:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/428/story/88430.html

2007-07-14 11:16:59 · 2 answers · asked by Jeremy P 2

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070714/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AsjkQXDovbqNhmopj0LvQkqs0NUE

2007-07-14 11:12:23 · 23 answers · asked by Ringo G. 4

At least with Armageddon we could blame the Bible for the outcome.

2007-07-14 11:10:05 · 17 answers · asked by ? 2

Yet the Shiites and Sunni's kill each other without remorse or law.

While the Christians in the past haven't been much better, at least now they realize it is the year 2007, not 1007.

I think it is time for Islam to join us in the twenty-first century.

I claim no preference of religion :-)

2007-07-14 11:07:29 · 16 answers · asked by Cable Dude 3

If they want to help so much, and they are so concerned, why don't they give away every dime they have or make over the national average?

2007-07-14 11:03:17 · 29 answers · asked by joby10095 4