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Comment on New Paint Job by saij

saij — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:05:04 +0000

Thanks! I know, we haven’t hung out in way too long. We need to fix that.

Comment on New Paint Job by Athena

Athena — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:10:42 +0000

Hey! I dig the new layout!
Long time no see, you
I hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

Comment on Portland, Oregon: Test Case for Electric Cars by content writer

content writer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:47 +0000

thanks for this post. It helped me a lot. Btw How you get ideas for such posts. sorry if it’s out of topic.

Comment on Portland, Oregon: Test Case for Electric Cars by Stephen Gatlin

Stephen Gatlin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:35:02 +0000

All that has been said about government corruption, inertia, etc., if anything is understated. I suspect it’s mostly to do with oil companies who want to sell gas to suckers; and the best way to do that is to not have the country practice genuine capitalism, whereby new ideas, innovations are exploited to the hilt instead of stifled. If we only, only, had the choice in cars that Europe does, we would have made a quantum leap. The market in Europe is open, FREE. Here it is controlled. Speaking of totalitarianism?

Electric cars I applaud. But we must remember the electricity to recharge a zillion batteries has to come from somewhere, and preferably not from coal. We need to exploit other forms of energy that are already out there. The sun is only one. Wind is another. On and on. But we need not be tied to either petroleum or coal. We can have our cake and eat it, too, if we free up the creative energies in this country. I suspect Thomas Edison would have trouble working on his light bulb and phonograph in today’s re-tape laden environment.

I applaud Nissan. But note: heretofore (and I think things are changing slowly) the innovation has come not from the US automakers but from elsewhere.

Stephen Gatlin, Ph.D. Science and Technology Studies

Comment on Portland, Oregon: Test Case for Electric Cars by Stephen Gatlin

Stephen Gatlin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:05:22 +0000

Please keep me up-dated.

Comment on The Morality of the Death Penalty by miscel

miscel — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:12:22 +0000

HOPE you understand my point…….

Comment on The Morality of the Death Penalty by miscel

miscel — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:11:31 +0000

I also strongly dissagree about executing death penalty wherever in the world it is. Because in doing such thing, you also show (i mean you were likely agree to kill person innocent or sinful)that killing is a good thing depend on the situation. but it is not. Even that person is sinful they have their right to live because god gave them the gift of life. Its just that they commit sin intentionally or accidentally. Inspite of this all WE DESERVE 2nd CHANCES. If God can Forgive and forget, theres no reason of not doing same thing or “WHY WE CANT”? In realizing things on your own YOU HAVE to PUT YOUR FEET on TO THEIRS.

Comment on What is the “Middle Class”? And Why are they so Whiny? by saij

saij — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:15:01 +0000

You’re certainly right. The stats I pulled from the world bank used the PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) method which tries to compensate for what you’re worried about. So, those numbers aren’t “hard” numbers, or absolute, they’re relative (usually to the US). So, for someone living in Ethiopia who makes only $710 a year, this doesn’t mean they actually make $710 a year, it means that if they were living here, in the US, it’s as if they were living on only $710 a year.

I know, this is misleading, because many people in the poorest countries don’t use money at all for basic survival. they farm their food, they don’t pay rent, and so money is used instead for medical care and “things” generally. The statistics try to compensate for that fact by lowering the First World numbers and raising the numbers of those countries on the low end. But, while these numbers are hardly comprehensive or totally accurate, they can give us some idea of how peoples lives are related. I’m not sure there is a way to do this perfectly.

My point in this post wasn’t to claim that poor people around the world live in any specific way, but rather to make the general observation that the American Middle Class has it good by any measure, and needs to stop bitching. They think the world revolves around them and their needs (or more accurately, “wants”). Clearly, there are plenty of people around the world who’s needs outweigh theirs, regardless of the exactness of any particular measure.

Comment on What is the “Middle Class”? And Why are they so Whiny? by socialcritic

socialcritic — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:21:29 +0000

The entire issue of “rich” vs. “middle class” also depends where you live (cost of living). If you can buy your groceries or pay your rent for $40 per week, it’s a lot different to live on $8,000 per year in one of those countries you mentioned vs. living in a location where a single month’s rent or mortgage is at or above half of that. I don’t think you can really put hard numbers to it without also specifying geographic region.

Comment on What is the “Middle Class”? And Why are they so Whiny? by bushman

bushman — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:52:57 +0000

begin;

What is wrong with a pretty face making ridiculous money… what is wrong with a soccer athlete making ridiculous money… what you are doing by showing income gaps between teachers and entertainers confuses people. Your premise is sexist and racist even though you would never realize it.

Do yourself a favor and compare two similar vocations… like the difference in income between a public school teacher and a private school teacher? a male teacher versus a female teacher —

while you are at it, compare the education that some douchebag kid in a virginian suburb gets to some unlucky bastard in a washington DC ghetto.

there is nothing wrong with complaining about your taxes… if your mom had the capacity she would have sent her money to some island in the pacific where she can hide it from the tax laws…

infact thats how you can tell who is rich and who is not. If you can find a way to cheat the law then you are rich believe it or not.

the rest of the countries that you want to feel sorry about… the Ethiopias and other african nations are, — as George Carlin eloquently put… there to scare the shit out of people like you to get you to work harder to make some one else rich…

end;
good luck with your education homie… dont get out of school with too much debt