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QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 6, 2008 -> 01:11 AM) Read the wikipedia entry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar International Use It's enough to get you thinking about a new Depression within the next 20 years. Thanks for the link

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Feb 6, 2008 -> 08:18 AM) Edwards staying in would have handed Clinton the nomination, just like having a three person race gave the nod to McCain for the GOP. I start getting a headache when we begin to decipher how one candidate effects the others. In a five person race with two chimps, a zebra, an elephant, and a chipmunk, the chimpmunk takes the small critter vote from the chimps, but the chimps take the poo flinging votes from the elephant, who takes the walks on four legs vote from the Zebras, who take the eat grass vote from the chimpmunks . . .

Here's the point Huck, who used it a lot last night. By the time you are in position to actually have a campaign for President, you are part of the same machine as everyone else. You can't change anything that much besides the face we see on TV. Wow, that face is younger, older, whiter, blacker, then the last person we elected for "change". Here's change Huck, a Senator being elected after a 40 year string of Governors. Not talking about that change? In our lifetimes we've seen monumental shifts on who is elected, we've seen the Dems and the GOP have free reign and basically there is no change that anyone can really see and feel. It really doesn't matter, in a sense who we elect, at best that can cause this huge lumbering country to veer .001 degrees from the path it is on.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 10:51 PM) And there is that whole democratic thing of redistributing wealth by taxing the living crap out of people who they deem rich and redistributing that to the lower class. Thats a bit socialist don't you think. If you mean by redistributing wealth you mean education benefits, better roads, better police and fire protection, health services that keep communicable deseases like TB from spreading, then you are right. Let's live in a country that only the poorest can afford. Let's cut food programs to the poorest, let's cut financial aid, let's cut health services. Let's get out of Iraq because the poorest can't afford that war.

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I favor a constitutional ban to any candidate at the state or federal level campaigning on a theme of change. It is the single biggest pile of crap that a candidate can use. One person, even one party, can not make that great of a change. It will be 98% of the same old crap no matter who wins. So Mitt, Huck, Obama, Hill, and Johnny, STFU about change.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 09:37 PM) think those people have seen Mitt's speech a few times? lol His advance people are rehearsing the crowd.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 05:51 PM) you don't get to be "disappointed". You read the discription of the item and make a choice as whether to buy. If you dont like the outcome, you're the idiot. Now if I misrepresented something, that's a different story. this is not a retail store where the customer is always right. this is private individuals doing business through a 3rd party. This guy didn't ask questions and didn't ask for a return. He was simply upset that the junk that he bought from me wasn't a gem. I upheld my side and got burned...therefore, what is my recourse under the new rules? I won't be selling anymore, that's what. Recourse? So you think someone saw your negative and then checked his to see if you gave him a negative? Doesn't work that way. But if revenge is important to you, then I guess you shouldn't sell there.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 05:23 PM) that's literally, what she said

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 05:38 PM) As I said, send them all home, and make them apply for a guest worker program LEGALLY. Then, I don't have a problem with it. And create the program with less than full benefits. I think it would be incredibly wasteful to send good workers home just to turn around and hire more. That seems like a crippler to our economy. Keep the ones that have p[roven to be good neighbors and deport the rest. And cut taxes 50% so we can afford to do all this.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 07:28 AM) Bobby is an interesting character. On one hand you have to admire and respect the effort he put not only into basketball, but turning his boys into men. You never, ever heard about scandals or problems from ANY of his players, even after they left his programs. On the other hand, his methods left something to be desired. Either way he leaves as one of the all-time greats. gp

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 05:34 PM) And mine... mine's cuter

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 05:13 PM) no, I hold out until I get feedback....because this wasn't the first time I've run into this kind of unrealistic bidding. So when he gave me negative feedback, I responded with the same, because despite paying ontime (not his only responsibility) he was a terrible eBayer. People think eBay is this amazing place where you can find anything for a good deal...no, that's Amazon.com. eBay is where you find used stuff for dirt cheap. He paid you, was disappointed, and left you negative. You retailated. Classis reason why eBay is choosing keeping sellers honest, who are more of the problems, then buyers.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:40 PM) Just voted for the first time. Walked right in. no problems. As I was leaving.. a line out the door. Perfect timing Those touch screens are really slick. I like them a lot. especially since they have a paper trail. You Rock Barack! I remember my first Presidential vote

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:39 PM) You realize that at this point in time in our country, you cannot just build 12 million or MORE people into our social welfare program, right? BTW, this is why the government has looked the other way for decades. As long as we had people to work those low income jobs off the books, it did not cost us as much. Low paid workers, no matter who it is, receive more benefits then they contribute. Student financial aid, police and fire, highways, food, clothing, and shelter, health care. But Kap, we can't keep using illegals, so those jobs will have to go on the books. Like it or not.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:59 PM) I remember hearing on NPR recently that a country wasn't accepting dollars anymore...anyone remember which? Texas, aceptamos sí Pesos

QUOTE(Disco72 @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:59 PM) Given that our economy is mostly electronic with credit cards, debit cards, online, etc., maybe the reasons posted above are enough for the 2/3...but wowsa, that still seems like alot. I was surprised to learn that we are continuing to print more new bills then we retire.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:52 PM) 30k posts man. 20k ago you had the right to joke Cause I'm supporting the troops too!

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:39 PM) You realize that at this point in time in our country, you cannot just build 12 million or MORE people into our social welfare program, right? Right. We need 12,000,000 people to work those jobs that won't qualify for benefits

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 02:29 PM) Another interesting thought for the day... With Obama and Clinton seemingly locked into a 50-50 battle with no end in sight, could the big cash advantage that both of them have over McCain be nullified by a protracted and expensive battle for the Democratic nomination? McCain has the potential with a big super Tuesday to all but bury Mitt Romney. He might not be able to clinch, but he could put a big enough lead up to make it futile for Mitt to keep up the expensive fight. If McCain can obtain early victory he can seemingly sit on the sidelines waiting for the bloodied and well spent Democratic opponent to emerge. The other problem with that is it gives the liberal bias media an excuse to not cover everything McCain is doing, like they would if he had an opponent. So he'd have to spend just to keep momentum rolling.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 03:53 PM) The Seller, can't give negative feedback... and they're getting rid of it. Hence the "Ebay getting rid of seller negative feedback". I see where the mistake was made. I'm still really not happy with this. I had someone leave me negative feedback when he wasn't happy with the item I sold him, despite CLEARLY describing it. So he paid and I shipped. He was just unrealistic. Perhaps I'm in the minority with my story, but this decision is a poor one and I won't be selling on ebay ever again...and that, the last time I checked, was how ebay made their money...NOT on people buying. bad decision Ebay. Would you have given him negative feedback after he paid on time?

And SS is posting to support our troops, let's all join him.

QUOTE(Disco72 @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:42 PM) Did the show say that the actual, physical bills (or coins) were overseas? Or just a broad statement about the 'currency' in general, because while that could be possible for the reasons discussed above (plus 'dollarized' economies), 2/3 does seem high given the size of our economy. The show was on counterfeiting bills and yes, they mentioned the actual physical dollars are over seas in circulation.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 04:25 PM) you guys are just un-american go vote for Hillary...hippies.... I'm building sand castles to support our troops!

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 03:52 PM) At least we won't be arguing about Erstad vs. Anderson in CF. Sure we can.