In an effort to reduce the deficit, is it wiser to reduce spending or raise revenue (taxes)?
Given the down economy, should we further burden the tax payers or reduce the money we spend? It makes logical sense to me there is more room to reduce spending than increase taxes. An example would be to reign in our foreign policy. We don't need to man over 800 bases around the world. Over $1T/yr is spent overseas on foreign policy alone. How can liberals say it's a better idea to 'tax the rich' than it is to close some of the 268 bases in Germany, 124 in Japan, or 87 in South Korea? http://www.fpif.org/articles/too_many_overseas_bases
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How? We painted ourselves in a corner. Time to scrap FREE TRADE!!! Enriching the rich is great but bring back the JOBS ALREADY!!!
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DEFICIT AND GET RID OF THOSE 400,000 GOVT JOBS OBAMA CREATED. NO MORE EARMARKS. NO MORE GOVT TAKING OVER BANKS AND AUTO COM. NO MORE BAILING OUT FAILED UNIONS!
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Any effort to reduce the deficit that doesn't start by getting the government off my back and out of my wallet is bound to fail.
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print more money and repay the debt.
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Reduce our military effectiveness?? that's like being in the prison yard at Sing-Sing, lowering your pants, and bending over.
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If I could only choose one: I'd choose reduce spending. The government is too big as it currently stands. Too much control that it gave itself, without updating the constitution. The government is currently running illegally. We once understood that to pass prohibition, we'd need an amendment. Now we feel we can force people to participate in Social Security AND force the healthcare reform, welfare programs, etc. on its citizens without an amendment? This is illegal. though ideally, we'd also increase taxes after we cut spending. We need to pay off our debt and become independent again. I'm willing to pay more now so that my children will have a better country in the future.
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We passed the point of increased revenue by increasing taxes when the government decided that the role of taxation was to redistribute wealth, rather that to support legitimate government actions.
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Both I would say. For example: You can't pay your bills at home. Would you (A) Cut your spending (B) Work overtime to raise your income levels or (C) Both. I would choose C. I would want to pare down my expenses while at the same time bring in more income to boost my bank account in case of another emergency.
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Given their constant confusion of Capitalism and Corporatism, their undying love for the deficit-inducing Keynesian economics, and their inability to engage in productive discussion about economics, I don't put much stock in liberals understanding the logistics in economics.
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We have to do both. Many conservatives choose to ignore reality, though, and say that the W Bush tax cuts were worth it. See my source for the truth. It took a few years for growth to make up the difference in revenue. We were told the debt was worth it for the good of the economy, then the economy tanked. Ronald Reagan's Budget Director, David Stockman, went on 60 Minutes and called the W Bush tax cuts, "rank demagoguery", because they were bad for America, but good for Republicans running for office. What did that huge mistake cost us? In 2008 we wasted $451 billion on interest on the Republican National Debt in one year alone. That's 17% of all the federal tax you paid or $3260 per federal taxpayer depending on how you choose to look at it. The entire Iraq war has been estimated by NPR to have cost us $700 billion in nine years so far by contrast.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Should I Rent or Short Sale?
Should I Rent or Short Sale?
I lost my job back in October and am now three months behind on mortgage. I decided to take the money out of my retirement, which I will be receiving soon and told the bank I will catch up as soon as I get the lump sum. I owe the bank about 2800, and my retirement sum will only be about 4,000. Also, I have found someone who is interested in renting my house as of Feb. 1 (the bank has approved me getting a renter since they have my promise in writing to make my payments current by then, and she's already given me a security deposit). HOWEVER... *My credit is already low (500) *I will be working overseas teaching in South Korea for at least a year (will stay longer if I like it) *I really do like my house a lot, it's fairly new and would love to pick up where I left off in a year, provided I can find a job here. *If my house does short sale, I may still owe the bank the difference and have to pay that off in a note *If my house does not short sale, it may still go into foreclosure, which will stay on my record for seven years *The 3,000 I'm paying to "catch up" could just be another 3k in my pocket, right? I'm 28, single, female, and on one hand the idea of getting rid of my house is liberating, but in another way I feel like it's my obligation to "manage it" by renting it out for the next few years until market bounces back. I also like the house/city a lot and would like to stay in it if I found another job here, however, the economy obviously isn't that great. I'm renting for 1100 per month. and my mortgage is only 850 a month. I decided against property manager, so i gave tenant a list of handymen I know who know I'm good for sending them payment. It's a also a brand new house, so not too much should go wrong. Also, she is Section 8 which means I'll be getting a guaranteed check from Housing Authority first of every month. I did run her credit/refs and she has a higher credit score than I do and stable rental/work history, no criminal background whatsoever. Single mom with two kids, nice lady and like I said her credit score is higher than mine, she's been renting same house in Ohio for three years and no issues. I missed mortgage nov, dec, and Jan. About the retirement - it's 20 percent taxes, not 50 percent, I already know the full amount after all deductions is around 4,000 (it's 7,000 before penalties). I think I'm going to try for the renter and if it doesn't work, I have a good realtor friend who specializes in short sales and c There is also a possibility I will stay here if I can find employment, even if it's part time. The house is 3 bedroom and 2000 square feet, so I figured I could get two roommates maybe and charge them like 400 each?
Renting & Real Estate - 3 Answers
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A short sale or foreclosure on your credit report looks exactly the same. Pay off the back payments, because you will owe that money regardless. You will owe the difference, plus fees for what your home doesn't recoup when they sell it. If yuo can get a renter, make sure they are paying a minimum of 125% of the mortgage, or more. If the market doesn't demand that for your home, then sell and sell quickly!
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If I'm reading this correctly, you're behind by about $2800, but you will still have mortgage to pay besides that. If you only have $2800 remaining on your mortgage this would be a no-brainer, so I have to assume that the $2800 only gets you caught up. Without a LOT more information, no one should advise you on a specific course of action. For example, how did you qualify your renter? Have you checked ALL previous rental references? And verified those references? Have you run her credit report? Look, I'm the first one to say that investment in real estate is the way to go. But, if you've never been a landlord before, you shouldn't go into this without a property manager that you trust. Especially, if you will be overseas! I strongly suggest you consult with a licensed property manager before you make any decision. Good luck!
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Take the renter (assuming you won't be bleeding negative cash flow like crazy). I wish you hadn't taken the money from your retirement. If it's a retirement account (like 401k or IRA) you are going to get hit hard with penalties from the IRS (around 50% of everything you had in the account) regardless of your income bracket! Would be good if you could stop the disbursement. By the way, the bank is not your friend. The banks are in self-preservation mode and that means gobbling up every penny they can get any way they can get it. Also, if you will be out of the country while renting, you'll need a reliable person to look after your place. Hopefully, you can count on family members. Otherwise, you'll need a professional property manager. That'll cost about 10% of the monthly rent every month.
I lost my job back in October and am now three months behind on mortgage. I decided to take the money out of my retirement, which I will be receiving soon and told the bank I will catch up as soon as I get the lump sum. I owe the bank about 2800, and my retirement sum will only be about 4,000. Also, I have found someone who is interested in renting my house as of Feb. 1 (the bank has approved me getting a renter since they have my promise in writing to make my payments current by then, and she's already given me a security deposit). HOWEVER... *My credit is already low (500) *I will be working overseas teaching in South Korea for at least a year (will stay longer if I like it) *I really do like my house a lot, it's fairly new and would love to pick up where I left off in a year, provided I can find a job here. *If my house does short sale, I may still owe the bank the difference and have to pay that off in a note *If my house does not short sale, it may still go into foreclosure, which will stay on my record for seven years *The 3,000 I'm paying to "catch up" could just be another 3k in my pocket, right? I'm 28, single, female, and on one hand the idea of getting rid of my house is liberating, but in another way I feel like it's my obligation to "manage it" by renting it out for the next few years until market bounces back. I also like the house/city a lot and would like to stay in it if I found another job here, however, the economy obviously isn't that great. I'm renting for 1100 per month. and my mortgage is only 850 a month. I decided against property manager, so i gave tenant a list of handymen I know who know I'm good for sending them payment. It's a also a brand new house, so not too much should go wrong. Also, she is Section 8 which means I'll be getting a guaranteed check from Housing Authority first of every month. I did run her credit/refs and she has a higher credit score than I do and stable rental/work history, no criminal background whatsoever. Single mom with two kids, nice lady and like I said her credit score is higher than mine, she's been renting same house in Ohio for three years and no issues. I missed mortgage nov, dec, and Jan. About the retirement - it's 20 percent taxes, not 50 percent, I already know the full amount after all deductions is around 4,000 (it's 7,000 before penalties). I think I'm going to try for the renter and if it doesn't work, I have a good realtor friend who specializes in short sales and c There is also a possibility I will stay here if I can find employment, even if it's part time. The house is 3 bedroom and 2000 square feet, so I figured I could get two roommates maybe and charge them like 400 each?
Renting & Real Estate - 3 Answers
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A short sale or foreclosure on your credit report looks exactly the same. Pay off the back payments, because you will owe that money regardless. You will owe the difference, plus fees for what your home doesn't recoup when they sell it. If yuo can get a renter, make sure they are paying a minimum of 125% of the mortgage, or more. If the market doesn't demand that for your home, then sell and sell quickly!
2 :
If I'm reading this correctly, you're behind by about $2800, but you will still have mortgage to pay besides that. If you only have $2800 remaining on your mortgage this would be a no-brainer, so I have to assume that the $2800 only gets you caught up. Without a LOT more information, no one should advise you on a specific course of action. For example, how did you qualify your renter? Have you checked ALL previous rental references? And verified those references? Have you run her credit report? Look, I'm the first one to say that investment in real estate is the way to go. But, if you've never been a landlord before, you shouldn't go into this without a property manager that you trust. Especially, if you will be overseas! I strongly suggest you consult with a licensed property manager before you make any decision. Good luck!
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Take the renter (assuming you won't be bleeding negative cash flow like crazy). I wish you hadn't taken the money from your retirement. If it's a retirement account (like 401k or IRA) you are going to get hit hard with penalties from the IRS (around 50% of everything you had in the account) regardless of your income bracket! Would be good if you could stop the disbursement. By the way, the bank is not your friend. The banks are in self-preservation mode and that means gobbling up every penny they can get any way they can get it. Also, if you will be out of the country while renting, you'll need a reliable person to look after your place. Hopefully, you can count on family members. Otherwise, you'll need a professional property manager. That'll cost about 10% of the monthly rent every month.
Friday, March 14, 2014
9th grade world history, please(:?
9th grade world history, please(:?
1. A civil war in ____ in 1946 contributed to tension between the Soviet Union and Great Britain. (1 point) Hungary Poland Greece Tunisia 2. The Marshall Plan was designed to (1 point) prevent Soviet involvement in Angola. restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II. develop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Canada. make Western European nations stronger than nations under Soviet control. 3. U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949. (1 point) South Korea China East Germany Yugoslavia 4. Which of the following nations was NOT an original member of NATO? (1 point) Italy Belgium Denmark Spain 5. When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that (1 point) the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles. the Soviet Union would become the first nation to place astronauts on Mars. the Soviet Union could now use satellites to bomb the United States. the Soviet Union could use satellite technology to steal secrets from American businesses. 6. The "Bay of Pigs" refers to (1 point) the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. the Russian resort city in which Eastern European nations met to form the CENTO alliance. the Soviet Union's attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti. 7. Communist leader ____ initiated the "Prague Spring" with a series of reforms in Czechoslovakia in 1968. (1 point) Joseph Stalin Nikita Khrushchev Wladyslaw Gomulka Alexander Dubcek 8. The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion. (1 point) money jeeps communications technology political support in the United Nations 9. The Warsaw Pact sought to (1 point) provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II. prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark. create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations. create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe. 10. The Berlin Wall was built in order to (1 point) stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin. prevent food from entering Poland. prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces. prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.
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1. greece 2. restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II. 3. china 4. spain 5. all of these were fears during this time period, sorry 6. US attempt to overthrow Cuban govt. 7. Alexander Dubcek 8. money 9. create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations. 10. prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.
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1. Greece 2. To Financially aid European countries. stop Communist advances in the region rebuild European industry bring unity to the European continent 3. China 4. Greece, Turkey, West Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania and Croatia. 5.Due to tensions between the US and USSR after WW2, many Americans feared the rise of Communism and its take-over of the world. When Sputnik 1 launched in October 1957, it signalled to America that it was not the leader in space technology and missile development, that another superpower existed, and could drop missiles--especially the nuclear variety--on American soil. This was a distinction America held from the first use of nuclear weapons against an enemy. 6. The bay of pigs was the invasion of cuba by anti-castro forces trained in the Untied States. 7. The reforms were introduced by Alexander Dubcek, who was immensely popular in Czechoslovakia at the time. 8. 9.A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO, the Warsaw Pact included Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. It disintegrated in 1991, in the wake of the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The treaty was signed in Warsaw on 14 May 1955, and the pact was dissolved in Prague on 1 July 1991. The Warsaw Pact no longer exists. It was an alliance of the Eastern Bloc countries, established in 1955 by the Soviet Union as a counterpart to NATO. 10.prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
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1. Greece 2. restore the economic stability of European nations after WWII. 3. China 4. Spain 5. The Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. on the production of missiles. 6. A U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government 7. Alexander Dubcek 8. money 9. create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations 10. provide East Germany from defecting to West Germany
1. A civil war in ____ in 1946 contributed to tension between the Soviet Union and Great Britain. (1 point) Hungary Poland Greece Tunisia 2. The Marshall Plan was designed to (1 point) prevent Soviet involvement in Angola. restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II. develop a comprehensive military strategy for the defense of Canada. make Western European nations stronger than nations under Soviet control. 3. U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949. (1 point) South Korea China East Germany Yugoslavia 4. Which of the following nations was NOT an original member of NATO? (1 point) Italy Belgium Denmark Spain 5. When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite in 1957, many Americans feared that (1 point) the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. in the production of missiles. the Soviet Union would become the first nation to place astronauts on Mars. the Soviet Union could now use satellites to bomb the United States. the Soviet Union could use satellite technology to steal secrets from American businesses. 6. The "Bay of Pigs" refers to (1 point) the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. the Russian resort city in which Eastern European nations met to form the CENTO alliance. the Soviet Union's attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti. 7. Communist leader ____ initiated the "Prague Spring" with a series of reforms in Czechoslovakia in 1968. (1 point) Joseph Stalin Nikita Khrushchev Wladyslaw Gomulka Alexander Dubcek 8. The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communist expansion. (1 point) money jeeps communications technology political support in the United Nations 9. The Warsaw Pact sought to (1 point) provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II. prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark. create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations. create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe. 10. The Berlin Wall was built in order to (1 point) stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin. prevent food from entering Poland. prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces. prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.
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1. greece 2. restore the economic stability of European nations after World War II. 3. china 4. spain 5. all of these were fears during this time period, sorry 6. US attempt to overthrow Cuban govt. 7. Alexander Dubcek 8. money 9. create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations. 10. prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany.
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1. Greece 2. To Financially aid European countries. stop Communist advances in the region rebuild European industry bring unity to the European continent 3. China 4. Greece, Turkey, West Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania and Croatia. 5.Due to tensions between the US and USSR after WW2, many Americans feared the rise of Communism and its take-over of the world. When Sputnik 1 launched in October 1957, it signalled to America that it was not the leader in space technology and missile development, that another superpower existed, and could drop missiles--especially the nuclear variety--on American soil. This was a distinction America held from the first use of nuclear weapons against an enemy. 6. The bay of pigs was the invasion of cuba by anti-castro forces trained in the Untied States. 7. The reforms were introduced by Alexander Dubcek, who was immensely popular in Czechoslovakia at the time. 8. 9.A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO, the Warsaw Pact included Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. It disintegrated in 1991, in the wake of the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The treaty was signed in Warsaw on 14 May 1955, and the pact was dissolved in Prague on 1 July 1991. The Warsaw Pact no longer exists. It was an alliance of the Eastern Bloc countries, established in 1955 by the Soviet Union as a counterpart to NATO. 10.prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
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1. Greece 2. restore the economic stability of European nations after WWII. 3. China 4. Spain 5. The Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S. on the production of missiles. 6. A U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government 7. Alexander Dubcek 8. money 9. create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations 10. provide East Germany from defecting to West Germany
Friday, March 7, 2014
On just a basic car audio headunit, will a preamp boost sound quality & power?
On just a basic car audio headunit, will a preamp boost sound quality & power?
Hey everyone... I live South Korea... I just bought a Renault-Samsung 2011 SM5... However I did not choose the Bose audio option... [BIG REGRETS] and I really really am disappointed with the stock panasonic sound system. The bass and power overall is just a major disappointment. With that said... I went to the Car Audio store and asked what my options were.. without spending a boat load of money on custom car audio equipment & installation.. *important note* I dont want to redo the whole system with amplifiers, speakers, woofers, etc... I just want to make my system sound "stock Bose / JBL-ish* I dont need a huge thumping system that will break my budget... Anyways.... The Car Audio place after much thought... told me that installing a Preamp and connecting it to my stock headunit will improve the power and sound quality dramatically..... Is this correct and can anyone confirm and give me their advice on if this is actually the best way to go??? Thanks.
Car Audio - 1 Answers
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It will just make it louder. You need quality speakers. Like 2ways and tweeters with subs or 3ways and 1ways with tweeters.
Hey everyone... I live South Korea... I just bought a Renault-Samsung 2011 SM5... However I did not choose the Bose audio option... [BIG REGRETS] and I really really am disappointed with the stock panasonic sound system. The bass and power overall is just a major disappointment. With that said... I went to the Car Audio store and asked what my options were.. without spending a boat load of money on custom car audio equipment & installation.. *important note* I dont want to redo the whole system with amplifiers, speakers, woofers, etc... I just want to make my system sound "stock Bose / JBL-ish* I dont need a huge thumping system that will break my budget... Anyways.... The Car Audio place after much thought... told me that installing a Preamp and connecting it to my stock headunit will improve the power and sound quality dramatically..... Is this correct and can anyone confirm and give me their advice on if this is actually the best way to go??? Thanks.
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It will just make it louder. You need quality speakers. Like 2ways and tweeters with subs or 3ways and 1ways with tweeters.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Is the UK at severe risk of becoming one of the least prosperous in Europe?
Is the UK at severe risk of becoming one of the least prosperous in Europe?
This recession is going to hit the UK very hard, we have very limited natural resources and we have no manufacturing base, we export very little and have to import a lot - the UK is one of the most indebted countries in the world and the only way we are able to sustain are current standard of living is by boring money for supposedly poor countries like, you guessed it, China and India. Also, it seems to me that the UK is becoming one of the least prosperous and lowest developed in the Western world. According to the Human Development Index, from the late 90s to the early 2000s, the UK was one of the most prosperous in Europe, and ranked consistently high in the HDI table. However, in the mid 2000s, we dropped back to about the level of Italy and Greece. However, the HDI table was updated on Dec 18th, 2008 detailing the period between 2004-2006, and in this time the UK's development had dropped to the level of places like Hong Kong, Israel and South Korea - and this was all BEFORE the recession. I fear for the UK, we have been poorly managed, and now we are going to pay dearly, billions of pounds have been stupidly borrowed on our behalf and now we are going to pay for it. When the HDI is updated in a couple of years time I dread to think how far the UK will have fallen back, we are going to be one of the poorest countries in Europe. However, I guess that's obvious. How can a country go on having a high standard of living when public debt is some of the highest in the world, we have no natural resource, we make nothing and have to import many necessities.
Politics - 7 Answers
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Maybe now we can get a united Ireland. Woot!
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I'd blame the chav culture that's been sweeping through the UK. Crime, teenage pregnancy, poverty, it's a huge problem in the UK at the moment. There is so much racism in the UK as well. Personally, I believe the UK needs to be tough on crime. It's been so tolerant lately. Tolerance can be a good thing, but not when your dealing with hooligans. I'm sure passing laws to allow muslims to have their on system of law in the UK doesn't help things either. Reporter X: I vacation in Northern Ireland every other year with my family. The Irish in Northern Ireland don't want to join Southern Ireland. They'd rather be part of the UK, and if the UK fell, then they'd rather be their own sovereign nation. Clearly you know nothing about the conflict between the Irish in the North and South.
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When you have to go to this much trouble to make your point, the answer will always be "no". Just show the numbers. (Oh wait, you don't have any, do you?)
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We can never remain rich with a 60 million soon to be 70 million population, there simply is not enough space.Mass immigration is about to take away our living standard because it was mass immigration which caused the massive population increase in the UK Edit...Ally You are 100% correct we cannot keep up our living standard with service industries, we need manufacturing industry increase desperately. We also cannot sustain massive immigration population increase due to immigration
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And guess who smashed the Trade Union by destroyingthe Manufacturing industry - Margaret Thatcher. We need to bring back our Manufacturing, and fast i say. The lack of jobs in Northern UK is astonishing, the only thing that is keeping this country alive is the Financial Sector in London. At the moment, the main reason this country is crumbling so much is because of our dependants on other countries, this is why Japan is getting so badly hit by this recession as well, what our countries need to to bring back UK manufacturing and we need to produce more British products. As the banks weren't regulated, they were allowed to run on their own free will and ended up crumbling as they gave out more than they could afford.
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lets get our democratically elected representatives to pull troops out of iraq aned afghanistan. that'll save us some money at the very least
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Yes. Gordon Brown has given us the Emperors new economy where growth has been built on ever increasing government borrowing over the past ten years or so. Meanwhile consumers have also been living under the wealth illusion with personal borrowing pushing up house prices to ridiculous hights. The chickens are coming home to roost for the UK and it will be interesting to see if we can cope without severe social unrest. I still have confidence in the enterprising spirit of some Brits but we are carrying a lot of dead weight in the form of an underclass that our welfare state has been cultivating for decades.
This recession is going to hit the UK very hard, we have very limited natural resources and we have no manufacturing base, we export very little and have to import a lot - the UK is one of the most indebted countries in the world and the only way we are able to sustain are current standard of living is by boring money for supposedly poor countries like, you guessed it, China and India. Also, it seems to me that the UK is becoming one of the least prosperous and lowest developed in the Western world. According to the Human Development Index, from the late 90s to the early 2000s, the UK was one of the most prosperous in Europe, and ranked consistently high in the HDI table. However, in the mid 2000s, we dropped back to about the level of Italy and Greece. However, the HDI table was updated on Dec 18th, 2008 detailing the period between 2004-2006, and in this time the UK's development had dropped to the level of places like Hong Kong, Israel and South Korea - and this was all BEFORE the recession. I fear for the UK, we have been poorly managed, and now we are going to pay dearly, billions of pounds have been stupidly borrowed on our behalf and now we are going to pay for it. When the HDI is updated in a couple of years time I dread to think how far the UK will have fallen back, we are going to be one of the poorest countries in Europe. However, I guess that's obvious. How can a country go on having a high standard of living when public debt is some of the highest in the world, we have no natural resource, we make nothing and have to import many necessities.
Politics - 7 Answers
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Maybe now we can get a united Ireland. Woot!
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I'd blame the chav culture that's been sweeping through the UK. Crime, teenage pregnancy, poverty, it's a huge problem in the UK at the moment. There is so much racism in the UK as well. Personally, I believe the UK needs to be tough on crime. It's been so tolerant lately. Tolerance can be a good thing, but not when your dealing with hooligans. I'm sure passing laws to allow muslims to have their on system of law in the UK doesn't help things either. Reporter X: I vacation in Northern Ireland every other year with my family. The Irish in Northern Ireland don't want to join Southern Ireland. They'd rather be part of the UK, and if the UK fell, then they'd rather be their own sovereign nation. Clearly you know nothing about the conflict between the Irish in the North and South.
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When you have to go to this much trouble to make your point, the answer will always be "no". Just show the numbers. (Oh wait, you don't have any, do you?)
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We can never remain rich with a 60 million soon to be 70 million population, there simply is not enough space.Mass immigration is about to take away our living standard because it was mass immigration which caused the massive population increase in the UK Edit...Ally You are 100% correct we cannot keep up our living standard with service industries, we need manufacturing industry increase desperately. We also cannot sustain massive immigration population increase due to immigration
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And guess who smashed the Trade Union by destroyingthe Manufacturing industry - Margaret Thatcher. We need to bring back our Manufacturing, and fast i say. The lack of jobs in Northern UK is astonishing, the only thing that is keeping this country alive is the Financial Sector in London. At the moment, the main reason this country is crumbling so much is because of our dependants on other countries, this is why Japan is getting so badly hit by this recession as well, what our countries need to to bring back UK manufacturing and we need to produce more British products. As the banks weren't regulated, they were allowed to run on their own free will and ended up crumbling as they gave out more than they could afford.
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lets get our democratically elected representatives to pull troops out of iraq aned afghanistan. that'll save us some money at the very least
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Yes. Gordon Brown has given us the Emperors new economy where growth has been built on ever increasing government borrowing over the past ten years or so. Meanwhile consumers have also been living under the wealth illusion with personal borrowing pushing up house prices to ridiculous hights. The chickens are coming home to roost for the UK and it will be interesting to see if we can cope without severe social unrest. I still have confidence in the enterprising spirit of some Brits but we are carrying a lot of dead weight in the form of an underclass that our welfare state has been cultivating for decades.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Dating someone from a different country?
Dating someone from a different country?
i started dating this guy in high school. he's my best friend and we've done everything together for the last three years. i don't know what i'm going to do without him. he just left today so all i'm doing right now is crying. he's going back home (to south korea) this summer. any tips on how to survive an international relationship? it's different than just a long distance relationship. we can't text or call much at all because it's so expensive and we don't have much money. and the timing is 14 hours off... so when i'm awake, he's sleeping. and when i'm sleeping, he's awake. any tips of advice on how to make this work? please help...
Other - Family & Relationships - 5 Answers
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1 :
It won't work. You can be friends and keep in contact but nothing more as you will grow apart and find other people. If your ment to be something will happen in the furture to help. Stay strong and stay positive
2 :
If you love him that much why can`t you go with him, and if he really love you why can`t he sty here with you and marry you? That`s what i did with my wife. and we ve been married for 12 years now. Good Luck
3 :
You are too young to get yourself in a long distance relationship, just forget about him and move on. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
4 :
It won't work i'm sorry. answer mine? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq_ROvAMbK6q7zhHkH_oQl_sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100610203512AACaoj3
5 :
You have not told me how old you are which makes the situation quite different because then you could probably take a holiday to South Korea and see him at least once and you have also only told me me that he has gone back for the summer so that it could indicate that he comes back once the summer is finished.. I do condole with you.. Other than writing to him a letter every day and talking to him on skype, it does not cost anything to download skype and get chatting him to him as if he was next door, you may just have to bear the absence of his physical presence until he is old enough to either marry you if he is that way inclined. He would certainly oblige if you send him a letter giving him your skpe address as soon as it is installed. In the meantime, please make sure that you continue to maintain the way you look so that he does not find a haggard girlfriend when he does talk to you:). Also find yourself a part time job so that you can find the finance for that visit to South Korea. You must become more sensible and work towards your goals, i.e. meeting him agian. Good luck:).
i started dating this guy in high school. he's my best friend and we've done everything together for the last three years. i don't know what i'm going to do without him. he just left today so all i'm doing right now is crying. he's going back home (to south korea) this summer. any tips on how to survive an international relationship? it's different than just a long distance relationship. we can't text or call much at all because it's so expensive and we don't have much money. and the timing is 14 hours off... so when i'm awake, he's sleeping. and when i'm sleeping, he's awake. any tips of advice on how to make this work? please help...
Other - Family & Relationships - 5 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
It won't work. You can be friends and keep in contact but nothing more as you will grow apart and find other people. If your ment to be something will happen in the furture to help. Stay strong and stay positive
2 :
If you love him that much why can`t you go with him, and if he really love you why can`t he sty here with you and marry you? That`s what i did with my wife. and we ve been married for 12 years now. Good Luck
3 :
You are too young to get yourself in a long distance relationship, just forget about him and move on. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
4 :
It won't work i'm sorry. answer mine? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq_ROvAMbK6q7zhHkH_oQl_sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100610203512AACaoj3
5 :
You have not told me how old you are which makes the situation quite different because then you could probably take a holiday to South Korea and see him at least once and you have also only told me me that he has gone back for the summer so that it could indicate that he comes back once the summer is finished.. I do condole with you.. Other than writing to him a letter every day and talking to him on skype, it does not cost anything to download skype and get chatting him to him as if he was next door, you may just have to bear the absence of his physical presence until he is old enough to either marry you if he is that way inclined. He would certainly oblige if you send him a letter giving him your skpe address as soon as it is installed. In the meantime, please make sure that you continue to maintain the way you look so that he does not find a haggard girlfriend when he does talk to you:). Also find yourself a part time job so that you can find the finance for that visit to South Korea. You must become more sensible and work towards your goals, i.e. meeting him agian. Good luck:).
Friday, February 14, 2014
option on my plan to save America?
option on my plan to save America?
all poiticians do is debate and try to stab each other in the back without getting anything done. here is a list i assemled that i think covers what this country needs to do to get back on the right track. please take a little time to comment on how it could be changed and what party it (or pieces of it) are most like. •Cut down on the deficit; create a budget with no more than 100bil in debt in 25 years. oDo not increase taxes but decrease loopholes oCut spending on wasteful projects •Cut back on government agencies either by consolidation or elimination. •Create laws or a separate agency/entity that removes pork from bills oCreate government “watchdog†campaign composed of members from all parties •Stop all tax breaks for US companies that have ½ or more of either personnel or assets overseas. •Invest in America’s future by providing subsidies to clean and renewable energy, this decreases our spending on foreign oil •Legalize hemp. The production will have many uses commercially and all products can be taxed to further reduce the deficit •Create more jobs by repairing roads and revamping transportation systems. •Create more positions to monitor energy such as well inspectors to keep environmental tragedies to a minimum •Limit our stake in international wars. oStop promoting dictators that are “US friendly†•Create more regulation on “big companies†such as large banks and multibillion dollar corporations to keep them honest •Restrict credit card companies from high interest rates. •Reworking or replacement of No Child Left Behind •Rework the immigration laws to more forcibly enforce no illegal immigrants but make the process of becoming a legal immigrant easier. •Raise the retirement age to 68 or 70 and repay the “borrowed†money from the fund with some budget < 50 years. •Decrease (not elimination!) spending on low yield science applications such as NASA •Decrease imports from countries such as china •Increase exports and create beneficial trade agreements such as with South Korea these are kinda like "planks" that i think should be goals for the govenment, not all are easy but i think that they will be the easiest in the long run. the tax system we have now would work and even decrease the deficit if it were all enforced. many companies are able to get outrageous governemt subsidies to offset taxes or hire lawyers to find loopholes. if we made them pay the full rate of thier taxes it would make a considerable dent. to my knowledge no company taxes exports, just imports. and because of our trade agreements, (such as Nafta) we cant even impose those. china, our main importer (and our main loan source) would not be too keen if we were to put a tarif on thier goods so just decreasing what we buy from them is the only solution.
Government - 3 Answers
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1 :
not bad a lot of good points
2 :
All of your ideas are much easier said than done, for example, cutting the deficit that low without increasing taxes would probably require reforming medicade and medicare. The raising of the retirement age would help but probably not be enough. Also, wasteful projects probably only make up several billions of the budget which is less that half of 1 percent of our deficit. Also, you can't export products that are not being made, you need to encourage more manufacturing in the U.S. And regulation for "big companies" is a vague concept because a large company is not always a bad one. Your idea's are not bad but they are not specific enough. Simply saying things like, "stop importing stuff" isn't easy to do. Even american brands are partially made oversees now. All in all, the government is working on this, and they probably won't agree on 95% of it.
3 :
The problem is some of that interferes with international treaties, and trade agreements. The problem is the government started getting tangled in international laws, so some things we can do to benefit our economy, may be a Casus belli to another country who is on the raw end of the deal. For example, there is an international law against selling pot, no country is without a law against Marijuana. Some just have very weak restrictions, or they have exceptions to the law, and it's enforcement in place. Another is the tariff, some countries by treaty have a set Tariff on their exports. And some countries by treaty have a mandatory trade with the US The best thing to do, is decrease spending, and replace the income tax with a Flat Tax. ---------------------------------------------- Also it is hard decreasing spending, because the country is so divided on what should and should not be cut.
all poiticians do is debate and try to stab each other in the back without getting anything done. here is a list i assemled that i think covers what this country needs to do to get back on the right track. please take a little time to comment on how it could be changed and what party it (or pieces of it) are most like. •Cut down on the deficit; create a budget with no more than 100bil in debt in 25 years. oDo not increase taxes but decrease loopholes oCut spending on wasteful projects •Cut back on government agencies either by consolidation or elimination. •Create laws or a separate agency/entity that removes pork from bills oCreate government “watchdog†campaign composed of members from all parties •Stop all tax breaks for US companies that have ½ or more of either personnel or assets overseas. •Invest in America’s future by providing subsidies to clean and renewable energy, this decreases our spending on foreign oil •Legalize hemp. The production will have many uses commercially and all products can be taxed to further reduce the deficit •Create more jobs by repairing roads and revamping transportation systems. •Create more positions to monitor energy such as well inspectors to keep environmental tragedies to a minimum •Limit our stake in international wars. oStop promoting dictators that are “US friendly†•Create more regulation on “big companies†such as large banks and multibillion dollar corporations to keep them honest •Restrict credit card companies from high interest rates. •Reworking or replacement of No Child Left Behind •Rework the immigration laws to more forcibly enforce no illegal immigrants but make the process of becoming a legal immigrant easier. •Raise the retirement age to 68 or 70 and repay the “borrowed†money from the fund with some budget < 50 years. •Decrease (not elimination!) spending on low yield science applications such as NASA •Decrease imports from countries such as china •Increase exports and create beneficial trade agreements such as with South Korea these are kinda like "planks" that i think should be goals for the govenment, not all are easy but i think that they will be the easiest in the long run. the tax system we have now would work and even decrease the deficit if it were all enforced. many companies are able to get outrageous governemt subsidies to offset taxes or hire lawyers to find loopholes. if we made them pay the full rate of thier taxes it would make a considerable dent. to my knowledge no company taxes exports, just imports. and because of our trade agreements, (such as Nafta) we cant even impose those. china, our main importer (and our main loan source) would not be too keen if we were to put a tarif on thier goods so just decreasing what we buy from them is the only solution.
Government - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
not bad a lot of good points
2 :
All of your ideas are much easier said than done, for example, cutting the deficit that low without increasing taxes would probably require reforming medicade and medicare. The raising of the retirement age would help but probably not be enough. Also, wasteful projects probably only make up several billions of the budget which is less that half of 1 percent of our deficit. Also, you can't export products that are not being made, you need to encourage more manufacturing in the U.S. And regulation for "big companies" is a vague concept because a large company is not always a bad one. Your idea's are not bad but they are not specific enough. Simply saying things like, "stop importing stuff" isn't easy to do. Even american brands are partially made oversees now. All in all, the government is working on this, and they probably won't agree on 95% of it.
3 :
The problem is some of that interferes with international treaties, and trade agreements. The problem is the government started getting tangled in international laws, so some things we can do to benefit our economy, may be a Casus belli to another country who is on the raw end of the deal. For example, there is an international law against selling pot, no country is without a law against Marijuana. Some just have very weak restrictions, or they have exceptions to the law, and it's enforcement in place. Another is the tariff, some countries by treaty have a set Tariff on their exports. And some countries by treaty have a mandatory trade with the US The best thing to do, is decrease spending, and replace the income tax with a Flat Tax. ---------------------------------------------- Also it is hard decreasing spending, because the country is so divided on what should and should not be cut.
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