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Kids and politics
Visage:
--- Quote from: -Mike- on October 25, 2009, 02:26:31 AM ---sounds good
is 10 little enoug
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Eh, try to look younger if you could.
Osak:
--- Quote from: Healbadbad on October 25, 2009, 12:33:13 AM ---sorry to bring the war back, but a few pages ago there was an argument that the government would declare swine flu a pandemic, and obama did
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_swine_flu
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--- Quote ---pandemic...a disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance a continent
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Well, the first people who recieved it were in mexico at the time.
Inv3rted:
--- Quote from: Ronin on October 25, 2009, 01:40:43 AM ---Better yet why don't you ask the families that agreed to taking out horrid loans. Housing means nothing if you can't support the means to keep it. Even if it's the environment/economy around you that changes, forcing you to change.
Also, kids are dumb.
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It's irrelevant as to how stupid people were for taking the loans that forgeted up the current economy, it is still manipulation done by banks in search of a profit and only a profit. Even if the people were stupid, and I don't believe they were, the only way to stop them from making these choices is to stop the choices from being offered by the banks.
Or you could punish those who go into debt, like in Dubai. You get jailed if you run out of money there, no matter what the reason. Can't pay for healthcare? Jailed. We have everything here except the jailing.
Rughugger:
--- Quote from: Inv3rted on October 25, 2009, 01:00:26 PM ---It's irrelevant as to how stupid people were for taking the loans that forgeted up the current economy, it is still manipulation done by banks in search of a profit and only a profit. Even if the people were stupid, and I don't believe they were, the only way to stop them from making these choices is to stop the choices from being offered by the banks.
Or you could punish those who go into debt, like in Dubai. You get jailed if you run out of money there, no matter what the reason. Can't pay for healthcare? Jailed. We have everything here except the jailing.
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We have something similar, it's called Homelessness. Worse than jailing because you don't get three square meals, roof over your head, and clothing on a regular basis. I'd rather be in jail than be homeless.
Inv3rted:
Yeah but most people get to live in their car. :cookieMonster: