You know how it doesn’t count as birth control if you measure the woman’s cycle to determine when she’s ovulating and/or pull out right before you ejaculate? Well, I hear it doesn’t count as abortion if you push a pregnant woman down the stairs. Then we could gainfully employ some of those lazy welfare slobs as upstanding Christian American stair-pushers.
Lol. But then it’s assault. Maybe you could employ a group of American-top-of-the-staircase-trippers.
Ignorant Thread is ignorant.
Wrong. Organized firefighting was first done by volunteer groups/clubs, then by insurance companies. Fire fighting organizations paid by the govt are a relatively recent invention, and still there are many areas of the US covered only by volunteer or partial volunteer groups. Fire insurance mark - Wikipedia
Since I got rid of our horse just before the horse market crashed, I’d be happy with some pony poop for my garden. Any left over I can post, but you won’t be able to distinguish it from RR’s posts.
I stand corrected on the insurance companies, but I knew about the volunteer groups. Hence why I said civic, to cover those groups not doing it for profit.
This is how economies get started! One guy doles out lands and titles and BAM, it all starts anew.
As a business-oriented capitalist, I have no reservations about where I get the shit to compost what needs it. All that matters is that I keep getting richer, even if I have to stop on the little guy. So, I will accept either pile of shit toward that end. 
If you don’t like paying taxes, I bet the tax collector in Somalia is not too efficient. You’re invited to go there. If you hate democracy, no one is making you state.
Yes, I think this is one type of situation where “love it or leave it” might actually apply, since we’re talking about a basic, fundamental principle of the way the government is structured (i.e., people pay taxes to fund things that individuals would not be able to accomplish).
Unfortunately, their jobs would soon be outsourced to a Chinese-made missing step.
Only until it gets recalled for too high a lead content.
I’m not- I’d be cool living in a world without fast food and smokes. But thanks for chiming in with your useless comment.
As long as you admit you’re a fascist.
I think everything should be legal for consenting adults, personally–I just think we ought to be consistent in the way we tax. As long as cigarettes get slapped with a big one because they raise health care costs for everyone, I think fast food should be the same way.
Pay up, fatties!
Um… I like my current car and my pickup just fine, thank you. Although if you could spring for an airplane (just a small one, 50-100k price range, 2-4 seats) that would earn you my eternal gratitude. 
My job went bye-bye in November 2007. That threat no longer frightens me.
I don’t own an iPod. I can’t afford it - all my money goes to rent, food, and medical bills.
Um… yeah.
I’ve never smoked. I don’t eat fast food. I can’t afford it. In fact, at the moment most of my food comes the garden in the backyard. So even if that happens I doubt I’d notice.
Any time.
You know what I’d really like? A 90% tax rate for the top bracket like we had in the 1950’s. Even a return to the 50% of the Reagan years would be sweet. Soak the rich, baby!
Define “fast food”.
Can someone please tell me what is inherently bad about a big government?
Anything with more calories than nutritional value (lots of fat and sugar but not a lot of vitamins, protein, fiber, etc.). Basically, the kind of food that contributes to obesity, which is a bigger drain on our health care system than smoking.
Get rid of the smoking tax, and I won’t try to argue for a Fatty McFatfat tax.
I’ve been thinking about this thread since I first posted a few hours ago and I’ve realized that Rand Rover is a very useful tool for social policy – any policy change that makes him mad is probably good for society. We’ll know we’ve hit utopia when he has an aneurysm and drops dead. 