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Reply to Thoughts on Minimum Wage Laws in Business JoeUser Forums

While I agree MWL's are mostly a "Feel Good" proposal, I think they do have some purpose. That purpose is to keep companies from underpaying people that we all know they would start doing in a heartbeat if the law was removed. Microcenter for example offered a friend of mine a position there at $4.00 an hour +1% Commission, their way to circumvent the MWL and underpay their employees. Big companies like Target hire all new employees at minim

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

Are you kidding me? Almost all of the cited scientists are American. Heck, I know 2 of them cited including James Burch whom I have had the pleasure to work with, and I assure you, he is American. Not to mention one of the great epidemiologists of our time. http://www.sph.sc.edu/facultystaffpages/facstaffdetails.php?ID=491 Like I said, the evidence is there, just look. I won't do a research project on your behalf. But if you need a

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

Which is exactly why I stated that the learning curve is high if you read what I said. In regards to melatonin relative to EMF/EMR/WideFidelity, most of the studies I have read are part of my research papers, but here is one I can quickly google with substantiating bibliography; http://www.feb.se/EMFguru/Research/emf-emr/EMR-Reduces-Melatonin.htm A good publicat

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

MS virtually didn't exist years ago, yet is a growing disease. While I can't make the claim to know what causes it, there is some evidence that various things attributed to our "Modern" society may cause it.. Aspartame has been implicated by at least 3 of the nations leading experts on MS. EMF/EMR/Wifi and other forms of emissions are also one avenue of thought on the rising incidents. There are at least some experts that think synthetic chemical t

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

If you are going to use ignorance as your evidentiary technique then by all means, have at it. But don't for a minute think you can cloud the judgement of people around you into following that ridiculous thought pattern. I've offered a wealth of evidence to support my claims, you offer only conjecture and anecdotal nonsense. Next time try a bit harder to substantiate your argument if you want to keep any shred of credibility. I will leave yo

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

Again with the money. How many people could afford that unit let alone afford the plumber to put it in or the replacement cartridges? Or for that matter the reverse osmosis system Then tack on the price (again) for plumber to install "and" for replacement cartridges And an FYI....all that first one is, is a "carbon filter" which

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

For whoever said, tap was bleach is just silly. It all depends on the concentration of the liquid and the chlorine in the water. Even a D+ chemistry student like myself can tell you that. Bleach has hundreds if not thousands of times the concentration of chlorine and even that is only about 3% chlorine when sold as "Chlorox"

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

I am amazed that otherwise smart and educated sounding people would be so silly as to drink unfiltered tap water (much less shower in it). Even a minor in googlefu can tell you that ain't a very good idea. http://www.bidness.com/esd/showering.htm

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

And the price difference? Ground meat from "your" source is 4.38 @ pound. Ground meat from my store is $1.66 @ pound. "That" in itself is why most people do not eat organic foods. Organic bananas at the store are $1.50 per pound, regular bananas are .49 cents a pound. You can go on and on about this, but the price differences are

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

I disagree. I don't know if you're aware of this, but ALL "organic" is is a label. There is plenty of food on the market that is just as nutritious that does not bear the "organic" label. Even the food out of your garden cannot be labelled "organic" unless it meets a strict certification process. You do

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

Look a vast majority of cheap food is; 1) Overprocessed. 2) High in saturated fats. 3) High Calories You don't see poor people eating raw foods, sushi, or organic meats and fruit. You see them eating the same old garbage over and over again, a box of macaroni and cheese with some hotdogs and a soda or whatever. I've seen how poor people eat first hand, I have read the stories, and I see the nutritional reports.This is

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

When obesity is a major problem with the poor, I can't help but think that this is not as good of a system. This is because cheap food is the worst food for you, back years ago poor were skinny because poor people were eating the same food as everyone else - just much much less of it. People of advantage th

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

I said *I* don't know anyone who does. I didn't say nobody actually likes doing it. If someone wants to paint their walls themselves or fix cabinetry, then good for them. The point is that having money gives people the option on what to spend their time on. Good point, I never considered the fact that *

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

But I don't think I've ever met anyone who could honestly say that they LIKE painting their walls or putting up dry wall or fixing the plumbing themselves. I love working around the house myself. Sure our house has largely been gutted and remodelled by professionals over the last few years. But I still enj

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

I don't think many people, while lying on their death bed, look back at their lives and say "Gee, I wish I had made more money." I do, however, think many of them look back and say..."I wish I had spent more time with my loved ones." I absolutely agree with this statement. <TABLE cellpaddi

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

No, Informed. best check out Dasini. Before calling the kettle black. You make it so easy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasani Coca-Cola uses water from local municipal water supplies, filters it using the process of reverse osmosis and adds trace amounts of minerals, in

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

Most bottled water is just that, plain old city water, drawn from municipal taps and served up as "Aquafina" and the like. You are simply uninformed on this subject, I don't blame you personally, most people are extremely uninformed about this topic. Some, not most is bottled from city water but only

Reply to An analogy even a socialist could understand in Politics JoeUser Forums

Because I don't spend any time on my weekends doing home repair, fixing cars, etc. You fail to realize that many people get great pleasure out of working on their homes or cars. I count myself as one of those that finds home improvement/maintenance as a leisurely activity. You make it sound painful, and see