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An overly simplistic explanation from an overly simplistic world view. Why would the bartender, who is already in debt, offer to lower the bill by 20 percent in the first place?

If the point that well-spoken bespectacled ego trip guy is trying to make is that people have the right to make as much money as others are willing to give them for their services, what is the problem here? It seems like the majority are finally telling those at the top of capitalism's ponzi sch...

@countryfirst32 LOL.....isn't it exhausting to be on either side of the political spectrum right now? I'm sure you consider yourself to be on the right and I feel like I represent the left perspective pretty well....don't you think we could do a better job compromiising? The real problem is tha...

@weseyedwalk Why does anyone need to be for or against you against Islam....this isn't a popularity contest, this is a debate concerning ideals. I'm neither Christian nor Islamic and I feel that both parites have been slighted, one through the murder of UN officials (officially a non-religious o...

@bj4paul This isn't really the case. These people aren't parasites, they are valued public servants who are there to promote the common good. How can you refer to teachers as parasites? They do a heck of a lot more to promote societal advancement than I do working in IT. What we need is a tax...

@megagagnon1 Alright. I admit that you annoyed me enough to bother to do my research. I'll have to say that finding any site that fully discloses this information that is not bent politically is a bit hard to find. I think I found the right site. Try: OpenSecrets (dot) org. You'll see (if yo...

@sorrian Nope. My logic is sound. Everything you say here involves generalizations. I would have no problem if you cited a specific example of an individual within the group having hateful or racist tendencies, but, as soon as you apply that same label to an entire group of people based on the...

@chinacat22 So the "job creators" could create more jobs if the government just butted out and let them do their "job creator" thing?

@30lindam You obviously have your heart in the right place and I'm not going to convince you that abortion is necessary. I feel a bit squeemish accepting it myself. Sociologically speaking, however, the social ills of overpopulation are well documented. If you are interested, I would suggest a...

I read this book years ago after it was talked about on NPR. I don't think I got the same thing from the book that this freakazoid family got. Well written and informative.....that's how I would characterize this book. The sad part is that this family has an opportunity to teach tolerance in d...

@jessc1979 We've got the right wing calling President Obama a communist, socialist, Kenyan, witchdoctor, Hitler-wannabe, while he has done nothing but extend most of President Bush's policies while blaming President Bush for all the country's problems. This sounds like some horrible British TV s...

@impeachobamanow2010 OMG!!! You are right, and yours is the argument that finally got me to open my eyes. Thank you for your well-thought and perfectly capitalized diatribe. I can't believe I couldn't see it before. President Obama, destroying America through the passing out of turkey dinners...

@Huboons I can deal with multiple leading scientists fudging some data and I can deal with the fact that the true cause of global climate change is largely an unknown, but the scientific community has a proper consensus. Even if I couldn't, I would never trust an answer to a scientific question ...

@TrooperRaven I think you may have missed my point and made it all at the same time. Partisan stereotypes aren't helping anyone, including your allusion to those on the left as the devil's offspring. Compromise over demonize. Think over feel. People over profit. Didn't you pay attention in S...