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• Commented on Consumer Reports Announces Its Top Car Picks For 2011
  My thoughts exactly. Their testing doesn't appear to accurately reflect the capacity of the vehicle to perform the functions of that category. I'd gladly shed a MPG or two for extra towing or cargo capacity. Ground clearance is also something...
• Commented on A Case For Charging Manufacturers A Soda Tax Instead Of Consumers
  Well one potentially healthier option would be to use real sugar instead of HFCS. Of course, the easiest way to bring that change would be to REMOVE government interference. HFCornS is cheaper because the government subsidizes corn. Take away the...
• Commented on A Case For Charging Manufacturers A Soda Tax Instead Of Consumers
  I wish I'd seen your comment before posting my own below it. I'm with you 100%....
• Commented on A Case For Charging Manufacturers A Soda Tax Instead Of Consumers
  Typical leftist (or is it Keynesian, I'm really not sure) bullshit. The companies won't be paying the tax either way. The people will. Whether it's in higher prices, less quantity (Shrink-ray anyone?) or lower quality. It doesn't matter where you...
• Commented on Proponent Of Costing Banks More Money By Mailing Back Weighted Business Reply Envelopes Defends His Cause
  What if someone was running who had a 30 year record of consistencey? What if lobbyists didn't even bother trying to sway his vote, because they knew it couldn't be done? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLtdFtSAmLw&feature=youtube_gdata_player...
• Commented on Top 10 States With Highest Debt Per Capita
  Bah! That's chump change. Our federal government debt is over $100,000 per taxpayer....
• Commented on Top 10 States With Highest Debt Per Capita
  Bah! That's chump change. Our federal government debt is over $100,000 per taxpayer....
• Commented on Should It Have To Be Disclosed If A Used Car Was Smoked In?
  Yes, they should disclose it. Should they HAVE TO disclose it? As in, under force of law? No. If you're buying a used car, you are responsible for checking it out first....
• Commented on Mayor Of Florida City Says Marijuana Growing In Yard Isn't Hers
  She has no power to change the laws. Several states have legalized marijuana, but federal law has overruled them. This has resulted in a lot of business that were legalized by states, being raided by the FBI. The only way...
• Commented on Fed: Economic Recovery Not Happening As Quickly As Expected
  here's more proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jCOQYVaxwE It's pretty eye opening. If only the Media were willing to report it......
• Commented on TSA Modifies Screening Of Young Children
  Thank you Dr. Paul! Also, Godspeed to your father on his path to the White House....
• Commented on Utah Considers Making Gold And Silver Legal Tender
  Thank you for explaining that better than I did. For what it's worth, the tax loophole means that they wouldn't have to pay a tax on the "profit" of exchanging the gold. For example, in my scenario, if I bought...
• Commented on Utah Considers Making Gold And Silver Legal Tender
  You're right, that this is not the same as what the aforementioned people were arrested for. They were trying to create a currency, which is illegal. This proposal is only talking about federally issued currency. The significant thing is that...
• Commented on Utah Considers Making Gold And Silver Legal Tender
  True, but if I take $100 cash and turn it into gold today, and the next week the Dollar tanks, then I'll be able to turn my chunk of gold into $1000 cash. The idea is to hold it, and...
• Commented on Utah Considers Making Gold And Silver Legal Tender
  So when Ron Paul suggest this on Colebert, Consumerist rips him apart, but a few months later when Utah tries it, it's simply reported without slant? I'm glad to see some improvement in The Consumerist's reporting practices. http://consumerist.com/2011/01/ron-paul-new-fed-reserve-oversight-guy-wants-us-to-switch-to-gold-from-paper-money.html...
• Commented on Utah Considers Making Gold And Silver Legal Tender
  The idea is simply to let two people exchange the coins to pay for goods without having to pay a sales tax for the gold. It's a simple idea, and in private transactions, the two people can agree on the...
• Commented on Utah Considers Making Gold And Silver Legal Tender
  You are saying that the "Right-Wing Revolution" is responsible for our killing "Brown Non-Christians" and then suggesting that the Gold As Currency people are the same people that support the violence that you abhor? That's a really cute theory until...
• Commented on FDA Panel Recommends Ban On Menthol Cigarettes
  Well the Constitution is also talking about the FEDERAL government. There's nothing in it stopping the states from funding state roads....
• Commented on We Hope This Is Real: Plates On Benches Leave Ads On Ladies' Legs
  If you're not paying for the luxury of sitting on that ass branding machine, but the advertiser is, then you should deal with it, or stand. There's no reason to get upset about a free seat that has branding on...
• Commented on You Can Donate Money Toward The National Debt
  The sad thing is, you're more likely able to fill the well than your are to fill the national debt....
• Commented on Bernake Says Unemployment To Stay "Elevated"
  It's more appropriate to blame the system than just Bernanke. George W. Bush put a lot of pressure on the Fed to keep interest rates low, because Bush wanted to increase home ownership for Americans. That was also when Fannie...
• Commented on Bernake Says Unemployment To Stay "Elevated"
  Yeesh, there are a lot of typos in that. I really should proof my comments before I post them....
• Commented on Bernake Says Unemployment To Stay "Elevated"
  The Consumerist, which I've been reading every day for years, posted an article about Ron Paul a few weeks ago, and basically made a joke of his suggestion that we return to a currency backed by something stable and valuable...
• Commented on Ron Paul Wants Us To Use Gold And Silver Along With Paper Money
  No. He really doesn't, despite the impression given in this interview. What he really wants to do is legalize competing currencies. So if I want to convert my money into a gold backed currency, then I can. On the other...
• Commented on Ron Paul Wants Us To Use Gold And Silver Along With Paper Money
  Really, he isn't suggesting carrying around metal. Gold backed currency helps reduce inflation by the government. Why is this important? Politicians lose votes if they raise taxes. But they can cause inflation, which effectively makes the peoples' salaries less valuable....
• Commented on Ron Paul Wants Us To Use Gold And Silver Along With Paper Money
  Clearly you're right, but Ron Paul wasn't suggesting that we actually carry around precious metals. He is suggesting that we use a currency that's backed by Gold, or something similar, so that the government/Federal Reserve can't just print off more...
• Commented on A Nightclub Security Guard Tased Me -- What Should I Do?
  And having someone brought into your domain while being held and transported against his will, in handcuffs by a person with no authority to do so isn't sufficient reason to make an arrest?...
• Commented on Travel When Others Don't To Save Big
  Kayak does show some flight cost statistics, letting you see what days are cheaper than others. I think you have to sign up for a free account to see them....
• Commented on A Lone Dunkin' Donuts Sort Of Abolishes Pennies
  Why not just change the prices of everything so that after tax, it ends up at an interval of 5 cents? Or be really helpful and change it so everything ends up at an interval of 25 cents....
• Commented on College Kids Buying Credit Card Cosignatures
  I'd prefer it said "ADULTS under 21 can't get a credit card without an adult cosignature" Really, if they can go to war, or be tried as an adult, they need to: a. Be responsible for their actions b. Be...