Re: critical thought
Keep up the critical thinking guys....
I wasn't looking for a government veer but I guess that is hard to ignore them in this silly season (presidential campaign), and they will be trying very hard to persuade us.
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Before they charge us for the air we breath, the EPA will probably fine us for the carbon dioxide emissions we exhale (contributing to global warming?) . Yes, runners would emit more carbon dioxide while running, but their lower respiration rate at rest compared to an out of shape individual may be enough of an offset to cancel it out.
While excessive food consumption is arguably not good for mother earth I don't think it should be against the law (mayor Bloomberg). That seems like a logical connecting of the dots if government takes over all health care cost responsibility. I prefer the free market approach, you want to eat yourself to death, OK pay more for your personal healthcare, and then die. While It was hard to foresee children getting adult onset diabetes from pigging out, and they won't die quickly or well.
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Getting back to critical thought, here's another one. Government "can not" create jobs, so both sides are disingenuous when they campaign by saying they can create more jobs than the other. The real horse race is to hobble the private economy "less".... but that is not what the public wants to hear, so their message is crafted to give the voters what they want to hear. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you...". If you believe that line of BS, bend over and lube up.... :-(
i expect the news cycle for the next few months to be filled with everything but the real reasons the economy is stagnating (public debt displacing private economic activity, uncertainty about only short term tax policy tweaks, (no) government budget and growing deficits, uncertain solvency of long term entitlements, lack of rational immigration policy, etc.). There is more but that's enough to chew on for now.
Lets try to ignore the superficial arm waving (and mud slinging) and be thoughtful about the important issues. What's the latest joker thrown into the mix to distract everybody, aborting fetuses based on sex? Come on, we're not China........ focus.
JR
