OK So you just won the Presidency
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So you just won and now its time to back up some promises. What would be your Presidential action to resolve the following: (A) Rising cost of gasoline (B) Solving the education crisis (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. These seem to be the main areas of concern in the domestic sector and I am of the school of though the the President can really do nothing about any of them but make empty promisies. But I wait to be enlightened. Remember you have to pay for this stuff somehow. No Utopian ideas please Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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So you just won and now its time to back up some promises. What would be your Presidential action to resolve the following: (A) Rising cost of gasoline (B) Solving the education crisis (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. These seem to be the main areas of concern in the domestic sector and I am of the school of though the the President can really do nothing about any of them but make empty promisies. But I wait to be enlightened. Remember you have to pay for this stuff somehow. No Utopian ideas please Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
(A) Rising cost of gasoline Raise the CAFE standards by 50%. Existing federal fuel efficiency standards result in gas prices lower (adjusted for inflation) than they were in the 1950s and 1960s. (B) Solving the education crisis What education crisis? The one where some states teach "creationism" as if it were factual? (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) Get us involved in more and more wars. Manufacturing firms that build military equipment like HumVees and bullet-proof vests are on a hiring binge. If we pick better targets than Iraq, i.e. those who can fight back, we would require new fighter jets and other expensive arms to replace those that were destroyed by the enemy. (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. (1) Ban drug advertising. (2) Purchase big-ticket diagnostic equipment like MRI machines on federal contract to achieve economy of scale. (3) Lower the education requirement for nursing. (4) Nationalize malpractice insurance.
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So you just won and now its time to back up some promises. What would be your Presidential action to resolve the following: (A) Rising cost of gasoline (B) Solving the education crisis (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. These seem to be the main areas of concern in the domestic sector and I am of the school of though the the President can really do nothing about any of them but make empty promisies. But I wait to be enlightened. Remember you have to pay for this stuff somehow. No Utopian ideas please Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Richard Stringer wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Invade Iran Richard Stringer wrote: B) Solving the education crisis Invade North Korea Richard Stringer wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) Invade Iran Richard Stringer wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. Invade Cuba --- You might think these answers are silly, but they will provide enough distractions to keep the voters busy until it becomes time to be re-elected. Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: Watch this signature for an upcoming announcement that will affect you.
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Richard Stringer wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Invade Iran Richard Stringer wrote: B) Solving the education crisis Invade North Korea Richard Stringer wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) Invade Iran Richard Stringer wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. Invade Cuba --- You might think these answers are silly, but they will provide enough distractions to keep the voters busy until it becomes time to be re-elected. Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: Watch this signature for an upcoming announcement that will affect you.
:laugh::laugh::laugh: -- ...Coca Cola, sometimes war...
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Richard Stringer wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Invade Iran Richard Stringer wrote: B) Solving the education crisis Invade North Korea Richard Stringer wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) Invade Iran Richard Stringer wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. Invade Cuba --- You might think these answers are silly, but they will provide enough distractions to keep the voters busy until it becomes time to be re-elected. Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: Watch this signature for an upcoming announcement that will affect you.
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ColinDavies wrote: Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Do you really think you can spare the 200 marines required to do this? :laugh::laugh: Dave
I didn't thiink such a large force was necessary. :-) :-) Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: Watch this signature for an upcoming announcement that will affect you.
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ColinDavies wrote: Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Do you really think you can spare the 200 marines required to do this? :laugh::laugh: Dave
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ColinDavies wrote: Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Do you really think you can spare the 200 marines required to do this? :laugh::laugh: Dave
Hey, don't pick on the Canadians. Without them you might not have had the NHL, and that my friend, would've been a catastrophy! -- Arigato gozaimashida!
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Hey, don't pick on the Canadians. Without them you might not have had the NHL, and that my friend, would've been a catastrophy! -- Arigato gozaimashida!
The NHL is Canada's secret weapon against the U.S. We're ever so slowly taking them over. They don't even notice...:suss: The US will be Canada's 11th province - except California - we don't want that. Unfortunately, since you have given the plan of conquest away, we have to dispose of you. :| John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
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ColinDavies wrote: Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Do you really think you can spare the 200 marines required to do this? :laugh::laugh: Dave
well, when you think that in a few decades (perhaps years) , water provision will really become problematic for the world and that Canada has a HUGE amount of water reserve ( I think it is the biggest in the world) , I will not make jokes about this subject .... :~ just my 2 cents.
Stephane
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So you just won and now its time to back up some promises. What would be your Presidential action to resolve the following: (A) Rising cost of gasoline (B) Solving the education crisis (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. These seem to be the main areas of concern in the domestic sector and I am of the school of though the the President can really do nothing about any of them but make empty promisies. But I wait to be enlightened. Remember you have to pay for this stuff somehow. No Utopian ideas please Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Oh, let's see, I'll take a shot at this and enjoy the resulting flames. Richard Stringer wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Promote alternative fuel research. This obviously would require pissing off the automobile lobby AND the oil lobby, but a long term solution is seriously needed. The Japanese are way ahead of us in this, which is pathetic. What the hell happened to Americans being the leaders in technology and innovation anyways? It seems that all the articles I read on innovation are the result of research done by other countries. How to pay for government sponsored research? Well, fighting fewer wars would help. Richard Stringer wrote: (B) Solving the education crisis No child left behind is a farce. I would remove all federal regulation, allow states and local governments to create educational programs that best suit their local economic/social issues, and I'd attempt to get rid of as much beaurocracy as possible so that money spent on education goes to teachers and children, not beaurocrats. Richard Stringer wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) OK, creating a new infrastructure for hydrogen and/or electric powered cars and significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil seems like it would boost manufacturing jobs. Richard Stringer wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. 1. Dramatically limit/eliminate medical malpractice lawsuits. 2. Make all tobacco products illegal. Shut down the cancer stick manufacturers. Period. (flame away, but the reality is that tobacco use costs billions of dollars in medical care every year). 3. Get CPians to write medical administration software that unifies the industry and eliminates 90% of the beaurocratic overhead. You forgot to mention the deficit and the looming social security disaster. And how DO you spell beaurocrat? Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing
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Oh, let's see, I'll take a shot at this and enjoy the resulting flames. Richard Stringer wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Promote alternative fuel research. This obviously would require pissing off the automobile lobby AND the oil lobby, but a long term solution is seriously needed. The Japanese are way ahead of us in this, which is pathetic. What the hell happened to Americans being the leaders in technology and innovation anyways? It seems that all the articles I read on innovation are the result of research done by other countries. How to pay for government sponsored research? Well, fighting fewer wars would help. Richard Stringer wrote: (B) Solving the education crisis No child left behind is a farce. I would remove all federal regulation, allow states and local governments to create educational programs that best suit their local economic/social issues, and I'd attempt to get rid of as much beaurocracy as possible so that money spent on education goes to teachers and children, not beaurocrats. Richard Stringer wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) OK, creating a new infrastructure for hydrogen and/or electric powered cars and significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil seems like it would boost manufacturing jobs. Richard Stringer wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. 1. Dramatically limit/eliminate medical malpractice lawsuits. 2. Make all tobacco products illegal. Shut down the cancer stick manufacturers. Period. (flame away, but the reality is that tobacco use costs billions of dollars in medical care every year). 3. Get CPians to write medical administration software that unifies the industry and eliminates 90% of the beaurocratic overhead. You forgot to mention the deficit and the looming social security disaster. And how DO you spell beaurocrat? Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing
Apparently, you are the only one who took this question seriously. :) Marc Clifton wrote: 3. Get CPians to write medical administration software that unifies the industry and eliminates 90% of the beaurocratic overhead. 90% percent of bureaucratic overhead is bureaucrats, how would software help that? It would just add another layer of bureaucracy tasked with software oversight. Bureaucracies exist to perpetuate themselves and grow bigger and stronger. It's kinda like trying to unplug HAL. Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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well, when you think that in a few decades (perhaps years) , water provision will really become problematic for the world and that Canada has a HUGE amount of water reserve ( I think it is the biggest in the world) , I will not make jokes about this subject .... :~ just my 2 cents.
Stephane
Stephane Routelous wrote: water provision will really become problematic for the world Good point. Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: Watch this signature for an upcoming announcement that will affect you.
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The NHL is Canada's secret weapon against the U.S. We're ever so slowly taking them over. They don't even notice...:suss: The US will be Canada's 11th province - except California - we don't want that. Unfortunately, since you have given the plan of conquest away, we have to dispose of you. :| John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
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The NHL is Canada's secret weapon against the U.S. We're ever so slowly taking them over. They don't even notice...:suss: The US will be Canada's 11th province - except California - we don't want that. Unfortunately, since you have given the plan of conquest away, we have to dispose of you. :| John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
I thought that was pretty obvious, and even common knowledge. :confused: -- Arigato gozaimashida!
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The NHL is Canada's secret weapon against the U.S. We're ever so slowly taking them over. They don't even notice...:suss: The US will be Canada's 11th province - except California - we don't want that. Unfortunately, since you have given the plan of conquest away, we have to dispose of you. :| John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
In TNG half the actors were canadian :rolleyes: Except for the british captain of course ! The tigress is here :-D
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In TNG half the actors were canadian :rolleyes: Except for the british captain of course ! The tigress is here :-D
Ah, TNG. Maybe I should indulge myself in that after a hard afternoon of Unreal Tournament. Your comment has ripped a hole in the space time continuum, and I feel compelled to mend it. :-D -- Arigato gozaimashida!
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ColinDavies wrote: Obviously after re-elected in 2008-9 invading Canada would be a priority. Do you really think you can spare the 200 marines required to do this? :laugh::laugh: Dave
I think you may have just insulted the USMC.
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Oh, let's see, I'll take a shot at this and enjoy the resulting flames. Richard Stringer wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Promote alternative fuel research. This obviously would require pissing off the automobile lobby AND the oil lobby, but a long term solution is seriously needed. The Japanese are way ahead of us in this, which is pathetic. What the hell happened to Americans being the leaders in technology and innovation anyways? It seems that all the articles I read on innovation are the result of research done by other countries. How to pay for government sponsored research? Well, fighting fewer wars would help. Richard Stringer wrote: (B) Solving the education crisis No child left behind is a farce. I would remove all federal regulation, allow states and local governments to create educational programs that best suit their local economic/social issues, and I'd attempt to get rid of as much beaurocracy as possible so that money spent on education goes to teachers and children, not beaurocrats. Richard Stringer wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) OK, creating a new infrastructure for hydrogen and/or electric powered cars and significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil seems like it would boost manufacturing jobs. Richard Stringer wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. 1. Dramatically limit/eliminate medical malpractice lawsuits. 2. Make all tobacco products illegal. Shut down the cancer stick manufacturers. Period. (flame away, but the reality is that tobacco use costs billions of dollars in medical care every year). 3. Get CPians to write medical administration software that unifies the industry and eliminates 90% of the beaurocratic overhead. You forgot to mention the deficit and the looming social security disaster. And how DO you spell beaurocrat? Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing
Marc Clifton wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Promote alternative fuel research. This obviously would require pissing off the automobile lobby AND the oil lobby, but a long term solution is seriously needed. The Japanese are way ahead of us in this, which is pathetic. What the hell happened to Americans being the leaders in technology and innovation anyways? It seems that all the articles I read on innovation are the result of research done by other countries. How to pay for government sponsored research? Well, fighting fewer wars would help. Agreed, except I think the best way to handle that is to give tax breaks to private companies doing the research themselves rather than funding such research directly by the government as other countries do. Promoting the country's entreprenurial spirit is always the best policy. I don't think the lobbyists are quite the spectre they are made out to be. The automobile and oil industries are not complete idiots. They will obviously attempt to eek out every last penny from fossil fuels, but as other energy tecnologies begin to compete more effectively, they will adapt or die. That should always be the way the U.S. competes with other nations. Marc Clifton wrote: (B) Solving the education crisis No child left behind is a farce. I would remove all federal regulation, allow states and local governments to create educational programs that best suit their local economic/social issues, and I'd attempt to get rid of as much beaurocracy as possible so that money spent on education goes to teachers and children, not beaurocrats. Agree completely,. Marc Clifton wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) OK, creating a new infrastructure for hydrogen and/or electric powered cars and significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil seems like it would boost manufacturing jobs. Maybe. But the government should get out of the "job creation" mind set. Keep taxes low, let the economy function as it is supposed to and the jobs will be there. Marc Clifton wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. 1. Dramatically limit/eliminate medical malpractice lawsuits. 2. Make all tobacco products illegal. Shut down the cancer stick manufacturers. Period. (flame away, but the reality is that tobacco use costs billions of dollars in medical care every year). 3. Get CPians to write medical administra
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Oh, let's see, I'll take a shot at this and enjoy the resulting flames. Richard Stringer wrote: (A) Rising cost of gasoline Promote alternative fuel research. This obviously would require pissing off the automobile lobby AND the oil lobby, but a long term solution is seriously needed. The Japanese are way ahead of us in this, which is pathetic. What the hell happened to Americans being the leaders in technology and innovation anyways? It seems that all the articles I read on innovation are the result of research done by other countries. How to pay for government sponsored research? Well, fighting fewer wars would help. Richard Stringer wrote: (B) Solving the education crisis No child left behind is a farce. I would remove all federal regulation, allow states and local governments to create educational programs that best suit their local economic/social issues, and I'd attempt to get rid of as much beaurocracy as possible so that money spent on education goes to teachers and children, not beaurocrats. Richard Stringer wrote: (C) Creating jobs ( primarily in the manufacturing area ) OK, creating a new infrastructure for hydrogen and/or electric powered cars and significantly reducing our dependence on foreign oil seems like it would boost manufacturing jobs. Richard Stringer wrote: (D) The rising cost of health care and insurance. 1. Dramatically limit/eliminate medical malpractice lawsuits. 2. Make all tobacco products illegal. Shut down the cancer stick manufacturers. Period. (flame away, but the reality is that tobacco use costs billions of dollars in medical care every year). 3. Get CPians to write medical administration software that unifies the industry and eliminates 90% of the beaurocratic overhead. You forgot to mention the deficit and the looming social security disaster. And how DO you spell beaurocrat? Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing
I will give you a 5. Although some details I disagree with. The general trend is very close to what I would have said. Marc Clifton wrote: Promote alternative fuel research. Some is already being done. One of my friends son did a intership with Sandia Labs and that was the focus. But yes not nearly enough. Item B: Education. I would also restrict the coaches salaries being many times the department chairpersons salary. Education is not a public sports club. Marc Clifton wrote: 1. Dramatically limit/eliminate medical malpractice lawsuits. Agree! Well... Do not get me started. Marc Clifton wrote: Make all tobacco products illegal. Just not practical, but I agree with the thought. I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that can think of.