Ron Paul trending #10 on Yahoo Search
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Check this out: http://m.www.yahoo.com/[^] I know it doesn't mean a heck of a lot, but I do believe it has to do with Paul winning the straw poll at CPAC this weekend, and the fact that he speaks to many grassroots beliefs, nevermind the fact that he's the one who started this movement in the first place. Things are changing whether you like it or not. Ha. lol
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Should Ron Paul run for President in 2012[^]? Just say No! I did. Why? He's 7 years older than me, that's why. You really want a dead man as Pres.? I suppose it would be an improvement on every one since Ike.
Bob Emmett @ Ynys Thanatos
Bob Emmett wrote:
I suppose it would be an improvement on every one since Ike.
And that is precisely the whole point of voting for who you like (as opposed to the lesser of two evils).
Bob Emmett wrote:
Just say No! I did. Why? He's 7 years older than me, that's why.
If that's the only reason why you'd vote no, it would be every reason to vote yes. I mean come on, what the hell do you like about anyone else? What did you like about McCain over Paul? Obama over Paul? Just picking your brain, especially after a statement like that.
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Check this out: http://m.www.yahoo.com/[^] I know it doesn't mean a heck of a lot, but I do believe it has to do with Paul winning the straw poll at CPAC this weekend, and the fact that he speaks to many grassroots beliefs, nevermind the fact that he's the one who started this movement in the first place. Things are changing whether you like it or not. Ha. lol
josda1000 wrote:
Things are changing whether you like it or not. Ha. lol
*grin* apart from a blip in the history of yahoo, the search engine that no-one actually uses, what's actually changing ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Yeah, we may not see eye to eye on a lot of issues, but I think the "War on Drugs" is bloody ridiculous. I'm on the fence for the "harder" drugs like cocaine, crack, and heroin... But the lighter stuff? Legalize it, regulate it, and tax it. It's more income, less drug-related crime, and less money spent on incarcerating some kid who got caught toking up in the parking lot. (Disclaimer: I don't drink, smoke, or do any kind of drugs, and I never have. I still think they should be legalized)
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Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)I agree 100%. Alcohol is just as bad as marijuana when consumed in excess. I'm sure they can come up with a portable test to measure the THC in your body. Set a limit, even if it's 0, and write tickets if people are above the limit. It's ironic to me that alcohol and smoking are legal, but marijuana isn't. I don't see any other dangers it presents that the other two don't. Kind of off topic, but I think prostituion should be legalized also. Again, it comes down to basically a victimless crime where someone wants to pay for something someone else is willing to buy. At least if it's legalized and regulated, it would become a lot safer. I've heard of some countries that require medical tests and papers for prostitutes to make sure they aren't spreading diseases. And the same as you, I haven't done any of the things I'm for legalizing.
Brad Deja Moo - When you feel like you've heard the same bull before.
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josda1000 wrote:
Things are changing whether you like it or not. Ha. lol
*grin* apart from a blip in the history of yahoo, the search engine that no-one actually uses, what's actually changing ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
the search engine that no-one actually uses
Well, apparently someone's using it, if it has a history of "hot searches", or whatever. There's more to the world than just Google and Microsoft, Coke and Pepsi, Democrat and Republican. Break the mold.
Christian Graus wrote:
what's actually changing ?
I thought it would be abundantly clear by now, but I see you haven't broken the mold yet. It takes time, I understand. I'll just keep posting along with CSS, you'll see the change eventually. You'll bow to my intelligence lol jk
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I agree 100%. Alcohol is just as bad as marijuana when consumed in excess. I'm sure they can come up with a portable test to measure the THC in your body. Set a limit, even if it's 0, and write tickets if people are above the limit. It's ironic to me that alcohol and smoking are legal, but marijuana isn't. I don't see any other dangers it presents that the other two don't. Kind of off topic, but I think prostituion should be legalized also. Again, it comes down to basically a victimless crime where someone wants to pay for something someone else is willing to buy. At least if it's legalized and regulated, it would become a lot safer. I've heard of some countries that require medical tests and papers for prostitutes to make sure they aren't spreading diseases. And the same as you, I haven't done any of the things I'm for legalizing.
Brad Deja Moo - When you feel like you've heard the same bull before.
I think St. George (Carlin) said it best... "Selling is legal. F***ing is legal. Why isn't selling f***ing legal?"
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Christian Graus wrote:
the search engine that no-one actually uses
Well, apparently someone's using it, if it has a history of "hot searches", or whatever. There's more to the world than just Google and Microsoft, Coke and Pepsi, Democrat and Republican. Break the mold.
Christian Graus wrote:
what's actually changing ?
I thought it would be abundantly clear by now, but I see you haven't broken the mold yet. It takes time, I understand. I'll just keep posting along with CSS, you'll see the change eventually. You'll bow to my intelligence lol jk
josda1000 wrote:
Google and Microsoft,
Sure - I agree. But, no-one apart frmo Google has created a really useful search engine. Bing is too little, too late. why would I use bad search, to 'make a statement' ?
josda1000 wrote:
Coke and Pepsi
Well, every other Cola drink has sucked, but, I drink neither. I do tend to go for smaller soft drink companies, as it happens
josda1000 wrote:
Democrat and Republican.
All politicians are the same. That includes the fringe parties, they are just earlier into the process of becoming totally corrupt. As an Aussie, I know well enough to just hate them all.
josda1000 wrote:
I thought it would be abundantly clear by now
Yes. Nothing is changing. Not a damn thing.
josda1000 wrote:
but I see you haven't broken the mold yet
Because I prefer a search engine that works ? This sounds like a meaningless catchphrase to me. Please define how I can 'break the mold' ?
josda1000 wrote:
I'll just keep posting along with CSS
I know he brainlessly parrots some of the views that you appear to intellgently hold, but do you REALLY want him in your corner ?
josda1000 wrote:
you'll see the change eventually.
How old are you ? I am 41, old enough to see how this sort of talk goes in cycles, but nothing actually changes.
josda1000 wrote:
You'll bow to my intelligence lol jk
ROTFL !!!!
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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josda1000 wrote:
Google and Microsoft,
Sure - I agree. But, no-one apart frmo Google has created a really useful search engine. Bing is too little, too late. why would I use bad search, to 'make a statement' ?
josda1000 wrote:
Coke and Pepsi
Well, every other Cola drink has sucked, but, I drink neither. I do tend to go for smaller soft drink companies, as it happens
josda1000 wrote:
Democrat and Republican.
All politicians are the same. That includes the fringe parties, they are just earlier into the process of becoming totally corrupt. As an Aussie, I know well enough to just hate them all.
josda1000 wrote:
I thought it would be abundantly clear by now
Yes. Nothing is changing. Not a damn thing.
josda1000 wrote:
but I see you haven't broken the mold yet
Because I prefer a search engine that works ? This sounds like a meaningless catchphrase to me. Please define how I can 'break the mold' ?
josda1000 wrote:
I'll just keep posting along with CSS
I know he brainlessly parrots some of the views that you appear to intellgently hold, but do you REALLY want him in your corner ?
josda1000 wrote:
you'll see the change eventually.
How old are you ? I am 41, old enough to see how this sort of talk goes in cycles, but nothing actually changes.
josda1000 wrote:
You'll bow to my intelligence lol jk
ROTFL !!!!
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
why would I use bad search, to 'make a statement' ?
I'm not saying you have to. In a free society, you do as you please and what makes sense to you, within reason of course.
Christian Graus wrote:
Well, every other Cola drink has sucked, but, I drink neither. I do tend to go for smaller soft drink companies, as it happens
Good, I don't drink soda either usually.
Christian Graus wrote:
All politicians are the same. That includes the fringe parties, they are just earlier into the process of becoming totally corrupt. As an Aussie, I know well enough to just hate them all.
As do I, for the most part. Which is precisely my point in my listing of those "pairs". It wasn't to get you to dislike all and make a statement. It was see if you would break the molded pairs if you don't like both. Coke and Pepsi: there are more obscure products out there, though usually, IMO, they suck. So I stick to Coke, because I like it, when I actually do drink soda. Microsoft and Google: There are search engines out there that don't actually take analytics of your searches if you don't want to be another statistic, it's not that Google sucks in searching or anything. Besides, people still have other email servers (such as Yahoo) and therefore their homepage is still Yahoo, if they so choose to keep it as such. Again, break the mold. Democrat and Republican: Most people by now know not to trust politicians in general, and definitely notice it after the bailouts, health care debates, and other crap. So, they're breaking the mold and going to other parties, such as the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Constitution Party, etc. I think this became abundantly clear at CPAC this weekend.
Christian Graus wrote:
Yes. Nothing is changing. Not a damn thing.
Things take time to change, it's not going to happen over night. But see the previous paragraph. Why are you so cynical?
Christian Graus wrote:
Because I prefer a search engine that works ? This sounds like a meaningless catchphrase to me. Please define how I can 'break the mold' ?
By not being so cynical. Again, things don't change overnight. And be open to ideas of change (real ideas of change, not just a catchphrase that says "Change
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Yeah, we may not see eye to eye on a lot of issues, but I think the "War on Drugs" is bloody ridiculous. I'm on the fence for the "harder" drugs like cocaine, crack, and heroin... But the lighter stuff? Legalize it, regulate it, and tax it. It's more income, less drug-related crime, and less money spent on incarcerating some kid who got caught toking up in the parking lot. (Disclaimer: I don't drink, smoke, or do any kind of drugs, and I never have. I still think they should be legalized)
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Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)Ian Shlasko wrote:
and tax it.
Don't tax it. Let it be like a regular product, such as soap or a keyboard.
Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
and tax it.
Don't tax it. Let it be like a regular product, such as soap or a keyboard.
Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]
Soap and keyboards have sales taxes bro. {Edit} I take that back, they don't have federal sales taxes in the United States, but they are taxed by most of the states themselves. So I guess it depends in which context you were speaking to. {/Edit}
modified on Monday, February 22, 2010 4:56 PM
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Soap and keyboards have sales taxes bro. {Edit} I take that back, they don't have federal sales taxes in the United States, but they are taxed by most of the states themselves. So I guess it depends in which context you were speaking to. {/Edit}
modified on Monday, February 22, 2010 4:56 PM
I know that, but I think Ian meant a special tax similar to the tobacco and alcohol tax.
Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]
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I know that, but I think Ian meant a special tax similar to the tobacco and alcohol tax.
Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]
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Christian Graus wrote:
why would I use bad search, to 'make a statement' ?
I'm not saying you have to. In a free society, you do as you please and what makes sense to you, within reason of course.
Christian Graus wrote:
Well, every other Cola drink has sucked, but, I drink neither. I do tend to go for smaller soft drink companies, as it happens
Good, I don't drink soda either usually.
Christian Graus wrote:
All politicians are the same. That includes the fringe parties, they are just earlier into the process of becoming totally corrupt. As an Aussie, I know well enough to just hate them all.
As do I, for the most part. Which is precisely my point in my listing of those "pairs". It wasn't to get you to dislike all and make a statement. It was see if you would break the molded pairs if you don't like both. Coke and Pepsi: there are more obscure products out there, though usually, IMO, they suck. So I stick to Coke, because I like it, when I actually do drink soda. Microsoft and Google: There are search engines out there that don't actually take analytics of your searches if you don't want to be another statistic, it's not that Google sucks in searching or anything. Besides, people still have other email servers (such as Yahoo) and therefore their homepage is still Yahoo, if they so choose to keep it as such. Again, break the mold. Democrat and Republican: Most people by now know not to trust politicians in general, and definitely notice it after the bailouts, health care debates, and other crap. So, they're breaking the mold and going to other parties, such as the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Constitution Party, etc. I think this became abundantly clear at CPAC this weekend.
Christian Graus wrote:
Yes. Nothing is changing. Not a damn thing.
Things take time to change, it's not going to happen over night. But see the previous paragraph. Why are you so cynical?
Christian Graus wrote:
Because I prefer a search engine that works ? This sounds like a meaningless catchphrase to me. Please define how I can 'break the mold' ?
By not being so cynical. Again, things don't change overnight. And be open to ideas of change (real ideas of change, not just a catchphrase that says "Change
josda1000 wrote:
In a free society, you do as you please and what makes sense to you, within reason of course.
Of course. I am asking you why it would make sense to use an inferior product to make a statement.
josda1000 wrote:
Good, I don't drink soda either usually.
I didn't anyhow, but I've been reading a book on how much it costs to create those little cans. It's almost as stupid as bottled water. I buy juice, or I make juice out of my own fruit, or I buy from smaller, local suppliers of soft drink if I am out. We also have a sodastream, if we MUST have something with bubbles in it.
josda1000 wrote:
Again, break the mold.
For what reason tho ? Google works. I could care less what they analyse in the process.
josda1000 wrote:
Why are you so cynical?
Are you in your 20s ?
josda1000 wrote:
And be open to ideas of change (real ideas of change, not just a catchphrase that says "Change you can believe in.")
I am always open to ideas of positive change. I just have no faith in politics as an arena where I can expect to see anything positive. Examples of things I do to try to be a force for positive change: I avoid all plastic containers when buying things like milk I pay more for milk in order to buy from a smaller local producer. I do the same for meat and other produce I never buy supermarket branded items, because I am convinced if they get a monopoly, they will not use it for good I grow as much of my own food as I can, and give it away to people around me, so they can taste what real vegetables and fruit are like, too. We support a couple of third world charities, that are focused on the well being of children. I am all for being a force for good, and all for recognising how your choices affect more than you, and can affect you long term in a way that's not in your interests. But when I see a politician talking about change, IMO they are talking about changing who is getting paid to do the top job, not any change that will do me any good.
josda1000 wrote:
I'm 25.
Thought so :-) Nothing wrong with that. I wish my body was still 25. I'd not go back to being younger altogether, tho.
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Christian Graus wrote:
why would I use bad search, to 'make a statement' ?
I'm not saying you have to. In a free society, you do as you please and what makes sense to you, within reason of course.
Christian Graus wrote:
Well, every other Cola drink has sucked, but, I drink neither. I do tend to go for smaller soft drink companies, as it happens
Good, I don't drink soda either usually.
Christian Graus wrote:
All politicians are the same. That includes the fringe parties, they are just earlier into the process of becoming totally corrupt. As an Aussie, I know well enough to just hate them all.
As do I, for the most part. Which is precisely my point in my listing of those "pairs". It wasn't to get you to dislike all and make a statement. It was see if you would break the molded pairs if you don't like both. Coke and Pepsi: there are more obscure products out there, though usually, IMO, they suck. So I stick to Coke, because I like it, when I actually do drink soda. Microsoft and Google: There are search engines out there that don't actually take analytics of your searches if you don't want to be another statistic, it's not that Google sucks in searching or anything. Besides, people still have other email servers (such as Yahoo) and therefore their homepage is still Yahoo, if they so choose to keep it as such. Again, break the mold. Democrat and Republican: Most people by now know not to trust politicians in general, and definitely notice it after the bailouts, health care debates, and other crap. So, they're breaking the mold and going to other parties, such as the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Constitution Party, etc. I think this became abundantly clear at CPAC this weekend.
Christian Graus wrote:
Yes. Nothing is changing. Not a damn thing.
Things take time to change, it's not going to happen over night. But see the previous paragraph. Why are you so cynical?
Christian Graus wrote:
Because I prefer a search engine that works ? This sounds like a meaningless catchphrase to me. Please define how I can 'break the mold' ?
By not being so cynical. Again, things don't change overnight. And be open to ideas of change (real ideas of change, not just a catchphrase that says "Change
josda1000 wrote:
Plus, we can learn from each other.
I'm sorry, I've known him a lot longer than you and all he's taught me, is to stay off drugs.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I know that, but I think Ian meant a special tax similar to the tobacco and alcohol tax.
Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]
I did. I think these would need some extra regulation along the same lines... Keep in mind, though, that if these were legalized, I think the price would already drop WAY down from what we see now. A lot of the high prices of illegal drugs are due to the difficulty and risk involved in getting them into the country. With weed in particular, though... I don't think anything beyond normal sales tax would make sense for that. I mean, you can grow the stuff in your back yard. For more sophisticated drugs, I think the extra regulation (FDA-style) would require a bit of extra tax on them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel) -
josda1000 wrote:
Plus, we can learn from each other.
I'm sorry, I've known him a lot longer than you and all he's taught me, is to stay off drugs.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Haha, nice! I gotta quote that, Christian :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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josda1000 wrote:
In a free society, you do as you please and what makes sense to you, within reason of course.
Of course. I am asking you why it would make sense to use an inferior product to make a statement.
josda1000 wrote:
Good, I don't drink soda either usually.
I didn't anyhow, but I've been reading a book on how much it costs to create those little cans. It's almost as stupid as bottled water. I buy juice, or I make juice out of my own fruit, or I buy from smaller, local suppliers of soft drink if I am out. We also have a sodastream, if we MUST have something with bubbles in it.
josda1000 wrote:
Again, break the mold.
For what reason tho ? Google works. I could care less what they analyse in the process.
josda1000 wrote:
Why are you so cynical?
Are you in your 20s ?
josda1000 wrote:
And be open to ideas of change (real ideas of change, not just a catchphrase that says "Change you can believe in.")
I am always open to ideas of positive change. I just have no faith in politics as an arena where I can expect to see anything positive. Examples of things I do to try to be a force for positive change: I avoid all plastic containers when buying things like milk I pay more for milk in order to buy from a smaller local producer. I do the same for meat and other produce I never buy supermarket branded items, because I am convinced if they get a monopoly, they will not use it for good I grow as much of my own food as I can, and give it away to people around me, so they can taste what real vegetables and fruit are like, too. We support a couple of third world charities, that are focused on the well being of children. I am all for being a force for good, and all for recognising how your choices affect more than you, and can affect you long term in a way that's not in your interests. But when I see a politician talking about change, IMO they are talking about changing who is getting paid to do the top job, not any change that will do me any good.
josda1000 wrote:
I'm 25.
Thought so :-) Nothing wrong with that. I wish my body was still 25. I'd not go back to being younger altogether, tho.
Christian Graus wrote:
I am asking you why it would make sense to use an inferior product to make a statement.
I'm not saying you should! lol If you like Google, by all means! I'm not saying to make a statement. All I'm saying is that if Joe likes something else, he'll use it! Therefore, if Joe likes Yahoo, Joe will use Yahoo. If you don't like it, that's not part of Joe's equation in whether he uses Yahoo or not.
Christian Graus wrote:
For what reason tho ? Google works. I could care less what they analyse in the process.
This is again, precisely my point. If you like Google, go ahead and use it. That's the true beauty of capitalism in the first place. A good product gets well used, and the company gains wealth because they took the time to put a good quality product out into the market. So, if you don't mind the analytics, by all means, go for it.
Christian Graus wrote:
when I see a politician talking about change, IMO they are talking about changing who is getting paid to do the top job, not any change that will do me any good.
I definitely hear you on that one. That's why I've learned to do more research on people and really try to "break the mold", as it were. And honestly, I definitely don't see a problem with Paul at all, he seems sincere. Every vote he's ever made has been based wholly on principle, even if that meant being the lone "nay" vote a few times.
Christian Graus wrote:
But, atrophy is a whole different thing, that's how the world works.
Do you mean apathy?
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I did. I think these would need some extra regulation along the same lines... Keep in mind, though, that if these were legalized, I think the price would already drop WAY down from what we see now. A lot of the high prices of illegal drugs are due to the difficulty and risk involved in getting them into the country. With weed in particular, though... I don't think anything beyond normal sales tax would make sense for that. I mean, you can grow the stuff in your back yard. For more sophisticated drugs, I think the extra regulation (FDA-style) would require a bit of extra tax on them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)Ian Shlasko wrote:
if these were legalized, I think the price would already drop WAY down from what we see now.
Definitely.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
For more sophisticated drugs, I think the extra regulation (FDA-style) would require a bit of extra tax on them.
This is a problem for me... I mean, I definitely understand why you would say this, but a libertarian has a problem with the FDA existing in the first place. IMO, the market would solve the problems of terrible chemicals in drugs, with good doctors and hospitals and such. As for the extra taxes, that falls under Congress directly anyway, from what I understand, so it has nothing to do with the FDA when it comes to the tax issue.
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josda1000 wrote:
Plus, we can learn from each other.
I'm sorry, I've known him a lot longer than you and all he's taught me, is to stay off drugs.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I did. I think these would need some extra regulation along the same lines... Keep in mind, though, that if these were legalized, I think the price would already drop WAY down from what we see now. A lot of the high prices of illegal drugs are due to the difficulty and risk involved in getting them into the country. With weed in particular, though... I don't think anything beyond normal sales tax would make sense for that. I mean, you can grow the stuff in your back yard. For more sophisticated drugs, I think the extra regulation (FDA-style) would require a bit of extra tax on them.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)I think the only regulation needed would be a requirement to measure potency. Nothing more. Fuck more taxes, we need less taxes, not more.
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