Comments by MEL1776
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Posted on May 14 at 2:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The NY Times just published an article that contains more information. Apparently the decision will not force the government to take action on global warming even if it is a cause of the polar bears threatened status. Only the standard protections are being implemented (no hunting, stopping development of areas with polar bears, and so on). Thus I no longer have any disagreements with the decision.
Now hopefully the political process will eventually be used to create a carbon tax, use its revenue to eliminate the corporate income tax, and open up ANWR to drilling.
Posted on May 14 at 1:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Any military member should generally be allowed to buy their way out of the contract with something similar to an unsubsidized student loan, regardless of reason.
However, letting a person out just because they changed their beliefs severely weakens enlistment contracts which allow for specific performance for good reasons. Members of the military get paid mostly for their contractual obligation to fight in wars, not for what they do in garrison.
Posted on May 14 at 11:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) amphibians are amongst the most remarkable and unusual species on the planet and yet an alarming 85% of the top 100 are receiving little or no conservation attention. The top 10 endangered species (in the List of endangered animal species) are amphibians. Global warming would likely benefit many of these species by lengthening their active periods. Again, a carbon tax is a good idea but the Endangered Species Act is the wrong way to implement it.
Dobieman- I only care about humanity as a whole when it comes to global and national issues.
Posted on May 14 at 11:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree that polar bears are a threatened species and the cause is at least partly global warming. But there are many endangered (much worse off than “threatened”) species that are helped by global warming, such as many species of beetles and amphibians. The “environmental” groups purposely ignore this fact as they just want a cute animal to use to push their anti-human agenda.
A carbon tax is a good idea if it replaces a less efficient tax (like the corporate income tax), but environmental policy should not be made in the courts by groups who use cute animals to trick headless but big-hearted people into donating money to them. And the Endangered Species Act was not intended to dictate federal economic policy.
Posted on May 12 at 8:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think they would prefer the money with no strings attached in the form of larger tax-free bonuses and more control of their careers. But still it is good of the Democrates.
Posted on May 8 at 12:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
fsjec6- You do realize that many of the commenters here are suggesting ways to improve the high school system and in fact have BS/BA and/or professional degrees? Once again, high school in Alaska or any other U.S. state is a waste of time; but college is worthy. So fsjec6; are you claiming that college professors are not worthy of teaching HS students? Should we ban university professors from teaching high school? Opps, the teacher unions already have.
Posted on May 7 at 9:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Please excuse BigMike. Guppie9 is just responding to distorted incentives. As a unionized teacher who teaches a nonessential subject (I am assuming), she is completely rational (but unethical) to claim to be a victim while using pubic policy to hold children as hostages for a pay increase she does not deserve (based on her opportunity cost). Once again, if teachers really cared about their students they would favor Pell Grants for high schoolers.
Posted on May 7 at 8:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Imusuallyright- I have heard Marxist and Creationist, as well as Evolutionist arguments over & over again as well in this forum. Are they all controlled by the all knowing and all powerful Bushies who are reptilian Jewish aliens? Lose the conspiracy theory nonsense.
Face it, sonic booms and microwave ovens kick butt. The Bushies are not responsible for your failures, even though they have failed many, many times, at achieving their stated goals. They are simply lame.
Posted on May 7 at 5:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
nmg60- On a national level, our primary (K-5) public education is decent. Really it is only our high schools that are horrible, especially here in Alaska.
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Posted on May 16 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This bill passed by a veto proof majority so our representatives are not the only ones to be blamed.
Given that the wild fish stocks are in trouble because of dramatic over fishing I am disgusted that Stevens and Murkowski sought language that would have allowed commercial fishermen to receive federal loans to cover operating costs. Fish farms are needed in order to preserve out natural fish stocks and to allow them to recover. If anything we should introduce a federal consumption tax on troubled wild fish stocks and subsidize fish farms.
For a change Bush was right to complain that so much money will be given to wealthy corporate farmers; especially as it will be given to them not to grow food when food prices are rising. And farm subsidies in wealthy nations hurt undeveloped nations as well. Still Europe’s farm subsidies are much worse.
On Senators split over support for farm bill