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lots of people says so that equality of socety doesn’t work, its needs a heirarchy
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I don’t think discrimination is in any way a good thing. It’s a terrible thing. People who think that it is a good thing have never been truly discriminated against, they’re the ones doing the discriminating. There’s nothing good about breaking a person down, making them feel like they are worthless, or telling them that there are people out there who are better than them and always be better than them no matter how hard they work. I believe in equality and for standing up for people who can’t stand up for themselves. I’m tired of people looking down on others just because they don’t have as much money, are a different gender or come from a different ethnic background.
Suppose the banking system does NOT hold excess reserves and the reserve ratio is 25 percent. If Molly deposits 1,000 dollars of cash into her checking account, the banking system can increase the money supply by:
A) 5,000 dollar
B) 1,000 dollar
C) 3,000 dollar
D) 4,000 dollar
I’m a Persian Turk. I was told by a friend, that if your beard has a red to it you’re “more Persian”. Apparently, if you have a totally black beard, it would mean your ancestry is part Arab. Is this true..? I’ve done some research and figured out that my ancestors were most likely Medians (Mede). Is this true, or is it bs?
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Not entirely true. You cannot completely say who is of what ancestry based on the colour of a beard. I would say the red beard does make you more Persian, as Persians are closer related to Europeans than Arabs, and red hair and beards is common in Indo-European people but virtually unknown amongst the Arabs. Also red hair is a recessive genetic trait so it would likely be “overpowered” the Arabic black beard genetics.
I would not say anyone with an all black beard is part arab. My facial hair is entirely black and my ancestry is a mix of English/Welsh/Irish. No Arab blood in me, green eyes but dark brown hair and a black beard.
The US has 14 trillion dollars. They can pay off the national debt in an instant, can’t they? And why is it growing? Why does the government/ economy need loans when they have 14 trillion dollars (which is growing by about two trillion a year)?
Also, would you give three percent of your annual income to cure national debt? Curing national debt would be a vital step towards getting Americans to come together. I don’t know if that’s conservative or liberal. But I think it’s important we come together and coming together economically will allow us to come together in other ways. It’s getting to a point where that giving part of what we make is the only way to stop national debt. And if we all did that, it could be stopped in about 24 years or maybe even less. That would be nice.
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Well we can’t pay it off at one time. That’s quite a bit to spend…(9 trillion bucks, which is how much our debt is). And one has to be careful while paying back debt because any amount we spend will add to our government expenditures and could cause a deficit (if we somehow reached a surplus…Or a bigger deficit if we stay in a deficit now).
We are spending way too much money now. That is why our national debt is high. One reason for this is because we spent so much on the Iraqi war. Same for the Afghan war. Another portion of why the national debt has went up is tax cuts. Tax cuts to the rich haven’t helped much and increased the deficit. With more deficits, the national debt goes up.
Let me give background: National debt is made up of annual additions to the deficit. So each time our deficit increases, the national debt goes up.
Not surprisningly, the national debt went up quite a lot during Bush’s presidency and is still going up.
You see…under his Presidency’s watch, he has had many deficits. That has added a bunch to our national debt.
Yet with Clinton, national debt had actually not gone up much. It did during the first few years of his leadership (because there were still deficits)…but it started to steady out due to his balanced budgets. Thanks to the surpluses, national debt was actually starting to remain stable and steady.
And Clinton had a good plan too. He wanted to begin paying it off. He started doing so late in his administration, upon having a stable surplus.
Yet this became ruined by George Bush. The deficit isn’t all his fault..after all we kind of were in a situation where we had to go to war (Afghanistan). The problem is, he did not have a good plan for war in Afghanistan. So we ended up spending much more than we should have. If we actually had a good strategy and worked with our army and other military leaders more, we could have made the area more peaceful and spend even less. As for Iraq, same answer. We could have had a good strategy, but we didn’t, nor did we have a sufficient number of troops, which is why Iraq was a BIG mess for so long (its much better now but not all improved), and we spent so much. Blah. we should never have gone in there.
So large spending plays a big role in the debt being high (because it increased the deficit and therby increased our debt)> Tax cuts did too. They reduced taxes, especially for the wealthy. So we lost much money (not that much revenue). With high spending, there was never enough revenue to keep up with it. (and that was a problem). That wrecked havoc. It made our deficits higher. As a result, things wen’t abd with the debt. Our debt went up more.
So here we are now. 9 trillion dollar debt…and it will be hard to pay back. We are still spending a lot of money for both wars.. Though there is hope now since we’ve made progress and some have talked about withdrawl!…But withdraw will HAVE to come careful..I actually think we should stabalize the country first (make it safe) because if we don’t, Iraq will fall into the hands of the wrong people and cause it all to collapse. (Then we’ll have bigger problems). We also need to evaluate our spending. Cut down on it. Raise taxes upon the rich. Then GRADUALLY pay abck the debt. It will take a LONG time. Its doable..Just going to take SO long…
Would I be willing to pay a tax to do so…maybe? But the tax should go more on the wealthy. They should take more of the burden. The middle class has suffered. So has the poor. They don’t need more taxes…just my philosophy.
What the Numbers Say- A Field guide to Mastering Our Numerical World. - David Boyum, Derrick Niederman (great book).
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Where does the US have 14 trillion dollars? That amount is close to the entire U.S. GDP for a year. I.e. if they raised the tax rate on everything to 100% for a year and the government spent nothing on anything, then they would have 14 trillion dollars. Clearly the government can’t work like that, which is the problem.
The government does take a percentage of your annual income already as taxes. During the Clinton years, a portion *was* being applied to a national debt because between Clinton and the Republican Congress, they managed to lower spending to the point where there was tax revenue left over to apply to the debt. Unfortunately, Bush and the later Republican congress failed to follow up on the new era of government fiscal responsibility and instead ran up a war, and gave a massive tax cut to put the system back into the red.
I think that in general fiscal responsibility should be a greater priority for a conservative government than a liberal one, and the fact that the concept has fallen so far from the forefront of national attention under Bush II is a demonstration of how non-conservative the current republican party actually is.
What can the average american do to strengthen the dollar ?
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Any time you buy foreign currency you have to sell American dollars and this weakens the dollar. So I suppose you could avoid ever buying foreign currency. However, you may not want the dollar to get stronger. While the terms “strong” and “weak” imply that one is always good and one is always bad, that is not the case. For example, when the dollar is weak against other currencies other countries will be far more likely to buy good and services from America. So if you sell anything that foreigners might want to buy then you want the dollar to stay where it is.
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Above answer is correct! Stronger currency does not mean stronger economy and vice versa… (Look at Yen)
In fact, A stronger $ will be be extremely benefecial for countries exporting to US. (china, India) since then sales worth a $ will a go a longer way for them. Also, they will be able to price their product/services cheaper in US resulting in loss of US domestic companies and job cuts.
On the other hand, A weak dollor will help US domestic companies and jobs but will make your imports costly (Oil). so It is a trade off!
It seems like no person is trying hard enough to find/implement alternative energy sources and inexpensive alternative fuel automobiles- why is that? If majority of congress is democratic, then why don’t they try to solve the high gas price problems?
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Many in our government like to bury their heads in the sand on this issue because the simple truth is, there is too much money to be made in spite of the crisis we are enduring. There are a bunch of government officials that have high stakes in the oil industry, plus the great revenue the country receives in the taxes produced in fuel sales.
It will only be mandatory to make changes when we drain the last drop of oil from all available resources.
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1. Long term vs. short-term
Alternative energy sources are a long-term goal. So, there is no immediate short-term gas price reduction.
2. Global demand has caused price increases.
3. Devaluation of the US dollar has made it more expensive to import.
4. OPEC is unwilling to produce more oil.
5. Destabilization and geopolitical unrest in oil producing regions.
There’s not a lot that can be done. I think they need to make changes so that our dollar is more valuable. If that means cutting programs and pork barrel spending etc. to avoid deficit spending and instituting tariffs or what not then that would be worthwhile. Anything that can make the US dollar worth a damn is needed. It helps in areas outside of oil.
Growing lots and lots more corn to reduce corn prices. This would help with food prices and reduce the cost of ethanol (the fuel additive).
Instituting tax credits etc. for developing alternative fuel sources. Possibly giving tax credits for conversion kits that make cars use vegetable oils etc.
I’m sorry for what you’ve had to go through, but, no, not all guys are jerks
Perhaps you need to meet some males worthy of your attention. We’re not all that way.
I agree that not ALL men are jerks, but it seems like all the men you have met are. You need a change of scenery girl. Get out of that hell you call “home” and you may start to meet some decent people (even guys)
You have a very common life.Know that your story isnt very different than than the next woman.What i say is if you always look where you always look you will always get what you get.Try newer surroundings.And good luck!
You tell me what makes all men in your life like this. if you can’t change them for better don’t let them change you. have a faith and try to make your life better always.
believe it or not there are some fantastic men out there, you just have to know where to look. nobody can make excuses for what has happened to you, and none of it is your fault. your brother is probably harbouring some issues though, regarding the father and step father situation, as you probably know, your father and step father would have been the role models for your brothers behaviour. this doesnt make it right though. maybe you should talk to him, him may not even know he is the way he is. you also need to talk to someone (ie a psychotherapist) about what has happened to you, if you havent already, they will help you deal with what happened as well as give you some more self confidence. as for the boys at your school, all boys are like that, and maybe making friends with some girls wouldnt be a bad idea, but be choosy, as you will probably confide in them your deepest darkest secrets. as for the guy who told you to go away, it could be that he had more on his mind thatn you know about, and he is finding it hard to deal with his problems as well as yours (he could have been a bit nicer though). you never know, he might have been the nice guy you are looking for and may care about you a hell of a lot, which then it would hurt him to see you in so much pain.
sorry about the long winded reply, but i hope i helped.
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hang in there.youve just had one hell of a life so far.were not all assholes.i wish the best for you because more than likely your going to or probably already do have major trust issues when it is going to involve us.i wish i could of been the most recent friend of yours because what i need more than anything right now is a female friend.not trying to get a laugh from the guys.lifes a strange place.it’ll be alright.it’ll all work out.
Really, not all of them are jerks, but the majority are. Don’t worry you are 17 you will meet a lot of good guys. May be you need to try some time to avoid friendship with men. See what will happen, may be you need to take your time.
After reading your post…
I’m sorry that you had to go through all that…
Try joining a “support”-group, as in just a group of people coming together having some fun.
I’m a Christian youth leader, and we have a youth programme.
I’m sure you could probably find something somewhere that would fit you.
By the way. I believe everything happens for a reason. Keep your chin up. Stay positive.
If you get through this, you will be an ambassador for women who have the same problems. And perhaps you can even help them. Let that motivate you.
But first. Help yourself. You are strong. You CAN get through this.
U have gone through some big difficulties! All I can say is ur plain unlucky regards to males. Hope you find a nice person soon.
U have gone through some big difficulties! All I can say is ur plain unlucky regards to males. Hope you find a nice person soon.
wecome to life gurl fuk thats the way things are but Im sure there is mr dot com smarty pants dog loving choclate giving I dont need to study skin cancering addicted to answers year seven got a chin like me and the rest of our family gurl um yeah theres the perfect man out there for you but we are all; man you know and you are women lolssss
Usually if I dream that I am running it is because I have a problem that is bothering me. I’d say things have settled down for you and going smoothly. I hope I am right for you.
I really don’t know. But I don’t like pit-bull…..
It may been you’ve decided to face whatever problems you have and deal with them, rather than run away from them. I think this is a very positive dream for you.
Stop handling dogs to avoid dreams about being bitten!
You are coming to grips with a situation in your life. You have avoided for too long. You have run away from the situation, not wishing to face it, for fear of failure/defeat. You have come to a place in your life where you have the confidence and intelligence to solve the problem.
Usually if I dream that I am running it is because I have a problem that is bothering me. I’d say things have settled down for you and going smoothly. I hope I am right for you.
I really don’t know. But I don’t like pit-bull…..
It may been you’ve decided to face whatever problems you have and deal with them, rather than run away from them. I think this is a very positive dream for you.
Stop handling dogs to avoid dreams about being bitten!
You are coming to grips with a situation in your life. You have avoided for too long. You have run away from the situation, not wishing to face it, for fear of failure/defeat. You have come to a place in your life where you have the confidence and intelligence to solve the problem.
What you are talking about is called lucid dreaming. I think, with practice, it is possible. Ever seen the movie Waking Life? After watching that, I was obsessed with lucid dreaming for a while. It’s difficult though, and I’m not sure it makes for the most restful sleep. But, in your case, I guess it’s better than nightmares.