When the police get it right- Helping a suicidal person

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Friday August 29, 2014 · 9:01 PM PDT

2014/08/29 · 21:01

After so many diaries lately of police brutality, militarization, and otherwise bad behavior, it seems a good time to praise a Missouri police department that’s getting it right.

ModerateJosh

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Friday October 04, 2013 · 7:01 PM PDT

2013/10/04 · 19:01

A quick look into the mind of a RWNJ I share an office with. Follow below the squiggle only if you have a strong stomach, though I've removed most of the outright profanity from the quotes.

Note- this is pretty much a rant

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Is the republican leadership

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Is the republican leadership

doing the right thing

6 votes

misunderstood

0 votes

malicious

20 votes

borderline economic terrorists

4 votes

What do you mean borderline?

136 votes

Someone at Fox will be looking for a new job tomorrow

ModerateJosh

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Tuesday October 01, 2013 · 8:38 PM PDT

2013/10/01 · 20:38

Five reasons Americans already love ObamaCare - plus one reason why they're gonna love it even more, soon
By Sally Kohn Published September 30, 2013 FoxNews.com

ModerateJosh

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Monday January 21, 2013 · 7:00 AM PST

2013/01/21 · 07:00

The nation's financial woes can be solved entirely with a simple, three-part solution, that will eliminate the need to raise taxes on the wealthy.

Step 1- Limit total compensation to company's highest-compensated employees (ie CEO) to no more than mildly obscene compared to the average of all employees' compensation- say 10x the company non-management annual average.

Step 2- Raise the minimum wage to something that one can actually live on, working 35 hours a week.

Step 3- Limit dividend payouts based on employee compensation. Perhaps something along the lines of $1 in annual dividends for $20 in employee compensation.

The results of this, as I see it, would be as follows. Senior management would push for average employee compensation to increase, and for the company to only hire full-time employees, so that their own compensation could increase. Every full-time employee would make enough to live on, and thus would stimulate the economy with increased spending. Shareholders would push for total employee compensation to increase so that annual dividends could increase. As the lower rung of employees receives a more equitable compensation, they begin paying more taxes reducing the need to tax the wealthy. They also become eligible for health insurance as full-time employees.

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My reaction is:

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My reaction is:

I like the idea!

16 votes

I don't like the idea.

3 votes

I'm ambivalent about it.

0 votes

Where's my Death Star?

3 votes

Time to Spike the Football

ModerateJosh

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Wednesday November 07, 2012 · 6:21 PM PST

2012/11/07 · 18:21

After a grueling presidential campaign that started November 5th, 2008, and finally ended late last night, its time to spike the ball. Not by bragging, insulting our opponents, or making grandiose speeches, but by pushing hard to take advantage of the coming fiscal cliff and Republican identity crisis and institute the changes that we see our country needing.

Follow me below the curlicue for my ideas on what our top priorities should be.

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What do you see as the top priority for change in our nation?

11 votes Vote Now!

What do you see as the top priority for change in our nation?

Taxes

0 votes

Spending

1 vote

Military

0 votes

Renewable Energy and Efficiency

3 votes

Health Care

1 vote

Citizens United

2 votes

Election Process

1 vote

All of the Above

2 votes

Something Else

1 vote

0 votes

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When the police get it right- Helping a suicidal person

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Someone at Fox will be looking for a new job tomorrow

A Simple Solution To Everything Financial

Time to Spike the Football