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Re: Mark Larsen Dumps Mitt Romney for Ron Paul
Not when it's radically wrong. I'm a crazy, left wing, liberal nut, but Ron Paul is not the answer. Romney is actually right about the universal sales tax - it just wouldn't work. 1% tax on everything is a horrendous idea that would hurt the poor way more than the rich.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Ron Paul Brickfilm
This ad reflects a total lack of understanding of economics. Like much of Paul's politics, it sounds great, but it's really just incorrect.
The federal reserve doesn't ever, ever, ever increase the supply of money to combat inflation. In order to combat inflation, in fact, it will increase interest rates, convincing everyday Americans to keep more of their money saved in the bank and spend less, decreasing the money supply, and decreasing inflation.
The federal reserve doesn't ever, ever, ever increase the supply of money to combat inflation. In order to combat inflation, in fact, it will increase interest rates, convincing everyday Americans to keep more of their money saved in the bank and spend less, decreasing the money supply, and decreasing inflation.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Louis Theroux: Thai Brides
There's something about this sort of racism that really bugs me, the way it crawls in almost surreptitiously, with language like "all Thai men are awful," and "Thai women are never independent." Yuck.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Louis Theroux and the Nazis
SO true. Louis reveals his fantastic talents in the last 20 minutes of the documentary.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Robotic Insect Takes Off
The point of these sorts of things isn't really that we plan on using the invention itself (in this case, a robotic fly); the point is the knowledge and technology we pick up along the way (very small robotic and mechanical technology, and probably some interesting stuff in a lot of other fields). So long-term, this is probably a great project.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Zack Kim: Super Mario Theme
Wow. I'm not sure I'm the one who needs humility and tact here, buddy.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Flight of the Conchords: If You're Into It
This show is hysterical. Everyone should watch it.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Hyper Fast Finger DDR
Yeah, I looked some more - the fingers in the mirror don't match up at all to the arrows shown on the monitor in the fast parts. Fake.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: Hyper Fast Finger DDR
Fairly obviously fake - there is no way he is hitting EVERY one of of those just right so he gets "Perfect" every time. I bet he used a cheat or a bot or something to beat the song perfectly, and then taped his fingers, sped up the video, and inserted the now-speedy video of his fingers into the mirror. Wouldn't be too tough.
By: WoodenTaco
Re: ap mishap
Were you listening at all? NASA didn't run the plant. And I'm not sure why you think that this was "pouring salt on the wound" in any way, it seems like a pretty crazy event that deserves the tone they give it, and I think the facts back up that the chemicals were badly stored.
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