David Cameron, .... who? Options

[Trip like I do]

Britain's suprisingly new Prime Minmister

[Hey Hey]

Britain's suprisingly new Prime Minmister

No surprise here. But the shenanigans since the actual polling was quite good entertainment. He would have been PM any which way. Thank goodness Brown's gone. After being a non-elected leader, he couldn't take the hint when the public even voted him out! What a plonker! I wonder what investments he'll be seen to have in Middle East companies, like Blair?

[Rick]

Now you've got a conservative who filled four cabinet positions. Careful what you wish for.

By "plonker," do you mean a drinker of cheap wine?

[Hey Hey]

By "plonker," do you mean a drinker of cheap wine?

Plonker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwDBZuHw7l8

[Trip like I do]

Britain's suprisingly new Prime Minmister

No surprise here. But the shenanigans since the actual polling was quite good entertainment. He would have been PM any which way. Thank goodness Brown's gone. After being a non-elected leader, he couldn't take the hint when the public even voted him out! What a plonker! I wonder what investments he'll be seen to have in Middle East companies, like Blair?

.... by 'surprisingly' I mean surprisinly young and not the taditional stuffy looking Brit! He kind looks all sauve, James Bond-like appearance and a sexy young wife

[Hey Hey]

Britain's suprisingly new Prime Minmister

No surprise here. But the shenanigans since the actual polling was quite good entertainment. He would have been PM any which way. Thank goodness Brown's gone. After being a non-elected leader, he couldn't take the hint when the public even voted him out! What a plonker! I wonder what investments he'll be seen to have in Middle East companies, like Blair?

.... by 'surprisingly' I mean surprisinly young and not the taditional stuffy looking Brit! He kind looks all sauve, James Bond-like appearance and a sexy young wife

Have you seen Nick Clegg's Spanish wife - even more nicey! BTW he's the coalition's other leader, or Deputy Prime Minister as he's been dubbed. Thank goodness for politician's wives!

[rhymer]

Never mind the wives!!!!

Don't you realise that the British have connived to hang their Parliament!!!

I know; some think that is a fit reward for fooling around.

We are now Con-Demmed to a fresh start.

[Hey Hey]

Never mind the wives!!!!

Don't you realise that the British have connived to hang their Parliament!!!

I know; some think that is a fit reward for fooling around.

We are now Con-Demmed to a fresh start.

Like much of Europe we now have a formal coalition government. It seems to me as though the two party leaders are attempting to put aside their differences and work together. Hopefully the UK public will follow their example, stop whinging and move on with the task of getting us out of this financial mess.

[Trip like I do]

Never mind the wives!!!!

Don't you realise that the British have connived to hang their Parliament!!!

I know; some think that is a fit reward for fooling around.

We are now Con-Demmed to a fresh start.

Like much of Europe we now have a formal coalition government. It seems to me as though the two party leaders are attempting to put aside their differences and work together. Hopefully the UK public will follow their example, stop whinging and move on with the task of getting us out of this financial mess.

amen.... and while your at it whip them fat and indulgent greeks into shape would ya's

[Rick]

... move on with the task of getting us out of this financial mess.

Tax the rich. They've shrugged off their responsibilities long enough.

[Lindsay]

... move on with the task of getting us out of this financial mess.

Tax the rich. They've shrugged off their responsibilities long enough.

... move on with the task of getting us out of this financial mess.

Tax the rich. They've shrugged off their responsibilities long enough.

Rick, just this AM, courtesy taxes which I pay, I heard a replay of a great interview on our CBC--commerical-free and public radio. The Current is one of my favourite radio shows.

Here is a summary of the program on Goldman Sachs - Last month, Goldman Sachs took a rare and very public tumble. Investigative reporter David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning investigative reporter, and Anna Maria Tremonti spoke to him about Goldman Sachs in April 2009.(Read More)

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/
For a great-must-read magazine article, also check out
http://reason.com/archives/2007/12/28/the-...of-a-free-lunch
http://reason.com/about

Rick, instead of using that word "tax"--dreaded by rich and poor--why don't we the people simply ask the rich to pay for their own lunches--past, present and future? I thank REASON MAGAZINE for the following:

The Cost of a Free Lunch

New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston surveys a world of government interference in the market to privilege the privileged.
Brian Doherty | December 28, 2007

AudioPlayer.setup("/media/swf/player.swf", { width: 290 }); // GA_googleFillSlot("inner1"); David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter. His latest book, just out this week, is called Free Lunch: How The Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves At Government Expense (and Stick you With the Bill).It’s valuable from a small government perspective because of its detailed stories of government attempts to manipulate or adjust the market, leading—predictably, a libertarian might say—to benefits for the well-off and well-connected rather than the disadvantaged or the masses. ...





... He sees himself as an investigative reporter, looking for interesting untold stories. In this interview, conducted by phone on Thursday, Johnston is nonetheless aware his book has a distinct moral message.




reason: What is the theme of Free Lunch, and what made you write it?




David Cay Johnston: Ronald Reagan famously asked Americans if we were better off than we were four year ago; Americans said “no” and elected him. This empowered a great change, supposedly, in government. It was supposed to lead to less government, more market solutions, and lower taxes.

What I’m asking in Free Lunch is: Are you better off than you were a generation ago when Reagan was elected? Government is just as big, there are vastly more regulations, and as I show, we have many new rules and regulations that handcuff the invisible hand of the market and instead, in subtle, sometimes hidden, ways, extract money from the pockets of the many and funnel it to the politically connected few. It’s the very thing that Adam Smith said would ruin the benefits of markets. I would think libertarians would like everything in the book, except for the parts about health care [where he calls for nationalized health care, European-style].




Reason: Which of the many stories you tell sums up your book’s message best?




Johnston: I tell in detail the story of a little merchant [Jim Weaknecht] with lower prices than his bigger competitors, like Cabela’s, in the business of selling fishing and outdoor gear, who was run out of business in his little town [of Hamburg, Pennsylvania] because of $32 million in subsidies [provided by local government] to Cabela’s. That’s $8,000 for every man, woman, and child in town, equal to the entire budget of the little town for a decade. Imagine that you are that competitor, with some big outside competitor getting a huge leg up, one that’s essentially worth doubling their profits as a practical matter, so they can run you out of business. ................


POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND MORALITY
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It is generally agreed that it is impossible to legislate morality. But the least we can do is to make up our minds to be moral persons ourselves. This then gives us the basis to educate ourselves and others, especially our children, in matters having to do with moral values. It also gives us the right, and perhaps the courage to expose immoral and unethical behaviour, when we see it, for the evil that it is.

But let us not fool ourselves: It can be costly for anyone who has the courage to take on such a task. For example, not just the prophets and spiritual leaders of old, but many modern writers and journalists have lost their freedoms--even their lives--for exposing the crimes of the immoral rich and powerful. It is no secret that, over two thousand years ago, it cost Jesus his life when he exposed the crimes of the MONEYCHANGERS. That first Palm Sunday, he exposed the crooked temple bankers who were guilty of debasing the gold, silver and bronze coins--the basic currency of the day. Believe it or not, more than once, I have been threatened for my interest in bringing about monetary reform and justice for all.

[equable]

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