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@Gerald thanx for the source of the quote.
If the penalties for regulations fall short of changing unsafe practices, obviously the penalties must be increased (as well as enforced). Change the critical varible in their calculations and the bottom line will keep the companies in line.
@Gerald ?? why are we either cannon fodder or mushrooms? by nature?
harry ashburn,
"Live simply so that others may simply live." - Mahatma Gandhi
harry ashburn, let us not forget that blaming is also part of the American ethos.
@Robert S. amen! The most pertinent slogan of the '60's and '70's for me was:
"Party 'til ya puke!!" :D
Actually, it was "Live simply so that others may simply live."
Robert S., I cannot speak for other people but my wife and I have reevaluated our needs and wants. Everyone has certain needs but our wants can be dropped from our vocabulary. Here are six words to help people to be happier. HAVE LESS, DO LESS, SAY NO!!!
Tim Leary: Turn on, tune in, drop out.
Fox News: Turn on, tune off, drop dead.
Thom,
Thanks for the interview with Kevin Zeese at StoptheChamber.com. I will sign up!
Blankenship, a local boy who made good and became the first non-Massey family member to head the giant mining firm, has been aggressively anti-union, as has the entire company. A bitter strike by the United Mineworkers in 1984-85, in which the company, backed by the Reagan administration, brought in scab workers and hired private armed guards backed by West Virginia State Troopers to harass and intimidate unionized workers, lead to a breaking of the union at the company, which is now largely non-union, and across the country.
Massey Energy Bought Workers' Comp Insurance Shortly Before Mine Blast
Monday 12 April 2010 by: Dave Lindorff, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed
@Gerald, yeah, but its human nature to tune-out too much bad news. Denial is a useful defense mechanism, but it has become the national ethos.
Ninety percent of Americans are either cannon fodder or mushrooms. Mushrooms are kept in the dark and fed crap.
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/04/12/afghanistan/index.html?source=newsletter
Why do we continue with our insane policies?
Gerald,
Good article by Robert Reich, but America was never "the same."
Laid-off workers threaten to blow up French plant
By Sophie Lautier (AFP) – Apr 2, 2010
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/2010/04/12/american_jobs/index.html?source=newsletter
America will never be the same!!!
SNCF: Societe National de Chemin de Fer or in English, National Society (or ministry, department) of railways.
tonite on pbs: Nova on the edge of space, and Frontline on Obama's political deals. Check local listings.
9KLRUNOVA Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe NEWFrontline Obama's Deal NEW
9KLRUNOVA Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe NEWFrontline Obama's Deal NEW
In five years of teaching in public schools, I observed that a big part of our educational system is about crowd control. As justice is only a side effect of the justice system, learning is becoming a side effect of educational systems.
The lesson of the fable, "The Grasshopper and The Ant" is missed by most. The Ant is a member of a socialized community. The Grasshopper is on his own, regardless of his attitude. Society is proved to be superior. The Ant, having only a limited specialty, is nothing without her community.
White Americans will never permit a minority person to be elected president. Here are the reasons.
Virginia’s law on subjective literacy tests for minority voters will eliminate about twenty million minorities from voting across the United States of Hell. Our electronic voting machines with no paper trail are rigged. The United States Supreme Court under the control of the Catholic Mafia will always favor rich whites and American corporations. For the poor and middle class the Supreme Court will say, “Let them eat cake.”
Whatever happened to banishment? It might be useful. If no country would take our refuse, there's always Antarctica - by agreement no country can claim the land.
Molly Ivins commented on the people who were "too rich to go to jail." She's reaching from beyond the grave to point a finger at Blankenship.
In five years of teaching in public schools, I observed that a big part of our educational system is about crowd control.
errata: PCB'S not BCB;s