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To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (38436)	2/4/2013 3:51:27 PM
From: i-node	7 Recommendations Respond to of 85487

>> “Fracking poisons the air we breathe and the water we drink. It is one of the most, if not the most, important environmental issue in California.” The problem, of course, is that there is not one shred of evidence that fracking does either; fracking has been used in 100,000s of wells in the US over the last 50 years, and the number of instances where there was even a hint of contamination of water or air could probably be counted on one hand. Oh, but there was this documentary -- "Gasland" -- in which the water burned, and the left went nutso over it, and it turned out it had nothing at all to do with fracking. And now, in my state, some of these idiots claim it is causing earthquakes (a more likely cause is the use of injection wells to dispose of waste water from fracking as well as all kinds chemicals that are far more dangerous above ground -- including medical waste and waste from meat packing plants). How important is that a mild ground tremor occurs? Not much. You can get that from an 18-wheeler driving by. These guys can't tell the truth, and if they do, it gets no attention. So they make it up. Science, indeed.

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (38436)

2/4/2013 5:18:53 PM

From: Sdgla

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The libs {just priceless} explanation of why the min wage is needed :

To: Sdgla who wrote (13710) 2/3/2013 5:46:50 PM
From: koan Read Replies (1) of 13737

<<I will give you a nudge ... elimination of the min wage.>>

OK, I'll do it this once:

We live in a society. Think of living in a tribe. The tribe has rights and obligations. For one thing it is important to keep the tribe strong so it can defend itself. That has always been a top priority. The warriors must be fed first to protect the tribe. Healers must be kept well so they can tend the wounded.

The anthropologists guess 25% of all humans killed in the last 10,000 years died because of war. Probably for lasdt 10 million years. Need to keep those warriors strong and healthy to protect the tribe.

The elders or tribel chief make these decissions to share the hunters kill so as to ensure a strong tribe (minimum wage). Then there is also the compassion. That is there as glue to keep the tribe together. Help for the old is to keep the wisdom around and watch the grand kids.

The minimum wage ensure the tribe remains strong and healthy and the compassion is the glue.

This reality which has run true for millions of years of human history is what you seem to have no perception or understanding of at all!

There is also the modern thinking. But that is another story.