Azalin

Too bad it wasn't liberated 75 years ago.

Imagine the implications if they can take this further - could something like this ever lead to the ability to heal burned tissue?

I should have specified that I was referring directly to close-quarters combat.

Well, what the hell is everyone so worried about then? Easy street, here we come!

Not only that, but we can just keep printing more money, so there's really nothing at all to worry about.

Because everybody knows that increasing the national debt will have an immediate and positive impact on wages.

I'm wondering if given the authority to do so, would Trudeau suppress such things from publication? Based on what little I've seen from Charlie Hebdo, I'd agree that they publish some pretty offensive stuff, but I can be offended by things without feeling the need to be aggressively reactionary about them. Like most people, when I encounter subject matter that offends me (and there's plenty of it out there), I turn the channel, put down the book, or otherwise ignore it. Freedom requires that we take the bad with the good.

You ought to encourage him a bit more. I mean, that might have been pretty bad, but it's a step up from 'poop head'.

I know, right? With wages so high and so many people gainfully employed, that debt will disappear as if by magic.

I know, right? We already have a cumulative debt of 18 trillion dollars. What's a couple more trillion in the greater scheme of things?

Your 'tongue-in-cheek' detector not working today?

You should answer him. I'd be interested in hearing a good explanation of why another of those 'government shutdowns' would be such a bad thing.

An associates degree can provide the background necessary for entry level positions in fields where there is plenty of opportunity for promotion. That's exactly what I did, and I'm glad I did it. The mistake many people make is that they assume the degree itself qualifies them for a good job, when the reality is that it only helps to open doors by providing a foundation for the graduate to build upon through job-specific training provided by your employer.

Oh, come on. You just want to deny people health care.

I'm glad I got my Solafeet Foot Tanner while I still had a chance.

Sniping from the balcony? You're the one that took the first shot.

That's a good idea. They actually radiate their own heat instead of only providing cover.

Right now, the revenues collected on gasoline tax are going up, since the amount of the tax is static (18.4 cents per gallon) and the price of gasoline is much lower than it was at this time last year (here's a link to the US Energy Information Administration's numbers going back to 1993: http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=EMM_EPM0_PTE_NUS_DPG&f=W ) A gas prices go down, people use more of it. The more they use, the more tax revenue is generated. Until someone can produce hard numbers either way, it's not unreasonable to assume the federal government's handling of revenues from gas taxes is as inefficient as it is with in literally every other tax they collect.

Lemon meringue, with peach coming in a very close second.

No, more technicians.

You've missed the point of the three pages of dialogue that follow your OP. What critics of the proposal to increase the gasoline tax are saying is to provide more accountability for the funds they already collect. Someone labeling themselves a 'fiscal conservative' should see government accountability as a priority, and should expect legislators to lay out their case for increased funds, whether for infrastructure or anything else. Simply pointing to dilapidated bridges and highways and saying we need more cash in order to fix them doesn't cut it. That's what the TEA party is saying, not 'let the roads and bridges fail'. And that's consistent with their philosophy, considering what the acronym T.E.A. stands for.

A whole sack of'em it would seem.

Raising the federal gasoline tax will raise the cost of transportation, which will contribute to increased prices in many areas. Not every truck out there runs on diesel.

Was that intentional, or is it just supremely ironic to misspell 'QWERTY'?