Deranged Rhino Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Get help. Seriously. He might need a different kind of list, like one with local exorcists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 He might need a different kind of list, like one with local exorcists... Coincidentally, if you google "Federal exorcism," about half the results returned are about the Federal Reserve. I believe that circularity nicely brings to a close this week's episode of "Beating the ever-lovin' pus out of gatorman" (with apologies to Matt Damon, as we seem to have run out of time.) Be sure to tune in for next week's episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 A federal agency that makes profits? You really are retarded. DC Tom is fairly close in his scoffing here. But there are Federal Agencies that sustain their operations mostly on user fees....that's not exactly profits, but it is sustainment off cash flow. If I remember correctly, The Patent Office and the FDA are examples of agencies that run largely off user fees. I remember this because when I lived in DC, those employees worked through the government shutdown, because they ran off user fees. But as DC T is probably thinking, the vast majority of Federal operations are financed by congress, using make-believe money and funds fleeced from our pocket books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 DC Tom is fairly close in his scoffing here. But there are Federal Agencies that sustain their operations mostly on user fees....that's not exactly profits, but it is sustainment off cash flow. If I remember correctly, The Patent Office and the FDA are examples of agencies that run largely off user fees. I remember this because when I lived in DC, those employees worked through the government shutdown, because they ran off user fees. But as DC T is probably thinking, the vast majority of Federal operations are financed by congress, using make-believe money and funds fleeced from our pocket books. I used to work for one of those that aren't funded through federal budget allocations. I know very well how it works. But that's still not profit. If you honestly think that "user fees funding operations" and "revenue above and beyond cost of doing business" are even remotely the same thing, you're truly an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/01/13/scientists-say-humans-have-basically-canceled-the-next-ice-age/?postshare=9011452711329546&tid=ss_tw And another article about investing in renewables: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-14/renewables-drew-record-329-billion-in-year-oil-prices-crashed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/01/13/scientists-say-humans-have-basically-canceled-the-next-ice-age/?postshare=9011452711329546&tid=ss_tw So is global warming good or bad now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So is global warming good or bad now? I guess it must be! It stopped an ice age, not even Will Smith in a movie can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 It's Thursday,...............................so it's good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I guess it must be! It stopped an ice age, not even Will Smith in a movie can do that. He has been known to freeze time, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 http://in.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coal-idINKCN0US2WB Wonder if those Oregon Militia fools will occupy a coal mine now, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Azalin Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) I finally developed a liking for Julie Andrews! That song will be running through my head all weekend. Edited January 15, 2016 by Azalin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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unbillievable Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 So how many trees were killed for the powerball hysteria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 So how many trees were killed for the powerball hysteria? Powerball / Lottery benefits Government entities so they granted Indulgences that Laymen are not privy to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Powerball / Lottery benefits Government entities so they granted Indulgences that Laymen are not privy to And of course when lotteries were first introduced they were going to send bucket loads of money to schools and make not only the winners but them rich beyond their wildest dreams. So how did that turn out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 http://in.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coal-idINKCN0US2WB Wonder if those Oregon Militia fools will occupy a coal mine now, lol We have enormous coal reserves and generating power from it is relatively cheap. Would you support government funded research to develop methods to better eliminate coal burning emissions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Who knew? The bastards were probably Democrats! http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/01/20/blame-flintstones-early-man-caused-global-warming-study-says.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Who knew? The bastards were probably Democrats! http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/01/20/blame-flintstones-early-man-caused-global-warming-study-says.html I love how the Dow is crashing like Charlie Sheen on a Vegas bender, and the lead story at CNN is how 2015 was the hottest year "by a lot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Who knew? The bastards were probably Democrats! http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/01/20/blame-flintstones-early-man-caused-global-warming-study-says.html I thought it was common knowledge that ancient man changed the environment, often drastically. One need look no further than how the domestication of the goat devastated the "Fertile Crescent." But caused global warming? With slash-and-burn agriculture? Never mind that emmer wheat was just starting to be domesticated in that time frame, and humans were still largely hunter-gatherers...the two biggest global carbon sinks are the oceans and the rain forests. Mesopotamia, the Lower Nile, and the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, not so much - in the first two, at least, there was almost nothing to slash and burn. I love how the Dow is crashing like Charlie Sheen on a Vegas bender, and the lead story at CNN is how 2015 was the hottest year "by a lot." It is? I'm up today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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