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1461  Other / Politics & Society / Re: US and Europe Plan to "Cut Off" Russia’s Gas Supply on: May 14, 2014, 11:58:23 AM
The original title made sense:

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Ukraine Crisis: US and Europe Plan to "Cut Off" Russia’s Gas Supply

When you chopped the first part off leaving "US and Europe Plan to Cut Off Russia’s Gas Supply", you made it meant "Russia needs to import gas from somewhere else". Use the orginal title, or add "to the Ukraine" at the end:

US and Europe Plan to "Cut Off" Russia’s Gas Supply to the Ukraine
My mistake,the title is complete now.No more confusion
1462  Other / Politics & Society / Re: An complete argument for same-sex marriages. You can't prove it wrong on: May 14, 2014, 11:51:00 AM
Don't people see farther down the road? 50-100 years ago, homosexuality was viewed on nearly the same level as pedophilia, and there were very little to no rights for gays. Now gays are accepted in the public eye. How long before pedophiles start marching for rights, and the "progressives" (read liberals) side with them. The argument for why gayness was persecuted in the past is that we were not ready for it or something along those lines. I don't want to see the day when all kinds of perversions are accepted. It needs to stop somewhere.

Yes. Let's ban all sorts of sex except missionary position because anything else is just perverse  Roll Eyes. Being gay is not perverse. Your opinions are. Comparing homosexuality to paedophilia is a ridiculous comparison. Laws were just fucked up back in the day because they were based on ignorance, intolerance and biblical crap but we've moved past that now (or at least most decent people have).
Well if that is the case some people are naturally prone towards violent behavior. Should we allow violence? Others are naturally attracted towards children. Should we allow that? And yet others are easily addicted to things like drugs and alchohol yet we still take steps to shun such behavior. Are you saying because these are deep seated psychological issues we should allow them?
1463  Other / Politics & Society / Ukraine Crisis: US and Europe Plan to "Cut Off" Russia’s Gas Supply on: May 14, 2014, 11:13:55 AM
Britain, together with the US and other European countries are making plans to "disarm" the threat of President Vladimir Putin using Russian gas and oil supplies as "a weapon" against Ukraine and its Eastern European neighbors, - See more at: http://www.independent.mk/articles/4817/Ukraine+Crisis+US+and+Europe+Plan+to+%22Cut+Off%22+Russias+Gas+Supply#sthash.nCNXbESp.dpuf

Now,my opinion is that if the  Ukraine just pays it's bills Russia will not cut off anything. But since they now have a debt of around 4 billon it is perfectly normal to expect that Russia will cut the supply.
1464  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Ukraine rejects Russia Gazprom gas price hike on: May 14, 2014, 11:08:22 AM
I'm almost willing to bet that that they will not  pay a cent and they will still receive that gas.

Most probably that is going to happen. If Gazprom shuts off the gas supply to Ukraine, it will disrupt the flows to Central Europe. But I can foresee a lengthy and bitter legal battle.
There will never be a lack of customers for Russian energy. Sending shale oil to Europe (sometime in the future) will be very costly and dirty. It's just a mask for the impotence of the West to deal with need for Russian energy. It's just for domestic consumption. In fact, right now the US is giving money to the Ukraine coup regime to pay Russia for its gas bill.
1465  Economy / Speculation / Re: Chinese banks suspend Bitcoin trade on: May 14, 2014, 10:49:38 AM
China's exit is a good thing for the whole bitcoin world!
China has severe capital controls.Bitcoin cannot be controlled. Therefore China is cracking down on the ability of Chinese citizens and businesses to buy and trade in Bitcoin in order to prevent even the slightest possibility of evading those capital controls.
1466  Other / Politics & Society / Re: A Society that can use system with Base wage on: May 13, 2014, 10:58:10 PM
Where will the money for base wage come from? People's taxes? so if you lessen the amount of people working then wouldn't that lead to less tax money for the government?

It's easy.  Pass a law making the minimum wage $1,000 per hour.

Problem solved.

It's so easy I often wonder why the authoritarian collectivists didn't think of this sooner.  Grin

Grand Idea while we at it, we should give free 401K with that base wage.
1467  Economy / Goods / Re: Reloadable Debit Cards US and Anonymous Z Visa Debit Cards- 50,000 USD monthly on: May 13, 2014, 10:08:01 PM
Ok I would like to try one, Ill pm you, if you can provide me your email info that would be great, I want the 50,000 USD limit card.

your card was sent  yesterday, you should receive soon

Thank you card was recieved and had issues changing pin but found the right AtM to do it at, so everything is good will leave you feedback,
1468  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Texas oil company attacked by government for accepting Bitcoin investments on: May 13, 2014, 06:42:09 PM
Texas oil company attacked by government for accepting Bitcoin investments - an article by The Cryptocurrency Times http://www.usacryptocoins.com/thecryptocurrencytimes/uncategorized/texas-oil-company-attacked-by-government-for-accepting-bitcoin/
Once again the government  shows  fear that which they cannot control. First The U.S. government flexed its muscles by warning that it has the right to regulate Bitcoin transactions,now they attack companies/investors that use bitcoins.I hate the government!




1469  Other / Off-topic / Re: How much cash do you carry? on: May 13, 2014, 06:03:41 PM
I use my debit card of things usually over $50, so I often keep a good amount of cash on me. I currently have $183 exactly in my wallet.
1470  Other / Politics & Society / Re: A Society that can use system with Base wage on: May 13, 2014, 05:42:32 PM
This is unfair, think about it. Where will the money for base wage come from? People's taxes? so if you lessen the amount of people working then wouldn't that lead to less tax money for the government? and also what about the people who are paying their taxes and working their asses off, then here comes the government giving away their hard earned money to lazy people. Not only will the government be bankrupt people will riot as well.

Also another significant problem is that we have a Minimum Basic wage law which is very good on paper but in reality there are people who abuse this law and still give below minimum wage to manual laborers. This is the sad thing that people are doing, making money out of people's misery. Hopefully laws will have more teeth in the few years to come as I believe our generation will overturn these infuriating circumstances our country is in.
1471  Other / Politics & Society / Re: A Society that can use system with Base wage on: May 13, 2014, 05:30:01 PM
The problem is, even if this was provided (putting aside all problems such as: where does the money come from? And so on...) it wouldn't work in a lot of countries. For example, in my country the social security net is amazing. If you lose your job, you get money from the government until you've found a job. If you're sick and can't work, you get money. It's not much, but it will be enough for you to live on until you've found a job. And this is not some 2-month thing, they will provide you with money for as long as you keep searching actively for a job.

However, some people still end up homeless. Why? Many of them are drug addicts who doesn't use the opportunity they were given on searching for a job, instead they use the money they get to take drugs, and when the government stops giving them money because they're not searching for a job/just using the money for drugs: they end up on the street. A base wage society is like an utopical thought if you ask me, and I would be really happy to see it work in some countries (Didn't Schweiz decide to do something like this?), but I don't think it would work well on a global scale.
1472  Other / Politics & Society / Re: NSA reform: lawmakers aim to bar agency from weakening encryption on: May 13, 2014, 05:14:14 PM
NSA reform: lawmakers aim to bar agency from weakening encryption

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/13/nsa-surveillance-usa-freedom-act-encryption-amendment-zoe-lofgren

<< Concerned about weaknesses in USA Freedom Act, Zoe Lofgren and colleagues pushing to prevent NSA from weakening online encryption with new amendment. >>



Those bastards should go to prison and the NSA taken apart for what they are doing, but its ok NSA there will be companies that will make router encryption devices soon thanks to your spying practice. 
1473  Other / Off-topic / Re: Colonizing Mars on: May 13, 2014, 05:08:07 PM
Hmm I read an article somewhere saying that gold came from outerspace and asteroids, but if this was true wont material get burnt up in the atomosphere before it hits the ground, you will need it to be a doomsday asteroid if you wanted to collect some good material.
1474  Other / Politics & Society / Re: A Society that can use system with Base wage on: May 13, 2014, 05:01:48 PM
who is going to be working at Kentucky Fried Chicken?

Would this means that "responsible" people would be working for less than those who comit crimes?

Since the economic recession, more people are now working for a basic wage than before, when there were more opportunities for school leavers and career prospects for students. Now they have less choice and could end up selling fast food when they would rather be in a higher-paying profession or ve at least have a job with prospects.

Not too sure whether that is a good idea but l can see something like that coming into play in the future when more control is needed but l cannot see it happening anytime soon as it will not benefit everyone (employers), when we do get to that stage we are definitely in trouble because that means people will not be able to rise as everyone is getting the same wage so how do people get to go on holidays or buy a car if everyone is getting the same pay and they are all paying out the same amount of money week.
1475  Other / Politics & Society / Re: A Society that can use system with Base wage on: May 13, 2014, 04:16:01 PM
Answer: Because I don't want to bust my ass and work hard to pay for some loser to sit at home and watch Jerry Springer all day.

IMAO funny
1476  Other / Politics & Society / Re: A Society that can use system with Base wage on: May 13, 2014, 04:07:10 PM
I find it rather weird to say that the introduction of a base wage will solve or stop crime. Also, a lot of countries in Europe have a base wage. most people live in a country, which has one of the highest base wages in Europe. The only problem is that the difference between working and not-working should be kept large enough to give people who don't work more incentives to start working. This is not the case in some countries right now, so a large amount prefers to live on only the base wage. The problem in the US is more complex I believe, because it's such a different country with a different law and state structure.
I believe a minimum wage could be introduced in your country but not for the reasons you state. It should not be a reason for people not to work, but rather to help people who can't work.
1477  Other / Off-topic / Re: Quit smoking on: May 13, 2014, 02:13:18 PM
You can try to quit your smoking by not buying cigarette or any other smoking stuff but its almost impossible to quit your smoking. if you are not addicted to smoking you can make it less e.g if you smokes 10 a day slowly make it to 8  than 6 than 4 than 2...
like i smoked 12 to 15 a day but i try to quit it 4 times but never make it, then i tried to smoke less 1st i make it 15 to 10 than 10 to 6 and now i just smoke 3 or 4 a day...
you can try it may be you are able to quit it... Smiley
I found that 'quitting smoking' is typically doomed to failure. It implies a constant effort that you are struggling against. I tried a few times over the years to no avail. After ~20 years since my first cig I decided I was just 'a non-smoker'. It was a subtle change in mindset but its been about 3 months, no real issues. Ive even gotten shit faced and not smoked.
I'm thinking that the physical addiction must not have affected me and it was a lot more of a psychological thing.
1478  Other / Off-topic / Re: Which movie is better? on: May 13, 2014, 02:03:15 PM
I saw both films within a few days of each other. I don’t remember which I saw first. For me, Olympus Has Fallen was way way better, in every way. White House Down was Swiss Cheese.
1479  Other / Off-topic / Re: What language would you like to learn (speaking) the most? on: May 13, 2014, 01:30:53 PM
I want to learn Japanese because it seems interesting and the culture is interesting. I would LOVE to visit Japan one day.Also speak fluent english,spanish and french
1480  Other / Politics & Society / Re: what is your political preference? on: May 13, 2014, 01:12:28 PM
Simple question:
what is your political preference?
Could be fun to see the results Smiley
This is an interesting question. I'm American and lean left, particularly on social issues. I use to be very liberal when I was younger but I feel like I've been making a gradual move towards the center... that or I'm just fed up with the two major political parties.
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