Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-03 Thread Larry
- local solutions are much better at dealing with problems and finding solutions. LarryT 91 300D -Original Message- From: Allan Streib Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 4:00 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? I'd not argue that we need to let children starve

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond
, in the same way public schools do, or should anyway. -Curt Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:30:41 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: cantulygfucwqv03fepsmih_5zp8ten8kf-lzydh-z+h4phf

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond
more specifics on the $80 billion, I'm not gonna take that on face. -Curt Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:04:02 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: m1boqmvp0t@cs.indiana.edu Content-Type

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Allan Streib
do see where much of that contributes to the common good, in the same way public schools do, or should anyway. -Curt Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:30:41 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: Does Social Engineering include museums, aquariums and the like? I'm fairly libertarian but I do see where much of that contributes to the common good, in the same way public schools do, or should anyway. I think he was talking about using the tax codes for social

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond
weeks, you explain why they need to go become a drug whore. Of course it'd never work but its an interesting dream. -Curt Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:04:58 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Allan Streib
I'd not argue that we need to let children starve in order to fix our financial problems. I'd argue this is better handled at the state a and local levels, but anyway AFDC is not a big part of the problem. These appeal-to-sympathy straw man arguments are part of the reason we are in such a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond
-0500 From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: 4f021765.3040...@voyager.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Curt Raymond wrote: Does Social Engineering include museums

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond
voting AGAINST incumbents. -Curt Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:00:49 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: 1325538049.20701.140661018431...@webmail.messagingengine.com Content-Type: text

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread G Mann
@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: cantulygfucwqv03fepsmih_5zp8ten8kf-lzydh-z+h4phf...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Regardless of what justification you make, I object to taxation for social engineering. For example, Government

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond
: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: CANTuLYgK9Hg=j9xcgh+bnfmgkdnk+bwp9ngmeemaudswdk1...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'll take that challenge, TYVM.. Let's compare

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Peter Frederick
the airport while costing about the same as the flight but being more comfortable and including wi-fi. -Curt Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:42:47 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: CANTuLYgK9Hg

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: I'd argue that we're in a jam because our idiot legislators (of all political stripes) have decided that compromise means You give up and give me what I want I thought political compromise meant I'll vote for your garbage bill if you'll vote for mine, or If you hold the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-02 Thread G Mann
Bottom line: We are in a mess, we have relied on criminal idiots to represent us citizens for past 15 decades, and they have failed everyone except themselves. Can it be fixed? Yes, but not without expending blood and treasure which few are willing to spend. Best guess: What every happens,

[MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-01 Thread Craig
A friend of mine asked me about http://www.energyvictory.net/ and what I thought of it. Since I'm not an expert on the subject and since there has been discussion on this list of related subjects which I don't remember clearly, I bring the question to you. The fellow's position is that by having

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-01 Thread Peter Frederick
The problem with all biofuels is that we burn more than it's possible to make ever year, even if we don't use crops like corn for food. Not only that, but there has always been evidence that traditional biofuels like ethanol consume more BTU to produce than they contain, especially when

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-01 Thread Curt Raymond
: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: 7756c649-e422-4cf2-8a47-a226b14d3...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed The problem with all biofuels is that we

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-01 Thread G Mann
. -Curt Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:21:21 -0600 From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory? Message-ID: 7756c649-e422-4cf2-8a47-a226b14d3...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-01 Thread Allan Streib
G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com writes: Example: Local city just put in a light rail system, about 40 miles, which cost the taxpayers 80 BILLION dollars. Every street that has light rail closed businesses since they could not exist for 2 yrs while it was being built and traffic was closed. Now the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-01 Thread Rich Thomas
In Texas it was measured in beers. --R On 1/1/12 8:30 PM, G Mann wrote: In case you have not noticed.. America is a huge county with distance measured in hours from point to point, not miles. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Energy Victory?

2012-01-01 Thread G Mann
The numbers given are 80 BILLION... not MILLION... vast majority of that is Federal money. This project was literally carved through the largest city in Arizona and required the purchase [through imminent domain, at a fair market value at the peak of real estate boom] easement and miles of homes