Abe Cubbage

Abe Cubbage

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Reply to The Issue of Taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

"...that private schools get more government funding than the public schools, hence they are much better institutions of learning..." Having more money does not mean the quality of instruction will be better or worse. People look at statistics and see that schools in poor neighborhoods don't perform as well academically as those in richer neighborhoods, then they conclude that the cause is lack of money. But the reason is lack of support from home as well as the negative mindset of teac

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Reply to Joe's Job Search in Misc JoeUser Forums

I like Kucinich's position on a lot of issues, but unfortunately he is not very "presidential" so he wouldn't win. To me, it's more important to get Bush out, than it is to vote for who I think is the best candidate.

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Reply to The enemy wind in Blogging JoeUser Forums

They are OK. I live in a big city and punch a clock, but my days are mostly self-determined (within the confines of work). In the next few years I plan to buy some remote acreage and build my own house. I am considering stawbale, cob, and earthship, in conjunction with whatever else the land might provide. Then I will effectively retire. :)

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Reply to “Unpaid” Labor Is Capital in History JoeUser Forums

I keep thinking I should comment on this post, but I don't really have anything to add. Your timing is interesting because I was just thinking about posting on this subject. Oh well, guess I will make my next article on the "living wage". Good post.

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Reply to Why Kyoto failed in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol, you talk a lot about facts. So where are yours? Where are your facts that say we can't get 15% of our energy from solar? Where are your facts that show "wind power is a total bust"? Here are some solar "facts". 1. Passive solar designs can reduce heating bills as much as 50 percent. 2. An average home has more than enough roof area to produce enough solar electricrity to supply all of its power needs. 3. Solar water heating typically reduces the energy neede

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Reply to Why Kyoto failed in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol, when I preface a statement with "I am making this up", I can pull anything out of my ass that I want. The purpose of my numbers post (which should have been obvious to you) was to loosely demonstrate that implementing a variety of solutions could make a significant impact on emissions and energy efficiency. "...say things like Solar could reduce global emissions by 15%." OK, where exactly did I say that? I didn't, did I?

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Reply to Why doesn't anybody care?? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Make it easy for people to read your posts. One big chunk of text is a pain in the ass to read, so many people won't even bother. I know I don't.

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Reply to Why Kyoto failed in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Lightbulbs cause 10% of our CO2 emissions?" OK, pick a number and adjust the total accordingly. "You think wind, hydro, and solar can make up 15% of our energy?" First, I am speaking of all sources of alternative energy. Second, solar alone could make up 15%. "Solar costs a lot of energy to produce the panels..." I did not know this, could you elaborate? "[solar panels] are incredibly inefficient." I have read that they pay for them

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Reply to Why Kyoto failed in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think if all of my suggestions were implemented, the result would be significant. Here are some made up numbers to demonstrate. 1. 25% less emissions from autos. 2. The implementation of quality mass transit systems, lets say that is a 15% drop 3. Getting rid of incandescent light bulbs? How about 10%. 4. An increase in the use of alternative energy? 15%? Total=65%(?) decrease in emissions. That does not strike me as a drop in the bucket. As for what type

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Reply to Why Kyoto failed in Politics JoeUser Forums

Good information. Like many I didn't really know anything about Kyoto. I had assumed Bush wouldn't sign it because he is so pro big business. A fair assumption considering his track record on envioremental issues. "Much of the CO2 emissions in the United States are from cars. How exactly is the US supposed to solve that? Smaller cars?" It wouldn't even have to be smaller cars, just average size cars would be a huge improvement over all the SUVs, trucks and vans on the road. Whe

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Reply to New Battlestar Galactica delivers on its promise to be crap in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

I was only half paying attention to the show when it was on. Overall it was better than I thought it would be but it was still "B-grade" in a lot of ways (directing, characters, editing etcetera). "Sure other shows don't have characters snapping babies necks. You know why? It is totally unneccessary."--JillUser I thought that was one of the best parts of the show. It was an excellent way to foreshadow what was about to happen to the rest of humanity. There is good mat

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Reply to Brad's Notes: 12/5/03 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

"That would be akin to a school board banning Mexican students because of the government's policy on illegal immigration."--BakerStreet Yes, it would. But that is exactly what is happening. In the last 15 years the government has spent trillions (that's right, trillions) on the "war on drugs". A lot of insane stuff is done because of the "war on drugs". In Jefferson County Kentucky the average elementary school tuition is $3,000. Perhaps you need to move to another area, or con

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Reply to Working in Misc JoeUser Forums

So why don't you just lie on the applications for the $8 an hour jobs? Go ahead and list the places you worked but say you were the janitor or something.

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