What happened to global warming?

OZ...

don't leave this thread until it's locked...

you OWN in this thread...the only reason I revisited it.

 

Crap Chris what did you do ,,,, Its no fun without dudly do right to kick around..

 

feels like this thread turned into Global Cooling...

 

pssst... were supposed to call it "climate change" now...

 

Lmao! So true. We are becoming more and more a police state. Way too many stupid laws. It would be less if we legalized drugs but I guess we are not responsible enough to make that decision on our own

 

Did I say something wrong?

 

That is the point. It's not "funded" by the taxpayer. Ever receive a tax rebate? Do you consider that a subsidy? All corporations get to write off business expenses, including research and development. It's a business write-off for a loss incurred in while doing business. There's a huge difference. It's definitely not semantics, unless by semantics you mean, "it means what I think it means regardless of the facts". It's like the difference between a private wage earning individual who receives a tax rebate because they paid too much and a person on welfare. One is a subsidy and one is not.

 

There certainly isn't room for reasoned discussion.

 

Since more people are in prison here, we can appreciate freedom much more.

It's like pain relief. You don't really appreciate it unless you've had some pain.

 

^^ The moon isn't a planet. For clarification and consistency, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) separated satellites (objects orbiting planets, such as moons) from planets (objects orbiting a sun).

However, in defense of your position, we certainly have enough instruments in orbit studying this planet to get a pretty good picture of what's going on.

 

Never said it was a planet. He also didn't mention anything about landing. I was just following the logical end to the argument.

 

I would bet that most of those instruments aren't used to study the earth

 

Okay, while a very common refrain by critics, but I just don't get the point of it. People commit crimes, so we put them in jail or prison. How is that wrong? What would you rather us do with them - reward them for the bad behavior?

 

Define crime? I think close to half if not more of the prison population is there for non viliant drug crimes. Drugs are a moral issue not legal issue IMO. Commiting a crime while high is the same crime sobber. Shouldn't be put in prison for just being high or in possession.

 

The problem that this country would rather keep locking up people than helping them change their ways. Most of the successful country's put more emphasis on rehabilitation then the US. We just make money off keeping people in jail.

 

Sorry. My mistake. I was basing my response on his "being as you guys know nothing of other planets," with your response about the moon related to that.

 

lack of global warming? you guys don't spend enough time in Texas.

 

Only 118 degrees yesterday in Glendale Az.

 

What does it matter? A crime is a crime. Regardless, you're right that roughly half in prison are there for non-violent crimes - burglars, child molesters, car thieves, embezzlers, check forgers, counterfeiters, muggers, shoplifters, purse snatchers, pickpockets, con artists, swindlers, and so on. According to the latest (2008) Justice Department figures, roughly 22% are incarcerated for drug-related offenses, roughly two-thirds of those jailed for other offenses (gun charges, assaults, international trafficking, DUI's, etc) as well. Only 7% are serving time for possession alone, nearly all repeat offenders (multiple prior drug convictions).