nomoon
enthusiast
Posts: 983
Loc: Allen
Reg: 05-31-06
|
06-29-11 09:16 AM - Post#133960
In response to rtinallentx
I had forgotten that this was the genius who was offended by the term "black hole."
|
mgrayar
enthusiast
Posts: 3156
Reg: 09-25-09
|
06-29-11 09:29 AM - Post#133961
In response to carygold
Those are good ideas, although in EBJ's case, that was not the problem.
Learn more about Cystic Fibrosis and how you can help at:
http://www.cff.org
Everyone can make a difference! |
|
carygold
enthusiast
Posts: 4934
Reg: 05-30-08
|
06-29-11 10:18 AM - Post#133962
In response to nomoon
I had forgotten that this was the genius who was offended by the term "black hole."
He had also complained to a reporter about the term "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving, until the reporter reminded him that "Black Friday" was a positive term, when retailers begin to make a profit, changing the ink on the Ledgers from red to black. Neither term is race related.
If CEO's increased their pay at the same rate as Average Americans
their pay would average $1,384,890 not $10,621,000 |
|
civicminded
Community Guide
Posts: 9245
Loc: Lone Star State
Reg: 04-24-02
|
06-29-11 10:23 AM - Post#133963
In response to carygold
Maybe, its just time to stop assuming all Politicians are crooks and accepting the fact like thorns come with roses and start demanding more real transparency and actually prosecute and imprison people that break the law for personal gain.
Maybe its time to demand Politicians are excluded from the laws they make to hide money such as in personal trusts that can be worth millions.
If we want honesty in Politic's we need to end corruption and the best way I can see to do that is to make all of their finances, trusts, stocks, investments, free cars, honorary degrees, everything they are given, publicly available so every dime they get and anything that carry's a monetary value is reported on a website for all to see. There should also be a law that if a politician is involved in a law for or against a company or industry that, that politician cannot be employed in that industry or a competitive industry or company for 5 years from the time they leave office.
I think we should demand more, not accept the status quo, even if that means our favorite politicians get busted. How to do that...that's the real challenge.
Sounds good.
 |
|
Al C
enthusiast
Posts: 5538
Loc: McKinney/Allen, TX
Reg: 02-16-01
|
06-29-11 10:35 AM - Post#133965
In response to carygold
Excellent thoughts. Yeah ... they need to be put under the microscope (as they're doing with Palin) on everything. Promising transparency isn't enough. Showing the transparency is what's needed. These jokers think they are above the laws they put us under. It's way past time they started living like we do.
|
Jimi Ray Clapton
enthusiast
Posts: 1970
Reg: 09-03-07
|
06-29-11 11:42 AM - Post#133982
In response to carygold
Maybe, its just time to stop assuming all Politicians are crooks and accepting the fact like thorns come with roses and start demanding more real transparency and actually prosecute and imprison people that break the law for personal gain.
Maybe its time to demand Politicians are excluded from the laws they make to hide money such as in personal trusts that can be worth millions.
If we want honesty in Politic's we need to end corruption and the best way I can see to do that is to make all of their finances, trusts, stocks, investments, free cars, honorary degrees, everything they are given, publicly available so every dime they get and anything that carry's a monetary value is reported on a website for all to see. There should also be a law that if a politician is involved in a law for or against a company or industry that, that politician cannot be employed in that industry or a competitive industry or company for 5 years from the time they leave office.
I think we should demand more, not accept the status quo, even if that means our favorite politicians get busted. How to do that...that's the real challenge.
| I reserve the right to change who I am, my opinions, my views and my actions based on new and more accurate information that I receive. |
|
|
