This was inspired by a post on another thread.. For me, I envy and/or am jealous of American wooden houses and the land that seems often to come with them... I envy how endles... moreThis was inspired by a post on another thread.. For me, I envy and/or am jealous of American wooden houses and the land that seems often to come with them... I envy how endlessly adaptable and customisable/extendable they are.. We have brick or stone houses mainly and they are a real pain to alter... Oh and I totally an green with envy of porches... we don't really have them in the same way. I also envy the sheer amount of space... land... UK is quite a congested little island. I admire Japanese elegance and determination. Such fascinating people. I admire their longevity and hard working ethic. And I adore green tea with roasted brown rice and Japanese curry.I love almost everything about Italy and Italians :P But especially their passion and their food. There's loads more but you get the idea :P less
Do you think airlines executives, for example, talk about deliberately hiding fees like for baggage, fuel and seats from people until they have already committed to buying there ti... moreDo you think airlines executives, for example, talk about deliberately hiding fees like for baggage, fuel and seats from people until they have already committed to buying there ticket? Who in good conscience could bring up these scams in meetings with your fellow executives? Or what about credit card companies that offer worthless perks like free "nights" in hotels that do not really mean you get to stay in a hotel for one night free? Wouldn't you be ashamed to come up with ways to cheat the public out of their money dishonestly? Aren't they ashamed of themselves? What kind of a crazy world is this? less
Do lobby groups and Super PACs work to deliberately override the democratic principle in promoting their own self-serving political, business and other marginal interests through t... moreDo lobby groups and Super PACs work to deliberately override the democratic principle in promoting their own self-serving political, business and other marginal interests through tightly focussed, near-predatory, private agendas?
Were they allowed, for ulterior reasons, into lawful existence to specifically upset and supersede the basic democratic principle? How does that benefit the lawmakers who promoted it?
Their operating methods and limits of action seem to be governed more by self-determined rules, policies and guidelines rather than being properly controlled by strong laws imposed by government to the benefit of all.
If you could affect the situation, would you be in favour of Super PACs and paid lobbyists being able to influence government or against? less
