Well Orph then we will be run down together.. Ill be the deer licking the asphalt next to you. =) But thank goodness there is the web and we can look up stuff.

http://www.wordspy.com/words/Googlebombing.asp ( that explains it ) Unless he means something completely different. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlebomb

My family has been in or around the military service our entire life. The problem this guy has is he does not understand that the people in the military are not well taken care of. He thinks they get paid too much.. then explain to me why they have to be on food stamps to feed there families, were talking people upto the rank of E6. People at E6 break even at the poverty line in this country, that means E1-E5 are below the poverty line. Back in the 1990's the Goverment took away there 100% free Medical. They switched to a HMO like service, that all military people are required to join. They have to pay into this benefit if you can call it that if they want to or not. And it doesn't stop there either. Back in the day all uniforms were provided by the service, now you get 2 sets of BDU's 2 pairs boots 5 pairs of underwear thats tshirts socks and undies. You also get 2 hats, and a Dress uniform. Ok thats great but by the time your done with basic training and AIT, these have to be replaced, and the soldier has to foot the bill, as well as the daily upkeep, cleaning, pressing, boot polish etc.. all this stuff adds up. a Pair of boots alone is 85+ bucks. So the taxes a person pays for is not going to the soldiers, its going to the goverment that uses it to buy stealth planes and missles and what not.. so dont hate the soldier, he/she is not to blame.

Why this guy is hated, is because he has spilled forth his hate and contempt. He has attacked people, and as you said if you disagree with him your stupid and desrve the worst thing that can happen to you. He calls out that these people all should die, and they are not wanted here in this country, the very people that gave him the right to voice that opinion, the very people that died on forien soil so he could sit there with his one shaved eye-brow and belittle and attack the very people that gave him the rights to say what he has. This guy is such an attention whore he recently faked his death, and just a couple days later came clean and said.. You people are all so stupid for thinking im dead.

The problem here is DRGlass, is the troops do deserve what little they get and more. They are paid to protect and server our county and our people, and often people of other countries as well. Its nice of you to try and take the middle ground here.. but im sure you have an opinion one way of the other.

http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen5/f4_iraq.html

the problem lies with governmental policy, not with the wage that grunts do/don't get.

i'm generally a pacifist, but that guys just got one of those faces that's screaming out to get slapped. maybe a poke in the eye, too.

Uhh, I hate to say this but.. For the Importance of the position, the Presidency pays way to little. Don't get me wrong, its still a lot of money, but as far as being "HEAD HONCHO" a lousy 100 grand or so is pocket change.

I do get your drift though. Personally I think that they should initiate standardized pay for all jobs in the USA. A Doctor in Mass. should not get more salary than the same doctor position in say Alabama, or Kentucky.. Same hold true for Cops, and all jobs. This would keep the best doctors from migrating to the better paying locations and people in poorer states could receive the same level of care.

I believe this very strongly. I think Truck Drivers and Janitors or whatever the job should be the same pay nation wide.

Have you never taken Economics MS?

The reason the cost of living is so high in Seattle is because they ARE paying 7.35, not because it costs more to live there silly.

Its like "Price and Demand" The reasons things cost more, is because they are most desired. Cost of living goes up because someone decided that living in Seattle was preferable to El Paso. If what you say were true, the cost of living would be higher in El Paso, because of its harsh climate and living conditions. IT would "Cost MORE" to live there.

If the minimum wage (your example not mine) were the same nation wide then the cost would be flat line across the board. Milk would be the same price, houses etc.etc. The only determining factor would be scarcity of products. Milk might be higher where there is no cows, but houses would also be more without trees. So houses should cost more in El Paso than Seattle, and milk should cost more in Seattle than El Paso.

Standardized wages would work. American PRIDE will not allow it to. No Northerner would work for 6.15 an hour. They would rather go on food stamps. They have enough pride to want more money, but not enough to work and stay off Government subsidies.. Go figure.

Wilson, he picked minimum wage, not I. I would have chosen to start at the top if I were giving the examples.

My theory is sound, if you do that.

I took economics, hell I LIVE IT every day.

I already told Lep this. Try living on the mainland a while. Your island is not big enough to show you what high gas prices are.

I would imagine (I am not sure), that I drive further on each of my runs than your island is long.

I buy about 12,000 dollars on average of diesel fuel, and about 1/3 of that in gasoline per year. Try doing that on only 25,000 income.

I am betting that you d not pay 50% of your wages in fuel. :/

*sighs*

welcome to the USA Myrk. :/

Aye Mate.. thats why I stopped being an Owner Operator.. the upkeep was well more than the pay of being my own boss. Heck Insurance alone will kill ya. New tires, truck washes ( certian states - "Cali" require clean trucks ) fuel, toll charges, state tags, are just a few of the many expenses American Drivers have to pay. I will say that in most of my deals, the people I drove for coverd 60-90% of all fuel ontop of my other expenses.