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tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 23 Jun 08

Which would you choose between these 2 possibilities: 1. NHS as it is today free at the point of use with all it's existing problems. 2. Independent health businesses that you have to pay for, but are reimbursed for using means...

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tractorboy Thanks. This adds something to the discussion, I think:

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devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy Sorry, I've been away. I thought the post by olivemai was particularly good, as it is so far the only one to argue using neutral information rather than ideology and social perception. I know this whole discussion is ideological but you can't run it without...

28 Jun 08

Gollywog @Gollywog (1092) 6 Jun 08

Hey mylotters do any of you suffer from Gout! I get it in my feet the joints swell up and are very painful. It lasts about 3 weeks and then the swelling goes down and then the skin peals off the area that was swollen. You can have...

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tractorboy It is complete misery, you are left crying with pain, no painkillers work, you are left restless , tense and covered with sweat, you almost wish you were dead. Worse, the critical period can last for up to 24 hours, and the whole attack for up to a week....

24 Jun 08

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy You're just not reading what I say and / or reading my posts through the lens of your own ideology. The European Union recently expanded to 27 nations, welcoming newly affiliated countries such as Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania and Latvia. The EU legislation...

24 Jun 08

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy I'm sorry, I can't see anything about what I am supposed to have assumed. Could I ask you to re-read my remark? I'm sure you'll see that's not what it says. The point is, we are complaining about illegal immigration because we are richer than they are. We...

24 Jun 08

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy Firstly, being impolite and insulting won't get you credibility, nor does it make you right. You tell me to get my facts right, but your entire tirade contained not one single fact. Anecdotes and what happens in one person's life do not make for incisive...

24 Jun 08

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy "...illegals are incarcerated far out of proportion to their numbers."Your data has one problem. These things are happening not because they are immigrants, but because they're poor. If their wealth increases, the crime etc. decreases. I'm not pro illegal...

24 Jun 08

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy Fair enough; you're entitled to your opinion, but not to your own "facts". That's called ideology.

23 Jun 08

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy ...the Mexicans are coming over because they WANT TO!!! Just like all the Europeans in the 19th Century that made America what it is today. ...using us to take care of their needs... Like Americans are queuing up to drive buses and stack shelves in...

23 Jun 08

devilsangel @devilsangel (1817) • United States 23 Jun 08

Ok this is my rant and if I p*ss someone off I really don't care. I'm so tired of this country bending over backward to accomidate Spannish speaking illegals and immagrants to this country. GUESS WHAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY...

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tractorboy I emigrated to France from England in 1987 and would have been horrified if French people had suggested I should be thrown out if I couldn't learn the language. I speak fluent French now, but had the privilege of having had an education, so found it easy. As...

23 Jun 08

Gollywog @Gollywog (1092) 6 Jun 08

Hey mylotters do any of you suffer from Gout! I get it in my feet the joints swell up and are very painful. It lasts about 3 weeks and then the swelling goes down and then the skin peals off the area that was swollen. You can have...

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tractorboy Please, please, please - get him to go to the doctor and ask for the products I mentioned above. This disease is a living hell for sufferers, you can't imagine the pain and discomfort, but the means exist for us not to have to suffer.

23 Jun 08

Gollywog @Gollywog (1092) 6 Jun 08

Hey mylotters do any of you suffer from Gout! I get it in my feet the joints swell up and are very painful. It lasts about 3 weeks and then the swelling goes down and then the skin peals off the area that was swollen. You can have...

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tractorboy I do have to apologize to you Lexus54, I did not notice that you were talking about your m-i-l's nephew and would certainly not suggest that he might be one of the b*stards I mentioned in my reply :-)

23 Jun 08

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 23 Jun 08

Do you like the present state education system in the UK? Or would you prefer that all schools be privately run so you could have a free choice for your children's education? Payment could be by lower taxes, or tax credits,...

education

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tractorboy Yes, good comment. My idea is a bit philosophical, in that I propose that the state should not be involved in anything not specifically appropriate for it to be involved in i.e. defence. The resulting tiny taxation levels - no income tax, only purchase tax -...

23 Jun 08

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 23 Jun 08

Which would you choose between these 2 possibilities: 1. NHS as it is today free at the point of use with all it's existing problems. 2. Independent health businesses that you have to pay for, but are reimbursed for using means...

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tractorboy Might not the dentist crisis be a symptom of the NHS mentality? I think that the main problem is that the NHS is an anachronism of post war collectivist thinking in the Soviet mould, and as a result, today everyone wants to keep the "free" service but no one...

23 Jun 08

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 19 Jun 08

We have different ways of saying and spelling things, how much do we realise (realize) this. Are you proud of your culture and the way you say and spell things? I am English and am proud of the way we do this, it's part of our...

english pronunciation

history

language

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tractorboy In Canada, do people generally use American spelling?

23 Jun 08

roseidhaya @roseidhaya (11) • India 2 May 08

I often hear that we consume lot of poisoneous chemicals as they are used as psticides. If that is true then what will be the fate of mankind in the near future?

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tractorboy Thanks for the BR, I have to admit that I temporarily couldn't locate the EPA website in order to be more precise, and didn't have time to pursue it. Similar info is available from the UK DEFRA website, which is easily googled.

21 Jun 08

tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 19 Jun 08

Our forefathers believed in Reason, Technology, Science and Human Endeavour as the powerhouse of human progress. But today we've rejected all that. Capitalism, Free Trade and Immigration were the 19th Century fuel of the furnaces...

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tractorboy That's the Strategic Reserve, I believe, which the government establishes in order to have a 2 or 3 month military stock in case of a sudden cut off in supply. If a government releases this, it is, like I said, a huge subsidy and would do untold economic...

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tractorboy @tractorboy (62) 19 Jun 08

Our forefathers believed in Reason, Technology, Science and Human Endeavour as the powerhouse of human progress. But today we've rejected all that. Capitalism, Free Trade and Immigration were the 19th Century fuel of the furnaces...

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tractorboy Absolutely, but when the underlying causes of rising food and oil prices are global, and outside the influence of whatever party is in power, I think these issues obscure any real attempt at discerning any difference between our chosen elites. On these 2...

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