This Week in Apocalypse

Jun 07, 2009 10:16

It's back! But let's be easy about this-take this nice and slow, like. Just a few links to ruin your weekend this time.


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sinboy June 7 2009, 14:45:29 UTC
Actually, having a weak dollar isn't so bad. It means other nations have more incentive to buy our stuff, and we have more incentive to buy locally produced stuff. There are downsides to be sure, but it's not 100% bad.

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darinbradley June 7 2009, 15:52:29 UTC
Right you are. At last count, there were about 75 local U.S. economies that had grown to the point that they were using alternative forms of currency, or barter systems, or similar arrangements.

Now, since the dollar's waning, we just need crude to trade lower, or we're going to have another awfully expensive summer.

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sinboy June 7 2009, 16:03:18 UTC
At last count, there were about 75 local U.S. economies that had grown to the point that they were using alternative forms of currency, or barter systems, or similar arrangements.

Interesting. Do you have a link for that? I'd love to look it up.

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darinbradley June 7 2009, 16:38:15 UTC
For starters, there's this Huffington Post writeup.

You might also like to check out this program. It's something that's being introduced in the town where I live.

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selfavowedgeek June 7 2009, 18:53:06 UTC
I'm a ccw holder and live in a state where open carry is available. However, if there's going to be a dialogue about ownership/gun safety/etc., I think I'd personally rather have the forum besides a church. In Georgia, you can't carry at church or church-related functions, among other events/locales ( ... )

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darinbradley June 8 2009, 03:16:56 UTC
We seem to be falling on more or less the same lines here.

I am, on principle, not opposed to anyone's right to religion-in fact, I'm quite, rabidly, fond of my right from religion.

However, as Thoreau told us, "I was not born to be forced." To take his meaning slightly out of context, arming ourselves in our ideological gathering houses is all well and good until we start riling ourselves up about how to enforce our ideas of what's right and what's wrong onto another individual ( ... )

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fizzylizzy333 June 8 2009, 14:46:42 UTC
"Some 28 states have proposed cutting spending on higher education and personnel, while 27 want to reduce funding for K-12 education."

Yep, at the community college, our enrollments are up 10%, but because of the state budget problem and decreasing county tax rolls, we have been given a flat budget this year. More students in need of classes and services, same amount of money. Fan-frakkin'-tastic!

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