Surprise!

This may be a surprise to hear coming from puritanical, dry county Byron, but I think we should legalize drug use.  (insert gasps, shock, and shouts of outrage here).

Legalize drugs and sell them for practically nothing and guess what.  Mexico/South America's problem with the drug wars is gone.  Prisons won't be near as full.  The Taliban won't be able to fund their jihad anymore without  selling poppy's to make hashish.   A new industry based on hemp will be born again.  (That's a real useful material, not counting as a drug).  We can get a new tax.

The Netherlands have open drug laws and guess what.  The use of drugs by citizens Decreased. (see graph below)   Its a lot like drinking.  Underage kids drink a lot because its seen as adult, rebellious and cool.  After they can legally drink, they usually settle down after a few years.

I know this sounds really weird coming from me, but it could solve a lot of the wars and gang violence by removing the profit from the business.  Sell it for practically nothing and tax it a little bit, and the gangs won't make any money off of it, and gang violence will fall, just like it did in the prohibition.   What do you think Kellee?

PS I do not advocate drugs or alcohol. I know it is not a victimless crime, it hurts families and loved ones of the users.  However, people still get the drugs and still do it anyway.  Make it like alcohol and punish public intoxication rather than possession.  That said, I hate drugs and alcohol and what they do to people.

Apple, kings of extortion.

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Read this article. As an economist, I just don't understand how people can be so irrational as to buy a Mac when they overcharge for everything, and they actively participate in planned obsolescence. I mean you can buy a brand new PC for a lot less, and keep it working for longer buy treating it like Frankenstein. Also Microsoft already gouges us for office, why should Apple charge so much more? Also considering you can get similar software from Linux or FreeBSD, Apple is a bunch of extortionists. What do you think?

What you are paying for when you buy a Mac is the name. It's cool to own a Mac. It's so hip that if you were any cooler, you would be floating in a vacuum. Also Mac users talk with their hands...:)

Dailymotion - Social reality or Mind control - a Tech &Science video - StumbleUpon

Dailymotion - Social reality or Mind control - a Tech &Science video - StumbleUpon

This is an interesting video about discrimination. I would like to see what Kellee thinks before I give my commentary on this experiment. Also any of our readers thoughts are welcome as well. Did you think this was cruel to the kids? Was it necessary to teach them about discrimination in this way.? Was it more effective? How would you feel if you were in this class? As Kellee and I both have blue eyes, if you are brown eyed, tell us what you think.

Rapture Fail.

Rapture Fail.

As a Catholic...wait that could lead people astray...as a Christian who just happens to be Catholic, I am morally opposed to and offended by people who go around telling others the world is going to end on DDMMYYYY.
We don't know.  We aren't meant to know.  The end of the world will come like a thief in the night. All these people do is stir the cauldron and drive away potential Christians.  They also help opponents of Christianity stick the crazy label on us.  Did they give all the money that their followers donated for the rapture signs back?  Nope.  Sorry.  Now the good Reverend is saying, not for the first time, that he made a mistake and the end is coming in October.

But wait, he is also quoted as saying that May 21st was the spiritual judgement and that we are already judged.  Isn't that a bit misleading as well?  Where's his biblical evidence for that?

Another thing that bothers me is those fire and brimstone preachers on the Diag who continually yell hateful things at the crowd and inspire antagonism and retaliation.  Instead of the hate speech that inflames people against God, Jesus, and us, try a little tact and understanding.  It goes a long way.  Maybe some people need to hear what you have to say, but one on one, not in the middle of the crowd.  Also I really hate the "Catholics are going to hell" rants.  I'm a Christian just like you, and my salvation is between God and I.  You have no say in my , or any other peoples salvation.  Lead people to God, don't drive them away.

What do you think Kell

Byron Siwelnor.

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In response to my partner in crime: politics, people, some music, that's all I can think of now.  Ok so I'm obsessed:)  I'm allowed to be obsessed

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I think you're really getting obsessed with this blogging thing. I mean, really.. And what don't we agree about ?