alienufo's Comments (702)

“income tax + GST + PST + VAT

I said I would pay about $20,000 more in taxes!

If you make $70,000 then you get to keep maybe $40,000 of it but do you save it all? Every time I buy something I am paying extra taxes! Gas costs almost double! cigarettes costs almost 3 times as much or more all because of taxes.

Then, there is your wife.

If I lived in the US, I would have about $20,000/year extra to spend at the end of the year if I lived the exact same way. Even if it was only $10,000 extra, that would pay for my medical insurance.

The point I am making is that I wouldn't have to wait if I got really sick!

No one cares if you're slightly sick. Even if you had no medical insurance, you could deal with it.”

“Well, all you do is put blade tanks in front of one of the largest standing armies in asia [nk] and plow right through the mine field with your tanks behind them.

Simple.

Of course, if you are a kid looking for a ball that is another matter.”

“Again, how is stopping NK from safely walking on one strip of land goin to keep SK, or the rest of us, safe from its probable nuclear weapons and certainly its long-range missles?

This is the most ridiculous excuse for serving the defense industry's best interests I've ever heard of.”

“me 2, and I dont love her”

“that won't stop Rudy”

“Sorry for your arteries.

I kid, I kid. Gave up fast food chains recently to help lower my cholesterol, but man do I ever miss that crap.

Just like smoking. If they could make cigarettes cheap and healthy...”

“Or any other talentless drudge.”

“SSSSSHHHHH­HHHHHHHH!!­! That's a secret--and turn off your phone. :)”

“of course nobody is saying that hardcore game addicts will stop playing shooter games on a pc or an xbox to play a simplified version on a phone. But the reality is that the push for mobile platforms will take its toll on the main console business. Most casual gaming will move to mobile platforms.”

“I'ld suspect the 25K taliban doesn't include the Pashtun or those otherwise engaged in a very long civil war. Truth is there probably isjn't a single afgan tribe or leader that will be able to consolidate the nation without another group opposing them and fighting for their tribe/people rights.

As for the need for more troops when you aren't lining up in a conventional battle the force claiming responsibility for the safety of the people. Us since Bush was stupid enough to overthrow the government and install karzai is forced to defend the broader population. Even if someone dies from a taliban we as the claimers of responsibility for those peoples safety take part of the blame and over time failing to stop it more and more of the blame. Especially when domestics are already hostile to foreigners as is.

A highly mobile guerilla force can simply float to find a weakness in the zone defense.

We'ld probably be better off pulling back and funding opposition to the taliban on a tribal regional level. But that carries alot of risks. Risk the taliban would consolidate in a safer afganistan increasing their force effectiveness against pakistan having a safe haven. and the political risk al quaida would launch a succesful US attack making a president look weak for having withdrawn job undone after promissing to defeat al quaida.”

“Much better idea. But just think... If they'd used it on the Republican VP candidate, not only would they have saved a bundle, but people wouldn't have been listening to what she SAID. Could've turned out bad.”

“Tell that to IBM who makes billions selling and supporting Linux.”

“China.”