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• “Sounds interesting. I wonder if they are innoculating established trees with spores from Tuber aestivum or treating seedlings, veryifiying symbiosis ...”
• “OK MW, Depending on the size of the company, shareholders. For smaller businesses, the owner.”
• “@frank, The unemployment rate increased considerably for every demographic group due to the financial collapse. To ascribe one demographc's ...”
• “Raising the minimum wage in 2006 did not cause an approximate 6% jump in the teenage unemployment rate by 2009 ...”
• “The people who use the infrastructure are the one's who should pay for it. It is curious that rightward ...”
• “@Frank and Mike. For the years 1988-1990, capital gains were taxed at the same rate as earned income. This was ...”
• “That's a win for H4!”
• “@Mr Mentor, Here's a study from last year from the Citizens for Tax Justice: www.ctj.org/pdf/12corps060111 ...”
• “To prevent another reclassification 15 years down the road, we should act. The most sensible and principled approach to decrease ...”
• “Whoa, better start playing some talk radio to those plants, they've been corrupted by reality.”
• “@Mr. Rosman, The return on a corporation's campaign contributions are enormous. See here for examples: http://publicampaign.org/reports ...”
• “Perhaps, if we were a wealthy nation with surplus revenues, it would make sense to spend exorbitantly on our military ...”
• “I like the idea of a toll, as it transfers at least a portion of the infrastructure costs onto the ...”
• “@Ray Shapiro, $200/barrel oil will be far more "car-unfriendly" than the relatively few dollars that have recently been invested ...”
• “The purpose of this program is to limit surface and groundwater contamination from agriculture run-off. To facillitate this goal, the ...”
• “If one is to criticize the OWS movement legitimately, it would be much more convincing to oppose their strongest agument ...”
• “@Frank, Television is rarely a useful source for news. I prefer the written word, though I do occasionally enjoy Charlie ...”
• “I rather disagree with Mr. Rosman on journalistic privileges. Anybody who wants to participate in the dissemination of news should ...”
• “@Mr. Miller, Perhaps you missed my comment. The bottom quintile received 55% of gov't. transfers in 1979. In 2007 ...”
• “According to the CBO (http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12485), in 1979 those in the bottom quintile of ...”
• “The Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe did not think it was a sensible act: "...in [July] 1945... Secretary ...”
• “Hi frank, I don't know if you realize this or not but in your link to the comparison of ...”
• “No offense taken, misquotes/mistaken posts are an internet tradition. When I first saw my name referenced, I had to ...”
• “It seems illogical that in the debt ceiling debate, congress is arguing over two plans that will have a deleterious ...”
• “Perhaps Mr. Miller could identify the 40% of the federal government that needs to be cut when the "grown-ups" fail ...”
• “I was unfamiliar with the billboards, Rep. Jones is right, they are offensive: http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/wp-content/uploads ...”
• “@JS Thanks for providing the link to your data. Your linked chart goes back to the 18th century. One thing ...”
• “I think the metered rates should be higher, and should be set by market forces, i.e. demand. I also ...”
• “If the free market wants to capitalize Ameren so that it can build a new plant, nobody is stopping them ...”
• “How much could we save by adopting a smart grid, i.e. rates vary according to usage demands? My dishwasher ...”
• “@fred, You can assign a random value to roads, call it x, this is the benefit per capita that roads ...”
• “@fred, I think you missed my point. Specifically, alternative transportations remove cars from congested infrastructure. Decreasing auto use would increase ...”
• “@Fred, I think a similar argument ("Everyone in the country benefits from a good roadway system".) could be made for ...”
• “@DK, What do you do about mosquitoes? I had two 50 gallon rain barrels, but ended up disconnecting them due ...”
• “@Mr. Miller, I fail to see how Ryan's plan is serious if it increases our deficit relative to current ...”
• “@fred smith, Under current law, the federal budget is balanced, excluding payments on the debt (interest), by 2019. See here ...”
• “1) I fail to see how not investing in infrastructure is the smart thing to do. 2) The cost of ...”
• “If Paul Ryan's budget plan was a children's book: http://dailydish.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e2014e87c56247970d-popup”
• “@Mark, Figures from here (I used the figures for intercity rail and rounded up to be conservative): http://en.wikipedia ...”
• “@Fred, State and Federal government spend a considerable amount of money for transportation. The vast majority of which fund automobile ...”
• “Parking spaces are a commodity. Low rates undervalue a community resource and lead to a lack of turnover, i.e ...”
• “In response to this: "Koster said he thinks the individual insurance mandate can be struck down while allowing the rest ...”
• “@JS What was untrue about Sturtz's email?”
• “@Mark, In response to this: "Rep Ryan's proposal would allow up to $15,000year for the purchase of private ...”
• “I would answer yes, if the policy lowers the cost of health care (comparative effectiveness for example). Rep. Ryan's ...”
• “@Jimmy, No (I already paid my taxes). I don't find merit in your argument; following your advice would not ...”
• “I'd like a candidate that would honestly address our debt problems. For instance they could say no extension to ...”
• “This is a much better use of city/federal funds than building parking garages on the public dime to subsidize ...”
• “One aspect of this law that I do not often see mentioned, is how it affects the business model of ...”
• “@Mr. Foecking, Enzymatic RNA obviates the need for transcription-translation-protein (with enzymatic activity). Though admittedly evolving enzymatic RNA is a complicated ...”
• “Yes. The exoneration of people on death row in both Missouri and others states is stark evidence that the process ...”
• “Sounds good. If we want to be revenue neutral I would support transferring funds from building new automobile infrastructure to ...”
• “Nice to see the first amendment defended by the Supremes. There was a dissent however. It is rather unfortunate that ...”
• “@Mr. Robertson, If your premise were true, one would expect that total compensation for public sector workers would exceed market ...”
• “@Mr Foecking, Do you have gas heat? What sort of infrastructure changes did you make to your house to result ...”
• “@Frank, It is going to happen anyway. You don't think it is prudent to prepare for it in a ...”
• “The US has one of the lowest prices for gasoline in the developed world. Once our economy stabilizes, I think ...”
• “@Mr. Williams, Perhaps I misunderstood your comments. I was responding to this: "I do agree that much of the problem ...”
• “@Mr. Williams, Here's a study comparing state and local employee wages versus the private sector: http://epi.3cdn.net ...”
• “Oops, that should be "citing" and not "sighting".”
• “@Mr. Parks, Yes, the state of our educational system is admittedly not good. I fail to see how lowering incentives ...”
• “The data I linked was published in 1999, so it's a bit dated. I couldn't find the same ...”
• “@Jimmy, It's the same as Ed's: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/states/USCHARTsat.html”
• “5 states currently prohibit collective bargaining for teachers: Those states and their ranking on ACT/SAT scores are as follows ...”
• “@DM United Kingdom (England and Wales) murder rate per capita = 1.35 per 100,000 people; 2006-2008 average. http://epp ...”
• “I fail to see how one could support such a draconian punishment in light of the fact that the race ...”
• “I think this is a good idea. I'd like to see more agriculture subsidies redirected towards forward thinking initiatives ...”
• “@Mr. Williams, So those municipalities that enacted laws making property ownership a requirement for voting were not disenfranchising poor people ...”
• “Here's the Brennan Center for Justice commenting on the 2000 election in Missouri, which is what Mr. Bearfield has ...”
• “I wonder what the proponents of this bill have against democracy? The notion that there is widespread voter fraud is ...”
• “In Ameren's latest earnings report, they report an annual profit margin of 13.5%. http://www.investors.com/StockResearch ...”
• “For the working poor with younger kids, this would quite likely be untenable.”
• “@Mr. Bearfield, With respect to one's pocketbook it doesn't really matter how a tax is classified. What matters ...”
• “@Frank, Asserting that absent US aid, Jordan and Syria would have attacked Egypt is simply not a credible argument. Syria ...”
• “@Frank, Lol, that response belong's on one of Glenn Beck's chalkboards! Egypt's immediate neighbors are Libya to ...”
• “@Frank, The aid is actually a form of corporate welfare for the military industrial complex. Egypt under Mubarak has received ...”
• “@Mr. Sexton, The models are published in peer reviewed journals, and thus subjected to rigorous scrutiny. You seem to imply ...”
• “@Mr. Sexton, Yes, but those other examples have not been shown to absorb infrared radiation as Arrhenius demonstrated for CO2 ...”
• “@Mr. Sexton, Perhaps you can see a correlation in this graph: http://zfacts.com/metaPage/lib/zFacts-CO2-Temp.gif”
• “@MW, Not to rehash ancient history, but the per curiam vote was 5-4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_curiam_decision. Breyer ...”
• “Frank, I was responding to JS in regards to the doc fix, perhaps your complaint should be directed at him ...”
• “@Mr. Christian, The CBO scored the Republican's repeal plan of the health reform bill. They estimated that the repeal ...”
• “There are a myriad of different religions out there in the world. Should the school district avoid scheduling events that ...”
• “@Mr. Schultz, Why doe the doc fix need to included into the cost of the ACA? The reform did not ...”
• “Only if they replace it with something better than the Affordable Care Act. Note the status quo before ACA has ...”
• “@Mr Sharrock, I don't think Mrs. Powers was implying that antibiotics are administered for viruses (that would be silly ...”
• “If your hypothesis is true, Mr. Williams, how come measures of societal health are inversely proportional to the percentage of ...”
• “@Mr. Williams, A number of studies suggest that the belief in a "referee" does not lead to people behave more ...”
• “The vast majority of farm subsidies go to large corporate agriculture entities. I think there should be a cap on ...”
• “It is my opinion that a requirement mandating that individuals reference God as a condition of government service is most ...”
• “Actually, small businesses, and those that work for them, appear to be benefiting from the new law. Here's the ...”
• “lol Corey, Would you make the same argument if someone was taking mediacom's content and streaming it over the ...”
• “@Mr. Allaire, The other 3 downtown garages are seldom at full capacity. The parking model the city developed to determine ...”
• “Adding to Derrick's comment, roads themselves are heavily subsidized as well. "User fees" account for only about half of ...”
• “@JS They fined them, and directed them to plant trees/shrubs along the banks. However, the culverts remain, thus the ...”
• “@Mr. Love, Obviously, this issue is not about stopping natural runoff. Rather the issue centers around governing authorities green lighting ...”
• “@Mr. Williams, What do you think of the Pentagon papers...should Ellsberg have been shot for treason? Journalists (wikileaks included ...”
• “I think the mandate is bad policy (the public option and/or medicare buy-in would have been much better), however ...”
• “Is anyone really opposed to the medicinal use of canine embryonic stem cells?”
• “Lol, Had to check to make sure this wasn't an April 1st column. I am unaware of any news ...”
• “Maybe they could continue holding them until the debt is paid and charge them room and board as well. Funny ...”
• “To add further credence to Mr. Rosman's point vis a vis Republican partisanship, the Republicans have stated they won ...”
• “@Mr. Foecking, I largely agree with your comments, however, to play the devil's advocate the same arguments you have ...”
• “As a follow up, the government restricts the sale of cigarettes as well as alcohol to children, because they are ...”
• “Though this (the ban) is an easy target for those arguing government overreach, I think the larger issue is whether ...”
• “This article quotes only one insurance company that offers private plans in Missouri. It is understandable that they chose Anthem ...”
• “It is erroneous to suggest that there are 6 years of spending, but 10 years of taxes to pay for ...”
• “As distasteful as the Westboro group is, they as well as all citizens are protected by the constitution. The first ...”
• “I think we should drastically increase the permit fee developers pay for housing units that require new infrastructure, i.e ...”
• “It is interesting that in Mr. Miller's column he posits that it is ridiculous for the tea party folks ...”
• “Mr. Duff, I think your reading of the law is exceedingly narrow so as to dismiss the concerns of the ...”
• “I think this is a terrible precedent. Defenders of the new law are pointing to the problem of illegal immigrants ...”
• “@Mr. Milsop, Well I wouldn't trust anyone who states: " One party quadrupled the deficit in one year more than ...”
• “Mrs. Read's response is rather curious, in that it doesn't identify the misstatements that Mrs. Hoppe was purported ...”
• “Though I generally try to avoid quoting others to make a point, John Holbo has penned a rather nice critique ...”
• “I fail to see how advocating "smart growth" is a negative. As a growing small city we should have a ...”
• “@Mr. Miller, The reference you listed for the "nuclear option" details the proposed strategy options that the Republicans could employ ...”
• “Oops, I made an error, the 2001 tax cuts passed with either 62 or 58 votes (the Wiki says 62 ...”
• “I think this article contains a number of factual errors. 1) Obama's quote is in regards to the filibuster ...”
• “I would like to respond to Mr. Meyer's comment: "President Obama has now spent my children's and my ...”
• “Many government policies actually exacerbate the problem, notably agriculture subsidies decrease the price for food grains and feed grains that ...”
• “@Mr. Warner, Yes you are correct, the study showed colonization and not infection (I erred in using those terms interchangeably ...”
• “@Mr. Warner, The following study found a statistically significant difference in the infection rate of pig farmers with S. aureus ...”
• “@Mr.Warner, Here's four: 1)http://aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/67/8/3732.pdf Horizontal Transfer of a ...”
• “I'm a little confused by this statement: "Historic presidential priority legislation passed with more Republican support than Democratic was ...”
• “The death penalty should be abolished. My primary reason for opposing it is that our judicial process is fallible. Since ...”
• “I strongly disagree that there is not a link between antibiotics used in livestock production, and the emergence of drug ...”
• “@ Jane Stuart, Joe Lieberman campaigned with John McCain in this past presidential election. McCain wanted to name him as his ...”
• “Unfortunately, the Senate has a rather undemocratic rule that makes it impossible for the majority party to pass legislation if ...”
• “@Mr. Sharrock, I see the goal of health insurance reform as two-fold. One: decrease the number of the uninsured. Two ...”
• “What's interesting is if you go to Rep. Luetkemeyer's official home page (http://luetkemeyer.house.gov/index.cfm ...”
• “As a bicycle commuter I would like to see all of these gadgets banned for drivers, and on par with ...”
• “This is certainly a good idea. I'd like it to go one step further. It would be informative if ...”
• “I think this is a good idea. Any initiative that increases voter participation is welcome. Though not a problem in ...”
• “@Ayn Rand, While it is certainly true that for Federal Income taxes a disproportionate amount is paid by the wealthy ...”
• “@Allan Sharrock, I seriously doubt that the package of ground beef in question listed the four different localities, especially Uruguay ...”
• “I certainly agree that the regulation should be effective. My point was that food borne illnesses are not trivial, at ...”
• “Dr. Frazier, In regards to the public option, a recent survey by the New england Journal of Medicine found that ...”
• “@Mark, Your statistics assume each meal has an equal chance of being contaminated. Based on the reporting I would assume ...”
• “@ John Schultz, In regards to your point that the system should be revenue neutral, some of the costs associated with ...”
• “I strongly disagree with this polemic against President Obama. The Department of Homeland Security report that identified various right-wing extremist ...”
• “I'd be interested to know how they infer temperature data from the tree rings.”
• “I think that the distrust of media stems from our notions of media bias. Until recently, the Right has led ...”
• “This issue comes down to first amendment rights. The owner of the store is entitled to free speech as well ...”
• “Re: Global cooling? That entertainment weeklies (Newsweek, Time etc...) posited that the Earth was cooling in 1975 is immaterial to ...”
• “The amount of money the city spends on trash removal, (the maintenance cost of the landfill as well as the ...”
• “Comparing the confirmation votes of Clinton's picks versus the Republican's is a bit disingenuous. Clinton wanted to avoid ...”
• “I think it is a very good idea, as it makes people aware of the amount of trash they generate ...”
• “Mark, is that the same nematode that causes pine wilt (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)? I lost a nice 40 ft. Scots pine ...”
• “Mr. Miller, The fallibility of our criminal justice system is one reason to reject the death penalty as a suitable ...”
• “They were denied their right to first amendment protections, hence their lawsuit. Mr. Miller's column stated that "the Constitution ...”
• “"22% of the price of all that you buy currently is tax / tax compliance cost" This number is dubious, got ...”
• “A consumption tax is an excellent idea. In order to not burden the poor, however, food and public transportation should ...”
• “Mr. Miller, The constitution is the law of the land. It is not "occasionally interpreted for the benefit of the ...”
• “Tasha would you argue with this: Leviticus 20:9 “For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall ...”
• “It is interesting and amusing that those opposed to equal rights for all citizens find themselves professing the same arguments ...”
• “Hey Ray your self imposed exile lasted about 24 hours, has the Missourian changed its policy or were you just ...”
• “I agree that it is premature to write off the Republican party as they are exceptional campaigners and masterful in ...”
• “Mr. Collins, I am interested in reading one of the "Numerous academic studies show that voter ID had no effect ...”
• “Mr. Dudley, It makes sense to me to have a statue of the person after whom the park is named ...”
• “I am curious as to why we need a photo ID law. It seems as though the current system is ...”
• “Mr. Shapiro and Mr. Dudley, Will you all be attending the upcoming protest next month?(http://www.columbiatribune.com/news ...”
• “"Don't tread on me" certainly resonates with me in respect to government interference in the personal lives of citizens ...”
• “Ms.(I wish I was going Galt) Rand First, when a program draws a surplus, it most certainly can be ...”
• “Ms. (I'm even dishonest about my name) Rand, Social Security is in fact a quite successful government program, it ...”
• “Mr Dudley, You have previously expressed your disdain for controlled studies (studies demonstrating the health benefits of raw milk, for ...”
• “Well let's examine this statement in more detail, Mr. Dudley. Provided you are interested in an answer. First, who ...”
• “Raw milk as well as pasteurized milk are both excellent media for propagating bacteria. Pasteurization kills bacterial and fungal pathogens ...”
• “I don't speak for Rep. Miller, but I assume he thinks secret ballots are important in Mexico so that ...”
• “Mr. Schultz, This is the third time you have mentioned this in comments. Perhaps you should read the proposed legislation ...”
• “Mr. Foeking, I disagree with your assessment that there are no reprocessing plants in the US due to fears of ...”
• “Mr. Miller, Is this column a parody? I find it laughable that you would pen a column complaining of the ...”
• “Before the 2008 financial debacle, the next largest government bailout occurred following the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s ...”
• “Apples to Oranges Ms Rand, Carville and company were speaking at 8am on 9/11/2001. After learning of the ...”
• “It is quite amusing to have the Republican's cultural war antics turned against them. On a side not, Ms ...”
• “Mr. Nowell, You cite Newsweek as evidence that scientists believed the Earth was cooling in the early seventies. Unfortunately for ...”
• “Mr. Dudley, I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to say. Your syntax is very peculiar: "Just a ...”
• “Mr. Feintuch, Since September 2000, 123 Isreali children have been killed by Palestinians. Contrast this with 1,487 Palestinian children ...”
• “Equality is a rather simple concept. If one feels the need to invoke magical beings to argue against equality, perhaps ...”
• “Mrs. McCraw, The answer to your question is that it is not true. Here are the results with respect to ...”
• “Mr. Smith, Let me first state, that I think Wendy Noren and her staff do an exemplary job. In my ...”
• “It's interesting that this article wasn't written in 2000 with Florida as the example of poor counting standards ...”
• “Just last week I biked from the University to Wilson's fitness. I went at 6pm and it was definitely ...”
• “Mr McDaniel, We now get pack to my initial point that a sizable majority of corporations (66% according to the ...”
• “Mr. McDaniel, If you can't tell me the answer, perhaps you should do more research. Also you have made ...”
• “Mr. Schultz, There is absolutely no confusion on the side of rationalists. A tax is added on to the cost ...”
• “Mr. McDaniel, Where does your magical 22% decrease come from? A survey of corporate tax payments from 1998-2005 indicated that ...”
• “Mr. Shapiro and others, It is most easy to debate someone when you ascribe inflammatory/irrational statements to them that ...”
• “Mr. Schultz, How did they vote against it here? The legislation adds an amendment to the National Labor Relations Act ...”
• “Encouraging alternative transportation is in our country's best interest. There are numerous benefits to bicycling: reduced maintenance on our ...”
• “The purpose of this legislation (EFCA) is to address the fact that employers are breaking the law to prevent unionization ...”
• “Here's your CBO report referencing the recession ending in 2009: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9958/01-08-Outlook_Testimony.pdf ...”
• “The OMB is using the data from the CBO report on the senate stimulus bill (the CBO actually did the ...”
• “Inanity thy name is Sash. The OMB (Office of Management and Budget for those who get their news from the ...”
• “A few questions to ponder before opining on this topic: Since 1947 what is the ratio of Palestinian deaths to ...”
• “Andrew, Perhaps you could give us the insightful defense of torture that is lacking from the aforementioned stooges.”
• “Woops, Checking the record Mr Miller did not accuse Clinton of being a tax and spend liberal. His statement about ...”
• “Here are some statistics that Mr. Miller may want peruse before extolling the virtues of the Republican Party's economic ...”
• “Mr. Miller, as I mentioned to the previous poster, I have little interest in rehashing the 2000 election. When I ...”
• “Mr. Craig you have missed the point entirely. I have no desire to rehash the election of 2000. In my ...”