JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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WhiteHawk
Or the government could cut its spending...
No, that's just for those of us who fund it.
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WhiteHawk
And here is some information on the Brits:
http://www.petrolprices.com/fuel-tax.html
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WhiteHawk
From the page:
http://www.factsonfuel.org/gasoline/index.html
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WhiteHawk
Aha! Here is a map of gas taxes for the U.S.:
http://www.factsonfuel.org/images/pdf/GASTAXMAPJANUARY2008.pdf
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WhiteHawk
So that's 3 times the profit for state taxes than for the oil companies, is that right? Was there any mention of federal taxes? My city also has local taxes on each gallon.
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WhiteHawk
adaydream, I'll see if I can find a link. I remember the blokes on Top Gear were discussing the topic on a recent episode; the oil companies were getting 35p/liter (gross) while the government was getting 65p/liter.
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WhiteHawk
I agree with adaydream on this one. I've heard of black churches where there was preaching similar to Wright's, but the ones I've attended didn't do that.
And the music was great!
Posted in: Obama's pastor says criticism of his sermons is attack on the black church
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WhiteHawk
Nessie, that er, crop wasn't in demand as much during his time. Tobacco had more demand and held more profit. But there are a few pot farms in the area now. Not as many as there are meth houses. It's sad, really.
Say, I wonder if we can get cars to run on either of those...?
Posted in: More gas stations to sell biogasoline
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WhiteHawk
Has anybody noticed that the U.S. government makes more profit on each gallon of gas than the oil companies do? And that's in the U.S., which has lower gas taxes than the UK and Japan!
As for the issue of funding roads and transit, all too often the taxes are funneled into the general fund, and spent on pet projects and vote-buying entitlements. We have a law in Tennessee that prohibits that, but it didn't stop our governor, Phil Bredesen(D). But instead of any consequences for him, our esteemed legislature has only passed another law repeating the first.
Oregon must have used its gas taxes for other purposes, because they were trying to find new ways to create revenue to offset the decrease in gas consumption after the liberals in their state bought hybrids.
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WhiteHawk
Everton2:
So you don't remember it either. It's okay, I'm told that's one of the first things that happens when we get older. I don't remember what the other ones were...
So you're saying that there are no councilmen, congressmen, senators, secretaries-of-state, ambassadors, city administrators, school board officials, mayors, police, judges, military officers, governors, lobbyists, corporate executives, attorneys, district attorneys, business owners, property owners, and voters who are not white? Fascinating.
SezWho2:
I was thinking of his U.S./AIDS statement when I posted that, not whatever speech or part of a speech you were referring to. My apologies for not clarifying that up front. If Wright is not a racist, bigot, and hate-monger, what is he then? A unifier? A peacemaker? A diplomat?
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WhiteHawk
adaydream:
Yes we would. Having the draft didn't stop us from going into Korea or Vietnam, did it? Saddam would've still been Saddam, U.S. draft or no.
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In fact, Obama seemed uncomfortable with himself.
Posted in: McCain calls Obama insensitive to poor people
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WhiteHawk
True, Helter Skelter. They claim to "look out" for the poor, but in reality all they've done is make the poor more comfortable staying at the bottom of the ladder. They haven't done jack to get people off of government dependency. But then the government doesn't do that for you anyway. It takes applying yourself and working your own way out of that class level. Oddly enough, that's what the "cold/cruel/evil/heartless" conservatives have been telling the poor in America for generations.
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WhiteHawk
A draft, daydream? That means all the anti-war, peace-at-any-price zealots will have to fight for their right to protest wars (if only those under Republican presidents) too.
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WhiteHawk
Everton2, when did the U.S. do that expermient? How does that have anything to do with AIDS? What is the connection? What about the fact that Wright has absolutely no evidence or facts to back up his accusation? (Neither does anyone else.)
I suppose you don't consider Wright's claim that America is controlled by "rich white people" to be racist or hate-mongering either.
And what did you think of his speech to the National Press Club today?
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WhiteHawk
I figured that the Kyoto Protocols made it pretty obvious that the entire reason for the Global Warming movement was global wealth redistribution, biased against Western countries. That, and the main players behind the movement are political activists rather than scientists.
Posted in: Would you accept some economic burdens in order to help prevent global warming?
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WhiteHawk
Yep, corn has tripled in price just since 2005. I remember my late grandfather grew tobacco as his money crop, and grew corn every other year to preserve the soil. I guess corn would be his money crop now.
Will the true alternative fuel source please stand up?
Posted in: More gas stations to sell biogasoline
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WhiteHawk
Oh yeah, that's what we need to do - compete with our cars for food.
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WhiteHawk
Is any career politician truly sensitive to the genuine (not perceived) needs of poor people?
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WhiteHawk
Shut down New York? It's already been tried, Al...
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WhiteHawk
SezWho2:
It most certainly does cover the "racist" question, as such statements cannot be described as anything other than racist. I'll concede the "a--hole" point, as that would be a matter of opinion, but the "hate-monger" description does apply to Wright.
I'm not talking about that speech. I'm referring to the 'U.S.-government-created-AIDS-to-kill-black-people' speech. If that isn't hate-mongering, especially based on race, what is it?
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