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Old 01-29-2013, 09:32 AM   #281
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I believe that anyone that makes in the uppermost 2% (recalculate every 5 years) should basically get 0 government benefits and still pay taxes. Helps to control the gaps between the uber wealthy and the poor.

Really, if you've got millions of dollars, do you need social security.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:33 AM   #282
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Also prostitution should be legalized so that it can be effectively managed and monitored.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:40 AM   #283
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Fighting in hockey is silly and should be done away with.
I don't think it is silly. I do think that it should be done away with now that we know about CTE. I have a harder time getting up for a fight now that I know it might be destroying the players' brains.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:41 AM   #284
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Vancouver>>>>Calgary
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:44 AM   #285
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I don't think it is silly. I do think that it should be done away with now that we know about CTE. I have a harder time getting up for a fight now that I know it might be destroying the players' brains.
That's part of it to be sure. But it is also silly. Watching the Leafs game the other night there were two fights back to back involving players just trying to remain relevant, but otherwise they had no impact on the rest of the game.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:46 AM   #286
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Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead are verrryyy overrated.
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Also prostitution should be legalized so that it can be effectively managed and monitored.
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And taxed.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:48 AM   #288
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And taxed.
Yup and at a VERY high rate.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:51 AM   #289
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Both the Beatles and the Stones are overrated.

Waterworld wan't a bad movie (not saying it was great, but it wasn't bad).

Kim Kardashian's "asset" is not hot. It's just a big fat a** that is way too large for her. Ghetto booty is not hot.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:52 AM   #290
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I prefer the CFL to the NFL by a large margin
The Beatles are overrated
They're hockey sweaters, not jerseys
I'd rather shovel snow than cut grass
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:52 AM   #291
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Yes. Easy to say considering boomers were able to inherit an economy where the majority could get away with being uneducated and work unskilled, manufacturing or retail jobs and still be able to afford a house, a car and all the trimmings. But in turn, once they became the dominant generation they turned the world economy in to a disaster zone.

Good job. You deserve 20 years of pension.
There was a long recession in the 80's where people couldn't get jobs. People also lost thier homes in the early 80's when the bottom fell out of the housing market. That's the reality of the economy they inherited. Every generation deals with it's ups and downs.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:52 AM   #292
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All of the major North American sports besides hockey are GARBAGE to watch. Absolute crap.

- Basketball: Absolutely useless to watch outside of the last 5 minutes. Constant scoring makes it disjointed and takes the fun out it. Court is too small and thus it's too easy to go from offense to defense and vice versa.

- Football: More standing around and doing nothing then actual action. Short throws/runs are extremely lame and often just look like a giant cluster**** on tv. Don't like how it's "turn based"

- Baseball: Are you kidding...
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Lets not get out of hand here, reasonable rates for Johns!
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All of the major North American sports besides hockey are GARBAGE to watch. Absolute crap.

- Basketball: Absolutely useless to watch outside of the last 5 minutes. Constant scoring makes it disjointed and takes the fun out it. Court is too small and thus it's too easy to go from offense to defense and vice versa.

- Football: More standing around and doing nothing then actual action. Short throws/runs are extremely lame and often just look like a giant cluster**** on tv. Don't like how it's "turn based"

- Baseball: Are you kidding...
I can't even watch the last 5 minutes anymore with all of the time outs.
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:55 AM   #295
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Fighting in hockey is silly and should be done away with.
And yes Don Cherry is a kook who should be taken off television.
If you eliminate fighting from the game players will resort to other means to settle thier disputes.
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I absolutely can't stand Star Wars and the nerds who twist anything and everything into a Star Wars reference (like in the Funny Photo/Video thread).
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On the subject of prostitution..there's a pretty interesting doc called Whore's Glory on Netflix (at least down here). I agree it should be legalized.
Another interesting movie is After Porn.
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Old 01-29-2013, 10:00 AM   #298
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Bryan Adams isn't that awful, espescially not when we also have Nickelback.
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Old 01-29-2013, 10:04 AM   #299
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Here's an obvious one. If you are a man, over the age of 22, and have a stable income, and don't know how to dress appropriately, I think you are a bit of a disgusting person. This applies to a 55 year old as well as a 23 year old.

I cannot stand the epidemic of casualness that permeates every aspect of our society.
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Old 01-29-2013, 10:06 AM   #300
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I'm starting to get really confused between this and the Grinds My Gears thread...
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