Aaron

It'll probably go back in during work hours like when a direct debit fails due to insufficient funds. When I forget to transfer money to the bill-paying account it sometimes goes into minus figures, and then later the money gets refunded and whoever wanted to take it sends me a nasty letter.

The REALLY easy, and proper way to solve the obesity problem is to stop taking money from "responsible" people to pay for the treatment of "irresponsible" people

Then imo your doing something wrong. I doubt i could put it entirely down to price increases. But it is definitely very significant. If you compare the cost of grain/meat/and energy (needed to transport all of this) to that 5 years ago I'm fairly sure you couldn't possibly get anywhere near the same now for the previous price.

Why not? If you have a valid point of view to express then you could always elaborate. why should I? and who said I want to express anything? Oh and legally I'm not allowed to speak about the company I work for on the internet You called someone greedy, and I asked you a hypothetical question, in as generic a manner as I could (not knowing what service/product it is that you provide) because I think you misunderstand what greed is. You don't *have* to do anything. You *should* do *if* you feel like discussing it, which I assumed that you do because you brought it up. FWIW the definition of a greedy person that I believe to be most appropriate is one who seeks to consume more than he produces. The price discovery mechanism of a free market determines what the value of your own labour is, and the value of what you want to exchange it for. Greed doesn't enter the picture. Ofcourse, we don't have anything like a truly free market. If you have reason to think that the price of potatoes is influenced by coercive forces (which ofcourse it is to a certain extent) and that the farmer is in on it, then maybe you have a point. With regards to inflation in general - it's probably worse that many people imagine when you consider the fact that increases in productivity/efficiency, which we expect and see continuously, should go some way to offset diminishing energy sources, etc.

Why not? If you have a valid point of view to express then you could always elaborate.

If maximizing profits is an example of greed, then will you be volunteering to take a pay cut in 2013? So that people might enjoy the products/services, which your employer provides, for a lower price? There's no such thing as greed in voluntary trade. If the product isn't worth the price then it won't be purchased.

My weekly shopping bill has doubled in 5 years since I bought my house.

I work with a guy named Randy Sarah.

That's what zero percent interest rates get you : )

I don't think that the article is saying that dilated pupils is directly related to dyslexia. It's just trying to illustrate the difference between signs & symptoms. Afaik dyslexia is often associated with ADHD, etc. And medications used for ADHD, such as ritalin, cause pupil dilation. I agree with your sentiment - why accuse semeone of being a liar when you could just ask them to explain. Expecially when you're a layperson yourself.

The supposed tourism boost is nonsense. It's the same nonsense argument for retail losses due to bank holidays; What you don't spend today you can spend tomorrow, and vice versa. Boosting the economy from all the construction, etc, is nonsense too. It's the broken window fallacy in action. The Olympics is a corporate fundraising event, and the local traders who are dealing with olympic brand police coercion will attest as much. Considering that we're over £1 trillion in debt (excluding pensions, etc) it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Perhaps it might raise the profile of the country to encourage foreign investment, although I think they could have done more to make it less exclusively London focused. I personally find the whole thing disgusting. It's a strong word I know. If the only times people can muster some kind of human spirit is in the name of nationalistic pride (an evil thing, as are all forms of collectivism), then perhaps the majority deserve the misery that is coming. Considering every penny you pay in taxes goes to pay a growing national debt, then selling your children into debt-slavery, to the tune of an extra £15 billion or so, so that you can have a party to celebrate our collective idiocy seems a particularly evil (another appropriately strong word) thing. Yay! go team GB!

I prefer to get my news from somewhere other than the Ministry of Truth.

So basically Religion is like a pointles thread If you didn't post, I wouldn't reply and you wouldn't reply to me for replying to you. Got it now But what happens if someone else replies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA

Should have posted this a couple ago (because it's off topic), but in the interest of balance, here's another Rand clip. Watch 'till the end where she explains why she is hard on the Arabs. The salient point for me is that the destruction of civilians, for which she condemns them, is exactly what we're doing now over 35 years later. I could attempt to rationalize Arab sentiments with regards to western foreign policy, ex post facto, in the light of more modern revelations, but that is besides the point: ">

You make an excellent case for a rational response, rather than destroying nations in the name of retaliation and thereby perpetuating the cycle of violence which provoked such distaste in the first place! Here's some Ayn Rand because She's awsome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTmac2fs5HQ And some George Carlin because he's awsome and fun at the same time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8jNKk-5Gy4 **edit** swapped Carlin clip for a better sound quality clip.