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No, that's called paying taxes. Dreaded Anomaly Send a noteboard - 31/05/2010 07:00:21 PM
Certainly, there can be some kind of exception during a time of total war, but to make every person sign away two years or their lives just because you think it's "good" for society is horrific. Enforced slavery to the state. Lovely.


It is called paying for the benefits of living in this society. Under my plan to live in this society is not a free hand out earned by the luck of being born into it, rather the benefits of this society are earned by working for them. That is not slavery.
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One of the stupidest New York Times articles I've ever read Tom - 30/05/2010 03:17:03 PM 1290 Views
Added to which she sounds like a spoiled brat Wibble - 30/05/2010 03:46:06 PM 971 Views
I think she's still slightly below the national average. Tom - 30/05/2010 04:26:16 PM 753 Views
I am uncertain if she is working full time. cmdjing - 31/05/2010 12:57:29 AM 833 Views
Have to agree here ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 30/05/2010 05:54:54 PM 750 Views
It's a column, not a real article... and it's more critical than you suggest. Legolas - 30/05/2010 04:02:26 PM 744 Views
No it isn't. Tom - 30/05/2010 04:24:20 PM 781 Views
Re: No it isn't. Legolas - 30/05/2010 04:56:42 PM 758 Views
Šertam aštakun Tom - 31/05/2010 04:14:28 AM 673 Views
I'm going to guess that wasn't very nice. Legolas - 31/05/2010 12:11:43 PM 740 Views
Subject was Akkadian, body was Sumerian. Tom - 31/05/2010 02:27:24 PM 682 Views
Here's the saddest part ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 30/05/2010 06:10:48 PM 830 Views
Very bad life planning, and sadly, it's not an isolated case. Tom - 31/05/2010 04:01:46 AM 692 Views
Same. Humanities, while necessary, are something of a luxury given the numbers. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/05/2010 07:35:25 AM 384 Views
"the best laid plans of mice and men" etc etc moondog - 31/05/2010 05:56:22 PM 700 Views
strange that you should be surprised AgentOrange - 04/06/2010 06:06:19 PM 743 Views
i don't think she's saying it's someone else's fault moondog - 30/05/2010 09:08:29 PM 731 Views
Re: One of the stupidest New York Times articles I've ever read everynametaken - 30/05/2010 11:36:40 PM 735 Views
Don't get me started on the "everyone should go to college" mantra Tom - 31/05/2010 04:07:34 AM 712 Views
Re: Don't get me started on the "everyone should go to college" mantra everynametaken - 31/05/2010 04:23:54 AM 706 Views
100% in your camp here. LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 04:35:45 AM 665 Views
I don't see the point in a humanities major if you aren't planning to get more than a bachelor's. Ghavrel - 31/05/2010 07:41:40 AM 862 Views
srsly. way to devalue a bachelor's degree, american society 9_9 LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 08:07:47 AM 658 Views
I have a BA in English Literature. Rebekah - 31/05/2010 11:20:28 AM 786 Views
that's fair enough, since that's why you took it LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 10:20:36 PM 743 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 01/06/2010 09:30:53 AM 700 Views
I think you mean "the government acts all brokenhearted about the amount of student debt." *NM* Ghavrel - 01/06/2010 09:38:38 AM 407 Views
Heh. True fact. *NM* Rebekah - 01/06/2010 09:56:09 AM 275 Views
That's kind of a weak reason, though. Ghavrel - 31/05/2010 11:11:49 PM 681 Views
I'm pretty sure I didn't use that as my reason... Rebekah - 31/05/2010 11:15:32 PM 709 Views
That's true, although I don't know how many jobs that's useful for. Ghavrel - 01/06/2010 01:20:29 AM 684 Views
That's fine. And I didn't go to Uni to get a job. I went for the education. Rebekah - 01/06/2010 09:29:28 AM 863 Views
I want to make clear that I, as a humanities major, really do like the humanities. Ghavrel - 01/06/2010 09:37:39 AM 856 Views
I know. Rebekah - 01/06/2010 09:55:41 AM 781 Views
If we're going down that path, though... Legolas - 31/05/2010 12:17:49 PM 818 Views
the bachelor requirement for professional programs... LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 10:22:27 PM 753 Views
Education is a form of signaling BlackAdder - 31/05/2010 11:02:36 PM 738 Views
I do. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/05/2010 11:08:27 PM 281 Views
Some of us had the best intentions and then sabotaged them lyringlas - 02/06/2010 04:39:33 PM 775 Views
there is one more group that needs to take some of the blame random thoughts - 31/05/2010 01:58:39 AM 672 Views
Re: there is one more group that needs to take some of the blame everynametaken - 31/05/2010 02:39:14 AM 729 Views
Forget morale, the entire concept is immoral. LiterateDog - 31/05/2010 02:52:08 AM 712 Views
Nonsense. everynametaken - 31/05/2010 03:01:32 AM 732 Views
that's not what you're talking about though. LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 04:40:45 AM 745 Views
Korea has that policy and look what a nice place that is...er, wait a minute... *NM* Dark Knight - 31/05/2010 06:08:14 AM 408 Views
So do many democratic countries across the world. And your point is what? *NM* everynametaken - 31/05/2010 06:36:14 AM 381 Views
No, that's called paying taxes. Dreaded Anomaly - 31/05/2010 07:00:21 PM 717 Views
That would be a less repulsive idea if it wasn't so very sexist. Legolas - 31/05/2010 12:19:54 PM 744 Views
Heh, had the same thought. jh - 31/05/2010 12:47:16 PM 635 Views
We can put a man on the moon but looking at job number is too complicated? random thoughts - 31/05/2010 04:03:38 PM 822 Views
yeah, i probably would've rethought that physics degree if there were such a program in place moondog - 31/05/2010 03:27:14 AM 648 Views
physics BS is useless even I know that. LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 04:43:36 AM 625 Views
We hire people with physics degrees all the time random thoughts - 31/05/2010 03:41:12 PM 635 Views
believe me, i tried moondog - 31/05/2010 05:59:09 PM 676 Views
Physics degrees have a variety of applications. Dreaded Anomaly - 31/05/2010 07:02:57 PM 678 Views
Re: Physics degrees have a variety of applications. moondog - 31/05/2010 07:59:22 PM 903 Views
you are near Denver right? random thoughts - 02/06/2010 09:33:06 PM 697 Views
at the time i was in wisconsin, never lived in denver before moondog - 03/06/2010 02:01:23 AM 683 Views
lots of high tech jobs in Texas random thoughts - 04/06/2010 06:29:39 PM 670 Views
i had a tech job in texas, still no physics jobs though moondog - 04/06/2010 07:10:29 PM 671 Views
ugh. stupid twat. LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 02:21:27 AM 734 Views
See, you have a plan. Tom - 31/05/2010 04:08:24 AM 656 Views
yah. she's a stupid twat. and as you've pointed out, not the only one. LadyLorraine - 31/05/2010 04:42:20 AM 685 Views
so stupid *NM* Aisha - 31/05/2010 02:35:19 AM 255 Views
What a useless leech. LiterateDog - 31/05/2010 02:53:24 AM 695 Views
She works for a photographer. everynametaken - 31/05/2010 03:03:44 AM 709 Views
Women's Studies empowered her to make a victim out of herself. Aeryn - 31/05/2010 05:00:38 AM 720 Views
It's not just the women Tom - 31/05/2010 02:29:34 PM 686 Views
There used to be this thing called responsibility... SilverWarder - 31/05/2010 04:58:21 PM 720 Views
Re: There used to be this thing called responsibility... everynametaken - 31/05/2010 07:50:17 PM 853 Views
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