Glen Becks moronity repeals CNN's apology AFTER CNN states Sanjay Gupta was "W"rong and Michael Moore was right.
The attack by CNN against the American Middle Class never ends. These people absolutely hate the Middle Class of the USA where they step outside the subservency of performing military operations for their corporations.
BOYCOTT CNN. They are hopelessly Neocons with a real distaste for Americans.
Norway's Health Care (start here). This simply to set more CNN lies straight.
CNN is still lusting after the destruction of Michael Moore by comparing apples and oranges. Norway is grossly different in it's geography and 'life style' compared to nations COVERED by 'Sicko' such as France, Great Britian and the USA where health care companies allow the deaths of subscribers to enhance profitability.
Norway is a constitutional monarchy, not a democracy. The people of Norway have representatives on the International Whaling Commission to attempt to turn the vote in favor of the return of whaling of endangered species. If Norway isn't fishing the seas they are pumping them as a large oil producer.
The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of welfare capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state enterprises. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on its oil production and international oil prices, with oil and gas accounting for one-third of exports. Only Saudi Arabia and Russia export more oil than Norway. Norway opted to stay out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget. The government has moved ahead with privatization. Although Norwegian oil production peaked in 2000, natural gas production is still rising. Norwegians realize that once their gas production peaks they will eventually face declining oil and gas revenues; accordingly, Norway has been saving its oil-and-gas-boosted budget surpluses in a Government Petroleum Fund, which is invested abroad and now is valued at more than $250 billion. After lackluster growth of less than 1% in 2002-03, GDP growth picked up to 3-4% in 2004-06. Norway's economy remains buoyant. Domestic economic activity is, and will continue to be, the main driver of growth, supported by high consumer confidence and strong investment spending in the offshore oil and gas sector.
Regardless of the unsophisticated nature of Norway's economy, they still participate in many environmental treaties.
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Norway is very similar in it's 'per capita' spending as an OPEC nation. They seek to indulge their populous in high technology which makes health care more expensive per capita, but spread out over many more people becomes less an expense to 'single payer' health care.
also have inequality to the level of 'emergency response' to their rural communities and the fatality rate is higher in these communities because their monarchy hasn't addressed the issue well yet.
Norwegians pay more 'per capita' in health care costs because they don't care how much they spend. The Norwegian per capita income due to it's oil wealth is high and in actuality how much does a small society need to be prudent about? That is the attitude Norway has. When Norway DECIDES to be prudent in their 'national budget' I am sure it will be an interesting venture but currently their health care system is more interested in 'increasing' their quality of care by allowing residents to choose among their FIVE hospitals when they need a procedure. The comparison of an indulgent monarchy to the failing USA health care system is simply playing politics with American lives. It seems to be a habit with CNN. Who do they think they are? The media of the USA is better off without them.
Whaling, by the way, in Norway is a cultural issue, no different than many Scandanvian countries such as Iceland. It's difficult for them to remove their passion of whaling from their societies because of it's very, very long history of it.
am confident Norwegians would be appalled at the level of hate of FREE health care exhibited by the CNN Glen Beck Show and would kring to realize they were a part of hurting anyone in the USA.
Economic Survey of Norway 2005 (click here)
Chapter 1. Key issues and challenges
Norway has very high per capita income and low income inequality. Good policy fundamentals and strong institutions have allowed the transformation of natural resource assets into high growth rather than into destructive rent-seeking. Still, policies need to address future risks to good performance and act to contain them. One such challenge is adapting to a major hike of the oil price without fuelling excessive domestic demand pressure, real exchange rate appreciation, and further crowding out of the exposed sector. So far, Norway has successfully avoided such a scenario by adherence to a prudent macro policy framework and pro-growth structural policy reforms, though there are pressures to spend more of the oil money on social programmes and investment. Another key challenge is to cope with the threat to fiscal sustainability from population ageing. The accumulation of oil receipts in the State Petroleum Fund implies a pre-funding of future old-age pension liabilities, but only partially. A pension reform is needed, and has been proposed. Inflows into early retirements and disability are reducing the average retirement age, increasingly impeding labour supply and amplifying the future financing gap. Health and long-term care spending may also exert significant fiscal pressure as the population ages.
I realize the wealthy of the world can afford anything without prudent social programs. Even in the USA the wealthy can pay their own medical costs without feeling 'the pinch.' SICKO isn't about 'the wealthy' unless they have insurance policies that have caused them death.
CNN is ludicrous.
Nancy Grace seems to think it is important to explore the issues that now surround Michael Vick from an economic perspective. I oppose 'private dog fighting' as a cruel and indecent 'sport.' However, no one is asking the question as to why Mr. Vick ventured into such a horrible sport. Could it be related to his hometown beginnings in 'inner city' culture of Newport News, Virginia which is one of the most violent cities in the nation. There are nearly as many murders in Newport News, Virginia in 2007 as occurred in all of 2006. The murder rate and property crime in that city has been consistently high with above average national standards for minimally three years running.
7-state dogfight center detailedVick's property, but not his name, cited in court documents (click here)
By D. ORLANDO LEDBETTER
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 07/07/07
Property owned by Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was the "main staging area for housing and training the pit bulls" for a widespread dog fighting operation in at least seven states, according to a document obtained Friday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Also Friday, federal investigators executed the second sealed search warrant in a month at Vick's Surry County, Va., property.
I don't have sympathy for Mr. Vick, but, he needs to address the issue of cruelty to animals following this discovery of the an outrageously violent Dog Sport on his property. It is a sport, even though illegal.
USE of dogs for amusement and wagering is more than just this operation. This is a significant 'beginning' to exploring the relationship of dogs to cruelty including the fact there are societies that adopt out Gray Hounds from the race track. Dogs are considered companion animals in many states in this country. It give them special status. These operations and misuse of dogs is simply outrageous and has to be scrutinized for it's cruelty.
In the same breath, is Mr. Vick's beginnings as a child in a violent 'inner city' experience the CAUSE for his focus in this 'dog sport' as an adult. Dogs are used in the inner city to stave off crimes. They are 'turned out' in yards of homes 'hungry' to make them more vicious should anyone try to break into a home or come on a property. We all know the legacy of 'the junk yard dog.' It's true and the perfection of 'the perfect attack dog' is in the minds of many to 'insure' safety where no one else can. I don't forgive Mr. Vick for his misguided passion but only wish he would address it openly and in advocacy to prevent any more of it.
enough for now
The attack by CNN against the American Middle Class never ends. These people absolutely hate the Middle Class of the USA where they step outside the subservency of performing military operations for their corporations.
BOYCOTT CNN. They are hopelessly Neocons with a real distaste for Americans.
Norway's Health Care (start here). This simply to set more CNN lies straight.
CNN is still lusting after the destruction of Michael Moore by comparing apples and oranges. Norway is grossly different in it's geography and 'life style' compared to nations COVERED by 'Sicko' such as France, Great Britian and the USA where health care companies allow the deaths of subscribers to enhance profitability.
Norway is a constitutional monarchy, not a democracy. The people of Norway have representatives on the International Whaling Commission to attempt to turn the vote in favor of the return of whaling of endangered species. If Norway isn't fishing the seas they are pumping them as a large oil producer.
The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of welfare capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state enterprises. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on its oil production and international oil prices, with oil and gas accounting for one-third of exports. Only Saudi Arabia and Russia export more oil than Norway. Norway opted to stay out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget. The government has moved ahead with privatization. Although Norwegian oil production peaked in 2000, natural gas production is still rising. Norwegians realize that once their gas production peaks they will eventually face declining oil and gas revenues; accordingly, Norway has been saving its oil-and-gas-boosted budget surpluses in a Government Petroleum Fund, which is invested abroad and now is valued at more than $250 billion. After lackluster growth of less than 1% in 2002-03, GDP growth picked up to 3-4% in 2004-06. Norway's economy remains buoyant. Domestic economic activity is, and will continue to be, the main driver of growth, supported by high consumer confidence and strong investment spending in the offshore oil and gas sector.
Regardless of the unsophisticated nature of Norway's economy, they still participate in many environmental treaties.
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Norway is very similar in it's 'per capita' spending as an OPEC nation. They seek to indulge their populous in high technology which makes health care more expensive per capita, but spread out over many more people becomes less an expense to 'single payer' health care.
also have inequality to the level of 'emergency response' to their rural communities and the fatality rate is higher in these communities because their monarchy hasn't addressed the issue well yet.
Norwegians pay more 'per capita' in health care costs because they don't care how much they spend. The Norwegian per capita income due to it's oil wealth is high and in actuality how much does a small society need to be prudent about? That is the attitude Norway has. When Norway DECIDES to be prudent in their 'national budget' I am sure it will be an interesting venture but currently their health care system is more interested in 'increasing' their quality of care by allowing residents to choose among their FIVE hospitals when they need a procedure. The comparison of an indulgent monarchy to the failing USA health care system is simply playing politics with American lives. It seems to be a habit with CNN. Who do they think they are? The media of the USA is better off without them.
Whaling, by the way, in Norway is a cultural issue, no different than many Scandanvian countries such as Iceland. It's difficult for them to remove their passion of whaling from their societies because of it's very, very long history of it.
am confident Norwegians would be appalled at the level of hate of FREE health care exhibited by the CNN Glen Beck Show and would kring to realize they were a part of hurting anyone in the USA.
Economic Survey of Norway 2005 (click here)
Chapter 1. Key issues and challenges
Norway has very high per capita income and low income inequality. Good policy fundamentals and strong institutions have allowed the transformation of natural resource assets into high growth rather than into destructive rent-seeking. Still, policies need to address future risks to good performance and act to contain them. One such challenge is adapting to a major hike of the oil price without fuelling excessive domestic demand pressure, real exchange rate appreciation, and further crowding out of the exposed sector. So far, Norway has successfully avoided such a scenario by adherence to a prudent macro policy framework and pro-growth structural policy reforms, though there are pressures to spend more of the oil money on social programmes and investment. Another key challenge is to cope with the threat to fiscal sustainability from population ageing. The accumulation of oil receipts in the State Petroleum Fund implies a pre-funding of future old-age pension liabilities, but only partially. A pension reform is needed, and has been proposed. Inflows into early retirements and disability are reducing the average retirement age, increasingly impeding labour supply and amplifying the future financing gap. Health and long-term care spending may also exert significant fiscal pressure as the population ages.
I realize the wealthy of the world can afford anything without prudent social programs. Even in the USA the wealthy can pay their own medical costs without feeling 'the pinch.' SICKO isn't about 'the wealthy' unless they have insurance policies that have caused them death.
CNN is ludicrous.
Nancy Grace seems to think it is important to explore the issues that now surround Michael Vick from an economic perspective. I oppose 'private dog fighting' as a cruel and indecent 'sport.' However, no one is asking the question as to why Mr. Vick ventured into such a horrible sport. Could it be related to his hometown beginnings in 'inner city' culture of Newport News, Virginia which is one of the most violent cities in the nation. There are nearly as many murders in Newport News, Virginia in 2007 as occurred in all of 2006. The murder rate and property crime in that city has been consistently high with above average national standards for minimally three years running.
7-state dogfight center detailedVick's property, but not his name, cited in court documents (click here)
By D. ORLANDO LEDBETTER
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 07/07/07
Property owned by Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was the "main staging area for housing and training the pit bulls" for a widespread dog fighting operation in at least seven states, according to a document obtained Friday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Also Friday, federal investigators executed the second sealed search warrant in a month at Vick's Surry County, Va., property.
I don't have sympathy for Mr. Vick, but, he needs to address the issue of cruelty to animals following this discovery of the an outrageously violent Dog Sport on his property. It is a sport, even though illegal.
USE of dogs for amusement and wagering is more than just this operation. This is a significant 'beginning' to exploring the relationship of dogs to cruelty including the fact there are societies that adopt out Gray Hounds from the race track. Dogs are considered companion animals in many states in this country. It give them special status. These operations and misuse of dogs is simply outrageous and has to be scrutinized for it's cruelty.
In the same breath, is Mr. Vick's beginnings as a child in a violent 'inner city' experience the CAUSE for his focus in this 'dog sport' as an adult. Dogs are used in the inner city to stave off crimes. They are 'turned out' in yards of homes 'hungry' to make them more vicious should anyone try to break into a home or come on a property. We all know the legacy of 'the junk yard dog.' It's true and the perfection of 'the perfect attack dog' is in the minds of many to 'insure' safety where no one else can. I don't forgive Mr. Vick for his misguided passion but only wish he would address it openly and in advocacy to prevent any more of it.
enough for now
posted by The Revolt and Revolting at 7:00 PM
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