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Jake Radford

Michael Jordan's money - 7 views

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shared by Jake Radford on 30 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Jake Radford on 30 Mar 12
     
    I thought this was really interesting considering all that's happening in the world with economy and how some have it so bad. MJ certainly doesn't.
  • Bryan Pregon on 30 Mar 12
     
    Have to get to the end to get the punchline... Nerds win indeed.
  • Captain Crunk on 10 Apr 12
     
    If only I could be as big of a baller as Jordan...
christa bennett

I wish my mother had aborted me - 6 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...i-wish-my-mother-aborted-me

Government politics news abortion pro-life

shared by christa bennett on 27 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • christa bennett on 27 Aug 12
     
    this article is about abortion which is an important issue in the upcoming presidential election. I just thought that it was interesting to read but I am in no way for abortion.
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  • Alex Snipes on 29 Aug 12
     
    Abortion is never the way to go no matter what circumstance. Whether its an accident, and inconvenience or cause by rape, abortion is never the answer. People who get abortions are selfish, if rape is the issue and you don't want to have the kid because you don't want to be reminded of that instance in your life, then give the kid up for adoption. Whether you have the abortion or not, you will always have that memory. So give that life a chance, just as you had a chance when you were born. Everyone deserves a chance at life, no matter the reason they were brought into this world.
  • Kirstina Michl on 30 Aug 12
     
    Here's the way that I see the whole abortion issue: Personally, I am pro-choice. Even though it could be considered ethically wrong to get an abortion, it's the mother's body, and she can do as she pleases with it. However, it IS wrong to use abortion as birth control. I think the issue is that some people think that they don't have to use proper birth control, and can just get an abortion. But abortion should definitely be allowed in situations of incest, because inbreeding is just never good. It causes the child in question to have problems, and while people with physical or mental issues are accepted in society, it's just common sense to prevent it when it CAN actually be prevented, like incest (don't abort the child if it's not incest). I also think that teenage girls deserve the right to get an abortion, because they're typically going to still be going to school, and I imagine that going to school pregnant is hard in every way. Of course, the best option is proper birth control, but it unfortunately isn't available in certain situations.
  • Mallory Huggins on 30 Aug 12
     
    I agree with Kirstina, abortion shouldn't be used as birth control, birth control should be used. I also think that abortions need to be available in cases of rape, as well. It's easy to say "just give the kid up for adoption" but it's much harder to guarantee that the child will actually be adopted into a good home, or will even be adopted at all. Many children spend their lives in foster homes. Besides, you would still be forcing the mother to carry a fetus for nine months, putting her life on hold for something that isn't even conscious.
  • Alex Snipes on 30 Aug 12
     
    Being morally correct is so much more important than being politically correct. Abortion is in so many ways is morally wrong. To be for something that should very well be considered murder is absolutely absurd. I agree, everyone has the right to do what they want with their body, but that doesn't mean that what they're doing to their body IS right. That is like being pro drugs. Yes, if people want to do drugs, I guess that's their right, but is it right that they're doing drugs? No. That applies to abortion. And yes, "just give the kid up for adoption" IS the better way to go, because whether or not they go to a good home shouldn't be your biggest concern, it's whether or not they even HAVE a home. So give the poor helpless baby a chance, just like you had a chance, because that baby could grow up and do great things. Whether it was raised in a foster home, orphanage or by an unfit family, if you (the one who's pregnant) feel like your unfit to raise your child, wouldn't you think anything else would be better for it than killing it without ever giving it a chance?
  • Jenny Ord on 30 Aug 12
     
    i think in cases like that abortion should be allowed. i am pro-choice but when a dumb 15 year old gets an abortion just because they chose to have unprotected sex is not right. they should take responsibilities for their actions. but if the situation is like this, when the kid will be abused and poor and neglected i believe abortion should be allowed. it was sad to read this article but also good to read.
  • Alex Snipes on 30 Aug 12
     
    But when you're pregnant, how do you know they will be abused, if the parent would just have the baby and take responsibility for their actions in the beginning then they wouldnt be abused. Wouldnt you make sure of that? for the sake of your child? or are you just going to give up, take the easy way out and kill it?
  • Katelyn Owen on 30 Aug 12
     
    Its really sad to think that someone would have wanted their mothers to abort them. Even if it was what could have been best for them.
  • Mallory Huggins on 31 Aug 12
     
    Alex, did you read this article? This article is about how the parent DID have the baby and "took responsibility for their actions" and then abused the child. So, no just because a parent takes responsibility for their actions in the beginning, that doesn't mean the child won't be abused. If you look at it rationally and scientifically, abortion really isn't murder. Abortions are possible through the second trimester, or 24th week of pregnancy. At this time it is impossible for the fetus to live outside of the womb. It has only just started producing blood cells, the eyes aren't developed until the 26th week, the bones aren't developed until between the 31st and 34th week, the brain is still developing even after the 30th week, and the lungs aren't mature until after the 34th week. So is it really 'murder' to abort something that has less consciousness and is less developed than a mouse?
  • Payton Whiteaker on 31 Aug 12
     
    I am pro-choice, and agree with Mallory and Kirstina. Sure, it's not fair for the unborn baby, but is it fair for the parent(s). In the situation of rape, definitely not. Giving birth to someones child that physically harmed you, a mother should not have to do that. Not to mention how expensive it is to have a child. Why should a 15 year old have to pay that sort of money to have a child? The real problem, they don't, and the parents have to suffer for their child, which is unfair to them. If you want to say it's still morally wrong, it's just as bad as stealing thousands of dollars from those who gave birth to you just to let that child live.
jared thompson

Illegal immigrants could reap more than $7B in tax credits this year, senator says - 1 views

www.foxnews.com/...-tax-credits-this-year-senator

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  • jared thompson on 22 Aug 12
     
    Illegal immigrants could receive more than $7 billion this year in federal tax credits, according to one estimate, thanks to a loophole in the law that allows them to reap the government payments with no questions asked. Sen.
  • dallas muschall on 22 Aug 12
     
    Though illegal immigrants are prohibited from receiving similar tax credits, a quirk in the law allows them to qualify for the child tax credit. And it's a "refundable" credit, meaning recipients can reap the money -- with average checks totaling about $1,800 -- even if they've paid no taxes
Suzanne Peterson

$9 a gallon for gas??? - 12 views

news.yahoo.com/ld-9-gallon-gas-231347434.html

economy

shared by Suzanne Peterson on 01 Dec 11 - No Cached
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  • Jordan Smith on 02 Dec 11
     
    Thats way to much for gas.
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  • casandra morales on 05 Dec 11
     
    five letter word for this: CRAZY!
  • Derek Large on 05 Dec 11
     
    If things like this would happen in the U.S. maby people would buy less gas and save some money. the biggest problem with this, other than the prices are so high, is that when that one thing goes up so much all of the prices of everything will go up...
  • Dakota Smith on 05 Dec 11
     
    Thats just the way things go sometimes
  • broxton anderson on 06 Dec 11
     
    good thing chevy has the volt now.
jordan peterson

The War on marijuana and who's winning - 10 views

www.cnn.com/video

government congress bill economy

shared by jordan peterson on 07 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • jordan peterson on 07 Dec 11
     
    This would for sure help our debt if they did end up legalizing it and taxing it!
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  • alexisprazak on 07 Dec 11
     
    Also if it was legal the government could regulate it, like they do alcohol. It'd make marijuana a lot safer.
  • Derek Large on 07 Dec 11
     
    At the moment we are being told that we are winning the war by the gov't. But the truth is hiding behind the government. They wont tell us the truth because it would show a weakness. We are losing.
  • broxton anderson on 08 Dec 11
     
    how is cannabis not safe? more people die from alcohol related incidents a year than weed for sure, and weed cant poison people. so i vote yes! legalize it.
  • Austin Pursell on 08 Dec 11
     
    I am actually surprised that the govt hasn't legalized it yet because the govt loves money and marijuana sales makes on average 1.5 billion dollars a year so in about 10 years (maybe) the USA could actually not be in debt.
  • corey jump on 08 Dec 11
     
    i dont see why marijuana is not legal anymore its actually funny how our first president grew marijuana as a cash crop
theresa schwenk

Mother Tries To Sell Her Baby - 22 views

usnews.msnbc.msn.com/...r-trying-to-sell-baby-for-7000

shared by theresa schwenk on 05 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Jordan Smith on 05 Dec 11
     
    Thats horrible! Whats happening to everyone? How can someone be so dumb? So sad
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  • Suzanne Peterson on 05 Dec 11
     
    too bad she got caught.... she could have gotten $7,000....
  • anonymous on 06 Dec 11
     
    OMG!!! Suzanne? Too bad she got caught.?.. Sad story!
  • Tuan Chau on 06 Dec 11
     
    Adoption
  • broxton anderson on 06 Dec 11
     
    is that a felony or a misdemeanor?
  • Danielle Peabody on 06 Dec 11
     
    It's not really like adoption because you don't paid for giving up your child. I suppose it could be closer to surrogacy because you pay someone a lot of money to carry a baby for you and they give it to you in return.
  • Hannah Browning on 06 Dec 11
     
    What a crazy lady. She should've just given it up for adoption, at least.
  • Lauren Rommel on 07 Dec 11
     
    People need to be more responsible with their children.. This is absolutely ridiculous! Don't have children if you don't want to take care of them!
  • Brian Williams on 07 Dec 11
     
    I've always wanted a pet child...
  • Anna White on 07 Dec 11
     
    Wow, this is horrible! Just imagine the affects that this will have on the child when hes old enough to understand that his own mother tried to sell him when he was just a baby!
  • Jerome Christiansen on 08 Dec 11
     
    Shows how desperate people are these days..
  • zach parker on 12 Dec 11
     
    7000 wouldn't even cover the costs of child birth. Come on profit margin...
Dakota Smith

Are you better off than mom and dad? - 9 views

money.cnn.com/...index.htm

shared by Dakota Smith on 12 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Jerome Christiansen on 13 Dec 11
     
    people these days.
  • Katelynn Hunter on 13 Dec 11
     
    I think we are better of some ways then our parents were. However, things nowadays are far more complicated then they were back then. I know that now men are earning less then women are compared to what their parents were..but I think this is simply because men had started out with higher wages, I mean women weren't allowed to work for quite some time, and then when we were finally given a chance to work, our wages were pitiful...we've come a long way.
Jordan Smith

Apple Education - 4 views

gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/...ibooks-author-and-new-itunes-u

shared by Jordan Smith on 20 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Brice Johnson on 20 Jan 12
     
    This I think will revolutionize the textbook industry. Textbooks for high schools run close to $100, Apple able to sell digital copies for $15 is simple amazing. Schools might now adapt iPads and save money in the long run on text books. Also iBook Authors could change the book industry the way that iTunes changed the music industry. We will have to give all of these new services a year and then we will see if Apple can dominate another major industry.
  • Jordan Smith on 24 Jan 12
     
    Yes Brice! I think this will change a lot in the education world.
Bryan Pregon

No Warrant Needed for GPS Monitoring, Judge Rules | Threat Level | Wired.com - 4 views

www.wired.com/...warrantless-gps-monitoring

government politics court privacy

shared by Bryan Pregon on 04 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • broxton anderson on 05 Jan 12
     
    no, this is wrong. the government should not be spending so much time tracking us. its fascist. The more we give our liberties away to the government, the more they are going to try and take. with how much peoples personal lives are wrapped up in electronics, it is imperative that we retain our rights. its just a invasion of privacy. either way, with the economy issue i think the last thing we should be wasting money on is recording where the johnson family went for vacation.
  • jordan peterson on 05 Jan 12
     
    This is unethical. I don't want a "1984" by George Orwell to happen
Sarah Trant

New Defense Plan To Slim Down Military, Shift U.S. Security Focus To Asia | Fox News - 5 views

www.foxnews.com/...at-cuts-billions-from-military

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  • Sierra Risner on 05 Jan 12
     
    I think this will be a good thing for the U.S. I am pretty sure that there are enough people who want to fight for our country's freedom so why do we need to keep paying more and more for the military? I don't think they are going to take all of the money the military has.
Julia Hetrick

Wall Street fights rule limiting oil speculation - 0 views

money.cnn.com/...index.htm

shared by Julia Hetrick on 29 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Julia Hetrick on 29 Feb 12
     
    By Jennifer Liberto @CNNMoneyMarkets February 27, 2012: 5:43 PM ET Wall Street is fighting a new rule that cracks down on oil market speculation, which some blame for run-up at the pump. WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Wall Street is pushing to stop a new rule that would crack down on speculation in the energy markets, which many blame for contributing to the spike in gas prices.
Bryan Pregon

'Under God' part of Pledge of Allegiance under review in Massachusetts - CNN.com - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

Government allegiance god massachusetts cnn Politics

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  • Bryan Pregon on 04 Sep 13
     
    "'Under God' part of Pledge of Allegiance under review in Massachusetts"
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  • ladasia on 04 Sep 13
     
    Well then, If it started that way, why would we change it? That's like changing McDonald's from fast food to a fancy italian resturant
  • Bryan Pregon on 06 Sep 13
     
    It is interesting that the pledge has been changed before... the "under God" part wasnt added until the 1950's http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm
  • Sara Borgaila on 06 Sep 13
     
    I don't think its discrimination. Because it's saying that God doesn't love gay people but that's quite opposite. Well that's what I believe anyway. I think we should leave the pledge the way it is because of tradition.
  • Paul Gerjevic on 06 Sep 13
     
    america isn't all forced religion country so i can see why under god could upset people but it isn't that big of a deal
  • Victoria Kirk on 06 Sep 13
     
    It shouldn't matter that is not "forcing a religion" on to someone. Kids don't really think about the meaning of words that they repeat everyday.
  • sheagorman on 06 Sep 13
     
    i think its unnecessary to change it because its a free counrty you dont even have to say the pledge, also it doesnt say a certain god, just gid so that can mean any god you believe in
  • sarah smith on 06 Sep 13
     
    Why?!! Neext thing you know they will wanna take the In God we trust off the money!!
  • ladasia on 06 Sep 13
     
    They have actually spoken on that in the past
Ryan Edmondson

Apple Inc - 0 views

articles.latimes.com/...apple-inc

shared by Ryan Edmondson on 30 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • Ryan Edmondson on 30 Aug 13
     
    Re "Apple execs grilled over tax strategy," Business, May 22 Unbelievable, stunning, incredible that members of Congress have the audacity to bring the chief executive of one of the most successful companies this country has ever seen to grill him on Apple Inc.'s tax strategy (which, by the way, is perfectly legal) so they can try to wring more money out of him.
maceep

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-pentagon-cuts-contractors-20140224,0,705... - 1 views

Defense firms see shares rise after Pentagon budget plan is detailed

Government Politics news

started by maceep on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Andrew Myers

SOPA - 1 views

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/17/technology/sopa_explained/

started by Andrew Myers on 12 Mar 14 no follow-up yet
whitneytoms

Michelle Obama's School Lunches Starve Kids - 0 views

www.rushlimbaugh.com/...a_s_school_lunches_starve_kids

Politics

shared by whitneytoms on 25 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • whitneytoms on 25 Nov 13
     
    RUSH: Okay. We had this as our Morning Update today, but in case you missed it. "School officials in Carmel Clay, Ind., said they lost $300,000 last school year because students are rejecting the healthy menu changes brought on by First Lady Michelle Obama's federal lunch regulations.
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  • nlarsen15 on 26 Nov 13
     
    The idea of "healthy lunches" seems alright on paper. But I've actually heard people claim food served in prisons are healthier than some school lunches! Also, they say they're aiming for "healthier choices." If that's the case, why are we getting Nachos every Monday and French Fry Bars on Thursdays? So many mixed emotions about school lunch anymore! Great... Now I'm hungry
  • deahnna on 26 Nov 13
     
    In theory, the lunch program is a good idea, because students are getting the nutrients they need. However, if they don't eat it, it doesn't do them any good and just wastes the food and money used to buy it. The blame partially falls to students who refuse to eat the lunch, not only Michelle Obama.
  • jamie003 on 02 Dec 13
     
    Some of the students that are told to pay for the lunch, can't afford it and refuses to pay for it. Who wants [ay for a meal that they don't like and probably won't benefit them? It's the student choice not the schools.
  • Daniel Bonner on 02 Dec 13
     
    I think this is a good idea, but we need to figure out how to make lunch affordable and healthy all at the same time.
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