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Arizona's immigration law was written by—literally written by—the private prison industry, which was trying to create a new market of people to imprison. It was passed with the support of elected officials who are members of a private club that's limited to state legislators and powerful corporations, including the Corrections Corporation of America. If Senator Webb wants to know why so many people are in American prisons, he might need to take a look at the profit motive.
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BP and Halliburton knew that the cement they'd poured in the Macondo well was unstable. But they didn't let that stop them.
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The loathsome phrase has been around for fifty years now, and is overtaking "I couldn't care less." It's a totally illogical phrase, but it sure is popular.
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No child has ever been killed by eating poisoned Halloween candy. Ever. Not even once. Halloween is, in fact, a really safe time for kids to wander around the neighborhood and hit up the neighbors for candy. So lay off of them.
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When the SCOTUS OKd political spending by corporations, they thought that there would be near-instant disclosure of those expenditures. They were wrong, because they (apparently) did not understand adequately how tax laws work. Now we've got businesses giving bajillions of dollars to influence elections, substantially in secret, even from the very shareholders who have every right to know.
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Arizona: The profit motive, the corrupting influence of corporate money in government (30 of 36 legislative sponsors took prison corp money), and an ample supply of morally bankrupt politicians willing to lie about it all.
When you have children of your own, feel free to encourage them to dress up like Lady Gaga and go beg strangers for candy. What authority do you have to tell other people to “lay off” their own kids, if those parents choose differently?
Um. It’s a blog. Full of opinions. What with being the United States, I don’t need any authority to tell people anything—I just get to say stuff. You know, kind of of like you. (e.g. What authority do you have to tell me to dress my kids up like Lady Gaga?) Man, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or something?
If it was just an opinion about Halloween safety, then the last line of the blog entry is a throwaway. Words mean things, and that sentence is a directive to parents.