tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5318932215558855585..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Past and PresentJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16325544965387733272009-07-29T07:38:51.735-10:002009-07-29T07:38:51.735-10:00"the word on the northshore is bones are bein..."the word on the northshore is bones are being moved in the night"<br /><br />By who?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-74756952550224424912009-07-29T05:03:12.071-10:002009-07-29T05:03:12.071-10:00the word on the northshore is bones are being move...the word on the northshore is bones are being moved in the nightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-22762188447976672842009-07-29T04:27:25.841-10:002009-07-29T04:27:25.841-10:00Hopefully Sassa will get a quality education that ...Hopefully Sassa will get a quality education that will enable her to understand the difference between "leech" and "leach".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-62205897190632512212009-07-29T03:49:51.727-10:002009-07-29T03:49:51.727-10:00"She could have worked to put herself through..."She could have worked to put herself through grad school. Or get educational loans."<br /><br />Yes and US parents could send their children to private schools instead of leeching off my tax dollars and sending them to public schools. If they can't afford it let them get a loan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55634507322497194742009-07-28T21:22:08.049-10:002009-07-28T21:22:08.049-10:00Libraries, like other services such as fire, polic...Libraries, like other services such as fire, police, etc, are available to all and paid by tax dollars.<br /><br />Student loans have to be repaid.<br /><br />Minimizing tax debt is OK, but not by, for example, hiding income in some Caribbean tax haven. It may be legal, or not, banking that the thinned-out IRS hasn't the resources to pursue it...but it's very unethical, therefore rising to the standard of "leach".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-61905660319803483452009-07-28T21:08:31.037-10:002009-07-28T21:08:31.037-10:00She could have worked to put herself through grad ...She could have worked to put herself through grad school. Or get educational loans.<br /><br />Welfare is for those who need and deserve it...not for those merely looking for an easy way out of financial responsibilities they could otherwise meet.<br /><br />Same goes for the knee surgery leaches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-67513539748437095992009-07-28T20:39:09.046-10:002009-07-28T20:39:09.046-10:00We need Sassa here in the US.
http://news.yahoo.c...We need Sassa here in the US.<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090728/hl_nm/us_speed_limit<br /><br />Higher speed limits led to about 12,500 more deaths on US roads between 1995 and 2005, a new study in the American Journal of Public Health shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37648133946693014932009-07-28T20:32:25.860-10:002009-07-28T20:32:25.860-10:00Joe doesn't have the authority to allow unauth...Joe doesn't have the authority to allow unauthorized people on the site. "<br /><br />He could have let them do their oli and pule on the road w/o calling the cops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-23059489658718922892009-07-28T19:27:32.675-10:002009-07-28T19:27:32.675-10:00"All who know of this treat them as they shou..."All who know of this treat them as they should be treated....leaches who avoided their own responsibility that could have been met without bankrupting them."<br /><br />What if it would have bankrupted them? What if they bankrupted themselves first. Would they still be "leaches" or just stupid losers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-82109470330864825252009-07-28T19:17:52.035-10:002009-07-28T19:17:52.035-10:00"The fact that you seem to crow proudly about..."The fact that you seem to crow proudly about taking things for free in a welfare state that you apparently could have paid for is the issue."<br /><br />Wait a minute I read that thread and no where did "Sassa" say she could afford to pay for her education. True she seems to be availing herself of all opportunities her country provides to their citizens, but would you consider a Kauai citizen a "leech" if they used a public library when they could have afforded to buy a book? Are rich people who hire tax lawyers to pay the minimum or no taxes "leeches"? Are students who get government loans for college "leeches" Perhaps Swedish citizens have such benefits because they do not invade other countries. I'm sure she passed any means test to qualify for whatever she gets just like people here do for the limited services they receive here in the good ole USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-79090152703719241272009-07-28T18:16:10.231-10:002009-07-28T18:16:10.231-10:00Saving lives through your work and trying to live ...Saving lives through your work and trying to live simply aren't the issues.<br /><br />The fact that you seem to crow proudly about taking things for free in a welfare state that you apparently could have paid for is the issue.<br /><br />Joan C lives a simple life. She writes about it. I'd be shocked to learn that she is any form of a welfare recipient, trust fund baby or recipient of fat alimony checks.<br /><br />At any rate - and this is the crux of the matter - she doesn't crow about it. She doesn't intimate that she is better than anyone else for choosing a simple lifestyle. She supports herself with no handouts.<br /><br />You don't - and are proud of it. That is the crux of this whole exchange.<br /><br />We have friends who manipulated the system and are proud of it. He needed 2 knee replacements. They could have afforded to pay, but didn't want to...it would cut into their lifestyle, you know.<br /><br />So, they transferred their assets to trusted relatives to be retrieved later. Then proved they were destitute, thereby legally entitling them to free operations.<br /><br />All who know of this treat them as they should be treated....leaches who avoided their own responsibility that could have been met without bankrupting them.<br /><br />So, live simply or live high off the hog...but earn your own keep and pay your own way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-25727630239433424582009-07-28T16:59:43.036-10:002009-07-28T16:59:43.036-10:00..."Brescia’s construction site but were deni......"Brescia’s construction site but were denied access by his contractor, Joe Gallante"<br />Joe doesn't have the authority to allow unauthorized people on the site. <br />The procedure is to follow the state rules, Establish your linear connection to the burials through the SHPD rules and apply to the property owner for permission.<br />If you dispute the procrdure,change it. It was established by Hawaiians when the Burial Councils were established.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-13117185113530398412009-07-28T11:39:26.610-10:002009-07-28T11:39:26.610-10:00"but no one seemed bothered by the idea that ..."but no one seemed bothered by the idea that Hawaii itself is an illegal fake state."<br /><br />-- b/ the argument doesnt hold up to scrutiny, obviously <br /><br /><br />"Last year 34,000 Americans died in auto accidents and the United States, with less than 5 % of the global population"<br /><br />-- its not just being in a hurry, of course. lots of cars + lots of people + lots of roads + a relatively affluent, highly mobile society enjoining much economic activity and interstate commerce + considerable competitive risk taking behavior / bad judgment ("get ahead 1st," drinking, driver distractions, etc)<br /><br /><br />as to "uses about a quarter of the world’s fossil fuel resources"<br /><br />-- yes, too much for sure. and the goal would be to maintain and/or increase that relatively huge amount of innovation and economic activity (now using such energy) more efficiently and sustainably. this is why the CleanTech sector is growing by leaps and bounds (led by the US, by the way, thank you very much)<br /><br />i hesitate with the two (2) above responses as i suspect the commenter knows this already<br /><br /><br />darwin_was_pretty_smartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-29836914063453803672009-07-28T09:32:48.784-10:002009-07-28T09:32:48.784-10:00Joan said: "A humorous thread was launched by...Joan said: "A humorous thread was launched by a comment I almost deleted from Saturday’s Quick Fixes post, and included a link to an amusing video clip and debate between capitalism and socialism." <br /><br />hallå,<br /><br />This is Sassa. Thank you for your link helping me save the lives of many people rushing to their jobs to produce crap people don't need and calling it a value added service. Last year 34,000 Americans died in auto accidents and the United States, with less than 5 % of the global population, uses about a quarter of the world’s fossil fuel resources, and yet they call me a parasite for trying to save lives and get an education. This is hurtful to me. Americans please stop being greedy warmongers, slow down and live a simple life.<br />Adjö´!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com