Aside from their broader impact on society as a whole, i.e. taking potential jobs away from legal citizens, not having to pay taxes, etc.
What, in your opinion, is a valid reason for reporting an illegal alien?
just for being an illegal alien. If they come here legally I do not have any problem with that. But when they are invading our country I would report them as soon as I knew. Peace
Reply:Getting in a car accident (in California (land of the immigrants)) and having to pay because they can't get insurance because they can't get driver's license because they don't pay taxes because they aren't citizens because they're too damn lazy.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
What is your opinion on the huge crisis in home owner lending? Are the main crooks going to jail?
The over valued home loans deserve major prison sentences IMO. One guy made 4.5 billion is serving 4 yrs. and pays back 2B. He'll still be a billionaire after prison.
Should the buyers have been more astute about the loans?
If you can afford to buy these foreclosed properties for a song is it ethically wrong? Someone is going to buy them.
What is your opinion on the huge crisis in home owner lending? Are the main crooks going to jail?
It's a huge scam. I remember when my parents died and they had the value of their home listed....one I live in now...and pay taxes on.......they said it was worth 280,000 dollars. I laughed......said no-way is this house worth that....I was told LOCATION, location, location.....value would only go up. Within the first year it dropped 100,000. But I'm still taxed on the upper amount. It's dropped 20,000 since then......due to location, location, location......
People were duped into going beyond their means because rent was so high.....now it's a vultures dream. No, the real criminals aren't suffering. Nor are any of these McMansions worth what even the low price is. They are so cheaply made you will re-building it from the ground up in less than 10 years. These beautiful condo type complexes will be the new "projects" in no time. I know here it is really nice looking JUNK that people are stuck with.....going insane trying to save....than will be fall apart dumps in no time. I don't live in a McMansion.......more less a "habitate for humanity" house. No basement...no frills. It's a major scam all the way around. Supposidly I can rent it for almost 2,000 a month.....I don't think it would survive a family with children. Heck it's falling down around me as we speak. Wasn't always like this.....this was the result of re-building after a massive tornado. Junk...pure junk.
Reply:no different than the Corporate Raiders of the 70's. Remember mr. junk bond himself ..Michael Millican ?.....see it's been so long I can't remember myself. Stole 400 million , paid a 200 million fine, did 4 years in Club Fed.Oh yeah, the SEC took his 'traders' license away....but could still sit on a board as an adviser. The guys going to jail now, don't worry they will buy a presidental pardon from G.W. BUSH..who say's crime doesn't pay ?....your mother lied to you.
Reply:Buyer beware ! Unless you were one of the glorified thieves that took place in the disaster, there's nothing wrong with purchasing foreclosed property -- again Buyer Beware of the thieves you deal with lest you be stuck holding the bag.
Reply:banks say no for good reason. pity some people won't take no for an answer. Those writing the loans will prob never pay for the harm they've done, but I would regard all such as inherently corrupt and never employ them.
Reply:I don't think ethics are practiced in today's business world. I think the bankers got greedy. They extended loans to people who were financially unable to keep up payments. Good enough if a few banks go under. We have plenty of banks around here. It's interesting that many bankers have "friends" they notify when a property is foreclosed on. These vultures get a very low price on homes and vehicles too.
Reply:The crooks should go to jail for misrepresenting a home.
Reply:My biggest gripe is why make home loans so complicated? It used to be loans were fixed and percentages that any moron could figure. So, either you could afford the monthly payments or not...there weren't any balloon payments or other nonsense to get in the way of realistically and logically knowing whether you could afford the house you were about to buy from the beginning to the end. And a bank or mortgage company wouldn't loan you the money if you could not make the payments...simple economics 101, no make that 1!
Reply:Put the blame where it belongs! Idiots bought homes they couldn't afford and now want you and I to bail them out.
Reply:first of all i would like to hear more about the guy going to jail -- is this a fact or something someone dreamed up = i would say dreamed up -- the main crooks is the system that allows folks who should not be buying house able to get loans -- who every dreamed up interest only loans and arm's was a great business man -- but these loans are only for fools -- suckers who are willing to put there future on the line just to be a home owner!!! in the time of easy credit and folks not worrying about paying bills do not blame the lenders!!! as for some one stepping in and making a profit on the fore closers here again it is just good business and there is nothing unethical about making a great business deal!!! if i came to your house right now with title to my car in hand and wanted to sale it for $25.00 because i no longer could afford it every one on this site would be breaking their necks to come up with the $25.00 !!!!
Reply:Those interest only loans are good for 5 years Then they have to refinance. Two years ago every one was buying home and bidding on them. Three years from now they have refinance. Every one will foreclose . I Think the bank should let these people refinance at alower interest rate to save the country but they wont sorry for my spelling
Reply:OK, so these teaser mortgage rates are a real "come on" but where is personal responsibility in all of this? People do not want to wait for what they want. They want it now....no matter what. When I was in the market for a home, the lenders keep telling me I could afford a grander home....I knew that I would be house poor if I followed their advice so I bought within my means. People can only be taken advantage of if they allow it. The old addage: "if it seems too good to be true then it probably is" rings true here, as does "buyer beware."
Reply:Who's the guy serving 4 years for home loan fraud? There's no way anyone has been convicted yet, no less than a billionaire that can afford to throw lawyers at a problem forever. This home loan problem was more of a mess by the loan agents that didn't tell the homeowners what was going on, then the brokers who bundled the loans together and dumped them on the securities market.
As long as people keep having kids, and people keep immigrating here, there's going to be an increasing demand for homes. I don't think it's ethically wrong to buy a house in foreclosure. You'll probably actually be helping.
Reply:%26gt; huge crisis in home owner lending?
My opinion is that Congress should just outlaw the "teaser rate mortgage." All mortgages should start at their actual rate, because there's no guarantee that someone's going to be making more money 2-5 years from now, and no guarantee that the owner will be able to refinance 2-5 years from now.
%26gt; Are the main crooks going to jail?
Nope. The problem is that they're not crooks. There wasn't any law against the incredible stupidity and greed that was going on 1999-2005.
%26gt; Should the buyers have been more astute about the loans?
Yep.
%26gt; If you can afford to buy these foreclosed properties for a song
They're not being sold for a song.
Reply:Once a crook always a crook they will always find a way.
Best thing to do is know who your lender is.
Yes they will always be the ones to buy them..what happens most of the time the man with the money sits back and watches for it to keep dropping then steps in and buys.
Reply:That is a great question! My son and his partner both 2 properties in South Florida for quite a bit of money. Now these properties are devaluing rapidly, they have been on the market for over a year, with no one interested in purchasing them. They are 5 and 6 bedrooms each. They still make the payments, most of it is interest, plus the high property taxes. I had advised NOT to purchase another home for investment value, but kids do not listen. They are "cash" strapped do to overvalued property, now rapidly decreasing in value. There also is a huge surge in properties for sale out there, people are looking for good deals. mortgage does not support selling at a loss, just to get out from under it.. They also purchased in a gated community, where there isn't much exposure for someone looking for a house as you can't just drive through a neighborhood and see a house and fall in love with it.
Reply:money money money--come and take my house after i burn it to the ground and collect the insurance.
greed by bankers to make billions more then they already making. forecloses, pity that the government can run a war for trillions of dollars and not assist the average home owner keep their property. what is this country coming too?
Reply:In my humble opinion, this scheme was cooked up and allowed so that the War could take place and the US would use it's real estate to keep the economy afloat. Now that it is falling apart the Govt. is going to allow people to have other means of refinancing these homes, so that the War can continue. This is an over simplified answer but it is true. I mean think about it, who is really benefiting from the war...anybody care to take a educated guess? Those who have invested interest in oil, are the same with invested interest in rebuilding Iraq. I wish the youth of today would do what the youth of the 60's and 70's did more of and it ain't drugs! lol!
As for buying a house at a lower amount...that is the name of the game and even before this problem it has always been the name of the game, in fact maybe that is where the Monopoly Game name originated from! lol! Go for it!
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Should the buyers have been more astute about the loans?
If you can afford to buy these foreclosed properties for a song is it ethically wrong? Someone is going to buy them.
What is your opinion on the huge crisis in home owner lending? Are the main crooks going to jail?
It's a huge scam. I remember when my parents died and they had the value of their home listed....one I live in now...and pay taxes on.......they said it was worth 280,000 dollars. I laughed......said no-way is this house worth that....I was told LOCATION, location, location.....value would only go up. Within the first year it dropped 100,000. But I'm still taxed on the upper amount. It's dropped 20,000 since then......due to location, location, location......
People were duped into going beyond their means because rent was so high.....now it's a vultures dream. No, the real criminals aren't suffering. Nor are any of these McMansions worth what even the low price is. They are so cheaply made you will re-building it from the ground up in less than 10 years. These beautiful condo type complexes will be the new "projects" in no time. I know here it is really nice looking JUNK that people are stuck with.....going insane trying to save....than will be fall apart dumps in no time. I don't live in a McMansion.......more less a "habitate for humanity" house. No basement...no frills. It's a major scam all the way around. Supposidly I can rent it for almost 2,000 a month.....I don't think it would survive a family with children. Heck it's falling down around me as we speak. Wasn't always like this.....this was the result of re-building after a massive tornado. Junk...pure junk.
Reply:no different than the Corporate Raiders of the 70's. Remember mr. junk bond himself ..Michael Millican ?.....see it's been so long I can't remember myself. Stole 400 million , paid a 200 million fine, did 4 years in Club Fed.Oh yeah, the SEC took his 'traders' license away....but could still sit on a board as an adviser. The guys going to jail now, don't worry they will buy a presidental pardon from G.W. BUSH..who say's crime doesn't pay ?....your mother lied to you.
Reply:Buyer beware ! Unless you were one of the glorified thieves that took place in the disaster, there's nothing wrong with purchasing foreclosed property -- again Buyer Beware of the thieves you deal with lest you be stuck holding the bag.
Reply:banks say no for good reason. pity some people won't take no for an answer. Those writing the loans will prob never pay for the harm they've done, but I would regard all such as inherently corrupt and never employ them.
Reply:I don't think ethics are practiced in today's business world. I think the bankers got greedy. They extended loans to people who were financially unable to keep up payments. Good enough if a few banks go under. We have plenty of banks around here. It's interesting that many bankers have "friends" they notify when a property is foreclosed on. These vultures get a very low price on homes and vehicles too.
Reply:The crooks should go to jail for misrepresenting a home.
Reply:My biggest gripe is why make home loans so complicated? It used to be loans were fixed and percentages that any moron could figure. So, either you could afford the monthly payments or not...there weren't any balloon payments or other nonsense to get in the way of realistically and logically knowing whether you could afford the house you were about to buy from the beginning to the end. And a bank or mortgage company wouldn't loan you the money if you could not make the payments...simple economics 101, no make that 1!
Reply:Put the blame where it belongs! Idiots bought homes they couldn't afford and now want you and I to bail them out.
Reply:first of all i would like to hear more about the guy going to jail -- is this a fact or something someone dreamed up = i would say dreamed up -- the main crooks is the system that allows folks who should not be buying house able to get loans -- who every dreamed up interest only loans and arm's was a great business man -- but these loans are only for fools -- suckers who are willing to put there future on the line just to be a home owner!!! in the time of easy credit and folks not worrying about paying bills do not blame the lenders!!! as for some one stepping in and making a profit on the fore closers here again it is just good business and there is nothing unethical about making a great business deal!!! if i came to your house right now with title to my car in hand and wanted to sale it for $25.00 because i no longer could afford it every one on this site would be breaking their necks to come up with the $25.00 !!!!
Reply:Those interest only loans are good for 5 years Then they have to refinance. Two years ago every one was buying home and bidding on them. Three years from now they have refinance. Every one will foreclose . I Think the bank should let these people refinance at alower interest rate to save the country but they wont sorry for my spelling
Reply:OK, so these teaser mortgage rates are a real "come on" but where is personal responsibility in all of this? People do not want to wait for what they want. They want it now....no matter what. When I was in the market for a home, the lenders keep telling me I could afford a grander home....I knew that I would be house poor if I followed their advice so I bought within my means. People can only be taken advantage of if they allow it. The old addage: "if it seems too good to be true then it probably is" rings true here, as does "buyer beware."
Reply:Who's the guy serving 4 years for home loan fraud? There's no way anyone has been convicted yet, no less than a billionaire that can afford to throw lawyers at a problem forever. This home loan problem was more of a mess by the loan agents that didn't tell the homeowners what was going on, then the brokers who bundled the loans together and dumped them on the securities market.
As long as people keep having kids, and people keep immigrating here, there's going to be an increasing demand for homes. I don't think it's ethically wrong to buy a house in foreclosure. You'll probably actually be helping.
Reply:%26gt; huge crisis in home owner lending?
My opinion is that Congress should just outlaw the "teaser rate mortgage." All mortgages should start at their actual rate, because there's no guarantee that someone's going to be making more money 2-5 years from now, and no guarantee that the owner will be able to refinance 2-5 years from now.
%26gt; Are the main crooks going to jail?
Nope. The problem is that they're not crooks. There wasn't any law against the incredible stupidity and greed that was going on 1999-2005.
%26gt; Should the buyers have been more astute about the loans?
Yep.
%26gt; If you can afford to buy these foreclosed properties for a song
They're not being sold for a song.
Reply:Once a crook always a crook they will always find a way.
Best thing to do is know who your lender is.
Yes they will always be the ones to buy them..what happens most of the time the man with the money sits back and watches for it to keep dropping then steps in and buys.
Reply:That is a great question! My son and his partner both 2 properties in South Florida for quite a bit of money. Now these properties are devaluing rapidly, they have been on the market for over a year, with no one interested in purchasing them. They are 5 and 6 bedrooms each. They still make the payments, most of it is interest, plus the high property taxes. I had advised NOT to purchase another home for investment value, but kids do not listen. They are "cash" strapped do to overvalued property, now rapidly decreasing in value. There also is a huge surge in properties for sale out there, people are looking for good deals. mortgage does not support selling at a loss, just to get out from under it.. They also purchased in a gated community, where there isn't much exposure for someone looking for a house as you can't just drive through a neighborhood and see a house and fall in love with it.
Reply:money money money--come and take my house after i burn it to the ground and collect the insurance.
greed by bankers to make billions more then they already making. forecloses, pity that the government can run a war for trillions of dollars and not assist the average home owner keep their property. what is this country coming too?
Reply:In my humble opinion, this scheme was cooked up and allowed so that the War could take place and the US would use it's real estate to keep the economy afloat. Now that it is falling apart the Govt. is going to allow people to have other means of refinancing these homes, so that the War can continue. This is an over simplified answer but it is true. I mean think about it, who is really benefiting from the war...anybody care to take a educated guess? Those who have invested interest in oil, are the same with invested interest in rebuilding Iraq. I wish the youth of today would do what the youth of the 60's and 70's did more of and it ain't drugs! lol!
As for buying a house at a lower amount...that is the name of the game and even before this problem it has always been the name of the game, in fact maybe that is where the Monopoly Game name originated from! lol! Go for it!
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Should little Legue baseball players get paid to play?
a question posed on the news, since child actors get paid big bucks ( like Dakota Fanning) why shouldn't child sports stars expect to be paid in this competive society. Just would like opinions on this.
Should little Legue baseball players get paid to play?
I don't think that the players themselves should get paid but rather a sizable donation to say their team or their town athletic funds. I agree that ESPN makes huge amounts by broadcasting the games. It should be shared as they do with every other sport.
Reply:Yes. They should do everything just like the pro's, and when it all crashes and burns...maybe we can play some sports that involve just kids playing sports - all the parents stay home.
Reply:No, it would ruin the sport.
Reply:When they sell 16 million tickets to a little league game, and then sell 10 million more copies of the game... THEN you can compare Dakota Fanning (and other child actors) and little league ball players.
Unless you are talking about Michelle Wie, or Olympic gymnasts... there is NO such things as a "child sports star."
Reply:Yes- in cookies
Reply:If there generateing money they should get some of it.
Reply:no if they get paid then that means that we r going into contracts and trades. its too much for kids there age and if u want too pay them money for playing leave it to the parents
Reply:I am really proud of all those teams,they have memories for now,pay later...It's not the same,not really...
I live in Columbus Ga..Go Team!! Good luck to all that get this once in a lifetime opportunity at the Little League World Series!!
Reply:No. It's a kids game, let it stay that way. Their travel and living during the tourney is covered by Little League International. Therefor, payment is made. Plus they get memories that last a lifetime.
Should little Legue baseball players get paid to play?
I don't think that the players themselves should get paid but rather a sizable donation to say their team or their town athletic funds. I agree that ESPN makes huge amounts by broadcasting the games. It should be shared as they do with every other sport.
Reply:Yes. They should do everything just like the pro's, and when it all crashes and burns...maybe we can play some sports that involve just kids playing sports - all the parents stay home.
Reply:No, it would ruin the sport.
Reply:When they sell 16 million tickets to a little league game, and then sell 10 million more copies of the game... THEN you can compare Dakota Fanning (and other child actors) and little league ball players.
Unless you are talking about Michelle Wie, or Olympic gymnasts... there is NO such things as a "child sports star."
Reply:Yes- in cookies
Reply:If there generateing money they should get some of it.
Reply:no if they get paid then that means that we r going into contracts and trades. its too much for kids there age and if u want too pay them money for playing leave it to the parents
Reply:I am really proud of all those teams,they have memories for now,pay later...It's not the same,not really...
I live in Columbus Ga..Go Team!! Good luck to all that get this once in a lifetime opportunity at the Little League World Series!!
Reply:No. It's a kids game, let it stay that way. Their travel and living during the tourney is covered by Little League International. Therefor, payment is made. Plus they get memories that last a lifetime.
Since his indictment last week has the opinion of those who defended Barry Bonds changed or not & why?
The only thing i will say on the mattier is that if Bonds is proven by the Feds to be guilty then by all means he should pay the price. But that being said why are they only targeting him but yet Rafael Palmeiro lied to congress %26amp; they not going after him? It's a double standard %26amp; not right at all. If they going after Bonds i say get all of them not just one person.
Since his indictment last week has the opinion of those who defended Barry Bonds changed or not %26amp; why?
I have no comment on your question as I have never supported Bonds. HOWEVER, I must completely agree with your statement about going after everyone who lied not JUST Bonds. Specifically Palmeiro for directly lying in court. McGwire was on it when it was legal so punishing him doesn't make sense, unless he lied as well.
Reply:Read the whole indictment at bostondirtdogs.com. Scroll down to the bottom and click on "Yesterdays Headlines". Scroll down again. There is a link right below the lovely pic of Bonds, Victor Conte and Greg Anderson.
Reply:It's all a witch hunt.
They are trying to set an example and are going about it the wrong way.
No matter what happens, guilty or not, this whle situation is tainted.
Bond's will not be found guilty though.
I don't like the guy as a person, but I think he has handled everything very well.
He is probably the greatest hitter baseball has ever seen and I don't think him taking steroids played into to his stats very much.
Reply:Jason Giambi shows that everyone loves a repentant sinner. He should have come clean and now he will never play another game. Bud Selig is licking his chops right now waiting to suspend him.
Sayonara to the Drug Induced Homerun King or DIK for short and good rittens
It is true that steroids doesn't improve hand eye coordination but when you make just sparse contact what should be a pop up ends up in the water well that does add to your stats.
Reply:They may not have the smoking gun on Palmeiro that they may have on Bonds.
Plus, if Palmeiro isn't playing anymore, who from the 'fan perspective' is going to push him.
Would be sweet if the only one left unscathed in this whole thing was Giambi, the only one that came forward.
Reply:Baseball should have to pay the price also!!!
Reply:I'm sure their opinion hasn't changed. They are the same people helping OJ look for the "real" killer.
Reply:No because if they defended him it was clear to them that he was on steroids, and knew what he say at the time although inaccurate and purgery still felt like he was a great player.
Reply:Dusty Baker seems to be the only one on his side at this point, and if Bobby were still alive, then him, too.
Since his indictment last week has the opinion of those who defended Barry Bonds changed or not %26amp; why?
I have no comment on your question as I have never supported Bonds. HOWEVER, I must completely agree with your statement about going after everyone who lied not JUST Bonds. Specifically Palmeiro for directly lying in court. McGwire was on it when it was legal so punishing him doesn't make sense, unless he lied as well.
Reply:Read the whole indictment at bostondirtdogs.com. Scroll down to the bottom and click on "Yesterdays Headlines". Scroll down again. There is a link right below the lovely pic of Bonds, Victor Conte and Greg Anderson.
Reply:It's all a witch hunt.
They are trying to set an example and are going about it the wrong way.
No matter what happens, guilty or not, this whle situation is tainted.
Bond's will not be found guilty though.
I don't like the guy as a person, but I think he has handled everything very well.
He is probably the greatest hitter baseball has ever seen and I don't think him taking steroids played into to his stats very much.
Reply:Jason Giambi shows that everyone loves a repentant sinner. He should have come clean and now he will never play another game. Bud Selig is licking his chops right now waiting to suspend him.
Sayonara to the Drug Induced Homerun King or DIK for short and good rittens
It is true that steroids doesn't improve hand eye coordination but when you make just sparse contact what should be a pop up ends up in the water well that does add to your stats.
Reply:They may not have the smoking gun on Palmeiro that they may have on Bonds.
Plus, if Palmeiro isn't playing anymore, who from the 'fan perspective' is going to push him.
Would be sweet if the only one left unscathed in this whole thing was Giambi, the only one that came forward.
Reply:Baseball should have to pay the price also!!!
Reply:I'm sure their opinion hasn't changed. They are the same people helping OJ look for the "real" killer.
Reply:No because if they defended him it was clear to them that he was on steroids, and knew what he say at the time although inaccurate and purgery still felt like he was a great player.
Reply:Dusty Baker seems to be the only one on his side at this point, and if Bobby were still alive, then him, too.
Why do baseball players get paid more than our teachers?
I think it is appalling and even a little offensive. What is your opinion?
Why do baseball players get paid more than our teachers?
I think it shows that our priorities are not in education. It's too bad.
What are you going to do to change it?
Reply:Okay, when was the last time you admired a teacher? You probably -- as do I, as do most people -- have a celebrity you admire. It's a movie star, rock star, politician -- someone. And they all get paid more the teachers. Salaries were comparably higher back in the 50s and 60s, but the teachers also had respect. When that was lost, the talented potential teachers went into more viable careers, leaving less talented people to teach. It's a shame, yes, but the republicans cut education money and so teachers have become largely babysitters. Hence, ballplayers and others have the money.
Reply:Professional Baseball players are a part of a business. They make the owners far more money than they are paid.
I believe teaching is a gift and a calling. The teachers are there because they want to make the world a better place.
Reply:Although teachers may be more important to society, and the improvement of youth, they are not as "valuable" moneywise. Thousands of students graduate every year with teaching degrees, while only a handful are skilled enough to play professional sports. There are no other Tom Brady's, A-Rods, or Kobe Bryant's, that's why they make so much money. You can't find someone else to do there job, because no one else is that good. If you're not replaceable, you make more money for your service. Not saying I agree with it, that's just the logic behind it.
Reply:Baseball players offer entertainment, most teachers offer nihilism in one form or another, environmentalism, multiculturalism, etc.
If teachers taught humans how to positively function on this planet and enjoy life, it might be another story. Until then, PLAY BALL!
Reply:If you took the salaries of all the baseball players and compared them to the salaries of all teachers, might not be so lopsided.
Famous athletes give up their privacy for the big money that comes with the fame. They need the money to protect their lives from the prying masses. There is a dark side to fame. This is the reason I think all celebrities deserve those large pay checks. I pity the ones who do not get the money with the fame.
Reply:because do u actuallt think us stupid kids want to learn... all we care about is stuff that rotts our brains... lol
Reply:Because we live in a society that values entertainment more than knowledge and wisdom.
Reply:Because they train constantly and stay to a strict diet. It's not easy..
Reply:never thought of that. interesting.
i find it appalling and yes, a little offensive indeed.
Reply:that's all sports.
it's a conspiracy to keep the rich rich and the poor poor...MENTALLY that is...
Why do baseball players get paid more than our teachers?
I think it shows that our priorities are not in education. It's too bad.
What are you going to do to change it?
Reply:Okay, when was the last time you admired a teacher? You probably -- as do I, as do most people -- have a celebrity you admire. It's a movie star, rock star, politician -- someone. And they all get paid more the teachers. Salaries were comparably higher back in the 50s and 60s, but the teachers also had respect. When that was lost, the talented potential teachers went into more viable careers, leaving less talented people to teach. It's a shame, yes, but the republicans cut education money and so teachers have become largely babysitters. Hence, ballplayers and others have the money.
Reply:Professional Baseball players are a part of a business. They make the owners far more money than they are paid.
I believe teaching is a gift and a calling. The teachers are there because they want to make the world a better place.
Reply:Although teachers may be more important to society, and the improvement of youth, they are not as "valuable" moneywise. Thousands of students graduate every year with teaching degrees, while only a handful are skilled enough to play professional sports. There are no other Tom Brady's, A-Rods, or Kobe Bryant's, that's why they make so much money. You can't find someone else to do there job, because no one else is that good. If you're not replaceable, you make more money for your service. Not saying I agree with it, that's just the logic behind it.
Reply:Baseball players offer entertainment, most teachers offer nihilism in one form or another, environmentalism, multiculturalism, etc.
If teachers taught humans how to positively function on this planet and enjoy life, it might be another story. Until then, PLAY BALL!
Reply:If you took the salaries of all the baseball players and compared them to the salaries of all teachers, might not be so lopsided.
Famous athletes give up their privacy for the big money that comes with the fame. They need the money to protect their lives from the prying masses. There is a dark side to fame. This is the reason I think all celebrities deserve those large pay checks. I pity the ones who do not get the money with the fame.
Reply:because do u actuallt think us stupid kids want to learn... all we care about is stuff that rotts our brains... lol
Reply:Because we live in a society that values entertainment more than knowledge and wisdom.
Reply:Because they train constantly and stay to a strict diet. It's not easy..
Reply:never thought of that. interesting.
i find it appalling and yes, a little offensive indeed.
Reply:that's all sports.
it's a conspiracy to keep the rich rich and the poor poor...MENTALLY that is...
In your opinion, is it racist to be against illegal aliens?
Personally, I think illegal immigrants are breaking the law, and cause problems here using our health care system, schools, roads, and public assistance programs, which they do not pay into with the minimally paying jobs they get. I am, however, not a racist, I have absolutely nothing against people of any race who are here legally. A friend of mine disagrees with me and calls me anti-hispanic because I am not an advocate for an open border. What do you think?
In your opinion, is it racist to be against illegal aliens?
Being anti illegal immigration/ amnesty is NOT racist!! Unless you are singling out a particular race......
Being against open borders is NOT racist either, in this day and age it is ridiculous to have an open border. America is at this moment a Huge target for many that are calling for our deaths. Wanting to know who comes into your country is not racist, LEGAL immigrants go thru several processes to get here, health/ disease screenings and criminal background checks etc. ILLEGALS do not go thru any of this, my main issues with illegal immigration.
Tell your friend that illegals aren't just Hispanic, illegals come in all races and walks of life. We do have white European illegals also......... as well as just about all other races on this earth.
If we opened up our borders we would be signing our own death certificates. How is putting our safety and that of our children's (and rest of our family's) being racist??
Reply:No question, illegal aliens are breaking the law. How can it be considered racist to be against criminal behavior???
Reply:I don't think wanting this country to be free of illegal aliens is racist at all.
There are millions of immigrants that are coming into the United States the correct way and the reason why it takes such a long time and hard work is because of the man power and money spent on keeping illegals out
Reply:No,it is not racist.People who support open borders and illegal immigration use it because they have nothing else to use.Don't take it personally.After being called a racist over and over,it is no longer effective.In fact,I find it funny that it is all they can come up with.I I don't consider being called a racist an insult at all.Call me what ever you want,it will not change my opinion at all.
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In your opinion, is it racist to be against illegal aliens?
Being anti illegal immigration/ amnesty is NOT racist!! Unless you are singling out a particular race......
Being against open borders is NOT racist either, in this day and age it is ridiculous to have an open border. America is at this moment a Huge target for many that are calling for our deaths. Wanting to know who comes into your country is not racist, LEGAL immigrants go thru several processes to get here, health/ disease screenings and criminal background checks etc. ILLEGALS do not go thru any of this, my main issues with illegal immigration.
Tell your friend that illegals aren't just Hispanic, illegals come in all races and walks of life. We do have white European illegals also......... as well as just about all other races on this earth.
If we opened up our borders we would be signing our own death certificates. How is putting our safety and that of our children's (and rest of our family's) being racist??
Reply:No question, illegal aliens are breaking the law. How can it be considered racist to be against criminal behavior???
Reply:I don't think wanting this country to be free of illegal aliens is racist at all.
There are millions of immigrants that are coming into the United States the correct way and the reason why it takes such a long time and hard work is because of the man power and money spent on keeping illegals out
Reply:No,it is not racist.People who support open borders and illegal immigration use it because they have nothing else to use.Don't take it personally.After being called a racist over and over,it is no longer effective.In fact,I find it funny that it is all they can come up with.I I don't consider being called a racist an insult at all.Call me what ever you want,it will not change my opinion at all.
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What do you think about getting paid for blog postings?
Recent sites like PayPerPost and ReviewMe are offing to pay bloggers for writing reviews of various websites and services. What do you think of this?
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What do you think about getting paid for blog postings?
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My Opinions: http://www.articleswap.biz/articleswap/v...
What do you think about getting paid for blog postings?
tread very carefully
Reply:They will become richer. I can see traps in that website.
Please check this out if you are in internet marketing.
'The Death of Internet Marketing':
http://latest-info.blogspot.com/2006/11/...
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