Comments by bombingeight
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Posted on September 15 at 12:01 a.m.
We already have a large energy tax, but the money is going to OPEC. It's time for a bit more sophisticated thought than Wicker provides.
Posted on September 12 at 12:50 a.m.
Mr. Hillyer: Well done! Too often small-town newspapers avoid speaking the truth to power that can arise from corporations, government or group-think. The world and our role in it are both complex and complicated, and it seems that serious, thoughtful citizens are in short supply these days. It helps to step back, assume temporarily the validity of the positions of others and then think.
Your comments have been needed and will be needed again and again.
Posted on September 7 at 12:33 a.m.
Question of fact: How much does this practice cost?
Posted on August 10 at 1:24 a.m.
Wonderful! The "rushing" has convinced all that he is a "Conservative". Who cares? The point is voter ID. For the benefit of many, I never have to show ID when I purchase items at stores - Never. If I pay by check, I can write my driver's license number of the check, and all is well. What kind of society have you allowed to develop?
If you want photo IDs for voting, provide them at registration time. If your voter lists are so corrupted, cleanse them and re-register every voter in the county. No one really opposes producing ID at the polls. Even though I have never been charged with a felony or misdemeanor, I do not want law enforcement involved in voter registration.
Posted on August 9 at 1:53 a.m.
Hogwash! The same crowd and their political descendants that oppose this fought tooth and nail against both Social Security and Medicare. They also usually oppose clean water and air if any enforcement is required.
Posted on August 9 at 1:45 a.m.
The comments of rushinghjr are often so comical that I think they must surely be a parody. Alas, they are not. If there was ever a tribe, it would be the Republicans of Natchez and Mississippi - same views, same chants, including "go live somewhere else" if you disagree with the tribal members.
Voter identification is a truly serious issue, and most of us oppose anything that approaches a national or state identity card. Surely serious people can find an acceptable solution? Of course, if the Republicans were more bi- or multi-racial, poll workers in a small town like Natchez might well know most voters.
Posted on August 7 at 1:01 a.m.
onarant seems to be well-named. "Obama and the libs"? I guess the other side has been "Bush and the cons"? The issues include pre-existing conditions, lack of freedom to change your employer without the danger of losing health insurance, the health insurance costs to employers, the subsidy of world markets of pharmaceuticals by Americans because we have no leverage to negotiate prices, and many more issues. This is not about government control, but it is about empowering individuals.
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Posted on November 10 at 7:46 a.m.
One comment and one question -
If Mississippi was known as a haven for malpractice lawsuits, perhaps the nation does not have the problem to the degree MS did. The solution of MS is not required for the nation.
Question- After "solving" this problem, MS should have seen a reduction in the rate of growth of health care expenditures. Did that happen, and if not, why?
On Miss. made a plan, will nation follow?