Werthless wrote:So you showed up in the libertarian quadrant?

(Of course you didn't. Because the point of the quiz, upon reflection, was to figure out where along the 2d spectrum someone lies. it can't be done in 10 questions if all the answers neatly sum up the obvious liberal/conservative/etc position. Having 10 liberal answers wouldn't tell you much. It's when you have to decide if the "classic" liberal position is a little too over-the-top to support where the ability to segment the population comes into play. The idea is that some of the answers are going to be libertarian leaning to see if they can ensnare any liberals or conservatives, and some answers will all be different shades of liberal to see if a libertarian or statist is tempted to choose it. )

phdave wrote:This looks like a great idea. I can't see any potential problems.

A Louisiana sheriff plans to arm volunteers with shotguns, riot shields, batons, and a 50-caliber machine gun mounted on a "war wagon," as part of "Operation Exodus," a plan to provide security in the event of a terrorist attack or civic unrest. "It's a calling," he says.

The office of Sheriff Larry Deen of Bossier Parish last month selected for the program 200 local residents -- mostly ex-law-enforcement personnel -- and began training them in "defensive techniques in the event of a struggle," reports the Shreveport Times. The plan calls for the new recruits to be sent to protect food from grocery stores, gas from gas stations, and other crucial local resources, should the situation demand it.

Werthless wrote:... because who doesn't love political quizzes that are only 10 questions long, here's a site that was apparently on Glenn Beck's show.

http://www.nolanchart.com/survey.php

Mine came out libertarian, with me slightly more liberal than conservative.

jerseyhoya wrote:Nutter proposes a 2 cent per ounce sweet drink tax. Uh, Mike, that's a lot.

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Nutter proposes a 2 cent per ounce sweet drink tax. Uh, Mike, that's a lot.

Uh, yeah. That is. A $1.35 tax on a 2 liter bottle of sodee.

TheBrig wrote:

Werthless wrote:... because who doesn't love political quizzes that are only 10 questions long, here's a site that was apparently on Glenn Beck's show.

http://www.nolanchart.com/survey.php

Mine came out libertarian, with me slightly more liberal than conservative.

I came out literally dead center.

pacino wrote:

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Nutter proposes a 2 cent per ounce sweet drink tax. Uh, Mike, that's a lot.

Uh, yeah. That is. A $1.35 tax on a 2 liter bottle of sodee.

why should a 2 litre of soda be 89 cents

jerseyhoya wrote:Nutter proposes a 2 cent per ounce sweet drink tax. Uh, Mike, that's a lot.

TenuredVulture wrote:

pacino wrote:

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Nutter proposes a 2 cent per ounce sweet drink tax. Uh, Mike, that's a lot.

Uh, yeah. That is. A $1.35 tax on a 2 liter bottle of sodee.

why should a 2 litre of soda be 89 cents

I'm gonna get me a van, and load it up with low tax soda pop from Jersey, drive across the Ben, and sell it at all the local playgrounds and schools and $#@!.

jerseyhoya wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:

pacino wrote:

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Nutter proposes a 2 cent per ounce sweet drink tax. Uh, Mike, that's a lot.

Uh, yeah. That is. A $1.35 tax on a 2 liter bottle of sodee.

why should a 2 litre of soda be 89 cents

I'm gonna get me a van, and load it up with low tax soda pop from Jersey, drive across the Ben, and sell it at all the local playgrounds and schools and $#@!.

Screw that. You'd have to pay the bridge toll. Just go on the other side of City Line. I can just imagine how pleased a grocer who lives right near the city limits would feel. $2.88 tax on a 12 pack of Coke? Yeah, I'd drive the extra few minutes.