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GOP Law Would Fine Trapped

NCD — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:22:58 +0000

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GOP Law Would Fine Trapped Miners For Illegal Burial on BLM Land

In a deficit reducing move the GOP House has added an amendment to a supplemental GWOT funding package needed because the Taliban has increased the charges the Pentagon pays to them to not attack US Afghan bases and supply trucks.

The amendment would:

(1) Disallow use of taxpayer funds to rescue miners or anyone else as the result of a disaster.

(2) Retroactively charge workers (by deduction from final paychecks) who are killed on oil platforms with usual and customary fees for cremation.

(3) Fine surviving relatives of mine workers for violation of law when they do not retrieve the bodies of loved ones who do not leave leased federal land due to death, seeking free internment.

(4) The Republican sponsored amendment would also decrease taxes, and allow corporations to deduct a set dollar figure for workers who die on the job, as a depreciation allowance, similar to those for replacing old equipment.

The US Chamber of Commerce from their huge new office complex in Shanghai said they supported the legislation. "Not trying to rescue miners would increase competitiveness with China, which still tries to save miners" said a spokeman for the Chamber, "money saved along with the tax deductions would provide funds to support more free market initiatives and line the pockets of politicians".

John Boehner said it is time to stop the 'Nanny-state' mentality of the left, and hold the workers responsible for the safety failures, not CEO's and private corporations, "Losing workers is a cost of doing business" said Boehner, "and it should be treated as such in the tax code". Rand Paul, GOP candidate for the Senate from Kentucky, chimed in "Corporations who suffer these inevitable worker deaths should not be punished by government, they should be thanked for providing jobs and be compensated for losses".

(Honestly I think this satire falls flat for any country but America, as I don't believe there is any nation on earth with as dumb, selfish, delusional and easily manipulated population as the US!)

Parade-rainer here; so

we are stardust — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:31:23 +0000

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Parade-rainer here; so sorry. China has a trapped miner problem:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11558763

Wow. Glenn Beck isn't even

William K. Wolfrum — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:13:10 +0000

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Wow. Glenn Beck isn't even trying anymore.

All I'll say about Chile is it's about time they had a miracle.

I have some Chilean Miner

Johnny Ancich — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:28:35 +0000

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I have some Chilean Miner cartoons at my blog that are free for you to use if you are interested.

http://pastexpiry.blogspot.com/search/label/miner
<a href="http://pastexpiry.blogspot.com/search/label/miner" target="_blank">cartoons!</a>

Hi-fives for this post.This

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:51:29 +0000

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Hi-fives for this post.
This Friday's edition of NPR's "On the Media" has an interesting take on the Chilean mine rescue. It is the first segment. The rest of the program is well worth listening to as well.

http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2010/10/15/02

What a great post! Applause,

anna am — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:07:50 +0000

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What a great post! Applause, applause. (and more applause.)

Roman Polanski's been giving

Donal — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:39:54 +0000

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Roman Polanski's been giving minors the shaft for years.

Ouch. Double Ouch. May I

we are stardust — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:31:38 +0000

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Ouch. Double Ouch. May I make one tiny correction? Didn't President Obama say he would rescue one young, blonde, white miner from each state? The photos behind Brian Killmeade while he read the leaked plan were all blonde women, to boot; or was that just Yellow Journalism, so to speak?