Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 02-11-2014, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
2,975 posts, read 4,939,380 times
Reputation: 1227

Advertisements

Traffic fatalities are statistically way more common than violent crime fatalities, yet we obsess about living in a "safe" neighbourhood and at the same time routinely put our lives in danger (and others around us) to save 30 seconds on the road on a 20 minute trip or to answer the phone (which is just as bad as DUI), as if we're all executive business types for whom not answering within 3 rings or getting to a meeting 1 minute late will cost you that big deal (and who, generally, have chauffeurs to drive them around). Go figure... take it easy people, we're not all that important!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 02-11-2014, 11:07 AM
 
116 posts, read 169,407 times
Reputation: 121
Quote:
Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992 View Post
Traffic fatalities are statistically way more common than violent crime fatalities, yet we obsess about living in a "safe" neighbourhood and at the same time routinely put our lives in danger (and others around us) to save 30 seconds on the road on a 20 minute trip or to answer the phone (which is just as bad as DUI), as if we're all executive business types for whom not answering within 3 rings or getting to a meeting 1 minute late will cost you that big deal (and who, generally, have chauffeurs to drive them around). Go figure... take it easy people, we're not all that important!
Great post, hurricaneman1992.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 11:09 AM
 
12,017 posts, read 14,320,226 times
Reputation: 5981
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yellowwatertemple View Post
but in the USA we like to spend our tax dollars helping billionaires get more money instead of making the nation better.
Yes, please ignore the BILLIONS we send overseas and spend here so millions of people don't have to pay income taxes.

Welfare happens everywhere, not just to corporations.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 11:31 AM
 
116 posts, read 169,407 times
Reputation: 121
Quote:
Originally Posted by chopchop0 View Post
Yes, please ignore the BILLIONS we send overseas and spend here so millions of people don't have to pay income taxes.

Welfare happens everywhere, not just to corporations.
Ya, talking about the billions we send overseas to nations that then turn around and buy needless weaponry from USA weapon makers? Or, ya talking about how billionaires and corporations use all kinds of tax loopholes that they paid congress people to give them and claiming false residencies to avoid paying any income tax?

Nah, course not, ya talking about giving food to the hungry and poor people not paying enough income tax, like the good little corporate parrot you is. What Chase bank want you to say next?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 11:42 AM
 
12,017 posts, read 14,320,226 times
Reputation: 5981
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yellowwatertemple View Post
Nah, course not, ya talking about giving food to the hungry and poor people not paying enough income tax, like the good little corporate parrot you is. What Chase bank want you to say next?
yawn. so yes, you do like to ignore certain kinds of welfare.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
27,798 posts, read 32,427,246 times
Reputation: 14611
Quote:
Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992 View Post
Traffic fatalities are statistically way more common than violent crime fatalities, yet we obsess about living in a "safe" neighbourhood
and not long from now, we're going to throw psychoactive drug marijuana into the mix...this should be fun......
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Miami/ Washington DC
4,836 posts, read 12,005,791 times
Reputation: 2600
Quote:
Originally Posted by BucFan View Post
and not long from now, we're going to throw psychoactive drug marijuana into the mix...this should be fun......
Already have a dangerous drug of Alcohol on the streets. More the merrier right?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 02:18 PM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
27,798 posts, read 32,427,246 times
Reputation: 14611
Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyMIA View Post
Already have a dangerous drug of Alcohol on the streets. More the merrier right?
I can see all of our insurance rates going up with the privilege of smoking a little weed before hitting the roadways.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 03:10 PM
 
116 posts, read 169,407 times
Reputation: 121
Quote:
Originally Posted by BucFan View Post
I can see all of our insurance rates going up with the privilege of smoking a little weed before hitting the roadways.
It is really cute that you're under the impression that the streets are not currently filled with people driving around high on marijuana.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-11-2014, 03:19 PM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
12,135 posts, read 16,124,405 times
Reputation: 6086
Quote:
Originally Posted by BucFan View Post
and not long from now, we're going to throw psychoactive drug marijuana into the mix...this should be fun......
dont worry 1 bit about adding it to the mix. It is already there.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top