benny

There is no guarantee labour will be needed from people at the bottom since our standard of living depends first and foremost on human-labour-replacing (i.e. automated) technologies.

Using computers to compute (votes).

Nepotism is a bit more understandable than racism because inside a family there is more trust than inside a "race".

Public or publically subsidized schools exist to equalize life opportunities. If they are not achieving this goal, they should close their doors.

Since recruiting enough elections workers is hard, I think that a more automated electoral process could help us for the workload.

It is precisely for having wish to get away from the "religious crap" that Canada should never be proud of its treatment of Omar Khadr.

If the voting system with its code is public and the unemployed fairly compensated, I don't see how what you mention in your post can still pose problems.

Racism is the first fire to combat unless you want white firefighters to be killed by rocks thrown by non-whites each time they get out of their fire stations.

Voluntary in the Kantian sense yes.

There is a difference between using and abusing natural resources. Nature has some capacities to regenerate itself after a number of deteriorations.

In order to avoid cross-posting, I have posted my general principle on fair taxation here: http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums//index....mp;#entry436703

To me, fiscal responsibility can only mean one thing: feeling a duty as income earner to reveal publicly how easy it has been for me (relatively to others) to earn this income so that the tax I will pay can be fixed only in relation to this easiness. In other words, I think my tax rate should be strictly inversely proportional to (real) sacrifices I have gone through to get the income.

I will call this company about spywares.

These common values should be geared towards protecting our natural environment since it is futile to speak about self-reliance in the middle of a wasteland.

Getting rid of this trust-loophole was the right thing to do since its main argument (i.e. double taxation) was bogus.

If we can find a way to prevent vote selling and buying, I see no other major obstacle in adopting online voting.

The whole idea of appointing Sotomayor is to improve the efficiency at the Supreme Court. Since the appointment of Clarence Thomas on this Court, it has lost a lot of credibility.

Market efficiency depends entirely on leaving (external) natural resources to the most talented/gifted workers that is, the ones with the most precious internal natural resources (genes).

Will Kymlicka is I think the most respected Canadian specialist on these matters. After reading him, I have come to the conclusion that it is preferable to speak of collective rights more than minority rights. http://post.queensu.ca/~kymlicka/

Tell me!?

Here is what this article is saying about vote buying and selling : -If a voter received a detailed receipt, whether on paper or by e-mail, indicating how he or she voted, such misconduct as large scale vote buying and selling, as well as voter coercion, would be possible. -Another type of auditing mechanism was the online voting confirmation list. When a voter sends his or her vote to SERVE, he or she would receive a “thank you” window with a voter confirmation number. Of course, for privacy the confirmation list would not show either the name of the voter or how he or she voted. -For example, in a vote buying and selling scheme, the seller of his vote could allow the spyware to be installed in his computer so that the buyer could confirm that the seller had voted as agreed. Or, in a coercion case, the victim could be forced to allow the spyware so that the coercer could verify that the victim had complied. In theory, all of these things could be done on a large scale. -Digital signatures were incorporated to combat voter fraud, and controls were used to guard against vote buying and coercion. -Finally, as I have mentioned, included in the original SERVE plan is a means by which each voter can verify that his or her vote has been counted. After being assigned a confirmation number the voter can go to the special web page and see if his or her confirmation number appears. If it does, the voter will have that assurance that his or her vote has been counted. Of course, the vote itself will not be shown, as that could be used for nefarious purposes, such as buying and selling, or confirming compliance with a coercer.

Saying any voting system even the present one can be compromised is not very comforting to me.

Promoting donuts may mean: increases in healthcare cost.

I expect the value of the Canadian dollar relatively to the US dollar to return at par and stay close to par for a quite long period.

- The value of the Canadian dollar increases also with the price of our natural resources which slows our manufacturing sector. - Concerning the age of Ignatieff, 65, 70, as long as he looks healthy, it will never be a problem in an aging society like Canada.