Interesting post. You are probably not alone. On 2022-03-17 16:01, greg zegan via PLUG-discuss wrote: > On top of that in case you haven't noticed the homeless population has > exploded in the Phoenix area. > Try ridding the bus-public transportation, with these people who sadly > in some cases haven't had a bath > or shower in some time. > > Its really sad that the American culture has been broken so badly that > one has to help others see what > is in plain sight. We live adjacent to a state with arguably the > worst homeless population in the country. > > Have you ever stopped to ask yourself or others what is the cause of > all this??????? > > High gas prices. > unaffordable housing. > many households living paycheck to paycheck. > explosion in crime. > explosion in homelessness. > recreational drug use on the rise for a civilization like ours and you > think this is normal? > > $14 Billion in aid to Ukraine while all this is happening? > Where is that money going? > How about a hired mercenary army to fight Russia per the refuges from > the Middle East. > Why do you think they pushed for EU to take in refuges from the middle > East? > By the way, EU doesn't have children like the previous generations did > and thee now > know it takes at least 2.0 children per couple to keep an empire alive > so these people > from Africa and others are nothing but blood and treasure to these > neo-cons. > > Tech people are usually some of the smartest in a civilization > historically speaking. > As per Thucydides the country that rules in technology rules the > world. > > Surely the breadth and width of your understanding goes further than > these few talking points. > > How about this. > There is a real effort to turn us all in the West into a Socialistic > civilization based on Plato's Republic. > Democracy? > Try a empire ruled by a Philosopher king as he stated in his book. > The problem is there is no person > on this earth that is perfect and never will be. We have a Republic, > not a Democracy in the USA. > > Dig a little deeper and try a little harder to understand your world. > If you don't find the truth there are > many out there looking for the naïve to take advantage of. > > Plato's Republic. > Plato's Meno. > Plato's Timaeus. > Plato's Protagoras. > St. Augustine's City of God. > Aristotle's Ethics. > Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The Social Contract. > Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Discourse on Inequality. > > On Thursday, March 17, 2022, 03:35:25 PM MST, JD Austin > wrote: > > It hasn't been near $2 a gallon for 1.5 years. > https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=AZ > > https://www.gasbuddy.com/charts > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 3:31 PM greg zegan wrote: > >> Are you kidding? >> just over a year ago it was under $2 a gallon. >> furthermore, who is going to commute to work in Phoenix in the >> coming months? >> >> On Thursday, March 17, 2022, 03:22:12 PM MST, JD Austin via >> PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> I just paid $4.49 at Costco which was only .07/gallon less than >> surrounding gas stations :( >> I can only hope our national politicians pull their heads from their >> rectum and open domestic oil production again soon. >> They're blaming Ukraine, but it was already approaching $4 before >> Russian invaded. >> If anyone had doubts that overreliance on foreign supply chains >> could be problematic, the last several years should have made it >> clear. >> I feel really sorry for poor people... how are they coping with >> these price increases everywhere? >> >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 12:47 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss >> wrote: >> >>> What is gas going for in arizona? It is around 4 a gallon in >>> florida. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss