Should party pills be banned?

Why won' t a simple no suffice. Why should be ban anything? Because people are bad at making decisions. So we get special 'people' to make the decision for us. That special people I am referring to is the New Zealand government. I don't even want to use the party pills because I am informed on them and they don't entice me. Don't worry, I won't deprive you from having them.

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KiwiSaver Hurting Non-Profit Research

KiwiSaver was created to incurage savings so that people can have more money when they are 65 and older. This is New Zealand's superannuation plan. The government forces businesses to contribute to KiwiSaver and then compensates them with tax breaks. This can work for a business that pays taxes. What about non-profit organisations? They get no incentive but must also contribute. This seems to be a loophole that is not publicised much. Non-profit research in New Zealand just took a 4% hit of all donations forever!

Can Ron Paul Win The Presidential Election In 2008?

Ron Paul seems to have come out of nowhere! He seems to be a favorite in online polls wherever you look like here. But is he really winning the race on the street and out in the community? It will be interesting to see what happens as the internet is such a big part of so many people's life. Check out http://www.ronpaul2008.com/ he has a youtube user, a myspace account, a flickr group and a almost religious following at digg.

Why Are Geeks Often Atheists

I found this blog particularly interesting because I think it applies to myself a lot. Geeks are taught to be logical therefore logic is a big part of their lifes.

"Yet another idea is that scientists (and geeks) tend to think in terms of logic. Because they are intelligent, they believe that their approach to problems is right. Religion has no place in science. Most of what we know is gathered from reading, watching and hearing various mediums. Since we choose what to read, watch, or hear, all three of these faculties are fundamentally biased. Since geeks have a strong bias towards logic, the end result is a disbelief in a higher power, which relies on faith."

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