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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: December 2011

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Wednesday, December 14, 2011. What is the natural world worth? Beautiful answer from Pavan Sukhdev:. So take a planet like Mars with no biosphere, no plants, no animals and no humans. Mars does not have an economy, natural or otherwise? Let's call that zero. What is the natural world worth? You can answer that yourself. Links to this post. How to pass the Occupied Amendment. Activism means finding answers ...

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: June 2012

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Tuesday, June 12, 2012. I was elected as an At Large member in 2005, KCDCC Male Rep in 2007 and Chair in 2009. It has been a lot of work, and a lot of fun. Can you believe that 128 people filed to be PCOs? Thank you for the past 10 years. I couldn’t have done it without the examples of our former chairs. Chair, 46th District Democrats. Links to this post. Wednesday, June 06, 2012. I want to thank you for y...

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: The path across the Rubicon

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Wednesday, May 01, 2013. The path across the Rubicon. I saw a post on Facebook linking to an NPR article. About how the US Treasury is paying down $35 Billion dollars of the National Debt. This is the first time in 6 years that they have done this, so before the 2008 crisis. A couple of questions come to mind. First, how are they doing this? Are they retiring some of the Treasury bonds early? About a gover...

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: May 2013

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Wednesday, May 01, 2013. The path across the Rubicon. I saw a post on Facebook linking to an NPR article. About how the US Treasury is paying down $35 Billion dollars of the National Debt. This is the first time in 6 years that they have done this, so before the 2008 crisis. A couple of questions come to mind. First, how are they doing this? Are they retiring some of the Treasury bonds early? About a gover...

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: February 2015

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Monday, February 09, 2015. Can we please balance the budget? The 2014 Federal expenditures were $3.7 Trillion. That included a $483 Billion deficit. Now, 22.44% is a slightly higher tax rate for Americans than we are used to. Here's a graph showing what it has been over the last half-century:. If you consider that with a balanced budget we could really get serious at creating jobs, rebuilding our crumbling...

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: November 2011

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Saturday, November 05, 2011. Am I running for the House seat in the 46th? Since I submitted a questionnaire, I've had several people contact me after reading it to ask me this. That would dishonor the position and the PCOs who have to make the decision. I don't like making "the ask". I like hearing other people's views. So let me ask this question in response: Do you WANT me to run? Links to this post.

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: February 2012

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Friday, February 03, 2012. Something missing from the Komen vs. Planned Parenthood narrative. I was infuriated beyond reason when the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided to yank funding from Planned Parenthood. I threw out some pretty heavy twitter posts. Our original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors by not funding grant applications made by organizations under investigation. We wil...

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: Is our story a Comedy or a Tragedy?

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Is our story a Comedy or a Tragedy? In drama, I was taught that there are two main types of stories. Comedy or Tragedy. These two forms of story telling go back to the Ancient Greeks and were used by Shakespear and his contemporaries. My question right now is this; Is the story of the United States of America a comedy or a tragedy? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: October 2013

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Monday, October 07, 2013. Learn more about the ACA (Obamacare) at Planned Parenthood! Want to learn more about the Affordable Care Act? One of the best places to go (in my humble opinion) {Wait, have I ever had a "humble" opinion? Centralia, Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, Olympia, Port Angeles, Puyallup, Shelton and Tacoma. And they will be there until coverage begins in January, at least. Chad Lupkes is a...

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: September 2012

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My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes. Random thoughts and copies of emails that I spend way too much time on. Friday, September 14, 2012. Minecraft and the Industrial Revolution. I've been playing Minecraft. For about a year, and I'm having a lot of fun. My son got me into the game, and it's pretty much an addiction. Go figure, that's why it's one of the most successful independent games out there. What I was thinking about this morning was from the book that I'm currently reading, Peak Everything. What seems to b...