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Quote:"The controversial practice of using taxpayer money to lobby for additional taxpayer money is nothing new in Minnesota. In fact, local governments and their associations are required to report lobbying expenditures to the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), which prepares an annual report on local government lobbying activities. However, the state law requiring local governments to report lobbying expenditures to the OSA does not apply to federal lobbying.
Consequently, Minnesota’s local governments are able to spend a great deal of taxpayer money on Washington lobbyists, largely out of public view.
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quote:" Young children raised in a household where one or both parents are aggressive or violent toward each other are more likely to be spanked, new research shows.
The study found that 65 percent of 3-year-olds were spanked at least once in the previous month, and in families that reported parental aggression toward another parent, the use of corporal punishment along with aggression or violence against another parent occurred in one out of two homes.
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// Interesting stuff. Cart golf is bad golf, having a caddy or a pushcart lowered scores the most. Walking burns significantly more calories than riding, and being in shape reduces the yips.
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// Funny…I've been doing this for years.
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// Note: "Robbed at Gunpoint" is a pretty good description of taxation.
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// Wow. Mega-Government Stupidity.
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// The cost of the war in Iraq was a negligible influence on the deficit. Duh. Good read though.
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So Mr. Psych Major,
What is the long term benefit/costs of spanking kids?
tough call.
Ritualized spanking, where a child is spanked long after the event, put into a position over a lap, that’s obviously going to create “issues” later in life.
But kids are robust. They’ve been given powerful tools to survive and persist in physically and emotionally stressfull situations.
Pain is nature’s best teacher. I think slapping a hand when a child tries to touch something, or flicking an ear bully-style is harmless, and can produce the desired behavior. Positive reinforcement is much better than negative reinforcement. Or corporal punishment. But all are legitimate tools for conditioning behavior.
If your spanking sessions replicate scenes from naughty movies, don’t be surprised if your kids end up in naughty movies eighteen years later.
But that’s just my opinion. When in doubt, do what Cesar Millan does, stay calm and assertive and take the little ones out for a long walk.
Marty i thought you may like this story http://www.rferl.org/content/Russian_Scholar_Warns_Of_Secret_US_Climate_Change_Weapon/2114381.html
Like usual Jeff, you know me pretty well.