tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.comments2017-01-24T12:38:50.209-08:00Maureen BaderMaureen Baderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04410952072246748064noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-75138376524955905822017-01-24T09:50:52.195-08:002017-01-24T09:50:52.195-08:00There are ZERO "solutions" to the HUGE p...There are ZERO "solutions" to the HUGE pension mess now unfolding in most States and Cities that do not include either a hard freeze (ZERO future growth) or VERY material (50+%) reductions in the pension accrual rate for the future service of all CURRENT workers.<br /><br />Anything less is just more Union-supported smoke & mirrors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-68560847459211034402017-01-05T13:57:50.984-08:002017-01-05T13:57:50.984-08:00Then is NOTHING (absolutely NOTHING) more greedy t...Then is NOTHING (absolutely NOTHING) more greedy than a Public Sector Union/worker.<br /><br />Public Sector Unions have become a CANCER inflicted upon civilized society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-61890210101236661722013-12-16T10:22:11.309-08:002013-12-16T10:22:11.309-08:00These are great! I sense you are a lot more confid...These are great! I sense you are a lot more confident with your brush strokes.Inahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933491355532959348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-77824284708500561362013-09-29T18:57:48.118-07:002013-09-29T18:57:48.118-07:00I'm speechless, Maureen! These are magnificent...I'm speechless, Maureen! These are magnificent.....!! Wow.....you need to expose this art work. You are truly gifted. Perhaps down the road you may channel art therapy.....?<br />Karen O'Neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-55024803609758428152012-10-12T18:16:57.693-07:002012-10-12T18:16:57.693-07:00That's a great picture Maureen __ LeeThat's a great picture Maureen __ LeeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279793408691240009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-24797666828849539842012-07-19T15:32:57.918-07:002012-07-19T15:32:57.918-07:00Yes, the next time you head to Moab you should sto...Yes, the next time you head to Moab you should stop in Thermopolis and check it out. Thermopolis is also known for its hot springs.Maureen Baderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410952072246748064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-36551563832187580252012-07-19T15:27:47.223-07:002012-07-19T15:27:47.223-07:00More interesting stuff in Wyoming in the ground th...More interesting stuff in Wyoming in the ground than on the ground? ;-) A dinosaur dig would be a neat way to spend a day.Inahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933491355532959348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-80943112894606544312012-06-27T12:48:08.537-07:002012-06-27T12:48:08.537-07:00Hi Ina. Glad you like the painting. I've had a...Hi Ina. Glad you like the painting. I've had a number of positive comments on that one. Yes, I'm doing well, thank you. Hope you are doing well too.Maureen Baderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410952072246748064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-11753266291527683282012-06-27T09:09:09.249-07:002012-06-27T09:09:09.249-07:00I like the "perceptual moment" and colou...I like the "perceptual moment" and colour of the Energy Abstract painting.<br /><br />PS. Hope you are doing well!Inahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933491355532959348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-87574720686450984332012-03-31T18:10:50.849-07:002012-03-31T18:10:50.849-07:00thank you .....thank you .....Maureen Baderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410952072246748064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-23773303567406347182012-03-31T17:58:49.296-07:002012-03-31T17:58:49.296-07:00Nice!Nice!Forrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-71502351719795719262012-03-11T15:49:30.543-07:002012-03-11T15:49:30.543-07:00love the richness of the colors ... and the story,...love the richness of the colors ... and the story, to go with the painting, just makes it all the better :)alan forsethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-22163547227238456742012-01-21T14:33:23.681-08:002012-01-21T14:33:23.681-08:00Maureen,
I am also an objectivist and not a mora...Maureen, <br /><br />I am also an objectivist and not a moral relativist. But it is not always about morality. A pragmatist I don't believe is a relativist. He won't experiment for moral concepts that he knows are rational, but he will experiment on every such concept about which he is not convinced, until, he sees that there is no contradiction.<br /><br />I think pragmatist is not an opportunist, nor a relativist, he is rather a person who just doesn't take a concept on its face value but assess it as a free/independent thinker. <br /><br />Anyways, I ageee with your article and the idea behind it, yet, I will say "opportunist" would have been a better term against "pragmatist."Gargi Dixit (Unpretentious_Diva)http://rationallibertariancorner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-17095595763967696112012-01-21T14:22:50.641-08:002012-01-21T14:22:50.641-08:00I guess the difference between you and me is I thi...I guess the difference between you and me is I think morals are absolute - some things are wrong and some things are right. If you think stealing is wrong it's wrong all the time, no matter who does it or for what reason. I'm not a moral relativist.Maureen Baderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410952072246748064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-87046510891977433982012-01-21T13:00:29.316-08:002012-01-21T13:00:29.316-08:00Maureen,
I think the word pragmatism is wrongly m...Maureen,<br /><br />I think the word pragmatism is wrongly mentioned here as against principles. I don't think a pragmatists is someone who denounces reality or true principles for short-term results. <br /><br />I think such a person would be called an Opportunist as Opportunism is the policy that supports conscious disregard of principles for selfish short terms profits. <br /><br />On the other hand, a pragmatist is one who doesn't believe in 'closed system' and suggest that the principles must be assessed individually by everyone to check if these principles are right/real/objective or not.Gargi Dixit (Unpretentious_Diva)http://www.rationallibertariancorner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-77897535222580892952012-01-16T06:47:28.777-08:002012-01-16T06:47:28.777-08:00I agree social engineering is wrong,
especially wi...I agree social engineering is wrong,<br />especially with energy and electricity saving measures.<br />Light bulbs don't burn coal or release CO2 gas.<br />Power plants might.<br /><br />Savings end up much smaller overall than imagined, for many reasons (eg light bulbs less than 1% of society energy use, <a href="http://ceolas.net/#li171x" rel="nofollow">http://ceolas.net/#li171x</a> - with much more relevant generation, grid, consumption measures<br /><br />Of course, energy saving is not the only advantage a product can have for users.<br /><br />For a wider discussion,<br /><a href="http://ceolas.net/#cc2x" rel="nofollow">http://ceolas.net/#cc2x</a><br /><br />light bulbs<br /><a href="http://freedomlightbulb.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://freedomlightbulb.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Re plastic bags, they charge a couple of cents in supermarkets in several European countries...seems to do the trickPanta Reihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223391323368484947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-59213947599498323722012-01-15T07:36:45.262-08:002012-01-15T07:36:45.262-08:00Many? I'd like to see an example of one wind ...Many? I'd like to see an example of one wind turbine that hasn't received a subsidy!Maureen Baderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410952072246748064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-15341094933659439832012-01-14T18:54:58.997-08:002012-01-14T18:54:58.997-08:00Many of the wind turbines where financed by tax su...Many of the wind turbines where financed by tax subsidies. Another example of downloading the risk to the taxpayer.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648461991868968395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-33772875584326406902011-10-08T12:46:07.858-07:002011-10-08T12:46:07.858-07:00once the permafrost melts in northern manitoba &am...once the permafrost melts in northern manitoba & saskchewan even more people will be able to support themselves in this part of the world!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205579717780088293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-75757538218540431462011-09-06T11:48:55.151-07:002011-09-06T11:48:55.151-07:00Hi Maureen
Good luck on your new endeavor.
Cheyen...Hi Maureen<br />Good luck on your new endeavor. <br />Cheyenne is the home of the renown Budd-Fallen Law Offices. Karen Budd-Fallen has done some excellent research work exposing the corrupt use of legal fees to 'green advocacy groups' where taxes are funding enviro lawsuits through the "Open Equal Access to Justice Act".Roland Seguinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-19038007880640753202011-07-22T22:19:54.614-07:002011-07-22T22:19:54.614-07:00For me personally I hold the Provincial Government...For me personally I hold the Provincial Government responsible for this as they as so lazy they will hopefully end up such as Mulroney or Duceppe's parties who self destructed; they wholehartadly deserve this.<br /><br />John GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-57566950480857857072011-06-30T10:18:55.896-07:002011-06-30T10:18:55.896-07:00Two comments:
1) Tax dollars go to paying for sham...Two comments:<br />1) Tax dollars go to paying for sham and partisan PR campaigns like the current "next phase of Canada's Economic Action Plan" drivel...why are my tax dollars paying for that?<br />2) 60% of voters in the last election said they didn't like the Harper Conservatives' ideas...so why are we paying for them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-67479712730379084042011-06-28T13:49:10.361-07:002011-06-28T13:49:10.361-07:00Not everyone wants an MRI. Does this mean governm...Not everyone wants an MRI. Does this mean government shouldn't subsidize MRI's? Wait, don't answer that. <br /><br />You don't like Canada, go live in the US. We give a crap about the health of our society here. It's not just about business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-69305370994071609232011-06-23T23:03:17.340-07:002011-06-23T23:03:17.340-07:00Hi Maureen,
Thank you for your article. It was an ...Hi Maureen,<br />Thank you for your article. It was an eye opener for British Columbians and the Government of British Columbia. However, your article fell short of exposing the board of directors whose financial rewards and spending on "travel expenses" at the expense of the tax payers are excessive. The Board of Directors remuneration of more than $900,000 per year is exuberant at a time when the majority of British Columbians are struggling to meet their needs. For example, the travel expenses for David Cadman amounted to $59,000 in two years (paid by Metro Vancouver). <br /><br />Fortunately for you, you do not work for Metro Vancouver. When I raised the issue of mismanagement of public funds with Johnny Carline and the Board while working at Metro Vancouver, they were not satisfied with just terminating my job, they forced me out of a career I was dedicated to and obtained highest education and expertise in the environmental field. In upper management positions, references are very important. Toivo Alas did not hesitate to lie to prevent me from getting hired until I threatened to sue Johnny Carline and Toivo Alas. <br /><br />It is time for British Columbians to realize the wasteful management of public funds by Johnny Carline and the members of the board which consists of councilors and mayors of the municipality members of the district. It is time to "double dipping" and for the Provincial Government to stop the bleeding of the taxpayers' money at Metro Vancouver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353548937081604075.post-12172658609670660942011-06-13T12:38:15.866-07:002011-06-13T12:38:15.866-07:00There is a lot of competition for the money in gen...There is a lot of competition for the money in general revenue. Yes, I have been to the Peace and I even kayak, but will not be able to make it to the paddle on July 9th. Thanks anyway.Maureen Baderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410952072246748064noreply@blogger.com