tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post8274982167970325242..comments2024-03-22T19:12:22.089+11:00Comments on One Salient Oversight: Addicted to StimulusNeil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-76912999624062236402009-01-17T22:03:00.000+11:002009-01-17T22:03:00.000+11:00Depressant is very injurious and addictive for hum...Depressant is very injurious and addictive for human beings. It is used as anesthetics in surgical operations and leave bad effects in the functioning of brain. Some of the rehab centers provide the effective <A HREF="http://www.addiction-treatments.com/" REL="nofollow">depressant addictions program </A>for the depressant addicted people. These programs are distinct for each patient depends upon the mental and physical condition of the abusers. <BR/><BR/>http://www.addiction-treatments.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703985838977725353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-6905956117134276972008-11-19T11:22:00.000+11:002008-11-19T11:22:00.000+11:00I agree with the substance of your post-it is an a...I agree with the substance of your post-it is an apt analogy, and a good one. Your post could be even more powerful if you got your facts straight. To wit, there is no physical addiction to stimulants, as there is to depressants. No one ever died from stopping use of amphetamines or cocaine. Chronic alcholics, in contrast, should be hospitalised to manage their withdrawal-one can die from stopping use too quickly ("cold turkey"). This is because depressants like alcohol physically depress neuron activity, and stopping ingestion of them causes neuronal metabolism to 'speed up', too much so.<BR/><BR/>In contrast, stimulants are only 'psychologically addictive'-a craving, however powerful. <BR/><BR/>This error does not detract from the point of your post-one which policymakers in the USA would do well to consider.<BR/><BR/>CrocodileChuckCrocodileChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762442097044797842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-2714735656559656242008-11-19T09:25:00.000+11:002008-11-19T09:25:00.000+11:00Interesting comment David - not only do you not pr...Interesting comment David - not only do you not provide any backup for your claims you also link tax politics to evangelicalism.<BR/><BR/>Please provide biblical support for your assertion.<BR/><BR/>Deuteronomy 24.18-22 clearly shows a tax on the rich to redistribute wealth to the poor.<BR/><BR/>Remember also that "Description is not prescription" ie what God willed for Israel's geopolitical existence is not necessarily what God wants for America.<BR/><BR/>I argue this <A HREF="http://one-salient-oversight.blogspot.com/2007/12/small-government-and-modern-evangelical.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-11661594308716937162008-11-19T06:24:00.000+11:002008-11-19T06:24:00.000+11:00The Law and the Proverbs repeatedly say not to fav...The Law and the Proverbs repeatedly say not to favor the rich or the poor. Also, Biblical taxation in the civil realm was a flat tax with respect to income when Israel was a kingdom.<BR/><BR/>If you are an evangelical, I'm not sure how you justify your tax policies.David Merkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073877918072914309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-67872522125405087912008-11-19T05:13:00.000+11:002008-11-19T05:13:00.000+11:00>Raise taxes on the richWe'd be much better...>Raise taxes on the rich<BR/><BR/>We'd be much better off having the rich working overtime on creating new jobs in the private sector for private sector demands.<BR/><BR/>Better alternative, shutdown Departments of Education and Energy and stop income taxes on dividends and interst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com