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You are right that someone has to work those shifts. But if that is your "goal" in life, don't think you are entitled to "have" what the business owner, CEO/CFO or doctor has as he/she is getting to work by 7 am and working 40+ hours a week to HOG all the wealth. This isn't a socialism system yet! Bottom line is this country is being taken over by those who do less and want more--PERIOD!! Whether one thinks it is appropriate or not on the 80/20 tax situation in this country, those who don't pay in should be the last to complain about this nation's tax system and how "fair" it is. Your terms of "appropriate" and "hogging", as well as your pathetic little ditty at the end of your last post are some of the reasons that this country is becoming so divided. When did it become the fault of those who put forth the effort to better themselves and work hard as it relates to the "plight" of those who are lazy, unwilling to work and have no self drive to make a better way for themselves? This nation has millions of stories of those who started with nothing and paved a way of success for themselves because of a dream, drive, effort and perserverance. How about promoting that philosophy vs. your socialism mentality??

Obviously you don't get it but it is fictional based on reality! "Fortunate" in most situations in today's society means hardwork and effort, which for most is becoming increasingly less due to the mentality of entitlement, laziness and apathy!

My nomination for best post---EVER--on this site! Look around at the collapsing housing market and stock market. We have become a country of what is mine is mine and what is yours is mine! This county is not economically "healthy" because of the barista at Starbucks that sleeps until noon and works his usual 4-10 pm shift just so he can get healthcare benefits and enough money to go a Dave Matthews concert. Nor is this country economically sound because we allow immigation but don't require those folks to speak the language subsequently they can't become employed to help with the tax burden. They are part of the tax burden. Even in Fargo I have lots of patients that I have seen for years at are immigrants, who still don't speak a lick of English are on Medicare and/or Medical Assistance and will nover be a contributing member of this society from a wage earning/tax revenue producing stand point. I could go on on, but I digress... People who make the most pay the most taxes period! They then by that fact help support all those who don't want to work or can not work. Almost everything in this country come down to the 80/20 rule. Right now as it was mentioned, 80% of all taxes in the US come from only 20% of it's people. That is amazing when you think about it. We have a growing society that is part of the "taking" and not part of the "producing" and that is the simple fact. Not everyone is entitled to a new home or car, not entitled to have what the Jone's across the street have, but that is becoming the mentality of this country. We are 10-20 years away of becoming FRANCE. Everyone gets everything for free. Nobody wants to work more than 30 hours/week and oh by the way, they need 12 weeks vacation. You can't function as a society or country when you have more people wanting and less people producing. Taxing those that make the most doesn't solve the equation. Getting more people to give to the tax pot is. This philosophy of ENTITLEMENT that is and has been spreading across this country is what is getting us in this economic mess! Now I know there is wasteful speading in Washington, the war in Iraq, ect...but entitlement breads apathy and apathy kills productivity!! But look on the bright side, after listening to the last Presidential debate, I'm in a win-win situation. Vote for Obama, and I get free healthcare! Vote for McCain and I'll get a free house! Winner Winner, chicken dinner!!!

We'll agree to disagree on this one. Personally, I think Mauer is overrated, but you have a man-crush on him so you can roll with that. Just as long as you don't have the sideburns and eat at Jimmy Johns every night too!

Not going to get into a pissing match, but if YOU watched the Twins over the course of the whole year, Morneau and Nathan are more valuable and less replaceable than Mauer. Stats don't tell the whole story about a player or his season. Poll 20 Twins fans on this site and I'd be suprised if Mauer gets 5 "MVP" votes for his own team. But again to the true baseball fan and observer, Mauer is not one of the top 5 players in MLB.

Friday: Kozek Saturday: Duncan

He isn't the most valuable on his team--Nathan and Morneau are more valuable. Top 5?? Please! Top 5 catcher--yes, top 5 in the whole league is laughable.

Well, don't you think you're all that and a bag of chips. And no NAs have ever thanked me for the chronic use/abuse of my tax dollars to subsidize their living or thanked me for giving them free medical care...oh, but I forgot, they are entitled to all that. My bad!! Your constant use of the victimization card is truly pathetic!

Not disagreeing with anything here, but personally I want to see the skilled players skate and I would like to see a more free flowing game which has not been the case for years in the WCHA. Anything will be better than what I've watched over the past few years. If you don't think you'll like the changes, don't watch--whether that be NHL or WCHA.

Versus paying $$$ to watch the likes of Oshie, Toews and Parise get mugged night in and night out. The players will adjust. The last few years in the WCHA has been nothing short of embarassing as to the way the game has been officiated.

So what do you call it when "leaders", with a certain agenda, try to sway the thought process of their own people towards that agenda, especially when the majority of their own people don't agree with the agenda?

Why is that? Because we disagree and you know I'm right in the fact that not ALL NAs agree with you and Ronnie on this issue? Ronnie and the other "tribal leaders" are the ND NA version of Sharpton and Jackson to the black community in this country. Does the word enablers strike a nerve??

You're right, those attending from the res will be those who aren't being brainwashed by tribal "leaders" and actually feel the REA and UND are doing the right thing here. Now we all know where your stance is on this situation, but frankly your stance and the one of Ronnie Horse Is Thunder is not what everyone on the res feels or agrees with.

Neither did I, but sadly probably neither do many NAs on the reservations, especially the youth.

Exactly. At that stage in the game, you need Mauer to try to find a gap for a double and score on a hit from Morneau. Mauer is my Carson Palmer of the MLB. Lots of talent but little substance, especially when it counts or matters. How many "average" MLB players drive in 80+ runs?

Morneau ended the season on a 10 for 58 tailspin at the plate. And Mauer BUNTING in the 7th!! Mauer is without a doubt one of the most overhyped Minny athletes of all-time. I know he bats for average, but he set a career high in RBI's this year with 85 I believe. Pathetic production for a catcher in the 3 hole. The White Sox hit 120+ more homers than the Twins this season and what ended the Twins season?

Morneau has really been struggling the last couple weeks. If he gets a big hit with runners in scoring position tonight, I like the Twins chances. Blackburn should be solid on the mound.

That is what you Gopher "homers" said when NDSU came to town in '06 and '07. Keep drinking the Brewster kool-aid! By the way, get back to me after this weekend. If you stay within 4 TDs of the Buckeyes, you'll have a moral victory!

Watched the 2nd half on TV as it was televised in Fargo. Bad QB play and the inability to stop the run makes any team, even if you are rated #2 in the nation, beatable every week. YSU isn't very good, but right now neither is NDSU. Those are both middle of the pack teams in the MVC unless they both improve in alot of areas.

This game will be closer than most think...UND 55-0!

Can we, as a D1 football program, PLEASE stop having our freshman "wave" the white towels to incite the crowd! That was old when Dale was here and not really a "tradition" I think we need to continue. Looks high school-ish really. Was a fun game to watch yesterday though.

That is what I hope is the case for most of the Ed-Op pieces I read in the Forum, but sadly the needle on the Stupidity guage is almost always pointed towards "Full"!

Finally a voice of reason! I guess everyone has a drum to beat...

2 D1 FB teams played on Sat. One a 2-time national champ and current national champ, the other is a current national champ as well. LSU crushed App. St. Expected ..yes. But again not all D1 FB is D1 FB.

Was thinking the same thing. Going to unload my stock the Pabst Brewing Co. (which makes Blatz Beer) prior to the name change!