Maximilian Harmon

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Defense

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:32:09 +0000

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Budget FY 2009 - Department of Defense

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Is there a committee in charge of this? What exactly does discretionary mean? And how am I supposed to know that the funding for this is not being misappropriated?

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Total, Discretionary outlays

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Defense

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:27:28 +0000

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In the meantime our federal deficit will grow to $400 Billion dollars after shrinking for three years. Once again the funding that this country is putting into the military is causing us to further our debt, weaken our infrastructure, and destroy public programs that the U.S.A. needs. I need some sound logic when I go to war and then continually ask for billions of dollars to support it.

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$70.0 billion as an emergency allowance to support activities related to the Global War on Terror into 2009.

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Defense

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:22:11 +0000

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That is nearly a 7% increase from last year's military spending yet Medicare, health care for the elderly, is expected to be cut from 7% to 5% in the next five years. We cannot reasonably expect to pour the amount of funds that we are as a country into our military budget while refusing to look at the inadequate amount of funding supporting programs vital to our society as a country.

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$515.4 billion for the Department of Defense’s (DOD's) base budget—a nearly 74-percent increase over 2001.

CrunchGear » Archive » Why is Hulu more valued by advertisers than YouTube?

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:18:46 +0000

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CrunchGear » Archive » Why is Hulu more valued by advertisers than YouTube?

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This is because of the value proposition that Hulu is presenting to their consumers. Youtube requires a viewer with set directives in mind to navigate and understand the mass of content. While Youtube does supply some widgets and other things with which to find new content Hulu is providing content that is already desired and wanted therefore being a hundred times more valuable.

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Why is Hulu more valued by advertisers than YouTube?

How Will Obama Help College Costs? : NPR

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:15:48 +0000

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How Will Obama Help College Costs? : NPR

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This is the saddest part. Even though we have a great dissection of the problem above I do not believe that this author is looking at the correct solution. Why not eliminate the tax breaks and cuts and rebates and instead spend the money on creating actual programs in the educational system designated to finding and rewarding students who meet pre-set requirments with the necessary aid or counsel to help them get into college?

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The complex brew of aid, loans and tuition leads many low-income families to greatly overestimate the cost of college. Many just give up.

Annie Leibovitz: The View From Behind The Lens : NPR

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:11:44 +0000

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Annie Leibovitz: The View From Behind The Lens : NPR

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This is an amazing picture. Annie has an unbelievable eye for composition.

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Open Source » Blog Archive » Campaign ‘08: How was it for you, Jim Fishkin?

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:09:55 +0000

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I completely agree. How come the focus comes to a burning point during election season but then as soon as the election is over everyone assumes that it is ok?

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We’re launching on the most extraordinary expenditures without a real consideration of the policy alternatives. And that dialogue, whatever it is, among policy elites has not penetrated the campaign discussion of the economy.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Technology

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:07:53 +0000

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Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Technology

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I'm not following here either...

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Barack Obama believes that the nation’s rules ensuring diversity of media ownership are critical to the public interest.

newsobserver.com | Winds of patriotism renewed

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:05:32 +0000

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You are exactly right with your comment here. It is not that the feelings of patriotism are new, or the fact that Americans are flying flags in their front yards again, it is a testament to American's faith in their government, their democracy, and the set of values that our founding fathers instilled in our country the day it was born. It is the fact that once born an American always American, no bad President or discriminatory law is going to strip the fundamental identity that all citizens of the U.S.A. are born with no matter the view, belief, or race. I think that part of the problem all along was the misperception that American's were abandoning ship when in fact we were patiently waiting and biding our time until real change could be implemented into the government.

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Chapman's response to the presidential election reflects the emergence of an unusual -- and some might say contradictory -- new figure: the flag-waving liberal.

Law Student Fights for His Laptop - Tom's Guide

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:58:06 +0000

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Law Student Fights for His Laptop - Tom's Guide

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Haha... your right. But the sentence down below really completes the story doesn't it? "Does anyone want to bet that Botsios had more than just his homework on the laptop?" I would bet something...

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Police arrived, took Saucedo to the hospital to get stitched up and then charged him with armed robbery and kidnapping.

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Defense

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:32:09 +0000

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Defense

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:27:28 +0000

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Defense

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:22:11 +0000

CrunchGear » Archive » Why is Hulu more valued by advertisers than YouTube?

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:18:46 +0000

How Will Obama Help College Costs? : NPR

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:15:48 +0000

Annie Leibovitz: The View From Behind The Lens : NPR

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:11:44 +0000

Open Source » Blog Archive » Campaign ‘08: How was it for you, Jim Fishkin?

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:09:55 +0000

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Technology

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:07:53 +0000

newsobserver.com | Winds of patriotism renewed

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:05:32 +0000

Law Student Fights for His Laptop - Tom's Guide

Maximilian Harmon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:58:06 +0000