Florida. South west of Tampa by about 20 miles.
There are no waste management problems in Tasmania. They are not allowed. We have a Government here by socialists, feminists and greenies. Everything is perfect. By Order.
OK, everyone who raised objections, I will rephrase.
It has been suggested at the highest levels that what happens in one country that deleteriously affects another, then that country should be held to account. Some things happen naturally; some by neglect in human activity; some by accident. Other countries get affected and have to expend vast sums to clear up the problems caused.
Whatever the cause, natural or otherwise, our current Laws, national (usually) and International, have clauses for compensation once 'blame' or responsibility has been assigned.
It is also suggested that we 'punish' ourselves with additional taxes to 'cope with' carbon dioxide ( amongst other substances) that we produce, despite the clear fact that one volcano in Indonesia is currently producing more polution per annum than the entire human output throughout history.
Chernobyl produced far less radio-active pollutant than even a small volcano. Indeed, Mt Etna produces more annually. Yet we do not have any sort of mechanism for assigning costs appropriately to the effots that all countries have to expend to counter atmospheric pollutants.
Simultaneously we are called upon to pay taxes or charity contributions to pay for the cost of clearing up disasters in other people's countries. America is in the forefront of generosity in this, contributing vast sums, often in the billions to deal with natural disasters and man made ones which have even just minor impact in the USA. It is comendable, but very costly.
The question was raised almost obliquely in the UN. I put it here.
Personally, I think it is a sensible issue to ask about and needs sensible thought to answer it.
American taxpayers provide the salaries to their representatives to ask such questions, and yet here, on this site, some call the question stupid ! If you think it IS stupid, then deal with your representatives and perhaps ask your own questions about paying the salaries of stupid people. But don't whine to me about it. Ask yourself if you are stupid for paying them, maybe.
Or maybe think about the question a little more deeply and see if there is some merit and why, rather than just dismiss it or cast aspertions on a member here..
I have read many questions on this site. many quite intelligent questions. Most have been asked in many other places and times by many other people. "Is there a God?" for instance. None here usually refer to those previous questions or who asked it. I do not see it as relevant, m'self. But some here do, it seems.
Perhaps our moderators can apply their made-up-on-the-go rules to everyone equally instead of simply rubbishing me for asking a question and omiting to say it had been asked recently elsewhere by Government representatives or joe bloggs.
I do not have a personal stance on the answers. I am happy that the question can be dismissed or answered in any way relevant to the question. I do however have a problem with people shouting me down simply because I have disagreed with them in the past. Play the ball, not the man, especially if you are moderating here.
I have no doubt at all that I will recieve yet another email threatening me with 'suspension' or have this answer changed by our moderator, even though I am trying to be polite and reasonable. It is an effective way to drive people out of a personal feifdom.
I asked the question because the USA raised it in the UN. Perhaps some here - perhaps Colleen- could write to their Senators and Congressmen and suggest that THEY are stupid instead of casting your misplaced wrath on me.
Unusual.
Dear Coleen, I am terribly sorry that you are offended.
People lie for either of just two reasons:
To gain power or benefit through deception; and/or
To evade the consquences of their actions.
Lies distort reality and create an unreality that others have to live with. Consequently the world gets mired in unreal perception. This, at the individual level is the central feature of the definition of mental illness. At the broader level it is the cause of most if not all of the woes of humanity throughout history.
How about a gift for the Groom?
To most people who have an issue with religion, the most disappointing thing is that they are not God. Most still think they are though and that the sun shines from their arse.
It is thought by some historians to be the island of Santorini, which used to be called Thiri.
It is volcanic and exploded some 1500 years bc or threabout, destroying the population. It has a very pretty village there now. The tsunami it produced also destroyed the Minoan civilisation.