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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
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Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Thitteen (838-840)
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Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
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Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
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Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
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Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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<blockquote data-quote="Sinister" data-source="post: 86621" data-attributes="member: 2684"><p><strong>Re: U.S Presidential Race</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Pk70,</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">this is an extremely complex election and I think it will challenge the american publics predominant way of thinking; the knee-jerk faith in conservatism (ie; small government). </span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">conservatism is excellent when there is market stability...everyone is jolly...the problem in conservatism arises when everyone becomes jittery...everything comes crashing to the ground real quick…when the US is lacking market stability and investor confidence the government starts to expand its domain and control <span style="color: red"><u>(this is when republicans and democrats become the same party).</u></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">i was just thinking to myself; does the 'trickle down theory of prosperity' work during a credit crunch?'</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">something republicans and laissez faire market theorists resist discussing at all costs. (I wonder why?) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">most economists do not discuss how liquidity has been hammered...poor Americans cannot find money. Banks are not lending...so people are going to burn, entrepreneurs cannot find funding because creditors are not taking risks...ergo economic growth screeches to a halt. </span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">who can step and increase liquidity quickly?…only one entity is that omnipotent and powerful…government (and that is exactly what the conservatives are doing because of an election year).</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">as you might have noticed, the lending markets in the US are a complete mess (the Fed just bailed out Bear Sterns, Fannie mae and Freddie Mac; naturally the shareholders were crucified)...initially a combined business valued at over a trillion dollars has been completely flushed down the tubes.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This is serious stuff and it has serious repercussions…it should be on the front page of newspapers and it should be the center of every politicians discussion…except all we get from the media is a discussion on whether or not Sarah Palin is a good mother! Or why Barack doesn’t wear a flag pin!)</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Under this ‘republican’ administration we have, time and again, seen the government weigh-in to save these companies and bail out their debt obligations… by honoring their bond-holders. Simple question…where does this supposedly “small republican” government get this tremendous amount of money? (not only for trillion dollar bail-outs but also to wage trillion dollar wars?)</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Answer: you!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1) </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Increase taxes</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2) </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">they print the money they need (debasing currency…aka…inflation tax)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3) </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">cutback on federal programs and inject budget surplus back into credit markets</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">mark my words; when the candidates talk about ‘tax cuts’…they are lying!!!…this is no time for tax cuts. No party is interested in small government during these uncertain times. </span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">McCain is purposing tax cuts in a time when government expenditure is through the roof. (he is a dishonest and stupid clown)</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Obama is purposing tax increases on companies when they're taxes are already at record highs. (he is a hopeful clown)</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">:whisling:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">so the next criteria I vote for is; who is more fiscally responsible? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Obviously both democrats and republicans are going to step in and save lenders…to prop up the fantasy that is American banking system, wealth through debt.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">But only Obama is willing to end the second biggest expenditure for America…the Iraq war.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Even if he is purposing a 33% tax increase on my capital gains (and an increase on the dividence income I receive from my securities)…I don’t really mind…at least I know for certain what economic future that will bring…whereas McCain is a short fuse…not only when it comes to foreign policy but also when it comes to economics….no telling what he will do or whether he will follow through with the Utopian pre-Jurassic bush-tax cuts.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Centralized banking is here to stay and governments will continue to prop up lenders who mis-managed their funds and burnt their investors. There is Absolutely 0 accountability in American business practices…which is a shame!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Obama is a communist people say? HA! look in the mirror conservatives…look at what you have become!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">There is no republican there is no democrat, all we can fight about are trivial things, flag pins and dimwitted-teens getting knocked up.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Obama 08</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">PS: vote for whoever you think is a better person...to be honest...policies dont matter anymore...policies are flexible and dictated to politicians through a higher order (the market)....litsen to the video i posted above by Noam Chomsky</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sinister, post: 86621, member: 2684"] [b]Re: U.S Presidential Race[/b] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Pk70,[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]this is an extremely complex election and I think it will challenge the american publics predominant way of thinking; the knee-jerk faith in conservatism (ie; small government). [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]conservatism is excellent when there is market stability...everyone is jolly...the problem in conservatism arises when everyone becomes jittery...everything comes crashing to the ground real quick…when the US is lacking market stability and investor confidence the government starts to expand its domain and control [COLOR=red][U](this is when republicans and democrats become the same party).[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]i was just thinking to myself; does the 'trickle down theory of prosperity' work during a credit crunch?'[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]something republicans and laissez faire market theorists resist discussing at all costs. (I wonder why?) :eek:[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]most economists do not discuss how liquidity has been hammered...poor Americans cannot find money. Banks are not lending...so people are going to burn, entrepreneurs cannot find funding because creditors are not taking risks...ergo economic growth screeches to a halt. [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]who can step and increase liquidity quickly?…only one entity is that omnipotent and powerful…government (and that is exactly what the conservatives are doing because of an election year).[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]as you might have noticed, the lending markets in the US are a complete mess (the Fed just bailed out Bear Sterns, Fannie mae and Freddie Mac; naturally the shareholders were crucified)...initially a combined business valued at over a trillion dollars has been completely flushed down the tubes.[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This is serious stuff and it has serious repercussions…it should be on the front page of newspapers and it should be the center of every politicians discussion…except all we get from the media is a discussion on whether or not Sarah Palin is a good mother! Or why Barack doesn’t wear a flag pin!)[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Under this ‘republican’ administration we have, time and again, seen the government weigh-in to save these companies and bail out their debt obligations… by honoring their bond-holders. Simple question…where does this supposedly “small republican” government get this tremendous amount of money? (not only for trillion dollar bail-outs but also to wage trillion dollar wars?)[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Answer: you![/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]1) [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]Increase taxes[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]2) [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]they print the money they need (debasing currency…aka…inflation tax)[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]3) [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]cutback on federal programs and inject budget surplus back into credit markets[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]mark my words; when the candidates talk about ‘tax cuts’…they are lying!!!…this is no time for tax cuts. No party is interested in small government during these uncertain times. [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]McCain is purposing tax cuts in a time when government expenditure is through the roof. (he is a dishonest and stupid clown)[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Obama is purposing tax increases on companies when they're taxes are already at record highs. (he is a hopeful clown)[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]:whisling:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]so the next criteria I vote for is; who is more fiscally responsible? [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Obviously both democrats and republicans are going to step in and save lenders…to prop up the fantasy that is American banking system, wealth through debt.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]But only Obama is willing to end the second biggest expenditure for America…the Iraq war.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Even if he is purposing a 33% tax increase on my capital gains (and an increase on the dividence income I receive from my securities)…I don’t really mind…at least I know for certain what economic future that will bring…whereas McCain is a short fuse…not only when it comes to foreign policy but also when it comes to economics….no telling what he will do or whether he will follow through with the Utopian pre-Jurassic bush-tax cuts.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Centralized banking is here to stay and governments will continue to prop up lenders who mis-managed their funds and burnt their investors. There is Absolutely 0 accountability in American business practices…which is a shame![/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Obama is a communist people say? HA! look in the mirror conservatives…look at what you have become![/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]There is no republican there is no democrat, all we can fight about are trivial things, flag pins and dimwitted-teens getting knocked up.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Obama 08[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]PS: vote for whoever you think is a better person...to be honest...policies dont matter anymore...policies are flexible and dictated to politicians through a higher order (the market)....litsen to the video i posted above by Noam Chomsky[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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