Official Ron Paul for President 2008 Thread

[Yoshi]

The plate in his head must be the vintage metal variety.

[SpoDaddy]

I'm sure that humans are at least partially causing it.

On what basis?

[Fe 26]

THAT IS THE SINGLE DUMBEST THING YOU HAVE EVER SAID.

So much shit in our modern society is based around plastic. The medical fields would collapse. Clothing, consumer electronics, plastic is everywhere and it's responsible for huge tech leaps.

And don't tell me we can find cheap alternate sources...it's the same problem as the fuel problem all over again.

lol, please remember that you are talking to an EE that collects antique electronics. I own quite a few pieces that have NO plastic in them. And lol at "The medical fields would collapse." There was a time when it had no plastic too.

Without oil the world will change. Things will become more expensive. What was convenient today will become a luxury. But we won't all die, and as a society we will not lose all of our achievements. Its just that many of them will no longer be affordable. Many things you take for granted will only be affordable to the super rich once synthetics are the only source for plastics and the products they are made from.

[SpoDaddy]

And lol at "The medical fields would collapse." There was a time when it had no plastic too.

There was a time when hanging meat up in the air was considered medically sound prevention of the bubonic plague; what's your point?

[Yoshi]

I took some engineering classes as electives because they were easy, and that was at a real engineering school. No one is impressed by EE.

[Fe 26]

I took some engineering classes as electives because they were easy, and that was at a real engineering school. No one is impressed by EE.

if you can do well in them, it is understandable that they aren't impressed.

[Tommy Tallarico]

Gay rights, for starters. He's anti gay-marriage but spins it into an issue of federalism.

No, he has always been against federal involvement in nearly anything. It's his second largest selling point behind his anti-war stance.

Try again.

Tommy Tallarico

[Fe 26]

There was a time when hanging meat up in the air was considered medically sound prevention of the bubonic plague; what's your point?

the point is, like I said, is shit will become more expensive. Most of the shit that is currently made from plastic, used to be made from glass or Phenol formaldehyde resin. People will either have to go back to sterilizing things and reusing them or start forking out for new stuff every time anyone goes to the hospital.

and yes, I know you are thinking "well what about pacemakers?" With something like a pacemaker, the plastic isn't what drives the price up on that. They will either eventually come up with a substitute as good or use recycled plastics.

[FirstBlood]

Just think about food for a second.

How much food is wrapped/sealed in plastic.

Ask yourself, can you distribute said product otherwise.

[Thief Silver]

Seriously, how can you be so ignorant towards Plastics? Jesus christ I look around my room and there's probably 300 things made with some form of plastic.