[quote]...what was that about (corporate) welfare again?[/quote] Ask Ralph Nader ... [e digicons]:rofl:[/e] [quote]The suckers in the middle get to pay for all of it, one way or another. [/quote] [quote]just two facets on the same spectrum of sticking it to the taxpayer.[/quote] If by "taxpayer" you me
[quote]I don't get much praise around here[/quote] Fair assessment and unbiased opinions are their own rewards.
God legislated it as Tithing, didn't He? He even mandated that we are all guilty if a single one of us went to sleep hungry while we are all full let alone Fat. It seems to me that some of us just remember things only when it suits us. Politics trump all things great and small ... doesn't it? <span style="font-
[quote]Depriving millions of these facets of the working man, white, blue or green collar, is self destructive. For a country to work, its citizens must work. For in the end, the true wealth of a nation is in its labor.[/quote] How true !!! Excellent article. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]
my sentiments too at the end of the news conference. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]
[quote]Sorry, you lose in that regard.[/quote] I am glad to lose this one ... your question did not convey your real point. [quote]Something you seem to have missed is that over the last 8 years we've spent a bunch of money on military exercises. Exercises that President Obama is quite interested in ending[/quote] Not at all. I am well
[quote] what happens when the spending levels are cut and/or spending is brought back under control -- what will pick up the slack?[/quote] It seems that you were not following how this tragedy started or what is needed to fix it and return to normal. here is a refresher: 1- Home prices reached unreasonably astronom
[quote]Trying to put this on "the rich" is really ridiculous.[/quote] i didnt. i dont blame someone for using someone's foolishness to his advantage ... i blame the crooks who gave them the money. and again ... the poor's mortgages are not a significant part of the whole mess .... the mess is the huge subdivisions and mansions sitting empty with no buyer in sig
Leauki, here is one example from Arizona.... in the news recently ... A real estate speculator got a $20 M mortgage on a piece of land with no downpayment or any meaningful collaterals ... he was planning a resort-type project ... the land itself is not worth much at all ... but the bank gave him the money anyway .... when the market collapsed he defaulted, abandoned the project and the bank failed because it did m
[quote]{ sarcasm } Yup, it was all your fault. All yours entirely { /sarcasm }[/quote] I think you are correct ... no sarcasm.... i was fuming at the time and it was sooooo clear to me that all of it was pure specualtions. no one of any kind of a brain (even a damaged brain) would believe that the world supply/demand balance got screwed that much in just ONE month.... who are they kidding? the fo
[quote]Perhaps those with short memories forget that over the course of the spring of 2008, and well into the summer of 2008 the world economy took a direct hit from the oil producing nations that decided that was the prime time to get incredibly greedy. [/quote] Perhaps your short memory forgot that the sharp and sudden rise in oil prices had nothing to do with those greedy producers ... they didnt start nor end th
[quote]ThinkAloud maybe should think more silently.[/quote] Agreed. Silent or Aloud is obviously wasted in this case.
[quote]What about the rape?[/quote] [quote]I have heard stories about the Russian military doing that a lot, and few stories about American soldiers[/quote] [quote]Having been stationed in Japan on and off for nearly 18 years, I know of only 3 instances of Rape by members of the military against Japanese civilians.[/quote] [quote]I'm curious now....What is a
[quote]I am pretty sure that the power of prayer has already been disproven.[/quote] [quote]Don't let the foolish fool you.[/quote] What did the study you refer to disprove? !!! That prayers cant cure your cold or fever? Was that this prayer's (or any prayer for that mat
[quote]If you don’t attack occupation forces, they probably won’t fight you. (I figured this out by not attacking members of the occupying armies. Sometimes I didn’t even throw rocks. Actually, I never threw rocks at them.)[/quote] I dont know what to say leauki !!!! Really .... what happens to "give me liberty or give me death"? <span st
[quote]Palin never said she could see Russia from her front porch. (This is one I hear all the time.)[/quote] Fey only rephrased what Palin said. And you know what, she was correct. she could in fact see Russia from her State. That was not the problem .... i am sure you realize the real problem.... it is the fact that this was the totality of her foreign affai
[quote]coming up with the right idea at precisely the right time and having the means to pursue that idea (before anyone else does) is sheer luck in my opinion.[/quote] I wouldn't call sheer luck ... i think it is a divine intervention ... which is the same thing from a different perspective... but hard work sure maximaizes the benefits of that intervention... look
[quote]It's the idiots in the government ignoring me and listening to the masses that's the problem.[/quote] I can't argue with you that they are idiots ... but they are another type of idiots .... the fact that the tax code is not based on the idea you pay taxes because you dont need the money is a proof that they at least didnt listen to that stupid idea. If they really listen to the majority
[quote](people who keep asking for more and more but don't contribute) sit in the car and whine about how cold it is outside and how tired they already are from a hard day of doing nothing.[/quote] This is the waste and corruption i said we all should be fighting to eliminate ... no disagreement on that ... it is a must ...no question about it. [
[quote] Many voice the opinion that those people have plenty and that money should be given to those who “need” it more.[/quote] [quote]I’m fed up with being told what I do or don’t “need”. [/quote] Your frustration about that is totally justified. I honestly dont know who says that taxes are based on how much you "need" ..... anyone who says that is certifiably ignorant
[quote]The left fought tooth & nail to undermine Bush throughout his 2 terms because it believed his policies were wrong, even after the American people settled the 'legitimacy' issue by re-electing him.[/quote] Totally false .... in fact a lot of Dem blamed their own leaders for supporting, going along or being silent regarding many of Bush's actions and policies... <span style="font-size: small;
[quote]Oh, I see, so it took a Democrat in the White House and a Democratic control Senate and Congress for you to realize this? I guess you didn't really care when it was Bush that was failing. But then he only failed so much.[/quote] what are you talking about ???? your bias and nonesense is blinding you and clouding your memory... I challenge YOU to point out that I w
Sorry RW, i meant 24 hrs... not 36 hrs, but the editor is not working ... again!!! may be that is not soo bad ... now you have two comments :D
Almost 36 hrs after posting and noone ... NO ONE cares to sympathize with this???? ... have a heart people .... what is the matter with you????? Dont worry RW, i will try to help a little [e digicons]:')[/e] [quote]As a public service, we analyzed Obama's speech with The Patriot's proprietary Leftspeak decoder software, using it to translate his speech into Ri
[quote]What I'd like to know is this, if we're shutting down Gitmo, then where on earth will we put the mastermind of 911[/quote] I dont understand this playing dumb question? .... you really dont know? Why aren't we trying them in a legal military court and sentence them according to our laws? what is your problem in th
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