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Just sayin' by Jody April 5, 2012 6:40 pm

This is America, then. Equality. Responsibility. Opportunity. Let's give everyone an equal chance and let them ... by bowser 2012-04-06 14:34:01
- OMG...BOWSER! ...and you say I don't have a pulse on reality. It is indeed a strange world. Why don't you adopt a ... by Jody 2012-04-06 15:12:44
So let's put it in simple terms then. Except for number four, the other points are essentially true (in ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-05 22:29:00
- "Moral vacuum?" What do you think, Jody? by TB 2012-04-06 09:17:22
  - A "moral vacuum" is having children without health insurance. Go ahead - justify that. Morally. by bowser 2012-04-08 02:51:08
    - No... a moral vacuum is having children KNOWING you have no health insurance....and doing it anyway..thinking somebody else will pick ... by Jody 2012-04-08 09:18:35
      - So watching a child born to irresponsible parents do without health care is just fine. That is not a moral vacuum. ... by bowser 2012-04-08 10:20:24
        
        Man....I had to look up *amoral* vs. *immoral*. Anyhoo....I don't consider being a Conservative to be immoral. You do. You are ... by Jody 2012-04-08 10:37:39
        
        You believe that watching an American child not get health care is moral. Typical Conservative, Silly Putty substituting for brains. ... by bowser 2012-04-08 12:21:00
        
        BOINGA BOINGA...that is my silly putty brain bouncing around the room...sorta like your logic. by Jody 2012-04-08 15:54:13
        
        State and Federal governments, right now, spend something like $450 billion a year on medical care for those who can't afford it. by TB 2012-04-08 13:37:19
        
        Every other industrialized nation as national health care. America, which touts it'self as the richest nation in the world ... by bowser 2012-04-08 14:03:30
        
        What's the point of telling you anything at all? by TB 2012-04-08 14:24:33
        
        Funny how easy it is by RobVG 2012-04-08 12:55:29
        
        What about the kid, Rob? by bowser 2012-04-08 14:04:50
        
        "The Kid" by RobVG 2012-04-09 08:38:32
        
        Agreed Rob....and I think the average Josephine is completely overwhelmed by just about everything right now. Nothing...absolutely nothing is working ... by Jody 2012-04-09 08:47:02
        
        "Nothing…absolutely nothing is working how we would like it to." by TB 2012-04-09 09:30:19
        
        Well, I have lemme see...1,2,3,nope 7 extended family members that are doing just fine existing on government hand out programs. ... by Jody 2012-04-08 14:47:22
        
        Rob...seriously...I think you have hit the nail on the head. Bowser perceives himself a hero. A Robin Hood of sorts. Wow...this has ... by Jody 2012-04-08 13:11:23
        
        Like I said in a different post, it's a lot easier to wear a colored ribbon and yell for someone else to pay more taxes than to actually do something. by TB 2012-04-08 13:59:21
  - Your arguments as always are extremist. As if paying higher taxes is stealing every last penny from a billionaire. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-06 12:12:45
    - You're missing the point, Buck. The rich don't want to pay any taxes at all. In fact, they want protectionism, ... by ER 2012-04-07 11:23:29
    - When we had the tax rates of the 90s, spending was a trillion dollars less a year, in 2005 dollars. by TB 2012-04-06 12:58:10
  - Well, there's a "moral vacuum" when the resources of a country are used to the benefit of the wealthy to ... by bowser 2012-04-06 11:50:49
  - I understand what Buck means by moral vacuum because I have a Conservative brother in law who is a millionaire ... by Jody 2012-04-06 10:55:08
    - I see that as an investment decision vs a moral decision. No one knows better than him whether his money would ... by FrankC 2012-04-06 12:02:09
      - Yeah, but see, under the liberal "moral code" it's not his decision. by TB 2012-04-06 12:59:22
        
        What chaps my hide Tom...and this is a digression, but the liberals are every bit as guilty about passing *moral" ... by Jody 2012-04-06 13:34:54
        
        Exactly. He has a choice...and it is only himself he must answer to. It is all about personal accountability ... by Jody 2012-04-06 13:11:26
Well, that certainly reads well. Sounds great. Let's ask how hard hedge fund managers, who contribute absolutely nothing repeat nothing ... by bowser 2012-04-05 19:28:02
- None of the things Jody wrote made the slightest dent, did it? by TB 2012-04-05 21:27:55
  - I said they sound good. There's a simplistic ring to them, simplistic assumptions which appeal to people whose value ... by bowser 2012-04-05 23:21:41
    - Valuing community. by RobVG 2012-04-07 10:30:32
      - This is very simple. People who are willing to contribute to the well-being of those around them are interested ... by bowser 2012-04-08 02:49:56
      - Thank you Rob...I couldn't have said it better. by Jody 2012-04-07 12:21:40

"Creative destruction" in the space industry by TB April 7, 2012 9:23 pm

It's great news that these good men will be able to find employment in their field of interest. It would ... by ER 2012-04-09 09:21:32
Hey, after the Ares Project, it was only a matter of time. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-08 00:21:18

An interesting discovery with interesting implications... by Vitruvius April 8, 2012 8:03 pm

It's the Law of Unforeseen Consequences. by ER 2012-04-09 02:33:35

"Romney turns to Obama after GOP primary sweep." by bowser April 3, 2012 11:50 pm

The Democrats in 2008 nominated someone who was the personification of an ideology that has wrecked everything it's touched. by TB 2012-04-04 09:04:03
- Bush inherited a trillion dollar surplus. Obama inherited a collapsing economy trillions in debt, plus two unwinnable wars. And a ... by bowser 2012-04-04 12:11:02
  - No, he's hoping WE forget. by ER 2012-04-08 17:19:34

Crab Chilao by ER April 8, 2012 4:46 pm

Visual aid on the "Buffett Rule" by TB April 6, 2012 5:13 pm

I'm going to add one more post to this thread, because I find it entirely hilarious (Let me explain before ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 17:39:16
Shouldn't there be a similar graph for Selective Service? by ER 2012-04-07 10:24:54
- "People need to pay for this country to the extent which they have benefited from it. Those who feel ... by TB 2012-04-07 11:46:03
  - I noticed you didn't even begin to challenge my analogy with Selective Service. Instead, you changed the subject. Tom, the rich ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:14:16
    - That's because the analogy stunk. by TB 2012-04-07 17:11:27
      - So the wealthy pay "most of the taxes", but a modest increase in their tax rate would not help in ... by ER 2012-04-07 18:16:53
Baby steps, man. One bit at a time. Plus, I seriously doubt that there's a way you could make all the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:14:14
- So, what's the next step? by TB 2012-04-06 18:34:11
  - Well, you know, you've won. The US is a plutocracy, a country ruled by the wealthy. Your fondest ... by bowser 2012-04-06 21:07:31
    - This is not a game someone wins Bowser. We are all in this economic quagmire together. Just not all on ... by Jody 2012-04-07 08:45:23
    - No, I haven't "won." by TB 2012-04-07 08:11:10
      - Extrapolate the policies you endorse, and tell me it's not what Marx predicted. By the way, an incredible amount of Obama's ... by bowser 2012-04-07 11:27:56
        
        Okay, let's do bailouts. by TB 2012-04-07 12:02:18
        
        What Tom's trying to tell you, Bowser, is that since there aren't enough rich people in the country, and since ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:01:04
        
        TB is ignoring the main point, again. Marx understood capitalism, greed, and foretold that the TBs would insure the ... by bowser 2012-04-07 23:21:21
        
        But never forget... by ER 2012-04-08 13:21:55
        
        No, Tom is not trying to tell him that the rich should pay no taxes. Try again. by TB 2012-04-07 12:04:26
        
        "Tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no rich no more." -Alvin Lee. I'm sick and tired of the poor ... by ER 2012-04-07 12:21:19
        
        "Tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no rich no more." by TB 2012-04-07 17:17:39
        
        There may be fewer rich than there used to be, but have you noticed that they are much, much richer? This ... by ER 2012-04-07 17:44:19
        
        Who's making out in this economy? by TB 2012-04-07 21:15:27
        
        Karl Marx. Friederich Engels. The ultra-wealthy. Mega-corporations. Ironic, isn't it? by bowser 2012-04-07 23:50:12

What will be the future outcome... by FrankC April 7, 2012 10:31 pm

I don't think there is much we can do. by ER 2012-04-08 07:06:22
I actually have an entire favorites folder devoted to this. It doesn't give exact answers, but I think it ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-08 00:20:29
A good answer from a knowledgeable person. Posted here on July 31, 2011. Spent several hours with a retired director ... by bowser 2012-04-07 23:03:41

Three questions: by Jody April 7, 2012 1:23 pm

Spend some time on this site. by TB 2012-04-07 17:24:22
- Are there any other sites like that one that you know of? I'd like to double-check it's info. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 17:47:40
  - It's the Congressional Budget Office. A pretty good source. by TB 2012-04-07 18:47:29
  - Where I got those three questions Maybe this will help VRB by Jody 2012-04-07 17:58:43

The Geek Zodiac by TB April 6, 2012 11:30 am

Apparently, I'm a spy. Figures it'd choose the thing with the description of that I'm anything but. Also, apparently TB is between ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:21:46
- Not yet, but soon. by podrock 2012-04-06 20:52:57
- Wrong. I am 29. by Jody 2012-04-06 18:57:10
  - So, treasure hunter then! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 00:29:49
    - More like gold digger...;) by Jody 2012-04-07 08:38:07
      - "It's just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as a poor man." by TB 2012-04-07 09:06:29
        
        ...shall refrain from political poop...:) I am a gold slut though. I absolutely go *deer in the headlights* when I ... by Jody 2012-04-07 09:20:41
        
        ?? Where did you see politics? by TB 2012-04-07 09:50:15
        
        C'mon Tom...this is A.D.D Moi...I can make anything political outta anything....ifin' I grasp at straws hard enough...;) It was the rich ... by Jody 2012-04-07 10:05:24
        
        The quote is from the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." by TB 2012-04-07 10:21:48
        
        Never did see the movie....but it made her career as I understand it. All kidding aside...I really...truly...down to my toes...don't ... by Jody 2012-04-07 11:09:39
        
        Answer: You would spend it all on accessories needed to get the next guy's attention XD. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-07 16:14:32
Daikaiju! Whatever the hell that is...sounds like something you would say to someone who just sneezed. by Jody 2012-04-06 17:19:24
Inscrutable Alien. (Shhh...don't tell Lindy) by podrock 2012-04-06 16:28:35
Super Hero, of course by FrankC 2012-04-06 11:49:13

So what happened in Sanford? by ER April 7, 2012 3:43 pm

The future is now by RobVG April 4, 2012 9:15 pm

Test by RobVG 2012-05-12 09:37:03
Those folks at Google keep re-reading Snow Crash for inspiration. by podrock 2012-04-06 21:16:13
Some people have doubts on the tech. by TB 2012-04-06 10:10:00
- Thank goodness. We might have a chance of nipping this thing in the bud before it goes viral. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:29:24
If this was anyone BUT Google and/ore Apple, I'd be happy. Those guys have never been known for their ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-05 00:27:37
- If you don't like 'that'... by RobVG 2012-04-05 09:11:58
  - I heard >_ by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-05 18:06:25
Heh....are those your new glasses? by Jody 2012-04-04 21:25:03
- HaHa by RobVG 2012-04-04 21:46:06

Mac trojan by TB April 5, 2012 11:05 pm

That would explain the message I'm getting for Firefox recently. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-06 18:24:29

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