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Okay, I would like to start a thread and I would really like it to stay on topic, if at all possible. by Jody July 23, 2013 8:09 am

"Middle-out" Economics. by RobVG 2013-07-23 20:56:19
- Names matter by Robert 2013-07-24 09:41:56
  - Question by SteveS 2013-07-25 07:50:33
    - I guess it depends on your age by Robert 2013-07-25 12:17:03
      - The Pew Report by TB 2013-07-26 13:11:51
      - Age of the fantasy by SteveS 2013-07-26 10:00:49
      - Note the 1970-1980 dip... by ER 2013-07-25 14:39:07
      - Here ya go... by TB 2013-07-25 13:51:21
        
        thanks! by Robert 2013-07-25 14:30:48
        
        Actually, that chart doesn't show who's in those groups over time at all. by TB 2013-07-25 15:19:06
  - Trickle down economics by ER 2013-07-24 12:15:02
  - Did you read the article? by TB 2013-07-24 10:42:13
    - "every Democratic policy over the past five years" by Robert 2013-07-24 11:16:59
      - Obamacare was signed into law on March of 2010. by TB 2013-07-24 12:01:58
- Are you a recent convert? Welcome :-) by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 22:47:55
- Aw, Rob... by TB 2013-07-23 21:59:42
  - I know, I know . n/t by RobVG 2013-07-23 22:22:42
Simple, Right to Work Laws by SteveS 2013-07-23 12:55:35
- You probably mean and believe that. Brainwashing is effective. by bowser 2013-07-23 19:46:45
- That sword cuts both ways. by ER 2013-07-23 13:53:22
- Leftism demands compulsion. by TB 2013-07-23 13:44:02
  - If it weren't for the compulsion, you'd be screwed. by bowser 2013-07-23 17:09:02
You might have better luck on Current Events by Robert 2013-07-23 10:34:34
- Sure Robert go ahead and move it...and thank you in advance.:) by Jody 2013-07-23 11:08:48
  - You can move threads of your own too, Jody. by TB 2013-07-23 11:10:35
    - Too late by Robert 2013-07-23 11:12:12
      - I like the dashboard. by TB 2013-07-23 11:16:04
- Freedom by TB 2013-07-23 10:45:47
  - I can definitely see a mental block being demonstrated here. by ER 2013-07-23 14:38:29
    - Yeah, me too. by TB 2013-07-23 15:36:24
Unions, collective bargaining, and the right to strike. by ER 2013-07-23 08:42:38
- Yeah, I think we all owe a debt to unions. by RobVG 2013-07-23 17:35:14
- I don't think that is realistic anymore, ER. by Jody 2013-07-23 09:10:07
  - Take my word for it, by ER 2013-07-23 09:17:00
    - Maybe what is needed is a global minimum wage. n/t by RobVG 2013-07-23 17:36:35
    - 20 percent of the Chinese population is unionized. by TB 2013-07-23 10:02:09
      - Wages in China are raising by Jody 2013-07-23 11:17:51
        
        To be fair, that's probably not because of unions. by TB 2013-07-23 11:28:22
      - But do they have any real economic power? by ER 2013-07-23 10:06:51
        
        That is human nature ER...and on that note... by Jody 2013-07-23 11:10:30
        
        Yes. Think long and hard on that. by TB 2013-07-23 10:12:06
        
        Now you sound like Ed McMahon introducing Karnak the Magnificent. by ER 2013-07-23 10:24:17
        
        Another example of government/union synergy: by TB 2013-07-23 10:23:07
        
        In a free society, by ER 2013-07-23 10:31:32
        
        And another... by TB 2013-07-23 10:28:21
    - But we can't exist on what ifs...the fact is that now..at this time and place...we by Jody 2013-07-23 09:25:36
      - ER's point is not some theoretical construct by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 10:22:44
        
        Okay...what about Auto workers? by Jody 2013-07-23 11:12:39
        
        GM and Chrystler are doing fine by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 22:41:47
      - When resources are limited, there will be a struggle to divide them. by ER 2013-07-23 09:59:37

Halliburton admits destroying evidence by Jody July 26, 2013 9:09 am

How hard would it be to reproduce the simulations? Not sure what the motive was. by TB 2013-07-26 11:58:45
Where is the outrage? by Robert 2013-07-26 10:19:47
- Very good m'dear! :) by Jody 2013-07-26 10:34:11
  - ...and I agree with you. by Jody 2013-07-26 10:38:59
    - If wishes were horses then beggars would ride... by Jody 2013-07-26 11:36:44

Afterburner with Bill Whittle about the Martin/Zimmerman *lynching* by Jody July 24, 2013 9:34 am

So Martin was the stalker and Zimmerman was the victim. Are you convinced of this? by alcaray 2013-07-24 17:33:31
- alcaray...the truth is somewhere in between. by Jody 2013-07-24 18:34:13
  - Yes, Jody. The truth is always somewhere in between. by ER 2013-07-25 07:45:42

Wal Mart in Washington by Jody July 23, 2013 8:06 pm

Dang... by TB 2013-07-23 20:50:38
- Right you are ole' man...guess I will post some pictures on my Facebook page instead. by Jody 2013-07-24 09:23:12
  - The thread is educational, though. Worth reading. by TB 2013-07-24 09:27:29

Just going on the record here... by TB July 23, 2013 1:46 pm

There's not a lot of international conflicts this guy has NOT wanted us in. by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 22:35:43
I agree. by ER 2013-07-23 14:01:15

Ending Stand Your Ground Laws by BuckGalaxy July 19, 2013 11:42 am

Boycott Florida, Florida products and Florida businesses. by bowser 2013-07-20 00:32:35
- You might want to check on how many states have the same law. by TB 2013-07-20 07:24:39
Trayvon Martin got exactly what was coming to him. by ER 2013-07-19 14:26:24
- Fact: Trayvon Martin was enormously culpable in his own death. by RobVG 2013-07-22 19:45:02
  - Trayvon Martin was just "standing his ground". by ER 2013-07-22 19:51:05
    - You obviously didn't watch the same trial I did. n/t by RobVG 2013-07-22 20:04:19
      - I believe you responded while I was still editing. by ER 2013-07-22 20:31:14
- Oh, and I almost forgot. by ER 2013-07-19 16:07:33
Wait, is that why "the media" chose the Zimmerman case to cover? by alcaray 2013-07-19 12:52:27
- Hey now! TBs post that I responded to disappeared. by alcaray 2013-07-19 12:53:26
  - Whatever. by TB 2013-07-19 13:05:51
    - Dunno about Buck or Maddow. I was just trying to figure out the stand you were taking without taking a stand. by alcaray 2013-07-19 14:01:46

Meanwhile in southern California... by TB July 19, 2013 8:00 pm

Oh dear gawd...someone wearing a hoodie will get shot...by a neighborhood watch wanna be cop by Jody 2013-07-20 11:24:39
I'll bet that spreads, and it's a terrifying thought. by bowser 2013-07-19 23:04:23

Stand your ground... by ER July 18, 2013 6:07 pm

I doubt he'll have the balls to shoot that prick again! by bowser 2013-07-19 09:27:10
- Bowser, that was funny! by bowser 2013-07-19 17:18:08
OMG by Jody 2013-07-18 20:04:52
- That poor dude will be shootin' blanks. by Jody 2013-07-19 08:10:39
  - I doubt he'll be able to lock and load. by ER 2013-07-19 11:10:49

Detroit files for Chapter 9 by TB July 18, 2013 3:03 pm

Horror story by FrankC 2013-07-19 09:09:36
A once powerfull city by SteveS 2013-07-19 08:27:07
Romney's wish came true. by alcaray 2013-07-18 18:43:04
- Yeah, this is what happens when someone like Romney is president. by TB 2013-07-18 18:47:25
  - ? by alcaray 2013-07-18 18:53:10
    - Because we get weary of dems invoking a GOP name for an event that ... by FrankC 2013-07-19 09:14:45
      - Wow. by alcaray 2013-07-19 09:50:06
        
        offended is too strong a word I think, perhaps mildly annoyed by FrankC 2013-07-19 11:51:21
        
        Romney and Detroit by TB 2013-07-19 12:24:30
        
        No. by alcaray 2013-07-19 12:19:32

An excuse for murder. by bowser July 17, 2013 9:39 pm

What bothers me is that both people can justifiably attack each other simultaneously. by alcaray 2013-07-18 18:51:25
- That's why they have trials in the legal system. by TB 2013-07-18 19:40:14
  - These are the jokes folks. by alcaray 2013-07-18 20:10:23
NO!....the import of illegal guns, the need for power, the need to feel badass, the lust for money, drugs and entitlement issues leads to murder. by Jody 2013-07-18 12:15:51
- That ZOOM was the point, Jody. :-) by bowser 2013-07-18 17:01:35
  - I knew that. I was testing you. by Jody 2013-07-18 20:11:08
It's not that complicated, Bowz. by ER 2013-07-18 07:56:56
- Yeah, we don't want "complicated." by TB 2013-07-18 09:08:18
  - "Marching morons" by bowser 2013-07-18 11:53:49
    - Let them speak, Bowz. by ER 2013-07-18 13:59:20
      - I "promote dictatorship?" by TB 2013-07-18 14:32:26
        
        Yes, TB, you do support a dictatorship, and can't even see it.. by bowser 2013-07-18 17:00:19
        
        No, by ER 2013-07-18 16:53:43
        
        "Partisan propagandists monopolizing the conversation." by TB 2013-07-18 17:33:32
        
        "Every now and then?" by ER 2013-07-18 17:49:35
  - Not all Republicans are racists by ER 2013-07-18 09:29:40
    - All racist are Republicans by SteveS 2013-07-18 11:59:26
      - Not really. Some are Zoroastrians. by ER 2013-07-18 13:55:46
        
        So Zoroastrians are not racist? by SteveS 2013-07-18 14:40:22
      - Yep he does. by Jody 2013-07-18 12:11:58
        
        You define racism a bit broadly? by alcaray 2013-07-18 18:55:16
        
        ? Don't understand what you mean. by Jody 2013-07-18 20:09:13
        
        I think that you said... by alcaray 2013-07-18 20:12:16

The Roderick Scott case by TB July 17, 2013 6:18 pm

WOW! by Jody 2013-07-17 18:54:26
- Yeah. That's what I said. by TB 2013-07-17 19:10:55
What is your explanation, then? by alcaray 2013-07-17 18:41:27
- One reason I don't get too worked up, alcaray, about the Martin/Zimmerman fiasco by Jody 2013-07-17 18:58:42
- I've explained the political motivations for the current witch hunt several times. by TB 2013-07-17 18:46:11
  - Why do you think the one case was chosen over the other... by alcaray 2013-07-17 19:44:17
    - I'll tell you what I think by Jody 2013-07-18 11:15:43
      - To answer your question: by alcaray 2013-07-18 18:41:27

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow by Robert July 18, 2013 9:18 am

The rest of the letter, by TB 2013-07-18 10:01:40
- The letter by Robert 2013-07-18 13:28:01
  - Good post by TB 2013-07-18 13:39:12

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