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"Obamacare" by bowser January 27, 2012 3:46 am

Got a few comments but no time now. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-27 10:28:51

Why does Gingrich want audiences to be able to disrupt debates? by bowser January 26, 2012 8:55 pm

Gingrich is a bully, and bullies need an audience. And don't forget, his audience sees themselves as victimized and abused, disrespected ... by ER 2012-01-27 07:56:40
The phrase "Are you not entertained?" comes to mind. without the crowd, he can't rise to the occasion. and without the ... by Tony 2012-01-27 05:47:57

Add the ghost of Lee Atwater, the reality of Karl Rove, and $3 billion. by bowser January 26, 2012 8:35 pm

So Romney's paying... by alcaray January 24, 2012 12:04 am

Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years. by TB 2012-01-24 09:27:22
- Amazing. by alcaray 2012-01-24 12:06:11
- Just for fun by RobVG 2012-01-24 09:54:22
  - Be careful of the terminology. (EDITED FOR CORRECTION) by TB 2012-01-24 10:56:30
    - One more time if you don’t mind by RobVG 2012-01-24 17:54:46
      - define:progressive tax rate, define:regressive tax rate by Robert 2012-01-24 18:37:27
        
        What? by RobVG 2012-01-24 21:39:52
        
        "Regressive" is not a perjorative. It is just a word that economists defined to have a certain meaning. ... by alcaray 2012-01-25 21:29:48
        
        Those are standard definitions, and I had to look them up. I hope you don't expect me to defend them; I'm no economist. by Robert 2012-01-25 20:00:54
        
        Regressivity by RobVG 2012-01-26 10:22:55
        
        Seems a reasonable example. by Robert 2012-01-26 12:33:21
        
        A flat tax is a proportional tax. by TB 2012-01-26 10:50:30
        
        There is indeed an upper limit imposed on all flavors of payroll taxes: you need to earn a salary to ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 16:58:02
        
        Warren Buffett pays a lower rate than his secretary because his income is taxed as capital gains, and hers isn't. by TB 2012-01-26 17:39:44
        
        You seemed to repeat back some of what I said, expanded, added some touches of rudeness. You did ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 18:56:27
        
        Go here. Look at the charts and tables. Maybe just once something will stick. by TB 2012-01-24 19:13:18
        
        You do love that red herring, don't you? by Robert 2012-01-24 20:34:59
        
        About the definitions, you were right and I was wrong. by TB 2012-01-24 20:41:08
        
        And I spoke too soon by Robert 2012-01-24 21:10:24
        
        I was primarily concerned about the tax brackets everyone's arguing about, not the "wealth gap," so inflation didn't really come ... by TB 2012-01-24 21:48:42
        
        Yeah, those look like "my" numbers. by Robert 2012-01-25 11:30:39
        
        The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box. by TB 2012-01-25 16:59:11
        
        Ah gee, and you were doing so well up to this point. by Robert 2012-01-25 21:52:33
        
        In other words, you've got nothing. by TB 2012-01-26 09:01:33
        
        posts shortening width/ in death star trash compactor/ best answer haiku by alcaray 2012-01-25 18:36:20
        
        Burma Shave. by Robert 2012-01-25 19:36:06
      - I don't mind wealthy people paying more taxes than people who aren't. I never did. by TB 2012-01-24 18:27:29
        
        Good answer- Thanks n/t by RobVG 2012-01-24 22:56:31
- Tax rates of presidential candidates by TB 2012-01-24 09:41:25
  - I see you misunderstood the point: the wealthy pay at a lower rate than many of us in the lower ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 15:39:59
    - I understood the point. You didn't understand the response. by TB 2012-01-24 16:48:54
      - TB, either you are stupid or you consistently and deliberately spin your responses away from the point of the poster. ... by bowser 2012-01-24 18:42:30
      - I understood your response perfectly: "How many Democrats here were up in arms about Kerry’s tax “rates” back then?" ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 17:38:42
        
        "Rates" was in quotes. It's your bugaboo and the Post's, not mine. by TB 2012-01-24 17:55:59

Should, but doesn't, belong on Space. Gingrich promises US moon colony by 2020 by bowser January 26, 2012 12:04 am

That certainly does sound a lot more "big government project" than the low-key "prize" based concept I linked in an earlier post. by TB 2012-01-26 08:54:47
- "One of Gingrich’s downsides is that he’s a bit too spontaneous." In other words, he'll say anything to get votes. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-26 10:46:04
  - "He'll say anything to get votes" is one of those comments where everyone who throws that rock is living in ... by TB 2012-01-26 11:10:19
    - Well, that was my impression by RobVG 2012-01-26 17:52:50
Nah. It's because he was making a speech in Florida before the fla primary. He will probably do ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 00:49:20

Catholic blog notes the media's selectivity on coverage by TB January 24, 2012 11:51 pm

My line above the topic line says Home >> Space/Science. I'm sure that's not right, but if this ... by bowser 2012-01-25 00:20:07
- Me: Hey, look at how the biased media ignores major events liberals don't think should be covered. by TB 2012-01-25 10:13:24
- It's a bug by RobVG 2012-01-25 09:58:04
  - I've been struggling with that for months. You summed it up nicely with the description of the header being "carried" ... by Robert 2012-01-25 11:33:53

What The Top U.S. Companies Pay In Taxes by TB January 24, 2012 7:54 pm

Newt Gingrich and the high cost of government. by bowser January 23, 2012 8:56 pm

Romney reports 42.5 million income in 2010 and 2011. A worthy Republican President. Now someone tell me how he 'earned' ... by bowser 2012-01-23 22:59:57
- I'm with you on that one....I was appalled at the stance of Gingrich, Romney and Santorum pounding their chests all ... by Lindy 2012-01-24 11:39:59
- As with "family values," Democratic concern with wealthy political candidates seems to be a relatively recent phenomenon. by TB 2012-01-24 08:58:06
  - Again, you avoid the point and try to divert. The observation was that it was impossible to "earn" that ... by bowser 2012-01-24 10:55:21
    - I don't think the guys with the masks and guns get to decide what's "earned" or not. by TB 2012-01-24 11:07:26
      - I'm done, TB. For this election, anyway. You cannot and will not stick to a point. For ... by bowser 2012-01-24 18:48:33
        
        No, I said the people whose objective is looting that income are not qualified to decide "earned." by TB 2012-01-24 19:04:22
The "historian" will release his contracts just prior to the next debate. Let's see how well they bear out ... by bowser 2012-01-23 21:28:32

The 6 Killer Apps of prosperity by TB January 23, 2012 7:36 pm

The Six Killer Apps. that he speaks of is common sense. Interesting to note that East Germany and North Korea ... by Jody 2012-01-24 18:55:50

Marine to serve no time in Iraq killings case. by bowser January 24, 2012 6:53 pm

For Buck by Jody January 22, 2012 11:39 am

Your post is essentially a discussion on the merits of a single payer system, which of course has its pros ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-22 17:04:13
- Buck, there may be people with a different approach to these issues. Imagine a dear, sweet person who approaches ... by bowser 2012-01-23 00:51:04
  - Buck, there may be people with a different approach to these issues. Imagine a dear, sweet person who approaches these ... by Jody 2012-01-23 11:27:15
    - And, of course, my mother wears Army boots. Actually, neither one is true. My mother does not wear Army boots, ... by bowser 2012-01-23 14:42:00
      - True enough. I don't understand your insatiable need for a pissin' contest. I am dear and sweet. P.S. My mother did wear ... by Jody 2012-01-23 18:08:33
  - Heh. Yeah, I can imagine that. by TB 2012-01-23 09:17:55
- Who's going to be paying the new taxes? Think hard and be very specific. by TB 2012-01-22 22:00:11
  - Everyone who works and pays taxes now. by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-23 13:06:49
  - Those who can afford to, TB. Compare someone with huge mansions and someone without health insurance and tell me ... by bowser 2012-01-22 23:28:39
    - That's what I figured. by TB 2012-01-23 09:03:05
      - You are absolutely correct. Screw them. Nobody is "earning" an obscene amount of money. A janitor is ... by bowser 2012-01-23 18:37:38
        
        "The United States was a powerful country" by TB 2012-01-23 19:27:38
        
        Your first question was who was to pay for health insurance for the needy. Be specific you said. ... by bowser 2012-01-24 00:52:54
- Actually Buck...I get it. I always got it. Where I come from is I simply don't believe it. I have trust ... by Jody 2012-01-22 17:36:04
  - The most obvious model to compare is the public school one. No one who sends their kids to public ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-22 18:32:30
    - This is your government education system. by TB 2012-01-22 22:07:28
      - Private schools not in your graph? I wonder why? They cost more per student than public schools. But we were originally ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-23 13:02:22
        
        Public schools average about $12,700 per student. by TB 2012-01-23 15:57:01
        
        More... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-23 13:10:17
        
        That second chart should have raised your eyebrows. by TB 2012-01-23 15:29:32
        
        It's pretty cut and dry as far as Medicare being more efficient. 5% spent on administering the program, 95% ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-24 00:17:08
        
        Fantastic!! However, there is no such thing as Obamacare. by bowser 2012-01-24 00:53:41

Can America survive without a middle class? by bowser January 23, 2012 12:23 am

Hey Bowz....we already ARE a banana republic, run by monied interests and backed up by private military. You know that ... by Lindy 2012-01-23 11:57:01
- These folks remind me of someone who has jumped off the 20th floor of a building. Passing the 5th ... by bowser 2012-01-23 17:24:04
  - Got it, like watching the republican debates...I'll bet Tom was playing with himself... by Lindy 2012-01-23 21:32:59

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