leeches...

 

Plumbing.

 

Columbian hookers? Last I heard they were stranded at the airport due to Sandy. It was a boring week D.C.

 

I can't remember exactly, but I think the problem might have originated with an update...

 

Yup, we're screwed alright.

"A coal company headed by a prominent Mitt Romney donor has laid off more than 160 workers in response to President Obama's election victory."

http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/09/news...html?hpt=hp_t2


There were other companies threatening it's employees with termination if President Obama was re-elected. That's a great way to help lower the unemployment rate huh?

 

This is an example of the rich not caring about how badly they damage our economy or our people. Rich have gotten richer for nearly 50 years with no slowdown, even during the economic downturn. Untli we increase revenues (taxes on the rich) and end useless wars, there is no hope of change to situation. National debt continues to climb as a result of interest on the money borroed to go to war in Iraq and Afganistan, even if DC was to stop spending today.

Redistribution of wealth was kicked into high gear during the days of the robber barons of the ewarly railroad days. it has not and will not let up.

And there is no truth to any of the crap about firearms regulations coming. And the cost of ammunition will rise, and this will be based on "get waht the market will bear" and the increaserd demand. We saw that 4 years ago, and it will come again. Our biggest problem is we did not clear out enough of the fools in Congress......

 

We are ending up with a ruling class, history has shown this to occur in societies. The wealthy will eventually rise up and take over, even generations of a family will be feel entitled. I think I read where a grandson of a Kennedy is now in the House of rep. If you are not a multi millionaire, hang it up, you can't run and expect to get anywhere. We are no longer governed by the people! Someone my age see so much change, it don't happen for the better and it don't happen overnight. These people are smart, if the last fifty years had occurred in the last five years- we would be ready for a revolution. But when change is slow in tiny baby steps we say, "oh that won't matter". You younger guys think, what would your grandparents thing of our society and politics today, do you think they would have ever thought the issues we deal with would come about?

 

Crisis brings on revolution but normally not until the disparity betweent the ruling class and the masses is so great, the masses feel they have nothing left to lose.

Interesting read is The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe.

 

If the so-called rich were taxed at a 100% the Government would have enough revenue to operate for *maybe* six months.

The problem is rampant Government spending on redundant social programs, pork barrel projects, and the military. The military is often forced to accept weapons platforms or other projects it doesn't want just so defense contractors won't have to scale back work forces in various Congressional districts.

Stop falling for the Obama mantra that the rich aren't paying their fair share. It's a bunch of yak squeeze. The Buffet Rule is a farce and he's an old fart who isn't playing with a full deck.

I hope we hit the fiscal cliff and all of the spending cuts and taxes Congress and the President agreed to go into force. The #1 Rule in Economics is that resources are scarce, and it's high time the Government learns to operate within its means.

 

^^^ Smartest thing I've read in a while.