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No wonder this stimulus is so bad...500 MILLION people are out of work...
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It was Republican math that made that the case.
28 fucking years of it......Eat Us And Smile
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Can't discredit the source, so you have to make it a republican thing. C,mon Ford...admit Pelosi is batshit crazy and it's time for her to step aside.Comment
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I'm not going to watch it, because I can't stand the sight of her, but....
Let's assume she said "500 million jobs have been lost"
Well hell, wasn't it Chimpy himself who said in a "town hall" how uniquely American it is for us to have 3 jobs each nowadays?
That, is BushMath.
Originally posted by KristyOriginally posted by cadaverdogComment
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Pelosi's a fucking jellyfish and an AIPAC tool, but that doesn't change the fact that the economic policies of the last 28 years are what has fucked this country, and put millions of people out of work. Even if it ain't 500 million.Eat Us And Smile
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"If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992Comment
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Thank you, I know that was hard for you guys (made easier by the required addendum "bush this, bush that").Comment
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It's been 2 weeks post-BushCO, after 8 years.....
cut us some slack.
Originally posted by KristyOriginally posted by cadaverdogComment
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"Trickle-down economics" ring any bells?
Yeah, that'd be the start of it.Twistin' by the pool.Comment
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The real start of it was the poorly conceived concept of supply side economics, which was little more than a shell game put into effect during the Reagan years. The "trickle down theory" was merely an offshoot of this house of cards.
And yeah, Reagan inherited the situation from Carter, who was handed it by the end of the Nixon era via Gerald Ford's "oh so bright" win button campaign.
Golly, why didn't the idea of wearing a lapel pin solve everything?
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“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”― Stephen HawkingComment
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Yes Nick....Bush this, Bush that. I only voted for him once, voted Nader in 2000 (and 2008).
Lounge your right, it has been only two weeks. But you guys need to start training yourselves, it's getting repetitive and adds little to the conversation about the present.Last edited by Big Train; 02-05-2009, 11:27 AM.Comment
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Then why don't we at least try something before branding it a failure?
Employment in the construction industry and the improvement of infrastructure would be the perfect meld or short term help for an industry in big trouble and preventing the long term disruptions that decaying bridges and power conduits would bring...Comment
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Because I simply don't believe a lot of what is in the bill are important right now. Investing in core infrastructure is a huge priority, I don't deny that. I just think getting America competitive is THE priority, in new industries. It's a little more subtle than your making it out to be.
Construction of a new park? No. Construction of a new green power substation or a cellusotic biodiesel plant? Yes.
The difference is it makes us more competitive and gives someone a chance at a career (you know wages, unions) rather than a job for a few weeks.
The bill does not deliver the maximum possible value per dollar for all Americans. All the pet projects need to go. That's just wasting money and time. So why not take a breather, take a few weeks and craft a useful bill?Last edited by Big Train; 02-05-2009, 12:41 PM.Comment
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The pet-projects are being purged, and the bill does a good deal to support educational endeavors to diversify the skill set of the unemployed and laid off...certainly just throwing in money isn't going to solve anything, but then again, people unemployed can't buy much either, and we need to increase consumption again...
Although, I think Americans saving more is a GOOD thing...Comment
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