Stimulus 2

TheMercenary · 09-08-2011, 06:19 PM

Here it comes..... BOHICA!

TheMercenary · 09-08-2011, 06:33 PM

This Fool of a President's speech has become background noise..... Good luck in 2012.

glatt · 09-08-2011, 06:42 PM

You're an expert in background noise.

SamIam · 09-08-2011, 07:42 PM

My French leaves much to be desired - almost as much as my understanding of Merc when he goes all ditzy on us.

Anyhow, I actually tried to listen to parts of the Prez's job speech - kept getting interrupted by hapless souls wanting to check into the Casa a la Bates. I liked the part about payroll taxes being cut in half for outfits that hire new workers or raise current workers' salaries. Surely, even the 'pubs can't object to that (yes, Merc, I know you will be the exception - you don't even have to tell me in French).

I'm going to bring that up to the owner of this dive, Norman - I mean Bill - when he gets back from his latest jaunt to Cali. This place brings in an incredible $288,000/year. Carmen left the tax reporting forms out once, and I sneaked a read through them. Yeah, those folks in the upper tax percentiles sure create all these wonderful jobs for the rest of us. We get minimum wage no matter what - never any overtime for our 14 hour days, no holiday pay even at Christmas, etc. Yeah, Norman is a real "producer", alright - for himself. The only people who get above minimum wage is the head of housekeeping (I think Norman is afraid of her) and Motel Maintenance Man who pads his accounts. Yet, we're all happy for the work because there is NO work in my remote little town.

And I imagine that a significant percent of workers across the country are working at a lower wage than what they deserve and/or working part time when they need full time work. Maybe that tax reduction thing will help - if the Republicans don't throw temper tantrums and refuse to agree to ANYTHING or even try to come up with an alternative that might fall somewhere within the realm of possibility.

Aliantha · 09-08-2011, 07:09 PM

Gosh, now I remember why I stopped posting in politics forums.

Sometimes the people you least expect can be arseholes.

Pico and ME · 09-08-2011, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Gosh, now I remember why I stopped posting in politics forums.

Sometimes the people you least expect can be arseholes.

But Ali, Glatt is right. Merc excels at extreme right-wing background noise. He never comes across at trying to be reasonable, he only comes across like he is selling the propaganda.

TheMercenary · 09-08-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

But Ali, Glatt is right. Merc excels at extreme right-wing background noise. He never comes across at trying to be reasonable, he only comes across like he is selling the propaganda.

My propaganda is my own, it knows no party. Anyone but Obama in 2012!

TheMercenary · 09-08-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

... He never comes across at trying to be reasonable...

You fail to have the credentials to judge your assessment. So along we go.....

piercehawkeye45 · 09-08-2011, 07:32 PM

Merc, I'm curious what you don't like about the plan?

TheMercenary · 09-08-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Merc, I'm curious what you don't like about the plan?

800 billion more in the hole. This god damm fool is going to be the end of us as country...

SamIam · 09-08-2011, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

800 billion more in the hole. This god damm fool is going to be the end of us as country...

Try 450 billion.

My goodness, you certainly give President Obama more power than I have ever seen him use. If he can finish off the country, you'd think he'd take the Republicans down first.

TheMercenary · 09-08-2011, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

Try 450 billion.

My goodness, you certainly give President Obama more power than I have ever seen him use. If he can finish off the country, you'd think he'd take the Republicans down first.

Nope, only think he is shit for a leader and in the back seat of his power players, insurance companies, Union thugs, and lawyers. Oh, and Hollywood.

Aliantha · 09-08-2011, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Nope, only think he is shit for a leader and in the back seat of his power players, insurance companies, Union thugs, and lawyers. Oh, and Hollywood.

We all know the president, no matter what party they're from, is just a mouthpiece right? He didn't write the package, and he didn't write the speech. Here's a question from a dumb aussie. If the dems think Obama isn't going to win in 2012, can they put someone else forward instead? I don't quite get the whole structure of US politics in that way.

Over here in the westminister style of parliament we use, if a party loses faith in the leader, they can basically vote him/her out and stick him on the back bench and put someone else in charge.

SamIam · 09-08-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Nope, only think he is shit for a leader and in the back seat of his power players, insurance companies, Union thugs, and lawyers. Oh, and Hollywood.

Well, name me a single politician who doesn't share all these characteristics - from either side of the aisle. And your rants will sound less shrill if you use the correct numbers. 800 billion is almost twice 450 billion. Neither of which sums is going to bring the US down.

Plus, what's all this garbage about cliques and name calling? People get so down on Politics because everyone here is perceived as being mean. So then people post here for no other reason except to call each other names? Maybe we should have a forum just devoted to bratty behavior.

Can I be part of your clique, Classic? You know - confusion to our enemies and all that?

TheMercenary · 09-08-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

Try 450 billion.

Oh! Well that changes everything!

not.

09-08-2011, 06:19 PM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Stimulus 2 Here it comes..... BOHICA! __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

09-08-2011, 06:33 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	This Fool of a President's speech has become background noise..... Good luck in 2012. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

09-08-2011, 07:09 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Gosh, now I remember why I stopped posting in politics forums. Sometimes the people you least expect can be arseholes. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-08-2011, 07:32 PM	#9
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Merc, I'm curious what you don't like about the plan? __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

09-08-2011, 06:42 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You're an expert in background noise.

09-08-2011, 07:42 PM	#4
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	My French leaves much to be desired - almost as much as my understanding of Merc when he goes all ditzy on us. Anyhow, I actually tried to listen to parts of the Prez's job speech - kept getting interrupted by hapless souls wanting to check into the Casa a la Bates. I liked the part about payroll taxes being cut in half for outfits that hire new workers or raise current workers' salaries. Surely, even the 'pubs can't object to that (yes, Merc, I know you will be the exception - you don't even have to tell me in French). I'm going to bring that up to the owner of this dive, Norman - I mean Bill - when he gets back from his latest jaunt to Cali. This place brings in an incredible $288,000/year. Carmen left the tax reporting forms out once, and I sneaked a read through them. Yeah, those folks in the upper tax percentiles sure create all these wonderful jobs for the rest of us. We get minimum wage no matter what - never any overtime for our 14 hour days, no holiday pay even at Christmas, etc. Yeah, Norman is a real "producer", alright - for himself. The only people who get above minimum wage is the head of housekeeping (I think Norman is afraid of her) and Motel Maintenance Man who pads his accounts. Yet, we're all happy for the work because there is NO work in my remote little town. And I imagine that a significant percent of workers across the country are working at a lower wage than what they deserve and/or working part time when they need full time work. Maybe that tax reduction thing will help - if the Republicans don't throw temper tantrums and refuse to agree to ANYTHING or even try to come up with an alternative that might fall somewhere within the realm of possibility.

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