Sepharo wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 19:15:
Eliminating loopholes and exceptions is still seen as a tax increase. The "never raise my taxes ever for any reason" folks (and they're not just the ultra-wealthy) will fight any increase in the tax amount they pay regardless of where it comes from. In their mind the only direction taxes can go is down.

Beamer wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 14:04:

RollinThundr wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 13:50:

Beamer wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 13:30:

Axis wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 12:35:
Hmm.. So the choice is:

Romney: Filters Porn

Obama: Bankrupts my children, Erodes the constitution, Welfare World.

Hmm ya I'll take the porn filtration please.

You mean Reagan's taxcuts bankrupt your children, unless they're born millionaires already.

Reagan hasn't been president in how long now? Shit the guy is dead. Liberal answer to everything Tax the rich! How bout we cut some f'in spending? K thx.

1) You're talking about two different problems. "Do your feet hurt? Wear a hat!" I have no problem with reducing spending from the proper areas
2) I am not particularly liberal, but go figure, someone that fits a political profile exactly thinks everyone that disagrees with them must be the enemy
3) Yeah, Reagan is dead. No president has fixed his mistakes. Democrat or Republican. They've all kept the problems
4) Lacking taxation on the rich is a huge issue. We have a monumental wealth inequality strangling our economy. People are ridiculous about it, though. "But they're job creators!" No they aren't. CEOs made 29 times what the average employee made in 1978. Today, after we've cut taxes on the rich, they make 351 times. How? Why? Because, rather than create more jobs, they've cut costs (American jobs) and pocketed that money. Allowing the ultra wealthy to earn an unlimited amount doesn't cause them to create jobs, it causes them to find ways to earn more money! It's not hard - no one likes sharing wealth, so if people are given the option not to then they won't! This leads to the giant wealth inequality we have, which in turn leads to too few people having too much of the money, which in turn leads to an overall reduction in spending because people don't have the cash to spend, which leads to the economy dropping, etc.


Not sure why people that whine about how sharing the wealth is communist think that the ultra rich would willingly share the wealth rather than build their own bank accounts...

Cutter wrote on Apr 25, 2012, 20:34:
Cool, there's a documentary on wildlife in the Chernobly on PBS atm. They're showing the Pripiyat right now, but I don't see any Stalkers or artifacts. That's odd.

Rigs wrote on Apr 25, 2012, 14:49:
You ain't kiddin', nin. If you don't like searing heat and blinding sun 99.8% of daylight hours, then the south (and especially FL) are definitely off the list. I've been here in FL since 1993 and I'll be damned if I ever consider this my home. Born and raised in NW NJ and that will always be home.

NKD wrote on Apr 4, 2012, 21:43:

Alabama or Mississippi? I can't tell.

NKD wrote on Apr 4, 2012, 21:30:
No surprise here. You'd get more fair-minded and logical results asking white people in the deep south what they think of Obama.

Sepharo wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 20:58:

maleitch wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 20:51:
Obama's dream team of zero private sector experience

So which is it? Obama appointed all corporate hacks or Obama appointed all lifelong government employees?

I've now heard both.

Cutter wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 18:08:

Mashiki Amiketo wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 17:14:

CalmDragon wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 12:49:
Not so different. One has a master's in business administration, the other in philosophy. Both became leaders in their area of the world, both travel a lot. Your opinion of one or the other is what seperates them from each other. Rule your mind.

Won't happen until people stop being partisan hacks, and figure out that they elected Carter II to the white house.

And Carter was still better than any other republican president. Just like Clinton he inherited the mess of 2 republican presidents before him

99% of business users are not power-users, and wouldn't know a good OS from a hole in the ground (hence the current MS dominated business OS arena).