The Yak Corral III - Page 140

desireemm · #**2086** (**permalink**) 10-28-08, 18:38

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Originally Posted by GDMI,

It's unbelievable the things that some republicans get away with. The other day I heard sarah-the-retard-palin say that she prefers to go to pro-America states!!! WTF!! so we in California and other blue states are against America!!?? that retard would be a heart beat away from becoming our next president!! I must be dreaming .. someone shoot me please.

I take it that obama has your vote then??

blindman · #**2087** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 01:27

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Originally Posted by TallCowboy0614

I have not heard the quote, but he mentioned that McCain's financial dude made a comment that he felt the capital gains tax should be cut in half so that it would encourage folks to hold on to investments they currently hold, which would put the brakes on the volume of trading going on now.

Uhmm....since Capital Gains taxes are incurred when the stock is sold, wouldn't lowering the tax have the OPPOSITE effect, and encourage people to dump their holdings?
Of course, this is the sort of economic solution I would expect from conservatives...

gvee · #**2088** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 05:26

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Originally Posted by Thrasymachus

my seasonal depression could not handle a longer dark part of the year. DC is as far north as I am going.

I don't know about you, but hibernation is quite appealing

gvee · #**2089** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 05:29

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Originally Posted by Thrasymachus

my politics are all over the place though and can vary with my mood, blood sugar and sobriety.

Is that your way of saying that it doesn't vary too much?

gvee · #**2090** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 05:31

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Originally Posted by Thrasymachus

What every one is missing here is that the financial mess is not some sort of short term problem with any quick fixes. this thing has been building for decades as we have destroyed our economy by sending jobs overseas, SPENT more money than we ever had any intention or ability of paying back, stacked up underfunded social programs (like social security and medicare) and spent ridiculous amounts of money on a WW2 style army no one is ever going to fight. As the baby boomers retire or can not work anymore, the later scenario I feel my father is slipping into, all of these problems will be exacerbated.

what the arse clowns will not tell you is that we are going to have to both CUT SPENDING and RAISE taxes if we are ever going to solve the long term financial problems that will continue to sink the country into a bigger and bigger hole.

Stimulating the economy by cutting taxes or cutting everyone a check or continuing to PRINT MONEY as we have in the last couple of months is the rudest farse that plays to mans lowest self interested instincts.

The whole country has been living ghetto-fabulous for too long. Time to pay the bill.

You just hit the nail on the head, Sean.
But you're right - no politician in their right mind will ever admit it.

gvee · #**2091** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 05:32

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Originally Posted by GDMI,

that retard would be a heart beat away from becoming our next president!!

Pun intended?

healdem · #**2092** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 07:01

cutting expenditure is always hard for a politician to do, because although no one likes paying taxes (everyone thinks their tax burden is way too high), virtually everyone still demands 'their' services from government. the problem as ever is that politicians represent people, they are dependant on the the peopel voting for them at relatively short intervals. so there is precious little time for people to get over the upset of change before any benefits (assuming there are some) become evident. Politicians in so many ways are like actors, they crave the limelight, they crave the attention, they don't live in what any and everyone else regards the real world. but unlike actors their decisions can have serious long term consequences, as the UK in particular is going to find out (yet again) over the next few years

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Originally Posted by georgev

You just hit the nail on the head, Sean.
But you're right - no politician in their right mind will ever admit it.

who was it who said if You've half a mind to go into politics, you are over qualified

Liebling · #**2093** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 10:36

Ugh. Another Wednesday.

At least I have a job, but damn am I tired.

It's too bad that making soap, knitting and ceramics isn't more profitable. Though in the last year I've made about $2000 from those things, it's not enough to support the family.

Is it too much to ask to find someone rich AND tolerable so that I don't have to work anymore?

r937 · #**2094** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 10:52

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Originally Posted by Liebling

Is it too much to ask to find someone rich AND tolerable so that I don't have to work anymore?

is it too much to ask to find someone pretty AND horny so that i don't have to use hookers anymore?

Thrasymachus · #**2095** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 10:57

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Originally Posted by Liebling

Ugh.

ditto. my blood sugars have been rollercoastering for the last 12 hours and I got about 5 hours of sleep as a result. my head is spinning and my stomach has that emptiness from too much coffee too fast and none of my numbers are adding up.

I want to step OOTO for a couple and beat a retreat to the bed, but I did that once 2 weeks ago.

mike_bike_kite · #**2096** (**permalink**) 10-29-08, 11:17

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Originally Posted by Liebling

Is it too much to ask to find someone rich AND tolerable so that I don't have to work anymore?

You're probably advertising on the wrong forum - either attribute by itself is difficult enough to find here but both together is damn near impossible