another novel way of saying nothing, congrats
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Fucking hell, talk about too close for comfort.
Make X-meds a full member, for the sake of 15 year old anal gangbang porn watchers everywhere!
Which makes sense, no?Jay wrote:
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
It's almost the inverse of our deficit spending. Deficit spending took off during Reagan and worker earnings plummeted. The chart actually surprised me. All I remember from the 80s is yuppies making a fortune on Wall Street.Spark wrote:
Which makes sense, no?Jay wrote:
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Your gonna get OH and kens panties in a bunch.
lol
i created this thread, i can delete it
Spoiler (highlight to read):
Kmar caught on, quoted me, and reposted this thread. RIP in piece Kmar
i created this thread, i can delete it
Spoiler (highlight to read):
Kmar caught on, quoted me, and reposted this thread. RIP in piece Kmar
Foiled again!
The more I read about this story the more it seems like a set up.Jaekus wrote:
Here's our feel good story for the evening.
Photo of Officer Giving Boots to Barefoot Man Warms Hearts OnlineOn a cold November night in Times Square, Officer Lawrence Deprimo was working a counterterrorism post when he encountered an older, barefooted homeless man. The officer disappeared for a moment, then returned with a new pair of boots, and knelt to help the man put them on.
The act of kindness would have gone unnoticed and mostly forgotten, had it not been for a tourist from Arizona.
Officer Lawrence Deprimo bought new boots for a homeless man he encountered in Times Square.
There are no good people amirite?
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The family's upset because they say there were no warnings such a thing could happen when they paid $7.00-a-person to feed the dolphins, nor did they feel the incident was treated with a sense of urgency.
Muricans.
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The Republicans should call Obama's bluff and offer to raise tax rates to a high enough level to balance the budget next year along with a rule to balance the budget every year going forward. There would be a revolt if people were actually asked to bear the real cost of the government and its spending practices. Do that, and you'll get real talks about budget cuts from the Democrats.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Needs a bit more than balancing at the moment though doesn't it?
But yeah, both ways you look at it, it's going to hurt.
But yeah, both ways you look at it, it's going to hurt.
Oh, it needs serious cuts. My point is that if the American public actually felt the spending that is being racked up by the government they would vote everyone out of office. That would be the easiest way for Republicans to actually get the spending cuts they want, and would force a serious re-think about government spending in general.PrivateVendetta wrote:
Needs a bit more than balancing at the moment though doesn't it?
But yeah, both ways you look at it, it's going to hurt.
Ideally, changes in tax rates would be taken out of the hands of the politicians and given to an independent arbiter, perhaps the CBO, to determine what rate will be needed to balance the budget for the following year based on spending rates. If people constantly see their tax rates going up, they will ask serious questions and raise a stink.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
but but but france and europe and socialism is awesome with higher tax rates. those rich fuckers need to pay their fair share!Jay wrote:
Oh, it needs serious cuts. My point is that if the American public actually felt the spending that is being racked up by the government they would vote everyone out of office. That would be the easiest way for Republicans to actually get the spending cuts they want, and would force a serious re-think about government spending in general.PrivateVendetta wrote:
Needs a bit more than balancing at the moment though doesn't it?
But yeah, both ways you look at it, it's going to hurt.
Ideally, changes in tax rates would be taken out of the hands of the politicians and given to an independent arbiter, perhaps the CBO, to determine what rate will be needed to balance the budget for the following year based on spending rates. If people constantly see their tax rates going up, they will ask serious questions and raise a stink.
Scenario 1: The family wants an apology from the zoo (or whatever that was) and the media raises awareness about feeding animals like this and this place loses money due to the bad publicity.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/266612/40/Alpharetta-8-year-old-gets-bit-while-feeding-dolphins
herpderp
The zoo, girl, and world learn from this and continue, and all better for the experience.
Scenario 2: The family sues for eleventeen million dollars (and wins obviously, this is Merica after all), the zoo gets fucked over and has to close the exhibit, and future families can't do this activity.
The shitty family lives a rich lifestyle having done nothing to deserve it and are a bunch of shitt-opportunity-seeking, fuck-heads who see a chance at undeserved money and take it. The zoo loses and exhibit. Future families are also fucked over.
Guess which one is going to happen.
<--jack's complete lack of surprise.
Scenario 3: Aliens. Vogons.pirana6 wrote:
Scenario 1: The family wants an apology from the zoo (or whatever that was) and the media raises awareness about feeding animals like this and this place loses money due to the bad publicity.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/266612/40/Alpharetta-8-year-old-gets-bit-while-feeding-dolphins
herpderp
The zoo, girl, and world learn from this and continue, and all better for the experience.
Scenario 2: The family sues for eleventeen million dollars (and wins obviously, this is Merica after all), the zoo gets fucked over and has to close the exhibit, and future families can't do this activity.
The shitty family lives a rich lifestyle having done nothing to deserve it and are a bunch of shitt-opportunity-seeking, fuck-heads who see a chance at undeserved money and take it. The zoo loses and exhibit. Future families are also fucked over.
Guess which one is going to happen.