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Do you have confidence in Obama?

How much confidence do you have in Obama to make the right decisions for the country?

  • a great deal of confidence

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • a good amount

    Votes: 5 16.1%

  • just some

    Votes: 5 16.1%

  • none at all

    Votes: 21 67.7%
  • Total voters
    31
Cephus said:
Then maybe they should have gotten an education when they had a chance or made better decisions in their lives, such that they didn't have to work 80 hours a week to get by?
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These are college educated people. Business analyst, Project Managers, developers, etc.

These are the cogs that make companies richer. Without them companies are worthless.

But that is the way our country is now. Its not about people or families anymore, it is about profit.
 
rcart76 said:
These are college educated people. Business analyst, Project Managers, developers, etc.

These are the cogs that make companies richer. Without them companies are worthless.

But that is the way our country is now. Its not about people or families anymore, it is about profit.
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It's always been about profit and if you think otherwise, you're nuts. The fact remains that they CHOOSE to work 80 hours a week, nobody has a gun to their heads. If they are doing it because they have huge expenses, whose fault is that? If they are doing it out of loyalty to the company, that's their own decision. I've had jobs in the past where I was expected to work 60-70 hours a week and I decided I wouldn't do that anymore.

So where are these people being forced to do any of this again?
 
jmotivator said:
A follow up to the WaPo poll. I'm just interested in how the split is here at DP.
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Quinnipiac asked basically the same question. Their results was:
Total Yes 42% No 53%
Republicans Yes 9% No 86%
Democrats Yes 80% No 17%
Independents Yes 39% No 58%
18-29 year olds 49% yes 42% No
30-49 year olds 43% yes 52% No
50-64 year olds 41% yes 57% No
65 years and older 39% yes 55% no.

For myself, I would say some confidence in the president which is like his stances on issues and policies. Some I agree with, some I disagree with.
 
rcart76 said:
To say that people who are not successful are lazy ***es is probably one of the most ignorant statements I've heard from the right. I had co_workers on anxiety medications because they are overwhelmed with stress working 80 hours a week.
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no one said anything about successful. Your coworkers inability to function in the corporate world is no one's fault but their own, maybe they just need to grow up.
 
Rocketman said:
no one said anything about successful. Your coworkers inability to function in the corporate world is no one's fault but their own, maybe they just need to grow up.
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You do not know **** about my co-workers to even insult them, so where do you come off saying they don't know how to function in the corporate world !!!!
 
rcart76 said:
You do not know **** about my co-workers to even insult them, so where do you come off saying they don't know how to function in the corporate world !!!!
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College educated business analysists working 80 hours a week, on stress medications, and in the end, not making ends meet, clearly are in the wrong profession.

Either that, or, you're exaggerating for effect.
 
Robbie Loucks said:
I think you're oversimplifying economics a bit there. Besides, trickle down economics haven't really shown any success in the past.
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Out of curiosity, if money does not trickle down, where does it trickle from?
 
earthworm said:
Is the Washington Post biased or fair ?
I do have confidence in our President, but then I ignore the conservatives - seems as if there are a lot of them.....or....they are a very loud minority.
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What are you confident that the President will accomplish that will benefit you and the country?
 
ocean515 said:
College educated business analysists working 80 hours a week, on stress medications, and in the end, not making ends meet, clearly are in the wrong profession.

Either that, or, you're exaggerating for effect.
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Nobody said that they wasn't making ends meet. The point I am making is Corporation will work you to death like a government mule before hiring additional people. I seen it done and people who work in corporate America know I am telling the truth unless you are the slave driver. So I ask you why would a CEO hire additional people when he is clearly making good profit with staff he currently have.
 
rcart76 said:
Nobody said that they wasn't making ends meet. The point I am making is Corporation will work you to death like a government mule before hiring additional people. I seen it done and people who work in corporate America know I am telling the truth unless you are the slave driver. So I ask you why would a CEO hire additional people when he is clearly making good profit with staff he currently have.
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So you're exaggerating. I got it.
 
ocean515 said:
So you're exaggerating. I got it.
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For you to say that working 80 hours in the IT world is a exaggeration clearly shows that you don't know **** about this industry...
 
rcart76 said:
For you to say that working 80 hours in the IT world is a exaggeration clearly shows that you don't know **** about this industry...
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Are the 80 hours done continuously? Like 3.3 days without stopping? Or is it 7 days, 11+ hours a day. How about 16 hours a day, 5 days a week?

Regardless, I'm stuck on exageration.

Hell, at 80 hours a week, they are working just like a CEO, so they should seriously think about modifying some skill sets and start climbing the corp ladder. The pay is much better.
 
ocean515 said:
Are the 80 hours done continuously? Like 3.3 days without stopping? Or is it 7 days, 11+ hours a day. How about 16 hours a day, 5 days a week?

Regardless, I'm stuck on exageration.

Hell, at 80 hours a week, they are working just like a CEO, so they should seriously think about modifying some skill sets and start climbing the corp ladder. The pay is much better.
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SMH.... You have totally lost the whole point of the original conversation.


Rocketman
My own, but you would just write them off for some liberal programming that is based on lazy ****s that never did anything to better themselves
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Me
To say that people who are not successful are lazy ***es is probably one of the most ignorant statements I've heard from the right. I had co_workers on anxiety medications because they are overwhelmed with stress working 80 hours a week.
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Cephus
Then maybe they should have gotten an education when they had a chance or made better decisions in their lives, such that they didn't have to work 80 hours a week to get by?
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Me
These are college educated people. Business analyst, Project Managers, developers, etc.
These are the cogs that make companies richer. Without them companies are worthless.
But that is the way our country is now. Its not about people or families anymore, it is about profit.
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Also, you think that the average CEO puts in 80 hours a week?????
 
Obama is a proven liar.
He misled the public on what "change" really meant.
He uses the US Constitution like it's toilet paper.
He can't bring himself to be accountable for anything.
He is divisive in every aspect of government.
He demonizes his detractors and misuses the power of the presidency to attack those that criticize him.

The list could go on and on. What's to trust? He is (and I actually thought this was impossible) worse than Jimmy Carter as a president.
 
rcart76 said:
SMH.... You have totally lost the whole point of the original conversation.














Also, you think that the average CEO puts in 80 hours a week?????
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I'll answer the last question.

Do I think the average CEO puts in 80 hours a week? Absolutely.

Do I think the average IT employee puts in 80 hours a week? Not for a second.
 
ocean515 said:
I'll answer the last question.

Do I think the average CEO puts in 80 hours a week? Absolutely.

Do I think the average IT employee puts in 80 hours a week? Not for a second.
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Lets see, I have 20 years of experience working in the IT field. So I have seen the hours people have put in.

What experience do you base your "facts" on?
 
rcart76 said:
Lets see, I have 20 years of experience working in the IT field. So I have seen the hours people have put in.

What experience do you base your "facts" on?
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Oh joy. The old "I've done this and that" post.

What experience? I've got 34 years running companies as a company founder, CEO, janitor, maintenace tech, truck driver, and human resources director. After 25 years with my first successful company, I sold it, and I invested in a new manufacturing business where I currently serve as President.

But then again, this is an anonymous blog isn't it? I could say anything.
 
rcart76 said:
You do not know **** about my co-workers to even insult them, so where do you come off saying they don't know how to function in the corporate world !!!!
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inability to cope, lame
 
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