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Nice little interview
that's correct - political speech is considered different from obscenity.
however, if we want to start limiting it, I've got a whole host of issues of the commons arguments in the back of my mind about how public employee unions shouldn't be allowed to participate in politics, any more than active duty members of the military are...
wrong as usual
we on the right want freedom and freedom leads to winners winning and losers not winning
we don't see income inequality to be a problem worthy of the socialist or fascist solutions the losers want
we see many of those who are losers as being losers because of government policies implemented by the dems that sap ambition from the middle and lower classes and make dependency on the government way too easy
Nice little interview
Was that because the middle class was bigger?The rich also paid a LOWER Share of the income tax burden back then too
Great video!!!
Does anyone else except me see a bit of a thing America is famous for: Hypocrisy?
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Was that because the middle class was bigger?
Well spoken protester! Very impressive. Thanks for posting!
The fear, or better put, the legitimate apprehension, is that we have a President and a party who will direct the efforts (funds) of their political supporters so as to foment American against American class warfare, and eventually violence, so as to maintain political power.
These protesters are winning no hearts and minds. 30% of this country will always be the disgruntled under-achieving liberal left. As political impetus goes, they are polarizing even more folks against Obama. A pox on Obama for being such a disgusting inept putrid politician.
30% of this country will always be the disgruntled under-achieving liberal left.
as the POTUS for another 4 yearssuch a disgusting inept putrid politician.
It's more likely that there were less tax deductions for middle income people and less tax based income supplements.
Let's really get to the meat of it though.
During a recession, there is always going to be shrinkage in class groups of one kind, to another (likely lower) of another kind.
Jobs almost always lag behind business profit, because of multiple reasons.
This whole middle class dying crap is temporary.
He's actually one of the members of the band Rage Against the Machine.
Smart guy.
The fear, or better put, the legitimate apprehension, is that we have a President and a party who will direct the efforts (funds) of their political supporters so as to foment American against American class warfare, and eventually violence, so as to maintain political power.
These protesters are winning no hearts and minds. 30% of this country will always be the disgruntled under-achieving liberal left. As political impetus goes, they are polarizing even more folks against Obama. A pox on Obama for being such a disgusting inept putrid politician.
Meh, that's what they said about the Vietnam war protests............
It seems like some people are having a problem let me explain I have seen posts by conservatives that indicate their are more very wealthy liberals then conservatives how does that work with your stereotyping stereotypical conservative assertion that
It is going to be terrible for you having as the POTUS for another 4 years
FREEDOM is often used by those on the right as a meaningless and hollow cliche devoid of any actual meaning or substance. It becomes a convenient bumper sticker or lapel pin phrase that is thrown out there by the right to justify anything they want to justify and condemn anything they opt to condemn.
This entire line of 'thinking' about winners and losers make no sense at all. It starts with the false premise that anyone who has money has somehow WON and anyone who does not have lots of money has somehow LOST. It continues with another false premise that these so called winners are in that glorious category because of their own hard work, talent or skill and thus deserve all that they have. What about those who simply had the good fortune to be born into money and inherited it? They were simply lucky enough to have their silk diapers changed by the French nanny while Mumsy and Daddykins frolicked at the private country club exchanging inside stock tips with their fellow swells. They were lucky enough to be born on third base and think that when they cross the plate they have hit a home run. They were lucky enough to get a huge boost in the family business with the first 25 miles of the marathon already run by somebody else. And that luck makes them the coveted and principled WINNERS in our society? Hardly. Thats a joke and a really bad joke at that.
So some do not see income inequality as a problem. Fine. I would guess that attitude is shared by many who think of themselves as rich... not only today but throughout history. Many of them found out the hard way what income inequality can do to destroy a society.
That is why this problem needs action today. We do not want that here for ourselves, our communities or our children.
Was that because the middle class was bigger?
You do realize that OWS's use of the terms "1%" and "99%" are more symbols than they are carefully analyzed divisions meant to be taken as concrete groups?
What you keep failing to address is the shrinking of the middle class before the recession began. This has been occurring over the last 30 years.
Let's pick one. John Kerry. John is most appreciable of his useful idiots.
Find me here in forum the day after the November 2012 elections.
Lets see if we can put this in perspective I am 65 drawing my SS and there are 40 million more 65 and older drawing SS, Now I can't speak for all 40 million but I have listened to the Tea Party, Republican nominees, conservatives and many others who support the republicans. I would have to anticipate that a lot of those in my age brackett could not trust any party but the democratic party to protect our SS and medicare.
Right now their are almost 40 million American voters age 65 and older out of a voter population of 233.1 million by 2012 their will be 100 million voters 50 and over
The problem that Republicans have is they want to steal SS and Medicare benefits from people like me that have worked all of our lives and paid into SS and Medicare. It's hard to trust anyone who has called SS a PONZI SCHEME so you could be looking at 100 million voters who may have reservations with voting republican just because of concerns about SS and Medicare. That leaves 208 million voters out of that number 74.8 million are to young to vote that leaves 133.2 million voters. Their are around 24 million under or unemployed leaving around 109.2 million voters
Work the numbers between the 50s and over and the under and unemployed your looking at 124 million voters out of 233.1 that leaves 109 million voters not immediately effected by cuts to SS/Medicare and jobs.
I would say just looking at the numbers the republicans have 2 chances one slim and the other none of winning in 2012. Add to that the way that republicans and others that support them talk down to people that do not share their politics and I think the republicans are the proverbial creek without a paddle
I will look forward to seeing you the day after the 2012 elections
Lets see if we can put this in perspective I am 65 drawing my SS and there are 40 million more 65 and older drawing SS, Now I can't speak for all 40 million but I have listened to the Tea Party, Republican nominees, conservatives and many others who support the republicans. I would have to anticipate that a lot of those in my age brackett could not trust any party but the democratic party to protect our SS and medicare.
The problem that Republicans have is they want to steal SS and Medicare benefits from people like me that have worked all of our lives and paid into SS and Medicare.
are you aware that the current democratic policy is to begin cutting your medicare benefits in 2014? are you aware that current democratic policy is to severely limit your access to providers who will take Medicare in 2014? can you name a single major Republican who has called for cuts to current recipients of Social Security or Medicare?
I repeat the question. Please name a single major Republican leader who has called for cuts for current retirees, as the Obama administration has.