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Re: Barack Obama for President

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Congratulations to all of the Obama supporters out there. You deserve what's coming. For the rest of us, we don't deserve it, but we're going to get it anyway. And, don't forget, if anything doesn't work out as planned over the next four years, it's all Bush's fault.

I'm curious - what's "coming" ?

Ask Joe Biden. He's been predicting some bad sh!t if O was elected.

Ooohhh, scary! Gotta love the conservative fear factor, it worked so well yesterday.

At least we know who isn't "coming".

Last time I looked Biden was not a conservative. Try to quote correctly, it's not that hard.

Posted on: 2008/11/6 13:45

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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Congratulations to all of the Obama supporters out there. You deserve what's coming. For the rest of us, we don't deserve it, but we're going to get it anyway. And, don't forget, if anything doesn't work out as planned over the next four years, it's all Bush's fault.

I'm curious - what's "coming" ?

Ask Joe Biden. He's been predicting some bad sh!t if O was elected.

Posted on: 2008/11/6 3:49

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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sinik wrote:

'K. So why are you for a candidate that is for even bigger government and who intends to increase spending by 800+ billion in the next 4 years?

Ummm... I'm not planning on voting for McCain.

you dont seem to have much grasp of each of the candidates' platforms

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BTW under Obama you cease to be middle class if you earn more than $96,000 according to what he said during his debates with Hillary

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moot point. All of our taxes will be going up sooner or later whether Obama or McCain is our next president. Start saving now.

I think anything the candidates say about what they intend to do is a moot point to you.

Posted on: 2008/11/2 16:43

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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wideman wrote:

Republican's have increased the size of government and raised the national debt to 12 trillion dollars. This has to be paid and the poor and middle class can not do it alone.

'K. So why are you for a candidate that is for even bigger government and who intends to increase spending by 800+ billion in the next 4 years?

Something is not right here

As for the poor and middle class paying for this alone. That's total BS.

1. The poor are not paying for this at all
2. Middle class will pay less than they pay now under both candidates' plans.

So who is going to pay for it? Certainly not the poor and middle class

BTW under Obama you cease to be middle class if you earn more than $96,000 according to what he said during his debates with Hillary

Posted on: 2008/11/2 13:37

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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teacher wrote:
Obama Hussein will destroy this country. 48% of working Americans will no longer pay taxes.

But surely he agrees with Biden that it is patriotic to pay taxes, so why would he do that?

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O'Hussein will also have the rich contribute 68 billion in support of healthcare to the 48%.

He's planning on making it available to illegals too (not included in the 48%, or whatever the number is). "Rich" is currently anyone making more than $120,000 but the number is coming down virtually every day.

Posted on: 2008/11/1 23:00

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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Why should I give you any money? You mean you don't want to go there enough if you have to pay your own way, then I'm sure they would love to have you (NOT).

I have spent over twenty years of my life living in different countries in Europe, Middle-East and Australia so I have some experience of the world outside the US. How about you?

I didn't say the US was the best place in the world. Based on personal experience, it's better than Denmark and probably better than Sweden. Thanks for calling me a moron (always a way to lose any argument).

Posted on: 2008/10/31 16:36

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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Of course, you can compare Denmark and Sweden to the US or Canada or any other country. Simply put, Denmark and Sweden, are safer, cleaner, and the people are HEALTHIER

Perhaps Denmark and Sweden are the countries that they are today, because of the US not in spite of the US. Without the existence of the US they would be very different countries.
There are very few, if any countries, that are not different because of the existence of the US. Certainly no European country, not Russia, not any advanced country.

If safer, cleaner and healthier are all that matter then maybe you should look at emigrating there (I can tell you that is not an easy option as despite having low populations they are not very open to immigration). Having worked in Denmark briefly, I can tell you I found it mind numbingly boring.
Haven't been to Sweden in 10 years. It was more interesting than Denmark but outside Stockholm the whole place seems to shut down at 3pm on Saturday.

Posted on: 2008/10/31 15:56

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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I want to see those Hollywood a-holes react to a truly socialist tax system like in Sweden or Denmark - where the top tax bracket for the multimillionaires and billionaires is like 70-80%.

They'd be scurrying to Monte Carlo and Monaco like rats.

Not sure who wrote that but, um, Monte Carlo and Monaco are pretty much the same place (Monte Carlo is in and comprises virtually all of Monaco, an area about the same size as Central Park). Try Andorra, Liechtenstein etc. etc. if you are looking for alternatives

Posted on: 2008/10/31 3:19

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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Nevertheless, both the Economist and FT are generally well-regarded publications with respected economic viewpoints.

Umm, no - they are crypto-Commies.

For the JClisters out there, I think injcsince81 is just kidding around. I can't think of many publications that are more purely free-trade, free-market, and capitalist than The E and FT.

Lest I set off a stampede of subscription requests from Republican s, I must warn you all that they ARE socially liberal. (not to be confused with socialist). They're most definitely not Commies...crypto or otherwise.

For crypto-commie and not-so-crypto-commie, try "Militant" and "Socialist Worker"

The FT is printed on pink paper (or it used to be), so that would make it a pinko paper.

Posted on: 2008/10/31 2:46

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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It is what it is,,,,,,We're headed for trouble if "O" gets in so fasten yr seatbelts...

CK

Like what? How can it get worse? I am curious about this. Do tell.

TIA.

If "O" gets elected all your questions will be answered, just wait and see.....

CK

Ya big tease. You seemed so confident about it, i was hoping for some last minute insight. How shocking that there is none.

Next.

Well the short answer is that the recession will be deeper and longer if Obama's follows through with policies of increasing tax on small businesses and corporations. Unemployment will increase and more jobs will go abroad. I am sure we will all have friends and family directly affected even if we are able to escape it personally.

Posted on: 2008/10/30 23:19

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sinik

Re: Barack Obama for President

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SLyng wrote:

At Least Obama's being honest about taxes going up, McCain (and his supporters) are in denial.

Er, no he hasn't been honest. That's exactly the point

Posted on: 2008/10/30 14:34

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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JCbiscuit wrote:
re: the $42,000 families getting taxes raised...

Sinik, that's an old tear the Republicans have been on for awhile, and it's false. McCain himself urges voters to log onto factcheck.org for the truth.

try it:
misleading McCain ad

I'm not talking about what McCain said, I am talking about what I said. I notice you introduced the word "families" in to your reply. I didn't use that word. In fact I used the word "single" not "families", didn't I?

Factcheck.org confirmed that Obama did vote for proposals to increase taxes on single filers earning $42,000.

You guys sure are tricky. It was a a weasel argument; you can do better than that.

Posted on: 2008/10/30 14:06

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sinik

Re: Barack Obama for President

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Amy wrote:
Let's be realistic here. No one-- not Obama or McCain-- knows what they're going to have to do financially when they get into office.

Perhaps they shouldn't make explicit promises then.

Certainly the numbers seemed to have changed radically in 48 hours. Either they don't know what they are talking about or this is a very cynical attempt to change policy when they think they have the election won on the basis of the (apparently) false promises they have made up to now.

Posted on: 2008/10/30 11:52

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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Q. What's the next number in this series?

250,000 200,000 150,000 ...

A. 42,000

That's the income level that Biden and Obama voted to increase taxes for a single person. Both lied about this in the debates.

Posted on: 2008/10/30 10:29

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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fat-ass-bike wrote:
Get ready for a 68 - 72%

LANDSLIDE VICTORY

FOR OBAMA

Get ready for a deep recession and unprecedented levels of unemployment.

Posted on: 2008/10/30 0:59

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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I read that Obama and Tony Blair (UK Prime Minister) have a few things in common - Both had never had a political career and the first job in government was the ultimate job in government. They say he was a very good PM and introduced positive changes and his only sin was to believe the crap what Bush was saying about the axis of evil and lies about WMD.

I thought Tony Blair was just like Bush and they couldn't wait for him to leave office?

There were a few scandals (not related to Bush) and some health issues that contributed to him leaving office before he had to. His actions related to Iraq did contribute to his fall in credibility and political standing, however. Not all of these were related to Bush, either. He also made a political mistake of announcing that he would not seek re-election years in advance of the actual election which hastened his departure because he didn't set a definite date causing much speculation/clamour which helped to bring that date forward.

On the other hand Blair was well known before he came into power (remember that Conservatives had been in power for over twelve years so only the more veteran members of his government had prior experience). During some of that time, Blair had been party leader and therefore was quite well known to the British public. There wasn't the sense of getting an unknown quantity that some people feel about Obama.

Posted on: 2008/10/28 16:17

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Re: towing at shoprite?

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ansky wrote:
I have left my car off at Pep Boys many times and never had a problem.

Me, too. You have to be careful which spaces you park it in, though.

Posted on: 2008/10/28 16:03

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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If he wants to serve two terms he'll need to modify his economic policies in response to the worsening situation they will cause. Considering who his economic advisers are, I am not too optimistic.

Posted on: 2008/10/6 10:05

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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He might get us out of the middle east but he will only get us deeper into recession with his current tax policies.

Posted on: 2008/10/6 4:01

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Re: Be Part of the Solution, Not Part of the Problem

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Wow, never heard of him

Posted on: 2008/9/22 20:47

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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yes, that is a very simplistic explanation

Posted on: 2008/9/21 0:26

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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jac426 wrote:
You probably voted for "Thatcher the Milk Snatcher" too. Brilliant!

The Republicans, like the Conservatives, have proven themselves to be morally and philosophically bankrupt.

Look at what Tony Blair got for drinking the Bush Kool-aid?

You're on the wrong side of history.

The Republicans, like The Conservatives, have FAILED THIS NATION.

They are unfit to govern. Look no further than any front page of any newspaper for proof.

Tony Blair was/is a member of the Labour party, not the Conservatives, you plonker.

Exactly, which is why his spinelessness in taking orders from the Bush administration regarding Iraq was such a disappointment. Which cost him his political future and tarnished his legacy. Just as McCain's pandering to the base of the GOP and the Bush/Chenery neocons in advance of his latest presidential bid will cost him this election.

That's not what cost him his political future. There were several scandals that caused his downfall and he announced his retirement well in advance, he was not forced out as Gordon Brown seems like he soon will be (for issues not related to Iraq).
And how do you explain that the Conservatives are well ahead in the polls (their position was more pro-Bush than Blair's)?

Posted on: 2008/9/21 0:17

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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jac426 wrote:
You probably voted for "Thatcher the Milk Snatcher" too. Brilliant!

The Republicans, like the Conservatives, have proven themselves to be morally and philosophically bankrupt.

Look at what Tony Blair got for drinking the Bush Kool-aid?

You're on the wrong side of history.

The Republicans, like The Conservatives, have FAILED THIS NATION.

They are unfit to govern. Look no further than any front page of any newspaper for proof.

Tony Blair was/is a member of the Labour party, not the Conservatives, you plonker.

Posted on: 2008/9/21 0:00

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Re: An Open Letter to You, My PATH Nemesis

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Would it have been better or worse if he had been circumcised?

Posted on: 2008/9/20 17:29

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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jclady wrote:

I see that the economy overall benefits from Democratic governance, including small businesses: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/bus ... istory&st=cse&oref=slogin

from your own article :

"presidents have limited leverage over the nation?s economy. Most economists will tell you that Federal Reserve policy and oil prices, to name just two influences, are far more powerful than fiscal policy."

Obama, almost incredibly, has said he would like to see higher oil prices.

Posted on: 2008/9/10 2:50

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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VanVorster wrote:

But don't you think a 95.5% tax cut for families with children is beneficial too or did you miss that one?

I think you mean 95% of people (families with children, not) will
get an income tax cut of some sort with Obama. In most cases it's going to be less than $1000. That is very different from saying that families with children will get a 95.5% cut in tax.

Posted on: 2008/9/9 19:54

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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hero69 wrote:
The bottom line is that I was better off 8 years ago.

How do you know you will be better off with Obama, just because you say you were better off 8 years ago? Obama might sink the economy worse than Bush especially since he wants to increase taxes. I also don't see anything tangible that BHO is proposing that is going to decrease the price of oil which affects virtually everything.

You might somehow exist in a vacuum whereby your own financial well-being is completely insulated from the price of oil and things like corporate tax and capital gains tax which will increase under Obama. Increasing corporate tax, already the highest in virtually the whole world, will lead to the loss of jobs and more jobs going overseas; not something you really want to do when unemployment is at its highest in 5 years. Capital gains tax increases will affect millions of Americans directly regardless of income level as well as causing a reduction in investment leading to fewer new jobs for those already jobless. Great.

Posted on: 2008/9/9 0:33

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sinik

Re: Barack Obama for President

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Dwntownguy wrote:

Do you have a Nanny?
Is the Nanny Legal or Illegal
Do you pay her a ?Living Wage??
Can we see a copy of the Nanny?s W-2?
Do you provide Healthcare for the Nanny?

DTG

Don't waste your time on that. There is no way they would have an illegal nanny currently.

Posted on: 2008/9/4 14:43

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sinik

Re: Barack Obama for President

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Do your own bloody research, next time

http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/23015.html

Posted on: 2008/8/31 20:20

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Re: Barack Obama for President

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Not sure that worked. Trying again

corporate tax rate by country (Wiki)

Posted on: 2008/8/31 20:00

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