Eh, If I have to get political...
First off, there's a huge discrepancy betwixt Sacramento and my childhood hometown of Oakland. Also, being raised by a single mother, in the most dangerous city in America, I didn't exactly have the most stable influx of revenue. And take a wild guess whom the Reagonomic doctrine faithful chistle away at first.
If you grew up in middle class bliss, of course you're going to parade about the efforts of Reagan, because his policy didn't screw you over. If you were lower in the food chain like I was, you actually had to live with the products of his presidency.
Who is everybody's choice for president?
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jswift wrote:Eh, If I have to get political...
First off, there's a huge discrepancy betwixt Sacramento and my childhood hometown of Oakland. Also, being raised by a single mother, in the most dangerous city in America, I didn't exactly have the most stable influx of revenue. And take a wild guess whom the Reagonomic doctrine faithful chistle away at first.
If you grew up in middle class bliss, of course you're going to parade about the efforts of Reagan, because his policy didn't screw you over. If you were lower in the food chain like I was, you actually had to live with the products of his presidency.
Actually Camden NJ is the most dangerous city in America.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery."
Oakland, circa 1989, mind you. Regardless, does it really necessitate a pissing contest in this context? A bad place to live is a bad place to live.
Anyhoo, back to this thread's original point of contention: Republicans suck, Democrats suck, and Ron Paul supporters are too stoned to realize they're throwing money behind a man that wants to revert to the bartering system.
I think that about sums the entire 2008 election ordeal.
Anyhoo, back to this thread's original point of contention: Republicans suck, Democrats suck, and Ron Paul supporters are too stoned to realize they're throwing money behind a man that wants to revert to the bartering system.
I think that about sums the entire 2008 election ordeal.
jswift wrote:Eh, If I have to get political...
First off, there's a huge discrepancy betwixt Sacramento and my childhood hometown of Oakland. Also, being raised by a single mother, in the most dangerous city in America, I didn't exactly have the most stable influx of revenue. And take a wild guess whom the Reagonomic doctrine faithful chistle away at first.
If you grew up in middle class bliss, of course you're going to parade about the efforts of Reagan, because his policy didn't screw you over. If you were lower in the food chain like I was, you actually had to live with the products of his presidency.
So are you saying that you where part of some entitlement program that Reagan either cut or "chiseled" away.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery."
I have to say to "Eh, If I have to get political...". If it pains you to think of these things in a logical manner, why post to a political discussion at all?
The segments of the population who have been fed the fruits of other's labors for, in some cases, generations should be disqualified from voting. Welfare, Social Security, Food stamps, etc.. all these are one large vote-buying scheme taking advantage of a largely, willfully and contentedly ignorant segment of the population.
The segments of the population who have been fed the fruits of other's labors for, in some cases, generations should be disqualified from voting. Welfare, Social Security, Food stamps, etc.. all these are one large vote-buying scheme taking advantage of a largely, willfully and contentedly ignorant segment of the population.
Well said!necroodin wrote:I have to say to "Eh, If I have to get political...". If it pains you to think of these things in a logical manner, why post to a political discussion at all?
The segments of the population who have been fed the fruits of other's labors for, in some cases, generations should be disqualified from voting. Welfare, Social Security, Food stamps, etc.. all these are one large vote-buying scheme taking advantage of a largely, willfully and contentedly ignorant segment of the population.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery."
Here is an email that was sent to me today. I got a few good laughs out of it maybe everyone else can too.
DEMOCRATIC
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand sings for you.
REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?
SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.
COMMUNIST
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.
BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain.
AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.
FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.
JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.
GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.
ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.
You break for lunch.
Life is good
RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.
TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.
IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.
POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.
BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.
FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow.
CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegals.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders
DEMOCRATIC
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand sings for you.
REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?
SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.
COMMUNIST
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.
BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain.
AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.
FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.
JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.
GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.
ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.
You break for lunch.
Life is good
RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.
TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.
IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.
POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.
BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.
FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow.
CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegals.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery."
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