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Bankruptcy: unclear on the concept by TB July 28, 2013 1:15 pm

One word: Corporate Welfare. by ER 2013-07-28 13:44:56
- Corporate extortion by FrankC 2013-07-28 21:43:37
  - Economic Power by ER 2013-07-29 10:26:04
- Spot on. by TB 2013-07-28 13:57:56

Unprecedented & Contemptible. by BuckGalaxy July 26, 2013 10:18 pm

What about this, then, Buck? by Jody 2013-07-28 10:12:07
- Disconnect by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-28 18:02:29
  - Oh...so this has happened before? by Jody 2013-07-28 20:17:58
    - Were you living under a rock in 2011? by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-28 23:00:58
But not unexpected by ER 2013-07-27 05:56:05
- It's not just conservatives by SteveS 2013-07-27 12:18:55
  - I'm not convinced Obamacare is going to work either. by ER 2013-07-27 13:50:26
    - It's a start by SteveS 2013-07-27 14:41:48
      - I keep hearing about all these Canadians so eager to come here for health care. by ER 2013-07-27 15:20:04
        
        An estimated 42,173 Canadians left their homeland in 2012 to seek medical treatment elsewhere. This is a decrease from the ... by SteveS 2013-07-28 06:56:40
        
        Medical Tourism by ER 2013-07-28 07:48:29
  - Shutting down the government is just conservatives. by alcaray 2013-07-27 13:05:11
    - Not exactly by SteveS 2013-07-27 14:27:24
      - Exactly as I thought. by ER 2013-07-27 15:31:57
        
        Shutdown threats from a slightly higher official: (updated) by TB 2013-07-27 15:47:47
        
        So republicans threaten to shut down the government and/or default on the debt unless Obama bends to there demands by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-28 18:46:49
        
        Talking to idiots by TB 2013-07-28 21:12:37
        
        Nice try by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-28 23:20:46
        
        Tom Terrific to the the rescue... by ER 2013-07-27 16:27:34
        
        Steve will probably read the articles. by TB 2013-07-27 16:37:39
        
        By the way, did YOU read the article Buck linked to? by ER 2013-07-27 17:16:24
        
        Of course I did. And you knew it. by TB 2013-07-27 17:23:03
        
        Any comments? by ER 2013-07-27 18:23:53
        
        I was going to stay out of the fray today. by TB 2013-07-27 19:03:26
        
        I was going to stay out of the fray, too. by ER 2013-07-27 19:10:17
        
        No, "Tom Terrific" was "pompous twit. by TB 2013-07-27 19:12:31
        
        Secondary Explosion! by ER 2013-07-27 19:23:06
        
        Read this by ER 2013-07-27 16:45:48
        
        The Budget Control Act was also passed by Congress and signed by the President. by TB 2013-07-27 16:50:33
        
        Dems are NOT threatening to shut anything down to end the sequester by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-28 17:59:49
        
        Need I remind you there was also an election in 2012? by ER 2013-07-27 17:02:58
        
        Because not agreeing with the Republicans forces the Republicans to shut down the government. by alcaray 2013-07-27 16:06:45

Vulture Capitalism by ER July 28, 2013 5:23 pm

XL pipeline will be evaluated on CO2 increase. by RobVG July 28, 2013 1:21 pm

Reality of TV news editing by TB July 28, 2013 2:30 pm

Okay, I would like to start a thread and I would really like it to stay on topic, if at all possible. by Jody July 23, 2013 8:09 am

"Middle-out" Economics. by RobVG 2013-07-23 20:56:19
- Names matter by Robert 2013-07-24 09:41:56
  - Question by SteveS 2013-07-25 07:50:33
    - I guess it depends on your age by Robert 2013-07-25 12:17:03
      - The Pew Report by TB 2013-07-26 13:11:51
      - Age of the fantasy by SteveS 2013-07-26 10:00:49
      - Note the 1970-1980 dip... by ER 2013-07-25 14:39:07
      - Here ya go... by TB 2013-07-25 13:51:21
        
        thanks! by Robert 2013-07-25 14:30:48
        
        Actually, that chart doesn't show who's in those groups over time at all. by TB 2013-07-25 15:19:06
  - Trickle down economics by ER 2013-07-24 12:15:02
  - Did you read the article? by TB 2013-07-24 10:42:13
    - "every Democratic policy over the past five years" by Robert 2013-07-24 11:16:59
      - Obamacare was signed into law on March of 2010. by TB 2013-07-24 12:01:58
- Are you a recent convert? Welcome :-) by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 22:47:55
- Aw, Rob... by TB 2013-07-23 21:59:42
  - I know, I know . n/t by RobVG 2013-07-23 22:22:42
Simple, Right to Work Laws by SteveS 2013-07-23 12:55:35
- You probably mean and believe that. Brainwashing is effective. by bowser 2013-07-23 19:46:45
- That sword cuts both ways. by ER 2013-07-23 13:53:22
- Leftism demands compulsion. by TB 2013-07-23 13:44:02
  - If it weren't for the compulsion, you'd be screwed. by bowser 2013-07-23 17:09:02
You might have better luck on Current Events by Robert 2013-07-23 10:34:34
- Sure Robert go ahead and move it...and thank you in advance.:) by Jody 2013-07-23 11:08:48
  - You can move threads of your own too, Jody. by TB 2013-07-23 11:10:35
    - Too late by Robert 2013-07-23 11:12:12
      - I like the dashboard. by TB 2013-07-23 11:16:04
- Freedom by TB 2013-07-23 10:45:47
  - I can definitely see a mental block being demonstrated here. by ER 2013-07-23 14:38:29
    - Yeah, me too. by TB 2013-07-23 15:36:24
Unions, collective bargaining, and the right to strike. by ER 2013-07-23 08:42:38
- Yeah, I think we all owe a debt to unions. by RobVG 2013-07-23 17:35:14
- I don't think that is realistic anymore, ER. by Jody 2013-07-23 09:10:07
  - Take my word for it, by ER 2013-07-23 09:17:00
    - Maybe what is needed is a global minimum wage. n/t by RobVG 2013-07-23 17:36:35
    - 20 percent of the Chinese population is unionized. by TB 2013-07-23 10:02:09
      - Wages in China are raising by Jody 2013-07-23 11:17:51
        
        To be fair, that's probably not because of unions. by TB 2013-07-23 11:28:22
      - But do they have any real economic power? by ER 2013-07-23 10:06:51
        
        That is human nature ER...and on that note... by Jody 2013-07-23 11:10:30
        
        Yes. Think long and hard on that. by TB 2013-07-23 10:12:06
        
        Now you sound like Ed McMahon introducing Karnak the Magnificent. by ER 2013-07-23 10:24:17
        
        Another example of government/union synergy: by TB 2013-07-23 10:23:07
        
        In a free society, by ER 2013-07-23 10:31:32
        
        And another... by TB 2013-07-23 10:28:21
    - But we can't exist on what ifs...the fact is that now..at this time and place...we by Jody 2013-07-23 09:25:36
      - ER's point is not some theoretical construct by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 10:22:44
        
        Okay...what about Auto workers? by Jody 2013-07-23 11:12:39
        
        GM and Chrystler are doing fine by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 22:41:47
      - When resources are limited, there will be a struggle to divide them. by ER 2013-07-23 09:59:37

Halliburton admits destroying evidence by Jody July 26, 2013 9:09 am

How hard would it be to reproduce the simulations? Not sure what the motive was. by TB 2013-07-26 11:58:45
Where is the outrage? by Robert 2013-07-26 10:19:47
- Very good m'dear! :) by Jody 2013-07-26 10:34:11
  - ...and I agree with you. by Jody 2013-07-26 10:38:59
    - If wishes were horses then beggars would ride... by Jody 2013-07-26 11:36:44

Afterburner with Bill Whittle about the Martin/Zimmerman *lynching* by Jody July 24, 2013 9:34 am

So Martin was the stalker and Zimmerman was the victim. Are you convinced of this? by alcaray 2013-07-24 17:33:31
- alcaray...the truth is somewhere in between. by Jody 2013-07-24 18:34:13
  - Yes, Jody. The truth is always somewhere in between. by ER 2013-07-25 07:45:42

Wal Mart in Washington by Jody July 23, 2013 8:06 pm

Dang... by TB 2013-07-23 20:50:38
- Right you are ole' man...guess I will post some pictures on my Facebook page instead. by Jody 2013-07-24 09:23:12
  - The thread is educational, though. Worth reading. by TB 2013-07-24 09:27:29

Just going on the record here... by TB July 23, 2013 1:46 pm

There's not a lot of international conflicts this guy has NOT wanted us in. by BuckGalaxy 2013-07-23 22:35:43
I agree. by ER 2013-07-23 14:01:15

Ending Stand Your Ground Laws by BuckGalaxy July 19, 2013 11:42 am

Boycott Florida, Florida products and Florida businesses. by bowser 2013-07-20 00:32:35
- You might want to check on how many states have the same law. by TB 2013-07-20 07:24:39
Trayvon Martin got exactly what was coming to him. by ER 2013-07-19 14:26:24
- Fact: Trayvon Martin was enormously culpable in his own death. by RobVG 2013-07-22 19:45:02
  - Trayvon Martin was just "standing his ground". by ER 2013-07-22 19:51:05
    - You obviously didn't watch the same trial I did. n/t by RobVG 2013-07-22 20:04:19
      - I believe you responded while I was still editing. by ER 2013-07-22 20:31:14
- Oh, and I almost forgot. by ER 2013-07-19 16:07:33
Wait, is that why "the media" chose the Zimmerman case to cover? by alcaray 2013-07-19 12:52:27
- Hey now! TBs post that I responded to disappeared. by alcaray 2013-07-19 12:53:26
  - Whatever. by TB 2013-07-19 13:05:51
    - Dunno about Buck or Maddow. I was just trying to figure out the stand you were taking without taking a stand. by alcaray 2013-07-19 14:01:46

Meanwhile in southern California... by TB July 19, 2013 8:00 pm

Oh dear gawd...someone wearing a hoodie will get shot...by a neighborhood watch wanna be cop by Jody 2013-07-20 11:24:39
I'll bet that spreads, and it's a terrifying thought. by bowser 2013-07-19 23:04:23

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