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Behind the new jobless figures by ER February 3, 2012 8:04 am

So there is a significant proportion of unemployed people out there who are enduring foreclosure, lower standard of living, no ... by bowser 2012-02-03 12:32:29
- “So there is a significant proportion of unemployed people out there who are enduring foreclosure, lower standard of living, no ... by ER 2012-02-03 14:29:38
  - We agree. "Significant portion" leaves room for other pathologies, too. by bowser 2012-02-03 17:56:48

Arlo Guthrie sings by TB January 30, 2012 11:22 am

Fearing the authorities doesn't make you a libertarian. Or maybe it does? Is that the common thread? by alcaray 2012-01-30 23:46:54
- Libertarians are anarchists with property. by ER 2012-01-31 05:00:29
  - WorldCom, Enron, Madoff, etc., make fools of them every day, and they still think they've got it figured. by bowser 2012-02-01 15:30:20
Woody Guthrie: "Notwithstanding Guthrie's later claim that "the best thing that I did in 1936 was to sign up ... by bowser 2012-01-30 19:25:33
- "This Machine Kills Fascists" by ER 2012-02-01 14:58:18
- I was talking about Arlo, not Woody. by TB 2012-01-30 20:40:53
  - Well, you did say "all the real hippies", which gave me a bit of an opening. by bowser 2012-01-30 22:31:44
:) by Jody 2012-01-30 11:25:01

Survival.... by Jody January 31, 2012 12:47 pm

The evolution of our culture. Another example. by TB 2012-01-31 17:12:31

Callista Gingrich on open marriage. by bowser January 30, 2012 7:50 pm

Anything ya wanna know about open marriage? Ask me. Denial is not a river in Egypt. by Jody 2012-01-30 21:14:27

Question: Would you be happier if you were richer? by Jody January 28, 2012 1:16 pm

Nothing would change for me if I had money...everything is relative. by Jody 2012-01-28 21:12:55
- Bet a dollar you'd hire some help. by TB 2012-01-28 22:14:19
- Care to elaborate? n/t by RobVG 2012-01-28 21:41:17
  - I would love to, and thank you for probing my statement further. I just took an ambien, and I have ... by Jody 2012-01-28 22:16:06
    - TB is right...in a way..I would hire help. However, I could do that now. I would just have to cut ... by Jody 2012-01-29 10:21:26
    - √ by RobVG 2012-01-28 22:33:44
Oh Hell Yes by RobVG 2012-01-28 20:38:00
Of course. A no-brainer. by TB 2012-01-28 16:59:25
Here's the deal... by FrankC 2012-01-28 14:26:30
Most healthy, sane people don't want unlimited riches or power any more than they want fame. It does not automatically ... by ER 2012-01-28 13:43:34
A completely true story. This happened last year. A wealthy friend of mine had included me in his new will ... by bowser 2012-01-28 13:29:31
- I would welcome the opportunity to deal with those problems. I would surely experience the same from any relatives that learned ... by FrankC 2012-01-28 14:43:26

1960: America's "golden age." by TB January 25, 2012 6:35 pm

It was, indeed, America's "golden age". As a country there was no realistic threat to us, the "American ... by bowser 2012-01-28 12:55:22
- Yeah, nothing much happened between the Soviet Union and the Free World between WWII and the Vietnam War. by TB 2012-01-28 13:10:04
  - A real problem with conservatives is that they already know history without ever learning history. TB, the headlines of ... by bowser 2012-01-28 13:18:35
Federal transportation spending: by TB 2012-01-28 12:43:30
Yeah TB, if it was a golden age it was because all our people were finally getting their freedom, and ... by ER 2012-01-28 12:29:11
- Do me a favor. Read the associated posts first. by TB 2012-01-28 12:41:58
  - I'm not disputing your facts, Tom. It's your priorities I have a problem with. by ER 2012-01-28 12:46:20
    - Okay. by TB 2012-01-28 12:58:33
      - They're irrelevant to you, and that's precisely the point. To people who are denied their rights, who are economically ... by ER 2012-01-28 13:13:57
You can keep your "golden age" by ER 2012-01-28 10:05:50
- It wasn't my premise, was it? by TB 2012-01-28 12:16:51

"Obamacare" by bowser January 27, 2012 3:46 am

Got a few comments but no time now. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-27 10:28:51

Why does Gingrich want audiences to be able to disrupt debates? by bowser January 26, 2012 8:55 pm

Gingrich is a bully, and bullies need an audience. And don't forget, his audience sees themselves as victimized and abused, disrespected ... by ER 2012-01-27 07:56:40
The phrase "Are you not entertained?" comes to mind. without the crowd, he can't rise to the occasion. and without the ... by Tony 2012-01-27 05:47:57

Add the ghost of Lee Atwater, the reality of Karl Rove, and $3 billion. by bowser January 26, 2012 8:35 pm

So Romney's paying... by alcaray January 24, 2012 12:04 am

Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years. by TB 2012-01-24 09:27:22
- Amazing. by alcaray 2012-01-24 12:06:11
- Just for fun by RobVG 2012-01-24 09:54:22
  - Be careful of the terminology. (EDITED FOR CORRECTION) by TB 2012-01-24 10:56:30
    - One more time if you don’t mind by RobVG 2012-01-24 17:54:46
      - define:progressive tax rate, define:regressive tax rate by Robert 2012-01-24 18:37:27
        
        What? by RobVG 2012-01-24 21:39:52
        
        "Regressive" is not a perjorative. It is just a word that economists defined to have a certain meaning. ... by alcaray 2012-01-25 21:29:48
        
        Those are standard definitions, and I had to look them up. I hope you don't expect me to defend them; I'm no economist. by Robert 2012-01-25 20:00:54
        
        Regressivity by RobVG 2012-01-26 10:22:55
        
        Seems a reasonable example. by Robert 2012-01-26 12:33:21
        
        A flat tax is a proportional tax. by TB 2012-01-26 10:50:30
        
        There is indeed an upper limit imposed on all flavors of payroll taxes: you need to earn a salary to ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 16:58:02
        
        Warren Buffett pays a lower rate than his secretary because his income is taxed as capital gains, and hers isn't. by TB 2012-01-26 17:39:44
        
        You seemed to repeat back some of what I said, expanded, added some touches of rudeness. You did ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 18:56:27
        
        Go here. Look at the charts and tables. Maybe just once something will stick. by TB 2012-01-24 19:13:18
        
        You do love that red herring, don't you? by Robert 2012-01-24 20:34:59
        
        About the definitions, you were right and I was wrong. by TB 2012-01-24 20:41:08
        
        And I spoke too soon by Robert 2012-01-24 21:10:24
        
        I was primarily concerned about the tax brackets everyone's arguing about, not the "wealth gap," so inflation didn't really come ... by TB 2012-01-24 21:48:42
        
        Yeah, those look like "my" numbers. by Robert 2012-01-25 11:30:39
        
        The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box. by TB 2012-01-25 16:59:11
        
        Ah gee, and you were doing so well up to this point. by Robert 2012-01-25 21:52:33
        
        In other words, you've got nothing. by TB 2012-01-26 09:01:33
        
        posts shortening width/ in death star trash compactor/ best answer haiku by alcaray 2012-01-25 18:36:20
        
        Burma Shave. by Robert 2012-01-25 19:36:06
      - I don't mind wealthy people paying more taxes than people who aren't. I never did. by TB 2012-01-24 18:27:29
        
        Good answer- Thanks n/t by RobVG 2012-01-24 22:56:31
- Tax rates of presidential candidates by TB 2012-01-24 09:41:25
  - I see you misunderstood the point: the wealthy pay at a lower rate than many of us in the lower ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 15:39:59
    - I understood the point. You didn't understand the response. by TB 2012-01-24 16:48:54
      - TB, either you are stupid or you consistently and deliberately spin your responses away from the point of the poster. ... by bowser 2012-01-24 18:42:30
      - I understood your response perfectly: "How many Democrats here were up in arms about Kerry’s tax “rates” back then?" ... by alcaray 2012-01-24 17:38:42
        
        "Rates" was in quotes. It's your bugaboo and the Post's, not mine. by TB 2012-01-24 17:55:59

Should, but doesn't, belong on Space. Gingrich promises US moon colony by 2020 by bowser January 26, 2012 12:04 am

That certainly does sound a lot more "big government project" than the low-key "prize" based concept I linked in an earlier post. by TB 2012-01-26 08:54:47
- "One of Gingrich’s downsides is that he’s a bit too spontaneous." In other words, he'll say anything to get votes. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-26 10:46:04
  - "He'll say anything to get votes" is one of those comments where everyone who throws that rock is living in ... by TB 2012-01-26 11:10:19
    - Well, that was my impression by RobVG 2012-01-26 17:52:50
Nah. It's because he was making a speech in Florida before the fla primary. He will probably do ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 00:49:20

Catholic blog notes the media's selectivity on coverage by TB January 24, 2012 11:51 pm

My line above the topic line says Home >> Space/Science. I'm sure that's not right, but if this ... by bowser 2012-01-25 00:20:07
- Me: Hey, look at how the biased media ignores major events liberals don't think should be covered. by TB 2012-01-25 10:13:24
- It's a bug by RobVG 2012-01-25 09:58:04
  - I've been struggling with that for months. You summed it up nicely with the description of the header being "carried" ... by Robert 2012-01-25 11:33:53

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