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Xae posted:You make most of it out to the Medicare and Social Security trust funds then the rest out to 1%ers who own Tbonds as a stable base. I do that every two weeks anyway.
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There is a quote from Adam Conover (comedian) who did a talk on marketing to millenials (posted it below). In that talk, he states, "This Time magazine piece of poo poo." in reference to a Time article on millennials. Completely applicable here. Anyway, it's worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFwok9SlQQ
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Apr 14, 2016 14:19
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zoux posted:No it's China and any day now they're going to call in that debt and foreclose on America. Thats why we need someone that is willing to leverage bankruptcy laws to Make America Great Again.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:19
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Highlights for Adults is the news magazine you buy when your daily newspaper us USA Today because it has the big, full color weather map.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:22
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Bushiz posted:Highlights for Adults is the news magazine you buy when your daily newspaper us USA Today because it has the big, full color weather map. Highlights Hello! is, by the way, also a superior magazine to Time. It contains about 8 pages, with two story rhymes, a find-it, and some pictures of babies. It is made of reasonably stiff plastic so it won't tear and can be drooled on and then cleaned! Far superior.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:24
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Bushiz posted:Highlights for Adults is the news magazine you buy when your daily newspaper us USA Today because it has the big, full color weather map. Sorry I get frustrated when I can't find the differences between the two pictures and when I get frustrated I get mad and when I get mad I vote Republican.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:26
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I don't want to post the whole article because... whatever. But just breathe in this gem for a moment.quote:Attorneys for former House Speaker Dennis Hastert say they are not positive an allegation of a groin rub by a coach on a teenage wrestler constitutes sexual misconduct.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:32
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Boon posted:I don't want to post the whole article because... whatever. But just breathe in this gem for a moment. Oh my god. Yes, an adult teacher grabbing a teenager's crotch is definitely appropriate behavior. 
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Apr 14, 2016 14:34
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The National Association of Child Molesters is probably extremely hype to see if this line of defense actually works.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:36
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Bushiz posted:Highlights for Adults is the news magazine you buy when your daily newspaper us USA Today because it has the big, full color weather map. I thought we were talking about Time not Newsweek.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:45
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zoux posted:No it's China and any day now they're going to call in that debt and foreclose on America. Or drop EMPs across the land. Any day now... (I know a retired guy who is absolutely sure that that will happen before he dies. When I disagreed, he looked ... disgusted.)
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Boon posted:I don't want to post the whole article because... whatever. But just breathe in this gem for a moment. Zealous, vigorous defense of your client. But gently caress, that's gotta be a hard one for the attorneys to put forward. Hastert's money has to help.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:48
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Rodenthar Drothman posted:Or drop EMPs across the land. Any day now... Was it John Bolton?
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Apr 14, 2016 14:54
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Its curious how all of America owes the same bill for military adventurism, the exploitation of the working class and no saftey net. The restaurant bill has come to the table, and 95% of the diners have had a modest meal, some of which was undercooked, but it was the side dish so it's not going to kill them whatever. Mr. 1% before the bill becomes visible first shoos his personal assistant away whom is holding his sack of six dozen wallets and told him to go hide in the Philippines until he needs him. He quickly shoves his farm animal feeding trough into the middle of the table, puts on a baseball cap and grabs his neighbours plate which has a half eaten kale burger on it and loudly declares to the room: "OK everyone, let's all pay our fair share! We're going Dutch!"
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silvergoose posted:Highlights Hello! is, by the way, also a superior magazine to Time. It contains about 8 pages, with two story rhymes, a find-it, and some pictures of babies. It is made of reasonably stiff plastic so it won't tear and can be drooled on and then cleaned! i loved Highlights as a kid, i don't like time as an adult, this checks out
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Apr 14, 2016 16:04
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remember when time republished word for word, complete with spelling and grammar errors, tal fortgang's " why i'll never apologize for my white privilege " op/ed from the princeton tory
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Apr 14, 2016 16:07
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First we gotta balance our budget. If I asked for a $43k loan I'd never pay back, I'd get laughed out of the bank, so surely the United States is exactly the same because the country's finances are exactly like my own. And I don't like the idea of China laughing at us. Do you? Now, since we obviously can't even consider not supporting our boys in uniform and stop buying F-35s (after all, I'd never sell my gun collection if I had that level of debt) which social security net should we gut? I'm thinking "everything those worthless non-boomers use". You? ComradeCosmobot fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Apr 14, 2016 |
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Apr 14, 2016 16:16
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ComradeCosmobot posted:First we gotta balance our budget. If I asked for a $43k loan I'd never pay back, I'd get laughed out of the bank, so surely the United States is exactly the same because the country's finances are exactly like my own. And I don't like the idea of China laughing at us. Do you? Listen if my white family has to tighten their belts around the kitchen table while working hard, should not the government fat cats have to do the same. Just a little country common-sense, I think.
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Apr 14, 2016 16:18
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Since most of our debt is internal I'm guessing paying off the debt in that fashion is just more upper class welfare.
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Apr 14, 2016 16:19
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Radish posted:Since most of our debt is internal I'm guessing paying off the debt in that fashion is just more upper class welfare. Corporations are people my friend. 
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Apr 14, 2016 16:22
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Ok, so I owe 43 grand. When can I expect my check for an equal share of all of America's assets? Oh, that's not how this works? Funny, that. Which third-way debt hawk think-tank does James Grant belong to and how much did securing the cover of America's bathroom reader cost them?
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Apr 14, 2016 16:24
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Sell off federal land to strip mining and clear-cutting!
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Apr 14, 2016 16:26
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ComradeCosmobot posted:First we gotta balance our budget. If I asked for a $43k loan I'd never pay back, I'd get laughed out of the bank, so surely the United States is exactly the same because the country's finances are exactly like my own. And I don't like the idea of China laughing at us. Do you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJUyPjguq6E&t=54s
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Apr 14, 2016 16:26
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I'm not entitled to the money that I paid in over my entire working life? Why, exactly? The comments on that video are cancer.
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DemeaninDemon posted:Sell off federal land to strip mining and clear-cutting! #SellYellowstone
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Oh hey guys in case you were wondering if Mike Lee is still a huge poo poo-stain and seeping hemorrhoid on the rear end in a top hat of humanity; well he still is! http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/13/politics/congress-flint-michigan-water-funding/index.html quote:Bipartisan Senate leaders reached an agreement Wednesday on a long-stalled energy modernization bill that some had hoped would include money to address the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. But because the Flint provision is still the subject of a hold by Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee -- who objects to the way it is funded -- the energy bill will now move on without it.
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Radbot posted:I'm not entitled to the money that I paid in over my entire working life? Why, exactly? My loving favorite thing is that Frank Underwood is a Democrat. Not even the most conservative blue dog would ever suggest gutting the social safety net. Took me right out of Season 3. And yes, even for YouTube comments, those are particularly awful.
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Apr 14, 2016 16:32
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WampaLord posted:My loving favorite thing is that Frank Underwood is a Democrat. Yeah that was cringeworthy to watch during the show because it was completely out of touch with reality. Bush pushed hard for Social Security reform 10 years ago and probably cost his party both houses of congress over it. Cutting entitlements is political suicide and it's only going to get worse. Especially if you're a Democrat. This is one of the reasons people vote for you.
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Apr 14, 2016 16:35
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DemeaninDemon posted:Sell off federal land to strip mining and clear-cutting! Most companies don't want to buy federal land anymore. They like the leasing arrangement. That way they don't end up paying property tax for 100+ years as they try to unload the land. http://www.twincities.com/2013/08/24/minnesotas-lake-vermilion-state-park-evolving-at-a-cautious-pace/
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WampaLord posted:My loving favorite thing is that Frank Underwood is a Democrat. Didn't Obama offer to gut the social safety net but it failed because the Tea Party wanted even more?
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Evil Fluffy posted:Didn't Obama offer to gut the social safety net but it failed because the Tea Party wanted even more? I wouldn't call a proposed raising of the age where benefits kick in a "gutting" per se, but yes, that's basically what happened. In the context of the clip I posted, the fictional President is talking about totally disbanding Medicard/Social Security/Medicaid to pay for a jobs program. Too old or sick to work? gently caress you! Daniel Bryan posted:Yeah that was cringeworthy to watch during the show because it was completely out of touch with reality. Bush pushed hard for Social Security reform 10 years ago and probably cost his party both houses of congress over it. Cutting entitlements is political suicide and it's only going to get worse. It makes me wonder what the Republicans in House of Cards would even run on for economic policy, Frank's already fulfilled their dream.
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Evil Fluffy posted:Didn't Obama offer to gut the social safety net but it failed because the Tea Party wanted even more? Yes, he did. Obama absolutely wanted to cut entitlements as part of the Grand Bargain. Not sure why these other folks think a Democrat would "never" do that - Democrats are itching to cut entitlements to show their conservative chops. It's doubtless Hillary would do the same. WampaLord posted:I wouldn't call a proposed raising of the age where benefits kick in a "gutting" per se, but yes, that's basically what happened. I would call a drastic reduction of benefits a "gutting", yes. And he wanted to slash Medicaid and Medicare as well, primarily through a Chained CPI (aka gently caress your COLAs): https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/04/05/the-morning-plum-why-obama-wants-a-grand-bargain/ Gee, I wonder why folks are concerned about a continuation of Obama's policies. Radbot fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Apr 14, 2016 |
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1stGear posted:There was some goon ages ago who made the excellent suggestion that the statue could stay, it just had to be rotated 180 degrees. I know you mean around the Y-Axis but I originally imagined this around the X-Axis and couldn't stop giggling
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WampaLord posted:My loving favorite thing is that Frank Underwood is a Democrat. What you have to remember - and this is hard for anyone in a profession or who  about one - is that how characters do their jobs is not a reflection on reality, but on that character. Frank is proposing that not because it's politically feasible, but because he legitimately believes that and is airing it out for all the world to see. In previous seasons he did do compromises, but that's because he didn't really care about the outcome. his goal was becoming President, and he would backstab or elevate anyone that would make that goal a reality. Now (or as of that clip) there's nowhere else to go. WampaLord posted:It makes me wonder what the Republicans in House of Cards would even run on for economic policy, Frank's already fulfilled their dream. The Presidential candidate in S4 basically ran completely on bombing not-ISIS and how Frank's not doing that (also he's a deadringer for JFK).
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It's pretty funny how people forget that "chained CPI" can be manipulated at the whim of the executive branch.
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fishmech posted:It's pretty funny how people forget that "chained CPI" can be manipulated at the whim of the executive branch. It's not that funny, actually.
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Radbot posted:It's not that funny, actually. It's remarkable how you are just so consistently the worst.
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I've mentioned this before, but I'm pretty sure Underwood is supposed to be a Republican, considering how Francis Urquhart in the original was a Tory MP bemoaning the fall of Maggie Thatcher. It's just that "a Republican President dismantles Social Security" would be perceived as mean-spirited and overtly biased in today's can't-actually-say-what-you-really-mean-even-if-we-all-know-it climate of political discourse.
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No, the whole point of the show is that he cares more about power than principles.
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gradenko_2000 posted:I've mentioned this before, but I'm pretty sure Underwood is supposed to be a Republican, considering how Francis Urquhart in the original was a Tory MP bemoaning the fall of Maggie Thatcher. They've said they wanted to have him be a Democrat because they have (or had as of the show's creation) a larger range of political beliefs. So more likely the factor was that they wanted Frank to to a bunch of intraparty conflict but if he was a Republican there would be only very very minor issues to disagree about. This is reflected in reality in the Republican Primary, where no one really disagrees with anyone about policy..
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