When did I miss the population boom?

[roguesaint]

<p>500 <strong>MILLION</strong> Americans will lose their jobs this month - according to one of the left's patron saints:</p><p>&nbsp;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8hMJVXt09E</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[bearack]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>500 MILLION Americans will lose their jobs this month - according to one of the left's patron saints:&nbsp;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8hMJVXt09E <br />Posted by roguesaint</DIV><br /><br />Clearly she meant billion, DOH! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

<font size="2">And she's the "leader" of the House. Everything goes downhill from there.<img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" /></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[adrenalynn]

<p>You know, if you scale the number against all the dead people that voted for her, the people that voted more than once, and the remainder of the "irregularities" - that number is probably pretty accurate.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The amazing thing is how many stupid people it took to put her in office...</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[frodo1008]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>500 MILLION Americans will lose their jobs this month - according to one of the left's patron saints:&nbsp;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8hMJVXt09E <br /> Posted by roguesaint</DIV></p><p>It is indeed make a gross misstatement here. I am certain that she meant 500 thousand, which would be quite a bit closer to the truth.&nbsp; Of course, former president Bush never misspoke himself either, right?</p><p>However, as 500,000 job losses per month comes out to some 6 million such losses per year, and at that rate we will very soon have an unemployment rates comparable to that of the Great Depression!</p><p>Such job losses would indeed be catastrophic for this nation's economy!</p><p>Whether the government either does nothing, or just relies on tax cuts, is not going to have very much of an affect on this.&nbsp; If such tax cuts (particularly to the wealthy) had worked, we would not be in this position now, so simple logic tells us that will not in itself work!</p><p>So some kind of direct stimulus program by the government is going to be the only hope for the average American, and if this means eventually raising taxes on the more wealthy of this country, then so be it! </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

 

[bearack]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It is indeed make a gross misstatement here. I am certain that she meant 500 thousand, which would be quite a bit closer to the truth.&nbsp; Of course, former president Bush never misspoke himself either, right?However, as 500,000 job losses per month comes out to some 6 million such losses per year, and at that rate we will very soon have an unemployment rates comparable to that of the Great Depression!Such job losses would indeed be catastrophic for this nation's economy!Whether the government either does nothing, or just relies on tax cuts, is not going to have very much of an affect on this.&nbsp; If such tax cuts (particularly to the wealthy) had worked, we would not be in this position now, so simple logic tells us that will not in itself work!So some kind of direct stimulus program by the government is going to be the only hope for the average American, and if this means eventually raising taxes on the more wealthy of this country, then so be it! &nbsp; <br /> Posted by frodo1008</DIV></p><p>This just shows how out of touch these politicians are.&nbsp; Regardless of which party your affliated, both sides are out of touch and we keep electing them...... </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[frodo1008]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>This just shows how out of touch these politicians are.&nbsp; Regardless of which party your affliated, both sides are out of touch and we keep electing them...... <br /> Posted by bearack</DIV></p><p>In most elections the people really do not have much choice, it is either vote for jerk A or vote for Jerk B.&nbsp; Still I continue to vote, and neither do I blame the general voting population nor myself.&nbsp; If you have any real answers to this problem, please speak up!</p><p>Winston Churchill once said, "&nbsp; Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time."</p><p>Many considered Winston to be among the wisest of men during the last century! </p>

 

[MannyPim]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It is indeed make a gross misstatement here. I am certain that she meant 500 thousand, which would be quite a bit closer to the truth.&nbsp; Of course, former president Bush never misspoke himself either, right?However, as 500,000 job losses per month comes out to some 6 million such losses per year, and at that rate we will very soon have an unemployment rates comparable to that of the Great Depression!Such job losses would indeed be catastrophic for this nation's economy!Whether the government either does nothing, or just relies on tax cuts, is not going to have very much of an affect on this.&nbsp; If such tax cuts (particularly to the wealthy) had worked, we would not be in this position now, so simple logic tells us that will not in itself work!So some kind of direct stimulus program by the government is going to be the only hope for the average American, and if this means eventually raising taxes on the more wealthy of this country, then so be it! &nbsp; <br />Posted by frodo1008</DIV></p><p>Frodo,&nbsp; I am disappointed in you...</p><p>This is yoru "simple logic" ?&nbsp; If tax cuts worked we would not be in this situation ??&nbsp; REALLY ??? </p><p>So, by your simple logic, are we to assume that tax HIKES will do the trick ?&nbsp; How about MASSIVE DEFICIT spending ? Is that the way to go ?</p><p>And before you answer that, have you not customarily decried the grwoing Federal Deficit and mounting National debt (while Bush was in charge)?</p><p><br /><br />&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="2" color="#0000ff"><em>The only way to know what is possible is to attempt the impossible.</em></font> </div>

 

[frodo1008]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Frodo,&nbsp; I am disappointed in you...This is yoru "simple logic" ?&nbsp; If tax cuts worked we would not be in this situation ??&nbsp; REALLY ??? So, by your simple logic, are we to assume that tax HIKES will do the trick ?&nbsp; How about MASSIVE DEFICIT spending ? Is that the way to go ?And before you answer that, have you not customarily decried the grwoing Federal Deficit and mounting National debt (while Bush was in charge)?&nbsp; <br /> Posted by MannyPim</DIV></p><p>Manny, the idea of massive cuts in federal taxes to increase the federal income is just plain insane.&nbsp; Tell me if you decreased your income, would you then be able to pay your debts and bills better?</p><p>So, if we are ever going to see any decrease in the federal deficit then there are going to have to be tax increases!</p><p>I mean, DUH! </p><p>Manny, trickle down economics simply has not worked, especially for those with an individual income below $100,000, and family incomes below $200,000. &nbsp;</p><p>Between reduced pay, part time work, and outright lay-offs, the working class individuals of this country feel that they are under a full scale attack.&nbsp; And most of them blame the former administration for this.&nbsp; Which is why Barack Obama is now president.&nbsp; That does NOT make them either stupid nor ignorant, it just makes them interested in keeping their heads and the heads of their families above the economic drowning point!&nbsp; If you happen to be wealthy enough to avoid these problems, then good for you!&nbsp; But that is NOT the case for the greater majority of Americans at this time.&nbsp; I can tell you this as my son-in-law just joined the ranks of the unemployed, and if it was not for my help he and his family would be living on the streets of LA.&nbsp; So don't go giving me a lot of ideological bull at this time! </p><p>Now, I do not know if the stimulus package now going through congress is the total answer, but even Wall Street has readily admitted that the pure private sector is NOT capable of solving the current economic dilemma.&nbsp; So that leaves the government as the ONLY power capable of even standing a chance of doing anything about the problem.</p><p>And I am going to be far more honest with you than you are even with me or even posssibly yourself, when I say I am not totally certain that even the government has the answers.&nbsp; Why not just shut up for awhile and see what happens?&nbsp; After all we have no real power over events on these boards anyway!!</p><p>You seem to be perfectly willing to see this great nation go down the economic tubes, just as long as Obama takes the blame.&nbsp; I can easily tell that your greatest fear is that if his current administration in concert with congress can even have enough influence on matters economic to stop the current slide, and even start up the other side of the valley, then Obama is going to be the president until at 2016, and if your bank is still operating, you can take that prediction there! </p><p>Sorry, Manny but all your ranting and raving about him and the Democrats is NOT going to change that one tiny little bit!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

 

[bearack]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Manny, the idea of massive cuts in federal taxes to increase the federal income is just plain insane.&nbsp; Tell me if you decreased your income, would you then be able to pay your debts and bills better?So, if we are ever going to see any decrease in the federal deficit then there are going to have to be tax increases!I mean, DUH! Manny, trickle down economics simply has not worked, especially for those with an individual income below $100,000, and family incomes below $200,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;Posted by frodo1008</DIV><br /><br />That is simply not true, frodo.&nbsp; Tax cuts spur growth which lead to more jobs which in turn gives more taxable revenue to the government.&nbsp; When you sock corporations with higher taxes (Which the US leads the world in, btw), companies either close their doors or pack up shop and move some place to where they can afford to operate, reducing jobs and the governments ability to increase their revenue base.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[ZenGalacticore]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>This just shows how out of touch these politicians are.&nbsp; Regardless of which party your affliated, both sides are out of touch and we keep electing them...... <br />Posted by bearack</DIV><br /><br />Maybe it's we who are out of touch. Nowadays, when someone mis-speaks, it's a big ha-ha-hoo-hah instantaneously. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>ZenGalacticore</p> </div>

 

[bearack]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Maybe it's we who are out of touch. Nowadays, when someone mis-speaks, it's a big ha-ha-hoo-hah instantaneously. <br />Posted by ZenGalacticore</DIV><br /><br />Oh, don't get me on that tangent. We've become a society of touchy, feely, pusy footing, afraid to hurt your feelings.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[ZenGalacticore]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Oh, don't get me on that tangent. We've become a society of touchy, feely, pusy footing, afraid to hurt your feelings.&nbsp; <br />Posted by bearack</DIV><br /><br />Didn't you know? It's how everybody "feels" about everything now. Not what they "think". That's what happens when a society becomes feminized. Woops, I'm getting off subject here.</p><p>What I was saying that in this day and age of instant media where everyone has video cams on their phones and everything is reported instantaneously that any time a politician or other notable mis-speaks or commits some other common human blunder it is usually taken out of context or absurdly overblown whenever that instant media gets a hold of it.</p><p><font color="#3366ff">Why can you see the splinter in your brother's eye but not the log in your own?</font></p><p><font color="#3366ff">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jesus of Nazerath</font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>ZenGalacticore</p> </div>