All I have to say is: Are you ashamed yet America? You started off as an anti-imperialism country, now you are an empire that lies, cheats and steals to stay in power. Justify it any way you want, it's still wrong.
there a half a dozen american families that rule the major corporations and institutions. they control 90% of the wealth, and there only 10% of the population!
whereas, everyone else 90% of the globe, who life on the 10% of the scraps that are left over!!!
revolution time america!!!!!
dont beleive the news, media, goverment, church or state!!
Someone needs to tea-bag the Tea Party! Every talks about cuts to social programs...but what about huge corporations that do not pay taxes but get breaks. If they had to pay 28% on their income the way that Gov. Snyder is expecting public workers and teachers to do, we would have a SURPLUS in this country and not have to cut existing programs like Education and Medicare. No one wants to make them accountable, and they are responsible for our deficit. Make them pay and keep jobs here in the USA!
@bruderd1962 Do you realize how delusional you sound. Make companies pay and creat jobs in the USA. I am Canadian and do you realize how the Harper government is positioning Canada to be the location of fleeing jobs from the USA if the ideas of people like you are implemented. We are lowering out corperate income tax again and getting more money from it.
So go ahead lots of real right wing Albertians will love to have your old job.
We were never "freeloaders." We paid into the system dearly and now, when we truly need it the most, Obama yanks our very tiny security blanket away. This is just OUR example. Think of the millions of seniors and other disabled people too. Granted, many haven't paid much in and that's reflected in what they get a month...but we paid for THIRTY YEARS and believe me when I say, $1000/mo is SQUAT and I can't remember the last time I enjoyed grilling a steak! Hamburger MAC 'n CHEESE. WOW. yumm
@troutslayer52101 Actually Obama is not yanking the blanket, he trying to make it more efficient so the cost goes down and security goes up. Not doing an incredible job though since some corrupt dem and most of the GOP are fighting for team Corporate interest.
O.o I don't get where you think Obama is yanking your security blanket away when it comes to Medicare and Social Security. Unless you are talking about home heating oil.
Here's another thing that reeeeally bothers me; My wife and I both had paid into Social Security for nearly THIRTY YEARS and 10 years ago, she was the victim of a tragic accident causing her a traumatic brain injury. The insurance was a pittance. In order for her to not go into a nursing home I had to resign my career and now we both live on her meager $1000/mo disability. Of that, we have had to count on LILHEAP and some food help. This is only the past yr. Now they're taking it all! BS!!
@troutslayer52101 I agree with you and my smpathy for your wife. I don't know if you know this or not, but it's not just Republicans who want to destroy the entitlement program, it's also the democrats. Remember Obama did say he wants to "reform" it. We will protest! This is peoples money. I also agree with you about congress (dems and republicans) being puppets of corporations.
Agree'd 100%! Just yesterday on cnn.com they had a little 'survey' on the right side of the main page. It asked, "Which do you trust more? A. Republicans or B. Democrats?" I commented in the article on the budget about this little survey and asked why wasn't there a "C-CHOICE?" Meaning, "NEITHER!" I got a LOT of 'likes' on that and a lot of replies stating the exact thing. The point is NO ONE in congress can be trusted! They're all bought and paid for PUPPETS!
Social Security pays for itself but the surplus is used for other government shortfalls, and get this, it is illegal for the social security fund to borrow, yet it can lend..er i mean give away its surplus..talk about designed to fail. I'm glad i'll retire before it supposedly goes bankrupt.
wrong on social security. that program would be solvent on its own if the government were to stop using its trust fund to pay for wars and tax cuts to the wealthy. medicare does need reform, but without it you force the elderly to try to buy private insurance and make everyone's premiums explode unless you get rid of for profit health insurers. and these give money to people to use right here in the us. defense is the only one of those that does not cycle most of the money back to the economy.
Zero Population Growth has been a good idea since the 1960's. If you don't have any kids or have just 1-2 nothing but good can come from it. Less resources wasted, less money spent (health care, education, fuel, "food", toys, phones, laptops) etc. Less worry, anxiety. health problems, less divorce (is it encouraging, really? the idea of marriage, when 60% or more of your friends are divorced or separated? is it good for their children? Your economy? You move out & your expenses double, period.
10% of americans own over two thirds of the nation's wealth, and this privileged cabal represented by the GOP want to keep it that way. Yet, americans just voted the GOP back into power who are now pursing a "let them eat cake" campaign against them. And this is democracy? Go figure!
Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists (Noam Chomsky)
@townsendjean Mr.Chomsky also said "I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system."
@townsendjean Yes use liberal economic practice to blow up yet another asset bubble which is transfer from the poor and middle class to the rich and big corporations then cry when you don't understand why it happens. This is why as a Canadian I would vote GOP
@townsendjean Okay..and that is not related to Keynsian monetary policy which promotes asset inflation and body of economic regulations that favor larger companies? Please flesh out this for me, when Tim Guitner says that the government needs to raise taxes on small businesses because it can't possibly shrink government, that helps everyday Americans how?
@townsendjean In simple terms, trying to delay market force corrections through government nearly allways ends up transfering wealth from the poor and middle class to the upper class. It was the case in the 1970s it was the case in Argentina and Chile in the 1970s, in almost every nation in the EU today and in the USA today.
@EasyEs I really don’t understand what you are saying or even intend to say. I was simply
pointing out that the concentration of wealth in the US is now at unprecedented levels.
It’s an imbalance which is creating stresses in society which, if it continues inevitably
leads to social upheaval which ultimately benefits nobody. The extreme disparity in incomes between the wealthy and the poor creates hardship and deep resentment.
@townsendjean I can agree with that last part. What I am arguing is that the past 80 years of progressive economic thought has led to a wealth transfer from the poor to rich. It is just the pie is smaller and the rich are fewer in number. The political economy of Europe is an example of this, with the bloated political class "managing equality" living like kings compared to your average citizen.
I can't believe those jerks are laughing. There's nothing funny about this whatsoever.
Cutie9326 2 weeks ago
1:19 anyone else hear bongos?
TheTinychainsaw 5 months ago
@TheTinychainsaw meant 1:17
TheTinychainsaw 5 months ago
All I have to say is: Are you ashamed yet America? You started off as an anti-imperialism country, now you are an empire that lies, cheats and steals to stay in power. Justify it any way you want, it's still wrong.
punkwasher 7 months ago 4
there a half a dozen american families that rule the major corporations and institutions. they control 90% of the wealth, and there only 10% of the population!
whereas, everyone else 90% of the globe, who life on the 10% of the scraps that are left over!!!
revolution time america!!!!!
dont beleive the news, media, goverment, church or state!!
LadyScorpio39 8 months ago
Someone needs to tea-bag the Tea Party! Every talks about cuts to social programs...but what about huge corporations that do not pay taxes but get breaks. If they had to pay 28% on their income the way that Gov. Snyder is expecting public workers and teachers to do, we would have a SURPLUS in this country and not have to cut existing programs like Education and Medicare. No one wants to make them accountable, and they are responsible for our deficit. Make them pay and keep jobs here in the USA!
bruderd1962 10 months ago
@bruderd1962 Do you realize how delusional you sound. Make companies pay and creat jobs in the USA. I am Canadian and do you realize how the Harper government is positioning Canada to be the location of fleeing jobs from the USA if the ideas of people like you are implemented. We are lowering out corperate income tax again and getting more money from it.
So go ahead lots of real right wing Albertians will love to have your old job.
EasyEs 8 months ago
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bruderd1962 10 months ago
We were never "freeloaders." We paid into the system dearly and now, when we truly need it the most, Obama yanks our very tiny security blanket away. This is just OUR example. Think of the millions of seniors and other disabled people too. Granted, many haven't paid much in and that's reflected in what they get a month...but we paid for THIRTY YEARS and believe me when I say, $1000/mo is SQUAT and I can't remember the last time I enjoyed grilling a steak! Hamburger MAC 'n CHEESE. WOW. yumm
troutslayer52101 10 months ago
@troutslayer52101 Actually Obama is not yanking the blanket, he trying to make it more efficient so the cost goes down and security goes up. Not doing an incredible job though since some corrupt dem and most of the GOP are fighting for team Corporate interest.
O.o I don't get where you think Obama is yanking your security blanket away when it comes to Medicare and Social Security. Unless you are talking about home heating oil.
Neosaigo 9 months ago
Here's another thing that reeeeally bothers me; My wife and I both had paid into Social Security for nearly THIRTY YEARS and 10 years ago, she was the victim of a tragic accident causing her a traumatic brain injury. The insurance was a pittance. In order for her to not go into a nursing home I had to resign my career and now we both live on her meager $1000/mo disability. Of that, we have had to count on LILHEAP and some food help. This is only the past yr. Now they're taking it all! BS!!
troutslayer52101 10 months ago
@troutslayer52101 I agree with you and my smpathy for your wife. I don't know if you know this or not, but it's not just Republicans who want to destroy the entitlement program, it's also the democrats. Remember Obama did say he wants to "reform" it. We will protest! This is peoples money. I also agree with you about congress (dems and republicans) being puppets of corporations.
Stingerbillion 10 months ago
Agree'd 100%! Just yesterday on cnn.com they had a little 'survey' on the right side of the main page. It asked, "Which do you trust more? A. Republicans or B. Democrats?" I commented in the article on the budget about this little survey and asked why wasn't there a "C-CHOICE?" Meaning, "NEITHER!" I got a LOT of 'likes' on that and a lot of replies stating the exact thing. The point is NO ONE in congress can be trusted! They're all bought and paid for PUPPETS!
troutslayer52101 10 months ago
Social Security pays for itself but the surplus is used for other government shortfalls, and get this, it is illegal for the social security fund to borrow, yet it can lend..er i mean give away its surplus..talk about designed to fail. I'm glad i'll retire before it supposedly goes bankrupt.
dovespin1 1 year ago
wrong on social security. that program would be solvent on its own if the government were to stop using its trust fund to pay for wars and tax cuts to the wealthy. medicare does need reform, but without it you force the elderly to try to buy private insurance and make everyone's premiums explode unless you get rid of for profit health insurers. and these give money to people to use right here in the us. defense is the only one of those that does not cycle most of the money back to the economy.
tyrannosaurusinf14 1 year ago 2
Zero Population Growth has been a good idea since the 1960's. If you don't have any kids or have just 1-2 nothing but good can come from it. Less resources wasted, less money spent (health care, education, fuel, "food", toys, phones, laptops) etc. Less worry, anxiety. health problems, less divorce (is it encouraging, really? the idea of marriage, when 60% or more of your friends are divorced or separated? is it good for their children? Your economy? You move out & your expenses double, period.
eqsmooth 1 year ago
10% of americans own over two thirds of the nation's wealth, and this privileged cabal represented by the GOP want to keep it that way. Yet, americans just voted the GOP back into power who are now pursing a "let them eat cake" campaign against them. And this is democracy? Go figure!
townsendjean 1 year ago 30
@townsendjean Americans have been convinced that if they are not rich now, they soon will be....You can fool all of the people.
sidecar771 1 year ago 27
@sidecar771
Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists (Noam Chomsky)
townsendjean 1 year ago
@townsendjean Mr.Chomsky also said "I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system."
sidecar771 1 year ago 2
@sidecar771
Totally agree. And like Maher once said, it used to be the haves and the have not's. Now it's the haves and the been had!
CTyankee4277 10 months ago
@townsendjean Yes use liberal economic practice to blow up yet another asset bubble which is transfer from the poor and middle class to the rich and big corporations then cry when you don't understand why it happens. This is why as a Canadian I would vote GOP
EasyEs 8 months ago
@EasyEs That the concentration of wealth is now at unprecedented levels is not
“liberal economic practice “, it’s fact.
townsendjean 8 months ago
@townsendjean Okay..and that is not related to Keynsian monetary policy which promotes asset inflation and body of economic regulations that favor larger companies? Please flesh out this for me, when Tim Guitner says that the government needs to raise taxes on small businesses because it can't possibly shrink government, that helps everyday Americans how?
EasyEs 8 months ago
@EasyEs huh?
townsendjean 8 months ago
@townsendjean In simple terms, trying to delay market force corrections through government nearly allways ends up transfering wealth from the poor and middle class to the upper class. It was the case in the 1970s it was the case in Argentina and Chile in the 1970s, in almost every nation in the EU today and in the USA today.
EasyEs 8 months ago
@EasyEs I really don’t understand what you are saying or even intend to say. I was simply
pointing out that the concentration of wealth in the US is now at unprecedented levels.
It’s an imbalance which is creating stresses in society which, if it continues inevitably
leads to social upheaval which ultimately benefits nobody. The extreme disparity in incomes between the wealthy and the poor creates hardship and deep resentment.
townsendjean 8 months ago
@townsendjean I can agree with that last part. What I am arguing is that the past 80 years of progressive economic thought has led to a wealth transfer from the poor to rich. It is just the pie is smaller and the rich are fewer in number. The political economy of Europe is an example of this, with the bloated political class "managing equality" living like kings compared to your average citizen.
EasyEs 8 months ago