We need to change the Statue of Liberty.....

[ABikerSailor]

If one person in your group ate over a third (and almost half) of the food, would you expect their check to be the same as yours?

Especially if you didn't get nearly as much as they did?

 

[Jackson]

You're right.............I don't have the cash, but I do pay my fair share of taxes.

If the one percent of this country that owns 38 percent of the wealth of this country paid their fair share, I'm sure we could work something out.

As far as not having the resources to educate the population or provide healthcare for them? Maybe you should talk to the Republicans which have not only cut educational benefits and programs, but have also refused to allow Medicare expansion (that costs the state NOTHING) because they have idiots who are so entrenched in their own party rhetoric that they refuse anything Obama offers them?

Wanna know the winning slogans for the Dems in 2014? We voted for healthcare, we want to educate our kids so that we can keep up, and we also want to spend money to keep our roads and bridges safe.

Those are 3 things the GOP is against, and it's also 3 things that the public is for. Want jobs? Re-build the infrastructure. Want to have a population that can keep up in a global economy? Educate them and keep them healthy.

If people were smart, they would turn out in droves in 2014 and get rid of the GOP so that this country could take care of it's own.

LOL!!! The top 1% pays over 50% of the taxes! You want more benefits, but you keep bringing in more people who add nothing to the economy to keep it strong.

The government has thrown more money at education and its fads. It's time to be smart about where that money is going. Teachers salaries, yes, extending the school year and day, yes, but textbooks do not have to be bought every two years. Money is wasted in the schools and that has to be addressed.

If they own over 38 percent of the wealth (that's like someone walking into a party and taking almost half of the pizza, while the other 99 fight over the remains), of course I should expect that they should pay a bit more.

And...............gonna call you on your bullshit...................can you provide a link that proves that the top 1 percent pays over 50 percent of the taxes in this country?

I'm guessing you can't. But, would be helpful for my research if you could provide proof of your claims.

It's more than that:


The top 1% of US taxpayers pay almost as much in federal income taxes as the entire bottom 95%, and half of that bottom group paid no taxes at all in 2010

The top 1% of US taxpayers pay almost as much in federal income taxes as the entire bottom 95%, and half of that bottom group paid no taxes at all in 2010 | AEIdeas

 

[DigitalDrifter]

By the way, I should remind the OP, that the majority of Americans believe the children should be sent back to their home countries as quickly as possible, and even believe that their home countries should have to compensate America for all of the costs that taxpayers are having to shell out to pay for this mess.
Maybe it's you, who are out of touch with America.

 

[Stephanie]

talk about twisting and spinning over all this

people came here before with dreams of freedom and FOLLOWING OUR LAWS

Not jumping over our borders with the help from MEXICO

 

[Stephanie]

Here is the inscription that is at the base of the Statue of Liberty....................

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

The New Colossus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The New Colossus" is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–87), written in 1883.[2] In 1903, the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the lower level of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Now................these refugee kids that are currently flooding the border certainly sound like what the statue (and our country) are supposed to stand for. These kids are poor, huddled and fleeing violence and murder in their own country. President Bush Jr. signed a LAW into effect in 2008 that covered situations like this, and it was for kids from any country that did not border the United States.

Sorry...................but if we can't allow these kids to stay, we're going to have to do one of 2 things, either (a) take down the plaque on the front of the Statue of Liberty, or (b) admit that we've gone so far away from our core values that we've become a nation of hypocrites.

it's hard to imagine you took an oath to protect and serve our country and the people in it
just disgusting dump on your fellow countrymen and women

 

[ABikerSailor]

talk about twisting and spinning over all this

people came here before with dreams of freedom and FOLLOWING OUR LAWS

Not jumping over our borders with the help from MEXICO

Actually, people came over here with dreams of freedom.

Following our laws was something put in by people like you, because you thought that controlling what came in to this country was better than what pushed you out of your previous one.

I mean.....................the only reason the Puritans (aka the Pilgrims) were allowed here is because there was nobody to stop them, and they'd just gotten kicked out of England.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Here is the inscription that is at the base of the Statue of Liberty....................

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

The New Colossus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The New Colossus" is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–87), written in 1883.[2] In 1903, the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the lower level of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Now................these refugee kids that are currently flooding the border certainly sound like what the statue (and our country) are supposed to stand for. These kids are poor, huddled and fleeing violence and murder in their own country. President Bush Jr. signed a LAW into effect in 2008 that covered situations like this, and it was for kids from any country that did not border the United States.

Sorry...................but if we can't allow these kids to stay, we're going to have to do one of 2 things, either (a) take down the plaque on the front of the Statue of Liberty, or (b) admit that we've gone so far away from our core values that we've become a nation of hypocrites.

it's hard to imagine you took an oath to protect and serve our country and the people in it
just disgusting dump on your fellow countrymen and women

Actually, I took an oath that said I would defend this country from all enemies "foreign or domestic".

Considering that I have to listen to crap from someone such as yourself who never served a day in their life defending this country, it's good to see that shitheads such as yourself decide to dump on the very people who defend their right to be assholes.

You're welcome. Continue to dump all over those who defend freedom and hide behind their service because you're too cowardly to serve yourself.

Me? I served over 21 years in the U.S. Navy. I can provide my service record, as well as prove that I'm retired (got a blue I.D. card and a pension).

What have YOU done to help this country out?

I'm willing to accept the same amount of time in the Peace Corps as what I did in the military, or even willing to accept something that helps this country.

Again................what have YOU done for this country?

I'm guessing nothing.

Me? I'm happy that I was able to help out through 4 war zones and 21 years.

 

[Unkotare]

Sorry...................but if we can't allow these kids to stay, we're going to have to do one of 2 things, either (a) take down the plaque on the front of the Statue of Liberty, or (b) admit that we've gone so far away from our core values that we've become a nation of hypocrites.

More pointless, self-indulgent emoting from yet another lefty hypocrite himself. Clean up your own act before lecturing, pee-wee.

 

[Unkotare]

These kids are poor, huddled and fleeing violence and murder in their own country.

That has not been established any more than you could claim the same if a child's criminally irresponsible mother had thrown him on any outbound train from Detroit.

You fail drama class, pee-wee.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Sorry...................but if we can't allow these kids to stay, we're going to have to do one of 2 things, either (a) take down the plaque on the front of the Statue of Liberty, or (b) admit that we've gone so far away from our core values that we've become a nation of hypocrites.

More pointless, self-indulgent emoting from yet another lefty hypocrite himself. Clean up your own act before lecturing, pee-wee.

Yeah.................it may be more pointless, self-indulgent emoting from yet another lefty.

However................I served over 20 years in the U.S. Navy, have a pension, as well as an I.D. card that says I served this country.

Based on what I've seen from over 4 war zones, these children (and their mothers) deserve refugee status.

Oh yeah...............quick question.................what have YOU done to serve this country? Have you ever put your ass on the line to defend it, or do you just use the actions of others to justify your own?

I'm guessing you never even served a 4 year commitment.

 

[Vigilante]

Registered Democrats get to pay an EXTRA $200 on their federal tax to pay for it!

 

[Unkotare]

Sorry...................but if we can't allow these kids to stay, we're going to have to do one of 2 things, either (a) take down the plaque on the front of the Statue of Liberty, or (b) admit that we've gone so far away from our core values that we've become a nation of hypocrites.

More pointless, self-indulgent emoting from yet another lefty hypocrite himself. Clean up your own act before lecturing, pee-wee.

Yeah.................it may be more pointless, self-indulgent emoting from yet another lefty.

However.................

I didn't ask for your life story. I am commenting on your words and attitude here, now.

 

[SmileyFaze]

Once I had a cat, it got knocked up.....one night it gave birth to 11 hungry kittens......11 hungry, crying kittens in my yard, in the middle of the freekin' night.....

I got a potato sack, put 3 window sash weights in it, then I loaded the mother & all the kittens in it. I then walked to the pond & tossed them in......

I went back to sleep.

Now, does that give anybody any ideas on how to resolve this problem??

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[ABikerSailor]

Once I had a cat, it got knocked up.....one night it gave birth to 11 hungry kittens......11 hungry, crying kittens in my yard, in the middle of the freekin' night.....

I got a potato sack, put 3 window sash weights in it, then I loaded the mother & all the kittens in it. I then walked to the pond & tossed them in......

I went back to sleep.

Now, does that give anybody any ideas on how to resolve this problem??

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Are you suggesting a weighted sack that you throw into the water as a "solution" for the current crop of refugee children who are coming across the border?

Lot of other countries take in refugees that are fleeing violence. Why can't we?

 

[Jarlaxle]

Once I had a cat, it got knocked up.....one night it gave birth to 11 hungry kittens......11 hungry, crying kittens in my yard, in the middle of the freekin' night.....

I got a potato sack, put 3 window sash weights in it, then I loaded the mother & all the kittens in it. I then walked to the pond & tossed them in......

I went back to sleep.

Now, does that give anybody any ideas on how to resolve this problem??

For starters, by locking you up with the rest of the psychopaths, at least until you can be stuffed into a sack & tossed into the nearest sewage vat.

 

[Unkotare]

Lot of other countries take in refugees that are fleeing violence. Why can't we?

We do, in the tens of thousands each year.

 

[eagle1462010]

Yawn!

I served 20 years, I served 20 years, I served 20 years.

STFU..............I did 10 in the Navy. So ******* what...............

The Oath requires you to defend the Constitution and the laws of this nation. Not to disregard any Law you don't FEEL is correct.

There is legal immigration and ILLEGAL Immigration. Just like the rest of the world. DEAL WITH IT.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

America's Founding Fathers and the Pilgrims were ALL illegal immigrants. North America was the nations of Native Americans. Pilgrims came in illegally along with everyone thereafter. If you would dispute this, how would Latin immigrants coming in illegally now, then declaring where they live is a new country be ANY different than what our founders did to the Native Americans?

 

[eagle1462010]

1. The immigration situation in the South is causing fiscal problems for our Southern States along the border. Not to mention that the job situation in the United States sucks right now.

2. The Federal Gov't is running massive deficits as we can't pay the bills already. Interest payments on the debt now exceed 400 BILLION a year.

3. Drug traffic is coming in with the illegals as there is currently a War going on down there where approximately 100,000 have died over the last decade.

4. We have an administration who ignores the laws when and where he chooses which is against the Constitution of the U.S.

5. The POTUS has encouraged this situation by ignoring laws, and stating openly that illegal Children should be made citizens. This open door policy of words has CAUSED THIS. As parents have sent their children in droves as a result.

We are a Nation of laws. The Oath requires Honoring those laws, not picking and choosing which ones to enforce, and that's the deal.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

1. Southern states fiscal problems are caused by Southern states being Southern states and getting their butts whooped in the Civil War.

2. National debt's been unpayable for quite some time now. Isn't suddenly unpayably large because of PResident Obama. Would have to halt government spending 100% for many decades to bring in enough tax monies to pay off the National Debt, and obviously that's not possible.

3. Most illegal drugs (80% or so) smuggled into the US at the border are from US citizens, not illegal aliens.
"Four of five Border Patrol drug busts involve US citizens, records show
Mar 26, 2013"
Four of five Border Patrol drug busts involve US citizens, records show | The Center for Investigative Reporting

4. Name them please.

5. Cite source for your claims please.