What In The HELL Are We Doing?

[Gunny]

Republicans do need to occasionally kiss the mexican voter ass. Can you blame Republicans when VOTES are more important to them than their own principles??

I could even blame Democrats for placing votes above their own principles, IF they had any.

When the ass-kissing illegal alien ass is over, it will be the Dems with chapped lips and bunch of promises they'll never keep.

 

[Kagom]

where do you work? Bath&Bodyworks?
I'd like a job that I could work 3 hours and still maintain...

Beh. BBW hasn't worked me since Black Friday. I'm contemplating turning in my 2 weeks noticed around Mid-January.

How about away from work?

Away from work is a whole other ball game!

 

[BaronVonBigmeat]

We have a choice: either we can have unlimited immigration from a 3rd world nation, or we can have socialism: welfare, taxpayer-funded schools, free health care, government-provided roads, and the like. Not both.

Government officials refuse to make the choice, and I'm afraid it's going to be made for them pretty soon. As the cost of government soars, we do the old print-and-borrow to stay afloat. Pretty soon, the dollar is going to take a big nosedive (it's already begun really), and interest rates are going to spike upwards as other nations begin viewing US governments as an unworthy credit risk (this is about to begin too). Once the local/state/federal governments are bankrupt with no way to borrow, then the programs will end and the choice will be made for us.

 

[007]

We have a choice: either we can have unlimited immigration from a 3rd world nation, or we can have socialism: welfare, taxpayer-funded schools, free health care, government-provided roads, and the like. Not both.

Government officials refuse to make the choice, and I'm afraid it's going to be made for them pretty soon. As the cost of government soars, we do the old print-and-borrow to stay afloat. Pretty soon, the dollar is going to take a big nosedive (it's already begun really), and interest rates are going to spike upwards as other nations begin viewing US governments as an unworthy credit risk (this is about to begin too). Once the local/state/federal governments are bankrupt with no way to borrow, then the programs will end and the choice will be made for us.

What we need in this damn country is a revolution.... another civil war.

 

[007]

True, but do you see how aggressively going after illegals might also turn of legal Mexican voters. That is what I think they (politicians) fear.

I think most legal mexican voters votes would split down the middle on illegal immigration and the border. They came here the hard way. They paid their dues. They don't like seeing a wetback given a free pass any more than anybody else does.

 

[theHawk]

California was a steaming shithole of a state when I grew up there, now its a lost cause. Sometimes I think the best thing that can happen for it is the Big One hits and half of it slides into the Pacific.

 

[Kagom]

California was a steaming shithole of a state when I grew up there, now its a lost cause. Sometimes I think the best thing that can happen for it is the Big One hits and half of it slides into the Pacific.

I wouldn't like that. I don't enjoy drowning. :/

 

[90K]

That too. But I deal with women and teenaged girls for 3 hours and then go home. If I don't have a ton of energy, I get sent home and someone else comes in, though I haven't worked in a month -.-

Well I don't envy you in that aspect. Women seem that they could be difficult at times. I guess it would depend on what the job was?

 

[theHawk]

I wouldn't like that. I don't enjoy drowning. :/

Neither would I, so I got the hell out of there.

 

[Kagom]

Well I don't envy you in that aspect. Women seem that they could be difficult at times. I guess it would depend on what the job was?

Sales Associate. I deal with the pretty nice ladies for the most part, but some real schlampes do come in and just have to be jackasses about things (I had one lady just yell "STOP FOLLOWING ME AROUND, IT MAKES ME NERVOUS!" to me once when I wasn't following her).

 

[90K]

Sales Associate. I deal with the pretty nice ladies for the most part, but some real schlampes do come in and just have to be jackasses about things (I had one lady just yell "STOP FOLLOWING ME AROUND, IT MAKES ME NERVOUS!" to me once when I wasn't following her).

Dude that is funny. Yes customer relations gotta love it.

 

[Kagom]

Toys "R" Us is shaping up to be more fun.

 

[007]

Toys "R" Us is shaping up to be more fun.

Oh my God kag... you work in a Toys R Us? :rotflmao:

Keep your hands off the little boys ya hear? We don't need another mickey jackson.

 

[90K]

Oh my God kag... you work in a Toys R Us? :rotflmao:

Keep your hands off the little boys ya hear? We don't need another mickey jackson.

I went to Toys R Us in Hong Kong over in Kowloon and it was like 5 stories of toys. I had fun over there and I guess I must have been like 25 years old when I went so I say you are never too old to enjoy toys.....Kids toys that is:rotflmao:

 

[Gunny]

I went to Toys R Us in Hong Kong over in Kowloon and it was like 5 stories of toys. I had fun over there and I guess I must have been like 25 years old when I went so I say you are never too old to enjoy toys.....Kids toys that is:rotflmao:

I just BET you went to Kowloon to "look at toys."

 

[Kagom]

Oh my God kag... you work in a Toys R Us? :rotflmao:

Keep your hands off the little boys ya hear? We don't need another mickey jackson.

Sorry, I don't like guys younger than myself.

Yeah, well, at least we'll get to play with foam swords and shields when we're not busy. And we could play with Wii/PS3 displays too!

 

[Vastopol]

Very true. The republicans inaction on the border, and the war, were the two reasons why they got their asses kicked at the ballot box. But you watch, if the dems do worse, they'll suffer a worse ass kicking than the repubs did.

People are frustrated. Why don't the people they elected do what the people want?

Because they aren't there to represent the people. They are there to represent Wall Street, the central bankers and multinational corporations. The borders are left unsecure for one reason...to balkanize the U.S. population and keep us feuding with each other instead of them.

 

[red states rule]

Because they aren't there to represent the people. They are there to represent Wall Street, the central bankers and multinational corporations. The borders are left unsecure for one reason...to balkanize the U.S. population and keep us feuding with each other instead of them.

When the "rich" make money - everybody makes money

The current US economy is booming. Now that Dems will be in power, you will finally see postive stories on the economy - and the liberal media will try to give the Dems full crdit

 

[Vastopol]

When the "rich" make money - everybody makes money

The current US economy is booming. Now that Dems will be in power, you will finally see postive stories on the economy - and the liberal media will try to give the Dems full crdit

* Of the world's 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries. (see chart)
* The world's top 200 corporations account for over a quarter of economic activity on the globe while employing less than one percent of its workforce. (source)
* The richest 1 percent of Americans own 40 percent of the nation's household wealth (as of 1997). (source)
* The assets of the world's 358 billionaires exceed the combined annual incomes of countries with 45 percent of the world's people. (source)
* The average CEO in the U.S. made 42 times the average workers pay in 1980, 85 times in 1990 and 531 times in 2000. (source)
* The courts have given corporations the basic Constitutional rights of persons, but workers lose those rights on entering the workplace.
* The corporate share of taxes paid has fallen from 33 percent in the 1940's to 15 percent in the 1990's. Individuals' share of taxes has risen from 44 to 73 percent.
* The World Trade Organization effectively gives corporations veto power over our U.S. environmental and labor laws, weakening your right to protect ourselves and our land by our legislation.

SOURCE

The world's top 200 corporations account for over a quarter of economic activity on the globe while employing less than one percent of its workforce.

Doesn't look as though "everybody" is making money at all now does it?

 

[red states rule]

You really need to get off your addiction to wealth envy. Libs have this thing about wealthy Americans - even though they love Kennedy, Kerry, Clinton, Edwards, and the rest of the rich Dems club

Here are some facts on the US economy. It is a fact that all income levels are better off then they were four years ago.

The Bush tax cuts have given all of us a great economy where we all are making more money


Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues –
More Than 7 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003
Today, The Government Released New Jobs Figures – 132,000 Jobs Created In November. Since August 2003, more than 7 million jobs have been created - more jobs than all the other major industrialized countries combined. Our economy has now added jobs for 39 straight months, and the unemployment rate is 4.5 percent, down 0.5 percent from the same time last year.

Real Wages Have Risen 2.8 Percent Over The Past Year. This means an extra $1,687 for the typical family of four with two wage earners.


USA Today/Gallup Poll Estimated Consumers Plan To Spend More Than $800 On Gifts This Season. The estimate is the "highest early November reading Gallup has seen since 2000," suggesting a "strong holiday season" for retailers. (Lydia Saad, "Christmas Shoppers Appear To Be In A Jolly Mood," 11/20/06, Available At: http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=25495&pg=1)
The American Worker Is Benefiting From Economic Growth

Real After-Tax Income Per Person Has Risen By 9.4 Percent – $2,777 – Since The President Took Office.


Real Consumer Spending, Supported By Strong Job Gains And Rising Personal Income, Rose At An Annual Rate Of 3.4 Percent In The First Three Quarters Of This Year.


Consumer Prices Fell For A Second Straight Month In October. Consumer prices dropped by 0.5 percent in October, led by a 7 percent fall in energy prices.


Our Economy Has Grown A Solid 3 Percent Over The Past Four Quarters – Faster Than Any Other Major Industrialized Country.


Productivity Has Grown At An Annual Rate Of 3 Percent Since The First Quarter Of 2001, Up From A 2.4 Percent Annual Rate During The Preceding Five Years. Growing productivity has helped America lead the world in manufacturing, producing almost twice as much as second-place Japan last year.

Employment Increased In 42 States Over The Past 12 Months Ending In October.
The President Has An Aggressive Agenda To Keep Our Economy Strong And Growing

The President's Tax Cuts Are Helping Our Economy Grow. The President believes the American people can spend their money far better than the Federal government can, and he worked with Congress to cut taxes for everyone who pays income taxes. To keep our economy growing, the President calls on Congress to extend rate reductions and other pro-growth tax relief. The President also supports extension of the child tax credit and marriage penalty relief.