Yes, nevermind the CEO that needs his annual double digit increase on his salary/stock options - regardless of how well the company is actually doing - on top of the millions he's already making. And don't forget the lobbying and hooker budgets.
The reason we're in the worst economy since the Great Depression and the middle class is disappearing isn't because of the obvious class warfare bullshit being shoveled out by the 1% - it's the fools and tools who lap it up.
Was there any doubt? Crooked cops are rarely prosecuted....unless they are costing the state money, like with the recent ticket fixing scandal in New York. Mace a peaceful protester in the face? Lose a few vacation days. Get rid of a ticket for a friend or relative? Then you're looking at a federal pound-me-in-the-ass penitentiary.
During the investigation, overseen by the Bronx district attorneyâ(TM)s office, prosecutors found fixing tickets to be so extensive that they considered charging the union under the state racketeering law as a criminal enterprise, the tactic employed against organized crime families. But they apparently concluded that the evidence did not support that approach.
The Bronx district attorney, Robert T. Johnson, said the tickets fixed had robbed the city of $1 million to $2 million.
You agreed. You signed the papers. You gave them your word and honesty that you would do whatever it would take to pay them back.
Yes, nevermind that changes in bankruptcy laws have made it much harder to discharge debt. First with student loans, then with credit card debt.
Gee, you think that lenders might abuse those laws to offer loans to people they know can't afford them if people can't discharge their debts?
One thing we found out is Americans HATE bailouts.
Wrong. They hate bailouts of criminal bankers that sank the worldwide economy only to have their asses (and bonuses) saved by the Fed, while the rest of us have to take our austerity for the team to pay for it.
Which is exactly why the Constitution protects the right of citizens to bear arms. Otherwise all you have are foxes and coyotes negotiating over the rights of rabbits. Anyone who says hunting rifles and handguns can't stop tanks and jets should visit Libya. Syria is next.
Did you go home, dig out your copy of Red Dawn and fondle yourself after writing that?
Their behavior is what fucked them over, not any government. They made it clear they wanted attention and money, not to show the injustices done in the world. What they are doing is nothing like the Pentagon Papers.
What they are doing costs money, fucktard. Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers and was done with it - if he wanted to keep leaking evidence of government corruption, you bet your dumb ass he would have been raising money. But no, it's better to go back to that comfy ignorant cocoon where you wont have to worry about your tax dollars being used to slaughter a family in Iraq, then calling in an airstrike to cover up the crime.
He was finished as soon as he started pulling shit like 'insurance policies' and scheduled weekly leaks out of his ass. Rather than being a paragon of honesty and open deliberation he's chosen to showboat, counter-extort, obfuscate, and generally do everything possible to start a personal Cold War between him and the entire western world.
What a pile of horseshit. They already tried the "releasing everything" model, and rather than dig though the information, the media yawned. So now the release a few cables at a time to a few media sources which now have a "valuable" resource and the information might get some of the attention it deserves.
Which, if you've been following this at. all., you already knew. So what's your actual agenda here?
But... carbon-credit trading? That IS nothing more than a conservative, capitalist based approach to climate change
FTFY. The "Left" approach would be to shave a trillion dollars a year off our defense spending, bring back 91% marginal tax rates to pay for green energy while heavily regulating emissions from polluting industries.
Its already too late to do things like reduce CO2 because there's too much already, we can't really stop using the energy that produces the CO2, and if we could, we still couldn't afford it.
Can't afford it, or can't afford it according to our political establishment? The U.S. spends $1.2 trillion per year on its military. Repurpose a trillion of that for green energy, and you've got a hell of a lot of wind/solar/hydro/geothermal power to replace coal-fired plants.
And that's within existing budgets. Bring back the 91% marginal tax rates and institute taxes for financial trades and accumulated wealth, and you've got no shortage of money.
If education is such a good deal, private lenders should be ready to take the risk, given the benefits and likelihod of being repaid.
But what bank is going to extend tens of thousands of dollars on a non-secured loan? When there's a good chance the borrower might not earn a degree, or earn the degree and have a hard time finding a job in the worst economy since the Great Depression?
Whereas if the government makes higher education free-to-use, the risk is far more spread out and the long term investment will yield higher tax recipients.
Uh, that's still dodging the point: that Ron Paul has no idea what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck, if he ever did. And he's many decades removed from having to worry about landing a career or providing for his family.
In 1951 doctors' annual earnings for 1949 were reported by the Department of Commerce. The report calculated the average salary of a physician to be $11,058, but there was a wide range of earnings depending on specialty. By comparison, the median family income in 1949 was just under $3,400.
Three times the average family income. You were saying?
Without government intervention the cost of a college degree would be affordable and I could have easily paid cash, but thanks to big government nonsense about making sure people are "raised up", I'm pretty much screwed for the next decade.
Randian nonsense debunked by European universities with free-to-use tuition.
Ron Paul practices what he preaches and it works well for him. He is consistent and respectable. So far as I see he is the only candidate with integrity, valid priciples and logical speeches and debate.
Like letting his 08 campaign manager, who raised millions for Paul's campaign, die of common pneumonia because the guy had no health insurance?
And he also might see that Paul's campaign manager, largely responsible for convincing Paul to join the presidential race in 08 and raised millions for his campaign, died of fucking pneumonia because he had no health insurance. Now, you were saying something about Paul, dependability, and charity?
Nevermind that the Libertarian "cure" here is worse than the disease - funny how often that happens. Right now college students can't discharge student loan debts in bankruptcy court, but they aren't paying 18% interest rates either.
And just which banks and credit unions are going to extend tens of thousands of dollars in unsecured loans to people who might not graduate college, much less get a job with their degree?
It's funny you say that because Ron Paul is the only serious politician in the US, maybe even the whole world, who is proposing policies that will help the middle and lower classes.
That's funny, given the fact that Libertarians want to dismantle most government. Okay, which of Paul's policies, exactly, will help the middle and lower classes instead of harming them?
Not just a dream - a delusional fantasy where he totally ignores the impacts of concentrated wealth and corruption, and the only rights or services you will have will be that which you can personally afford.
Paul's delusion would turn any country into a third world nation with no middle class. You'd have the rich, a minority of skilled workers who's services are in demand (brain surgeon, top lawyer), and miserable wage slavery for everyone else.
This makes great sense if you're from a rich family or already are a successful brain surgeon. If not, it's asinine.
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Yes, nevermind the CEO that needs his annual double digit increase on his salary/stock options - regardless of how well the company is actually doing - on top of the millions he's already making. And don't forget the lobbying and hooker budgets.
The reason we're in the worst economy since the Great Depression and the middle class is disappearing isn't because of the obvious class warfare bullshit being shoveled out by the 1% - it's the fools and tools who lap it up.
So we should all realize that OpenBSD is overrated. Because you said so.
Tautology.
Was there any doubt? Crooked cops are rarely prosecuted....unless they are costing the state money, like with the recent ticket fixing scandal in New York. Mace a peaceful protester in the face? Lose a few vacation days. Get rid of a ticket for a friend or relative? Then you're looking at a federal pound-me-in-the-ass penitentiary.
Yes, nevermind that changes in bankruptcy laws have made it much harder to discharge debt. First with student loans, then with credit card debt.
Gee, you think that lenders might abuse those laws to offer loans to people they know can't afford them if people can't discharge their debts?
Wrong. They hate bailouts of criminal bankers that sank the worldwide economy only to have their asses (and bonuses) saved by the Fed, while the rest of us have to take our austerity for the team to pay for it.
When the suppliers supply a shitty product at vastly inflated costs? Simple answers to simple questions.
Then don't pretend your experience is still relevant after school costs have doubled or tripped since you graduated, elitist.
Did you go home, dig out your copy of Red Dawn and fondle yourself after writing that?
What they are doing costs money, fucktard. Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers and was done with it - if he wanted to keep leaking evidence of government corruption, you bet your dumb ass he would have been raising money. But no, it's better to go back to that comfy ignorant cocoon where you wont have to worry about your tax dollars being used to slaughter a family in Iraq, then calling in an airstrike to cover up the crime.
What a pile of horseshit. They already tried the "releasing everything" model, and rather than dig though the information, the media yawned. So now the release a few cables at a time to a few media sources which now have a "valuable" resource and the information might get some of the attention it deserves.
Which, if you've been following this at. all., you already knew. So what's your actual agenda here?
FTFY. The "Left" approach would be to shave a trillion dollars a year off our defense spending, bring back 91% marginal tax rates to pay for green energy while heavily regulating emissions from polluting industries.
Can't afford it, or can't afford it according to our political establishment? The U.S. spends $1.2 trillion per year on its military. Repurpose a trillion of that for green energy, and you've got a hell of a lot of wind/solar/hydro/geothermal power to replace coal-fired plants.
And that's within existing budgets. Bring back the 91% marginal tax rates and institute taxes for financial trades and accumulated wealth, and you've got no shortage of money.
Because of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Odd you left that part out.
But what bank is going to extend tens of thousands of dollars on a non-secured loan? When there's a good chance the borrower might not earn a degree, or earn the degree and have a hard time finding a job in the worst economy since the Great Depression?
Whereas if the government makes higher education free-to-use, the risk is far more spread out and the long term investment will yield higher tax recipients.
Unions enforce lowest-bidder contracts and define project schedules? Who knew?
Uh, that's still dodging the point: that Ron Paul has no idea what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck, if he ever did. And he's many decades removed from having to worry about landing a career or providing for his family.
You realize we can use this thing called Google, correct?
Three times the average family income. You were saying?
Like pretending that going to college in the 1950's is in the same financial universe as 2010?
Randian nonsense debunked by European universities with free-to-use tuition.
Like letting his 08 campaign manager, who raised millions for Paul's campaign, die of common pneumonia because the guy had no health insurance?
And he also might see that Paul's campaign manager, largely responsible for convincing Paul to join the presidential race in 08 and raised millions for his campaign, died of fucking pneumonia because he had no health insurance. Now, you were saying something about Paul, dependability, and charity?
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Nevermind that the Libertarian "cure" here is worse than the disease - funny how often that happens. Right now college students can't discharge student loan debts in bankruptcy court, but they aren't paying 18% interest rates either.
And just which banks and credit unions are going to extend tens of thousands of dollars in unsecured loans to people who might not graduate college, much less get a job with their degree?
It's not hard to earn more than minimum wage.
When there's five unemployed people for every job opening?
That's funny, given the fact that Libertarians want to dismantle most government. Okay, which of Paul's policies, exactly, will help the middle and lower classes instead of harming them?
Facepalm.
Not just a dream - a delusional fantasy where he totally ignores the impacts of concentrated wealth and corruption, and the only rights or services you will have will be that which you can personally afford.
Paul's delusion would turn any country into a third world nation with no middle class. You'd have the rich, a minority of skilled workers who's services are in demand (brain surgeon, top lawyer), and miserable wage slavery for everyone else.
This makes great sense if you're from a rich family or already are a successful brain surgeon. If not, it's asinine.