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  1. Re:Pretty Sure on Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets) · · Score: 1

    The alternative is economic collapse and providing no services. Pick your poison.

  2. Re:No more on Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets) · · Score: 1

    You do realize we are getting to the point of just trying to save the republic right? Just throwing it out there so you can put hurricane prediction into perspective... *You* *WANT* hurricane prediction, but we are damn close to not being able to send out millions of food stamp checks. Sounds like greed is alive and well on both sides I guess... Do you think the government went over to the tree that shits money to pay for Hurricane warnings? People ALREADY HAVE TO PAY to find out.

  3. Re:heh on US Student Loans Exceed $1 Trillion · · Score: 1

    Start a business, join the military or peace corp. Sell viagra via online spamming. It may not apply to you, but saying, "I can't find a job so I'll just sit here and blog all day." rubs me raw. Seriously, if your "suffering" and "can't find a job with a college degree", join the military, instant officer. Room/board/income PAID. Or you could just blog about your hardships.. Most people look for jobs they WANT, not the jobs the can get. 20 Million illegals are working just fine...

  4. Re:what do you mean... on US Student Loans Exceed $1 Trillion · · Score: 0

    Who pays for the debt that was /cough "wiped out"? You "stupidly" payed your debt instead of ignoring it and buying a house? Did I read that right?

  5. Re:heh on US Student Loans Exceed $1 Trillion · · Score: 1

    All the non-manager IT related job posting I see say 4 year degree or equiv. experience..

  6. Re:You think the housing collapse was bad on US Student Loans Exceed $1 Trillion · · Score: 1

    Torn on this. I mean, they actually went and signed up to be indentured servants. It's not like student loans are a requirement for citizenship.

  7. North of the equator? on Analysis of Galaxy Spin Reveals Universe Might Be Left-Handed · · Score: 3, Funny

    That would explain it.

  8. Re:the monkey was quoted as saying on Iran Tried and Failed To Launch a Monkey Into Space · · Score: 1

    Actuall, "Moosehead" is not a beer at all, it's a misdemeanor.

  9. Re:So this is why... on Dell, EMC Divorce After 10-Year Reseller Relations · · Score: 1

    It's called a call blitz. Alot of this comes from a huge list of phone numbers and account status. EMC is pushing a great deal of business down into the channel partners. The partners pay EMC's inside sales reps to call those numbers (we'll call 10,000 customers for you). I'll bet you a cookie that if you accept the invite and have them out, it will not be an EMC employee unless your storage spend is north of 1 million/year.

  10. The good news is... on Look Ma, I'm Getting Arrested! · · Score: 1, Insightful

    We're not to far from the first frost of the season, so a good bit of these protests will go away.

  11. Re:The protesters need to refocus their anger. on Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests? · · Score: 1

    Um, Affordable housing act? Washington making banks issue high risk loans? Loans they would normally never do.... Also, the banks didn't go looking for these idiots, the idiots went looking for the banks...

  12. Re:It's the left version of the Tea Party on Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests? · · Score: 1

    500% tution hike in 16 years. That's because of rising costs? Healthcare isn't climbing anywhere near that fast.

  13. Re:What is the goal? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests? · · Score: 1

    Yep.. I *used* to be a proud tea-party memeber. Then it got leaders and a caucus. I'm out.

  14. Re:What is the goal? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You View the Wall Street Protests? · · Score: 0

    Throw some math in there. Tax the rich.. What? How much are the evil rich paying? How much should they pay? If you tax them at 100%, will that balance the budget? You think so?? HA! Won't even make a dent. Your life will change notta. These are the quesitons I would like to ask the protestors. If you can't answer those question, say BAAAAH and go eat your grass..

  15. Re:How about a good policy? on The Data Crunching Prowess of Barack Obama · · Score: 1

    I like it, minus the investment income at 80%. Totally not worth risking losing say, $110,000,000 dollars for the possibility of a 20% return (google IPO), but other than that, i'm with you. I would raise the minimum wage, and all federal assistance by 5% (welfare, foodstamps, etc). Then I would increase taxes on EVERYTHING by 5%. If we need another tax increase, increase it on EVERYONE. It would be a much different landscape if so many people weren't voting on who would give them the most money.

  16. Re:How about a good policy? on The Data Crunching Prowess of Barack Obama · · Score: 2

    $400,000 guy pays 29% in taxes. His efforts contribute $117,314. $34,500 guy pays 13.7% in taxes. His efforts contribute $4,485. So, given actual math, I'm having a hard time understanding the rich not paying thier fair share. Since math is out, you have to go on emotion. It's not that you have a bad life, it that someone else has a better life. It's the only conclusion i can figure...

  17. Re:likes on a FB page.... on The Data Crunching Prowess of Barack Obama · · Score: 2

    "Like" is meaningless unless there is a "hate" button.

  18. Re:How about a good policy? on The Data Crunching Prowess of Barack Obama · · Score: 1

    I could care less if thier out on the streets making thier views known. Corporations bad! Wallstreet bad! Walking around with iPads that were made by one of America's largest corps, who was created by a Wallstreet IPO. I WANT those protesters out there, I think it's a hoot. "Demand a minimum wage"? Hopefully all the police and firefighters don't *demand* more than we can afford.. Unions represent less than 10% of the work force, hardly represent the other 90% of the working folks. I'm okay with raising taxes on the "rich". Tell me how much of every dollar the rich earn, they get to keep. I WANT A NUMBER DAMNIT, not just a theory. Give me a real number. That's always bugged me about people who say "tax the rich more", but have notta clue how much they already pay, or how much they should pay...

  19. How about a good policy? on The Data Crunching Prowess of Barack Obama · · Score: 1

    Just throwing it out there.. Maybe that would help some as well.

  20. Re:Or better yet.. on High School Kills Color-Coded ID Program · · Score: 1

    Exactly! Forcing classes to go as slow as the lowest common denomintator. I damn near failed high school out of shear boredom.

  21. Re:Great idea! on High School Kills Color-Coded ID Program · · Score: 1

    Boy are they in for a shock when they get thier first job, skrew something up and not get a lollipop?

  22. Re:Education on High School Kills Color-Coded ID Program · · Score: 1

    Since when was school funding cut? It's raising exponetially in K-12.. http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/edlite-chart.html

  23. Re:Oh please yes on FCC Wants To Shift Phone Subsidy Funds To Broadband · · Score: 1

    Still looking for the answer, maybe I missed. Are you saying it's an essential service because it's faster than dialup (essentail like your example of water)? If that's your opinion, I guess there is no real way to argue with that.

  24. Re:Open up the books on FCC Wants To Shift Phone Subsidy Funds To Broadband · · Score: 1

    Fair enough. How much of every dollar should rich people be allowed to keep. You say they are not paying thier fair share fine. Three very simple and basic questions that liberals are completely unable to answer. How much are the rich paying? How much out of every dollar they earn should the pay? How much money will that bring in? Now everyone watch.. We'll get character assasinations and "judy in alabama" examples, Bush is bad!, but no actual answer to the questions. Either that or no reply at all. This simple fact is that liberals are incapable answering direct questions. We'll gloss of the fact the the "Bush tax cuts" were extended by Obama. "Bush's wars" saw troop and spending increases under Obama, but alas, the simple three questions above will forever be unanswered...

  25. Re:Oh please yes on FCC Wants To Shift Phone Subsidy Funds To Broadband · · Score: 1

    That's why you can't argue with liberals. It was a very simple question that your unable to answer. I used the terms survival and disease. Your using Skype and web page load times. Billions go to funding the post office, and your excuse is paying bills online? Last chance, prove that liberals are capable of answering the most basic questions without character attacks or dodging the question all together...