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Pesky Piercings and Other family Issues
I always said if you do get a tattoo (and hopefully, you won't) at least get it where it won't be seen. ============ There is nothing wrong with tattoos-or peircingings or having purple hair. It may not be everyones cup of tea, but they are no different than how you dress, wear your hear or how present yourself to others. These are all signs of individuality, and that is what is cool about them. I don't have any, but I would love to do an entire arm up.......— August 8, 2010 7:59 a.m.
National Economic Outlook Weakens on Bad Employment Numbers
That computer you're typing away on would cost $5,000 dollars. Your car? $50,000. You can't simply tariff like that, SP. Imports are very important to the U.S. manufacturing base because the components are an important aspect to what the U.S. manufactures as an end product. ============ Refried; Yes, we would pay MORE for products, I do not dispute that fact. BUT , the middle class would eb MAKING MORE, and even more important than that is the fact that the money would be STAYING within our own country-driving OUR economy and not China’s/ Face the facts, the country has gone into a decline the last 20-30 years, directly correlated with the exporting of our manufacturing base. Middle class wages have been flat since 2000, and most likely have declined during the last 18 months. The U-6 CA unemployment rate is 22%. These are a direct result of exporting our job and tax base to China and others. If we want to rebuild, if we want to dominate, if want to be great again, we need to build our manufacturing and tax base back up-otherwise China is keep growing and expanding, at our expense, until they really don't need us anymore-then they will stop buying our annual trillion dollar debts and drop the economic atom bond on us by selling the US debt they already own.— August 8, 2010 7:55 a.m.
National Economic Outlook Weakens on Bad Employment Numbers
I know how to fix the economy. Start putting a 100% tariff on all goods imported into the US. We would shut down imports-forcing us to make our own goods-thereby building OUR MANUFACTURING BASE, AND BUILDING OWN economy instead of China, India or Korea. Would we be in a trade war?? Yep, and we would be the big winner in it b/c we are the largest consumer nation in the world. Our exports are a drop in the bucket compared to our imports.— August 7, 2010 7:27 p.m.
Council Votes to Put Tax Increase on Ballot
I PLEAD THE 5TH ON TYPOS! I dont use a spell check.....no spell check on Explorer I8— August 5, 2010 8:32 p.m.
Philadelphia Finds DROP a Big Drain
You are right. I am told, however, that the unions have been involved in the City's so-called "study" of DROP's efficacy. By dbauder ============= But the public unions wouldn't LIE to feather their pockets woudl they Don? I would be shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU !!!!!!!!— August 5, 2010 5:25 p.m.
Council Votes to Put Tax Increase on Ballot
That "Perfect $TORM" will happen sooner rather than later as our Economy continues to tank and many once disinterested voters now have no more "fat" in their wallet to give away, so the City can "Party On" ... ========================== We are 24 months into this depression, and even with a trillion dollars of "stimulas" money we are still upside down-CA alone has a 22% Unemployment Rate. Things have NOT improved, and it appears we are headed for a double dip. Hold on, this is going to be one wild ride. The pension tax will be DOA coem November 2, mark my words.— August 5, 2010 5:24 p.m.
Council Votes to Put Tax Increase on Ballot
The City's financial obligations have been labeled by some as distasteful. Nevertheless, they are lawfully negotiated contracts. By JustWondering =============== LOL...there it is AGAIN.....the old "but we have a CONTRACT" line.....!! I love seeing it, it never gets old. Actually no, you do not have a lawfully negotiated contract. The contract when signed created an unfunded liability in violation of the CA Constitution, rendering the contract VOID. Now go over to the dictionary and plug in VOID and see what it says :)— August 5, 2010 5:21 p.m.
Council Votes to Put Tax Increase on Ballot
In fact, in the last few years, the City, through meet and confer negotiations, has imposed new contracts on employee groups. ============== Then why is the state still in a DEPRESSION with a 22% U-6 unemployent rate JustCluess??? Getting an honest answer from greedy, self-serving gov fraudSTERS is an impossibility if you ask me. California U-6 = 21.7% http://www.bls.gov/lau/stalt10q1.htm— August 5, 2010 5:18 p.m.
Council Votes to Put Tax Increase on Ballot
For Paul, as you can read Johnny's comment in #11 above, his posts are like a broken record, stuck in groove, repeating, repeating repeating. ======== That's right, and you're not going to silence that record either.........the truth is now out there.— August 4, 2010 10:56 p.m.
Council Votes to Put Tax Increase on Ballot
I suspect his analysis, as the Attorney representing the City, regarding the vesting rights just might carry some weight. ============== Yeah, the public employees in Prichard Alabama "suspected" the same thing; http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1470765/5…— August 4, 2010 10:55 p.m.