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Will the stimulus REALLY do anything?
Orchideye asked:
I really hope this bill doesn’t send the country down the drain but it seems like it will. How can this bill really do anything? WHAT will it do? I need facts, I could care less what your political affiliation is. How will it do these things? Will it solve things? Will it allow possible solutions? Will it really create jobs?
I see yes and no coming from the media and I’d like to just get the good old facts on what this bill will do and whether it really is a wise decision. Is our country going to come out of the economic turndown or will we just end up with more debt than we started with? I have basic overview of macroeconomics, but it would help with more info. Thanks.
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Why have conservatives now gravitated towards politicians that tend to be undereducated?
h j asked:
I notice that much of the Right has looked towards Sarah Palin – someone who left Wasilla, Alaska 20 million dollars in debt, was for earmarks before she was against it, and the list goes on and on. This woman had to go to 5 colleges just to get a simple Bachelor’s degree. In an age in which issues are complex and require complex solutions instead of just black-and-white hillbilly soundbytes, why have conservatives have turned to the bottom of the barrel rather than conservatives who actually are well-educated and more importantly, have shown results – such as Mitt Romney and the Utah Olympics – bringing it from a complete loss to a gigantic profit, or Newt Gingrich?
Roger M – what hate? If Palin looked like Janet Reno conservatives wouldn’t give her the time of day.
Dutch – I think Palin’s involvement in Troopergate as well as firing people like the town librarian (before being pressured to hire her back), reveals her corruptness quite well. Palin is hardly immune.
But Budd, if that were the case according to the logic you’ve just typed, Basically, republicans feel if they can run candidates that are mentally retarded they will get more liberal votes, wouldn’t Trig Palin make a better candidate, than Sarah? Not to mention if you’re implying Obama is retarded, than I guess him graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law was a fluke?
Thunderstruck she didn’t just struggle to get a college education.. Most people who struggle financially don’t have the resources to move FIVE times just for college. If she was a Democrat, you would definitely not be calling it a struggle that people identify with. Apparently, you fall for identity politics quite easily.
cshs1960, Al Franken is Harvard educated, and at least he’s smart enough to actually vote for an anti-rape amendment unlike Republicans who seem ok with rape as they voted against it.
Speedfreak, you say, Why liberals are fascinated by degrees is a mystery. It’s so that you are actually educated and knowledgeable in a specific area, beyond that of a turnip. If I want a doctor, naturally he/she would need to get an MD. Why conservatives seem to hate education with those libruhl books is beyond me.
Jacob W, I’m not scared of her. That seems to be a constant refrain against any criticism against conservatives. So I can rightly assume that any criticism of Obama means you’re scared of him? It makes no sense. PLEASE run her in 2012, as it would be liberals’ dream to have her run, based not only her lack of education but more importantly her pride in her ignorance.
Do your thing – Palin is now the cheerleader for the GOP, and uses her former place as governor (a.k.a. a quitter) for political purposes. She’s fair game loser.
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President Bush compassionate conservative. Bigger, more expensive, more intrusive government, War Czar added?
right you are ken asked:
today, out of control national debt, trade deficits skyrocketing, still no solution to our open borders, illegals flooding our country, jobs going overseas and the ever present Iraq conflict draining our tax dollars away from America. Conservatives, is this what you truly support? If a democratic President had done this, republicans would be screaming yet most (sixty something percent) still support the President and his policies, yet the GOP wants to convince its base they are responsible conservatives. What is a conservative today?
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Who is in favor of all states deciding to leave the union becoming separate countries?
Eric W asked:
I am tired of being controlled by a demagogue black hole(DC) that bleeds us with taxation, removes our freedoms, gets us into hostile offensive wars, and lies to us, accuses of us citizens of wrongdoing, and says it has solutions and never accomplishes anything they say they plan to do. Sounds like most of my relatives. Guess thats why we have the government like we do. Broken family, debt ridden, obese and disease ridden, addicts, criminal felons, and best yet a foxhole christian prayer warrior. Lets all break away into our bunkers and be on the watch.
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Is Obama ever going to ?
Very Wise Man asked:
Despite that fact that Obama admits that we are going through the worst economic times since the Great Depression; why does Obama continue to spend more and more money each day as if money was no object and we had limitless funds ?
Is Obama ever going to comprehend the meaning of the proverb Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day……..teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime ?
Does Obama really believe that the solution to being in debt is to spend more money and become even deeper in debt ?
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Would ‘Middle America’ recognise common sense if it came up and slapped them in the face?
Tokolosh asked:
Looking at what is going on in the US at the moment, that’s highly dubious.
Everybody contributed to the mess at present, yes, even you, and now, instead of seeking solutions, all and sundry is on his/her little soapbox pointing a finger. Some are even suggesting violence.
The US owes billions (and both Bush and Obama are guilty here) but, don’t you dare raise my taxes! Go and borrow from China! Our grandchildren can worry about the debt, not ME!
WTF?
Some answers here just prove my point. pretty smug and stupid. We WANT Obama to fail, never mind the cost. THEY must fail!
And if it makes some of you happy, ‘kazillions’, okay?
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Will Obama go along with the American people and pass Buy American?
Berry X asked:
A poll shows 90% support Buy American but only 38% support the rest of the bill.
Why did buying decrease? Credit implosion.
Why did the credit go bad? Bad credit standards.
What did they buy? Outsourcing.
Where is are industry that can rebuild our economy? China.
In the last 15 years imports have roase 1500% while exports dropped 1100%.The credit debt of Americans has increased along the same lines as there are fewer dollars from GDP going to workers. This meant consumption went up and industry went down. This could be compared to a poor man with balloon loan except it was the retail Business buying jets and outsourcing customers at the same time.
When you send more then half of your growth to another country it balloons faster then a bad loan. When it fills to much with inflation and credit debt it pops. Then you have no industry, the retailer have a smaller customer base, and the banks have more debt then equity.
The only solution that works is to rebuild what every enemy in the world fears American industry and are workers so much better that when even threaten it the crooks around the world scream in fear.
We need to tax non American made goods in stores to make the consumer not want to buy them.
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Will Obama be able to fix the fall out of the inflation bubble with the buy american plan?
Berry X asked:
In the last 15 years imports have roase 1500% while exports dropped 1100%.The credit debt of Americans has increased along the same lines as there are fewer dollars from GDP going to workers. This meant consumption went up and industry went down. This could be compared to a poor man with baloon loan except it was the retail buisness buying jets and outsourcing customers at the same time.
When you send more then half of your growth to another country it baloons faster then a bad loan. When it fills to much with inflation and credit debt it pops. Then you have no industry, the retailer have a smaller cutomer base, and the banks have more debt then equity.
The only solution that works is to rebuild what every enemy in the world fears American industry and are workers so much better that when even threaten it the crooks around the world scream in fear.
We need to tax non American made goods in stores to make the consumer not want to buy them.
There American made products but the unfair big imports gangsters want to kill are working class.
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