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- Fri May 13, 2011 10:58 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: lol, did we learn nothing from the subprime mortgage crisis?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6819
Re: lol, did we learn nothing from the subprime mortgage cri
are banks in up town saying sorry we don't serve customers from downtown? Quit being retarded. They can pick up the phone and call an uptown bank, they can take the bus up there. whatever, Yoshinoya not opening up a restauarant in whitesvill, MT doesn't make it discrimination. It makse it a busines...
- Fri May 13, 2011 10:56 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Actually, I think lifeguards should unionize and seek higher wages. I posted a link above to a job listing at a CA State Beach that pays a salary of $4000 for lifeguards. At least ONE lifeguard is making $4000 per year, which is UNACCEPTABLE. I propose we have the government step in and evaluate com...
- Fri May 13, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Even 1 lifeguard pulling $211k is unacceptable to the tune of $80,000 of taxpayer cash money that could have hired an additional full-time teacher. Kiryan's post already made the citation for: "More than half the city's 14 full-time lifeguards collected more than $150,000 in total compensation...
- Fri May 13, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Still, you haven't refuted that there aren't any lifeguards that aren't pulling 200k in compensation. At all. The link to the park's recruitment website is fine, but that is by no means all of the lifeguards. I am not required to refute that claim. This is a thread expressing outrage that "lif...
- Fri May 13, 2011 5:07 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
You linked to a blog, not an article. And what a surprise, it's some right-wing fuckhead bitching about the government with nary a source or citation in sight. Let me be perfectly clear in my response -- I believe the blog entry you linked is ass-clenchingly cherrypicked at best , and most likely is...
- Fri May 13, 2011 2:50 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: lol, did we learn nothing from the subprime mortgage crisis?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6819
Re: lol, did we learn nothing from the subprime mortgage cri
fair criticisms... especially about being objective. but on the other hand, geographic areas should be able to be redlined and can be "too risky" to lend in even if there is no question on whether the borrower can afford it. Blight spreads and the quality of the asset could be diminished ...
- Fri May 13, 2011 2:36 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
The claim that lifeguards make an annual salary $200,000 is so far removed from reality that no rational person would even be willing to enter it into the realm of statements which could concievably be considered factual. There is no need for me or anyone else to "refute" this claim, as a ...
- Thu May 12, 2011 2:24 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: damnit now they are shutting down the coffee shops I go to
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1317
Re: damnit now they are shutting down the coffee shops I go
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
- Thu May 12, 2011 2:23 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Yeah, damn Ragorn for being able to Google effectively enough to call kiryan out on bullshit he made up. Also, I'll add lifeguards to the list of people you hate. I think so far we have doctors, fire fighters, dialysis patients, meterologists, lifeguards, and teachers. Did I miss anyone? All those d...
- Thu May 12, 2011 2:19 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: lol, did we learn nothing from the subprime mortgage crisis?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6819
Re: lol, did we learn nothing from the subprime mortgage cri
So you're not familiar with the concept of redlining, then? Redlining is a system banks use to generalize people who live in different areas. To save themselves the time and expense of doing comprehensive credit/background checks on everyone who applies for a loan, financial institutions will often ...
- Wed May 11, 2011 7:03 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Except state and municipal employees are exempt from the overtime allowances. Including lifeguards at municipal pools.
I guess if a private-sector corporation set up a pool and hired lifeguards, then paid them hourly, they'd be bound by that ruling.
I guess if a private-sector corporation set up a pool and hired lifeguards, then paid them hourly, they'd be bound by that ruling.
- Wed May 11, 2011 5:08 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Overtime laws work off of hours per week, not hours per day.
- Tue May 10, 2011 7:44 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Damn Bush and Gas Prices
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8858
Re: Damn Bush and Gas Prices
http://blogs.forbes.com/johntharvey/2011/04/26/why-you-are-paying-so-much-for-gas/ Decent opinion piece, attempts to explore the idea that gas prices are driven by the supply of oil and the demand for gasoline. The article's author concludes that the high price of gas is not primarily driven by trad...
- Mon May 09, 2011 1:46 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: the ultimate in regulation retardation.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10215
Re: the ultimate in regulation retardation.
Also, news media outlets love to report that incidence of disease is "on the rise." It makes for sensational news reporting. I tend to believe that the autism rate is probably stable.
- Mon May 09, 2011 1:45 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Food Stamps
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7514
Re: Food Stamps
Neither WIC nor food stamps allow people to buy soda, candy, or cigarettes. What happens is, when you use food stamps, change under a dollar is refunded in cash. So you will regularly see people come to the register with five small cans of baby formula, each of which costs 99 cents plus tax. They'll...
- Fri May 06, 2011 7:27 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Food Stamps
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7514
Re: Food Stamps
It's both. Metabolism is adaptive but partly genetic. Eating habits are learned.
- Thu May 05, 2011 7:23 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Food Stamps
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7514
Re: Food Stamps
Only a Republican thinks that people on food stamps should just get a damn job already :)
- Thu May 05, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Criticism of the OBL raid?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5237
Re: Criticism of the OBL raid?
Yes, lots of armchair presidenting this week. To be expected really, and I'm not particularly bothered by it. People who tune into Hannity or Beck do so because they want to hear the President blasted for everything he says and everything he does. These guys are just giving their viewers/listeners w...
- Thu May 05, 2011 1:46 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Food Stamps
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7514
Re: Food Stamps
Only a Republican would think that removing the minimum wage would help more people get off food stamps.
- Wed May 04, 2011 8:15 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Food Stamps
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7514
Re: Food Stamps
I don't expect to be taken seriously, because this is not a serious thread. So 1 in 7 Americans are on food stamps, so what? The bottom 14% of American households have an annual income of $20,000. Shock, awe, those people are on government assistance. They are the people that government assistance i...
- Wed May 04, 2011 6:27 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Food Stamps
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7514
Re: Food Stamps
Yeah, income disparity in a serious problem in America. It's utterly ridiculous how many people have to live below the poverty line to support the salaries of CEOs and athletes.
Also, this is why we have a minimum wage. Because if we didn't, that number would be a lot higher.
Also, this is why we have a minimum wage. Because if we didn't, that number would be a lot higher.
- Tue May 03, 2011 7:40 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Le stock market
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1225
Re: Le stock market
Yeah. Sometimes it's fun to watch the mental gymnastics you have to go through in order to blame everything on Obama and give Bush all the credit.
- Tue May 03, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Le stock market
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1225
Le stock market
Discuss.
- Tue May 03, 2011 5:26 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
No, not at all Ragorn. I think the higher you pay, the better pool of applicants to choose from. You will absolutely be able to choose more qualified people if you offer higher compensation. But the goal isn't perfection. Otherwise we would be paying teachers $500,000 per year so the best and the b...
- Tue May 03, 2011 2:55 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Also - there are a lot more people that can do the job of a teacher or police officer well, than people who can play shortstop and hit 30 home runs at the major league level. So you're ok with MLB differentiating on quality and paying to attract higher-quality players, but not with teacher or firef...
- Tue May 03, 2011 1:51 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
No, I facepalmed because I asked you a simple question and you half-answered it and threw some other shit in your answer.
- Tue May 03, 2011 1:08 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Like with any position, compensation level is dictated by the quality of applicant the employer is looking for. If a school system wants experienced, educated teachers, they need to offer appropriate compensation. And a high volume of applicants doesn't necessarily mean the position is overpaid. Aga...
- Mon May 02, 2011 8:08 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: They Got Bin Laden
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6478
Re: They Got Bin Laden
== kudos to Obama for apparently taking unilateral action in a soverign foreign nation.. something I think many of us had doubts he was willing to do. I'm glad we didn't find a way to screw this up or let him get away. Actually, when he was campaigning, he said he'd absolutely go nuts on Pakistan i...
- Mon May 02, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: the ultimate in regulation retardation.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10215
Re: the ultimate in regulation retardation.
Just like we regulate, to a degree, what foods can and cannot be sold by private individuals. We done here?
- Mon May 02, 2011 4:45 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: the ultimate in regulation retardation.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10215
Re: the ultimate in regulation retardation.
I agree. We should ban smoking in public and drunk driving, and we should impose regulations on emissions from cars.
Oh wait.
We do.
Oh wait.
We do.
- Mon May 02, 2011 2:50 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
I agree with Corthpalm.
- Mon May 02, 2011 2:26 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Can you agree on the following two premises: 1. Higher compensation will usually generate more applicants. 2. There are multiple factors which affect the rate of application. Sometimes, my head hurts reading this forum. Obviously, paying people more will convince more people to apply. But obviously,...
- Mon May 02, 2011 1:53 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: They Got Bin Laden
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6478
Re: They Got Bin Laden
I'm gonna go ahead and celebrate the victory. It's not a Republican victory, or a Democratic victory. It's not the End of All Terrorism. But it's something worth celebrating, as Americans, without bickering too much about circumstances.
I think we can give it a rest for a day.
I think we can give it a rest for a day.
- Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:11 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: liar in chief
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1349
Re: liar in chief
kiryan wrote:Its an opinion piece, and not really a lie, but close enough.
So I guess the title of your thread is more a lie than anything Obama did. So, Republican politics as usual.
Thread over.
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:06 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Yeah, my dad is foaming at the mouth over the Boeing thing, since he lives in SC. Simple fact is, the IAWAW registered a complaint because Boeing violated the Labor Act of 2009. The NLRB investigated, determined that there is probable cause to begin litigation, and filed suit. Either Boeing operate...
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:36 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Yeah, my dad is foaming at the mouth over the Boeing thing, since he lives in SC. Simple fact is, the IAWAW registered a complaint because Boeing violated the Labor Act of 2009. The NLRB investigated, determined that there is probable cause to begin litigation, and filed suit. Either Boeing operated...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:56 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
You are the only person I have ever met who believes that teachers and firefighters are grossly overpaid. But pretty much everything you say and think is the opposite of the truth, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:53 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: More CPS bad behavior
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5150
Re: More CPS bad behavior
Kiryan: Tough on teachers. No time for firefighters. Opposed to child protection services.
Your posterboy for Montana militia.
Your posterboy for Montana militia.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:51 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: The great European socialist myth
- Replies: 1
- Views: 803
Re: The great European socialist myth
This is why we need to raise taxes on the wealthy. But Republicans say we take in too much revenue already!
We cannot sustain Republican economics any longer.
We cannot sustain Republican economics any longer.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:50 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: soda tax
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1126
Re: soda tax
Okay.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:50 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Republicans, form an orderly queue to apologize
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2579
Re: Republicans, form an orderly queue to apologize
I love the squirming :) It's very enjoyable to watch Republicans engage in serious cognitive dissonance today. They WANT SO BADLY to cling to the idea that Obama isn't a natural born citizen, but it's impossible for the rational mind to entertain such an idea. So begins the gnashing and twisting... ...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:18 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Republicans, form an orderly queue to apologize
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2579
Re: Republicans, form an orderly queue to apologize
Your tears are delicious. Keep crying them.
Speaking of crying, Fox News is absolutely shitting the bed today.
Speaking of crying, Fox News is absolutely shitting the bed today.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:28 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Who's legislating morality now?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1540
Re: Who's legislating morality now?
To be fair, I'm in the pro-circumcision camp, but more because it's a societal norm than for any medical or religious reason. It's kind of a weird issue for me. I support it mostly because other people support it. Regardless of my thoughts on circumcision itself, I don't think they're going to get m...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:06 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
kiryan wrote:I have always been critical of pay and benefits for fire fighters.
You really are one of the most evil people I know.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:05 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Republicans, form an orderly queue to apologize
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2579
Republicans, form an orderly queue to apologize
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 82824.html
I imagine Fox News will be an avalanche of heartfelt apologies today, as their anchors and pundits express their deep regret over challenging the birthplace of the President of the United States of America.
I imagine Fox News will be an avalanche of heartfelt apologies today, as their anchors and pundits express their deep regret over challenging the birthplace of the President of the United States of America.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:04 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Who's legislating morality now?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1540
Re: Who's legislating morality now?
Kinda torn on this one. On the one hand, it's performing a permanent procedure on a child too young to give consent. On the other hand, it's a practiced based in religion, and legislating to ban religious practices is something we need to be careful about. Also, fetuses aren't babies, so the abortio...
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:59 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Oh those special interests.
- Replies: 127
- Views: 20600
Re: Oh those special interests.
Remember when Republicans thought it was sacrilege to disparage firefighters? From about September 12th, 2001 riiiiiiiiiiight up until about November 4th, 2008? Now I guess we have to whine about how much these "national heroes" make, because that's what's fashionable on the red side of th...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:58 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Another lesson in bad parenting or do we need more laws?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3713
Re: Another lesson in bad parenting or do we need more laws?
Slippery slope is a logical fallacy. The fact that you want to spend a page trying to prove that it's a legitimate argument is proof that there is no point in arguing with you.
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:47 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: By the people, for the people
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3941
Re: By the people, for the people
Does that include, say, General Electric? :)
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:24 pm
- Forum: Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Another lesson in bad parenting or do we need more laws?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3713
Re: Another lesson in bad parenting or do we need more laws?
You realize that "slippery slope" is actually, literally, a logical fallacy right?