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[QUOTE=NitrogenWidget;975763203]
The feds did recently put forth a law that things like booze & cigs & adult entertainment are prohibited to purchase with welfare funds.
.[/QUOTE]Believe me, this sh!t still happens. I have witnessed it on several occasions. It wiil not stop them, at least in Texas.
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[QUOTE=x-trainer ben;975763223]Ok i'll bite.... are you *seriously* comparing managing a "branch" to a World Economic Crisis, recovering from trillions of debt from credit default swaps?[/QUOTE]
What I was getting at is what good is an excuse? No I was not implying it was even remotely the same! Whole different ball game. Just saying excuses will get you no where. Just fix the problem!
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[QUOTE=plumher;975764473]The US is becoming a country where the people that vote for a living outnumber the people that work for a living.
The takers are voting for their next paycheck funded by the givers. The lower income givers will begin to " throw in the towel" and become takers because socialism breeds laziness.
This country is indeed headed down a slippery slope[/QUOTE]I have been saying this for quite some time. It is only going to get worse.
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[QUOTE=cowboybiker;975753733]I'm only curious to see what he's gonna do about Benghazi, if anything.
Im pissed off that there was a stand down order while they were being attacked.[/QUOTE]
Move on.......as much as this IS an issue not to take lightly, there are new policies and procedures that now in place...i.e. after 911...let's leave these brave men to the memory of what good they have left us and the world with. What more can be done?
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[QUOTE=bodyhard;975752233]Also, polls show ages 18-44 vote for democrat and 45 and up vote republican, I wonder why that is?
Is it that older folks are just "old" school and stick to their older ways and refuse to budge on their political views?
I find this very intriguing.[/QUOTE]
Over 45 people are smart enough to know you can't spend your way out of debt!!! That's just STUPID!!!
bodyhard, you work for a living...don't you realize that you're signing up for more and more welfare dependents??? SRS!!!
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[QUOTE=so-tex;975765353]Believe me, this sh!t still happens. I have winessed it on several occasions. It wiil not stop them, at least in Texas.[/QUOTE]All the fast food joints nearby are now taking EBT cards.
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[QUOTE=Frnkd;975766643]Move on.......as much as this IS an issue not to take lightly, there are new policies and procedures that now in place...i.e. after 911...let's leave these brave men to the memory of what good they have left us and the world with. What more can be done?[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I'm confused on when I'm supposed to be concerned as a citizen and when I'm supposed to "move on." The rules seem rather vague.
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[QUOTE=danap3681;975765743]What I was getting at is what good is an excuse? No I was not implying it was even remotely the same! Whole different ball game. Just saying excuses will get you no where. Just fix the problem![/QUOTE]
Ok just wanted to clarify, he has 2 options: 1. executive order the country( force feed) or
2. pray, ask nicely, or "try to work with" :) congress(house).
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[QUOTE=cowboybiker;975767093]All the fast food joints nearby are now taking EBT cards.[/QUOTE]
Here too! Even the local restaraunts take them to purchase fat laden globs of sh*t and 60oz sodas :)
But that is the stuff they buy not to mention the ones who sell their cards. $70 for $100 you can use on the card!
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Republicans running scared today, what a sight to behold...
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[QUOTE=Frnkd;975766643]Move on.......as much as this IS an issue not to take lightly, there are new policies and procedures that now in place...i.e. after 911...let's leave these brave men to the memory of what good they have left us and the world with. What more can be done?[/QUOTE]Is that what they tell their families?
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[quote=iceman1800;975677523]i'm just happy my 12 votes counted :)[/quote]
LMAO! :D
asdf
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[QUOTE=Frnkd;975766643]Move on....... What more can be done?[/QUOTE]Why move on, when there is more that can be done? Obama has never come out and admitted he screwed up. Yes, his administraion sat on their ass while these brave people were begging for help.
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[QUOTE=danap3681;975728843]This woman didn't vote for his ass!!! He only has himself to blame for the last four years. No more laying it on Bush! You inherit sh*t and deal with it so we will see what he is made of these next four years! I will assume NOT SH*T![/QUOTE]
At work, when someone leaves: you have 6 months to blame him or her for every bad thing that goes on.... it should be the same in politics.
Rob
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[QUOTE=danap3681;975768023]Here too! Even the local restaraunts take them to purchase fat laden globs of sh*t and 60oz sodas :)[/QUOTE]
My favorite is going to the market next to my gym. It's fairly common to see each individual undertake 3 transactions: 1) Cash for lottery tickets, 2) EBT card for snacks, and 3) CC for beer.
That being said, our baby sitter is a single and middle aged, good soul, doesn't drink, honest as far as I can tell, etc. and supports her imprisoned brother's kid by working multiple jobs. She spends part of her earnings working on some type of teaching certificate/degree at a nearby community college. She also receives government assistance.
It's never cut and dry.
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[QUOTE=mslman71;975700683]What an uninspiring election. Two completely unremarkable candidates who were within a point or two of a tie from the popular vote perspective, even closer from an electoral vote perspective (in terms of who won which states and by how much). I don't see how anyone could have really been happy with either outcome. As for Obama, look at who he beat and by how much. He barely beat Mitt Romney. That's like barely beating the KC Chiefs. Ooh, yay.
Today is exactly like yesterday. More or less the same parties in the same distributions in all the branches. At least gridlock has been preserved. That does make me happy.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, if Mitt Romney couldn't beat Obama in these horrible economic conditions, that does not bode well for the republican party. Let's face it. The vote is strongly racially divided, with the voting numbers of racial minorities increasing, while the white vote decreases. Unless the republicans become a lot like democrats, my guess is that the chance of them EVER winning another national election is pretty slim. What does this mean? A whole slough of Republican/Democrat candidates who are virtually indistinguishable.
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[QUOTE=Krash23;975766833]Over 45 people are smart enough to know you can't spend your way out of debt!!! That's just STUPID!!!
bodyhard, you work for a living...don't you realize that you're signing up for more and more welfare dependents??? SRS!!![/QUOTE]
I haven't signed anything I didn't vote, but what I am noticing is that we are a divided nation that is not agreeing on anything.
Nothing will be "fixed" if people do not put their difference aside and meet somewhere in the middle, I might not understand politics as much as I would like to, but I am educated enough to realize nothing is resolved on emotion.
Putting blame on others is always a recipe for disaster, it is time we stop putting blame, take on accountability and react.
It would behoove both republicans and democrats, to throw everything out the window, start a new, come to a conclusion on what works for the nation and not what works for "them" and make a f'cking change for the better.
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I'd like to put all the liberal democrats on their own island. Between the "peace, love, dope" mentality, same sex marriages, and abortion their numbers will diminish as they wait for the "free lunch" that was promised before they elected their leader. Name calling and finger pointing will outnumber productivity,
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God save America. That is all I have to say.
But reality is that all once-great Republics collapse sooner or later. We're heading for that steep,90-degree, thousand-foot drop cliff. The best we can do to at least slow down our own inevitable demise is to get involved politically at the local and state level, so at least our children can enjoy what's left over of what America has to offer, and to at least give a our kids just a little bit of taste of what America once was. Then we can all happily splatter together at the bottom of the cliff.
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[QUOTE=Karl_Hungus;975770993]Honestly, if Mitt Romney couldn't beat Obama in these horrible economic conditions, that does not bode well for the republican party. Let's face it. The vote is strongly racially divided, with the voting numbers of racial minorities increasing, while the white vote decreases. Unless the republicans become a lot like democrats, my guess is that the chance of them EVER winning another national election is pretty slim. What does this mean? A whole slough of Republican/Democrat candidates who are virtually indistinguishable.[/QUOTE]
They've been undistinguishable from where I sit for some time.
Such is the lifecycle of all great nations.
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[QUOTE=Karl_Hungus;975770993]Honestly, if Mitt Romney couldn't beat Obama in these horrible economic conditions, that does not bode well for the republican party. Let's face it. The vote is strongly racially divided, with the voting numbers of racial minorities increasing, while the white vote decreases. Unless the republicans become a lot like democrats, my guess is that the chance of them EVER winning another national election is pretty slim. What does this mean? A whole slough of Republican/Democrat candidates who are virtually indistinguishable.[/QUOTE]
Michael Steele tried to say that and was promptly told to go straight to ****, R's gonna R
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[QUOTE=mslman71;975770213]My favorite is going to the market next to my gym. It's fairly common to see each individual undertake 3 transactions: 1) Cash for lottery tickets, 2) EBT card for snacks, and 3) CC for beer.
That being said, our baby sitter is a single and middle aged, good soul, doesn't drink, honest as far as I can tell, etc. and supports her imprisoned brother's kid by working multiple jobs. She spends part of her earnings working on some type of teaching certificate/degree at a nearby community college. She also receives government assistance.
It's never cut and dry.[/QUOTE]
I agree many people need it but here is a scenario I know of personally and it is things like this that piss me off.
Man and woman have 9 kids together. He does not work a real job but works as mechanic under the table and he receives disbability. For what? How is he disabled? They get over $1700 per month in food stamps. She does not work because she is also disabled? They live on Section 8 housing. She has 6 of her children on disability because they are ADHD. $569 monthly x 6. I know 2 sorry ass people who buy food stamps from her every single month (which I have reported - just because I am a b*tch like that) She is on no birth control at all so she is likely to get pregnant again. That family makes over $62k per year in social security/disability benefits alone every single year!!!
^^^^^ this absolutely infuriates me. In my line of work I see exactly what income people make and it is sickening. My husband and I get up and work our asses of everyday, pay taxes, pay insurance premiums and pay into social security and it burns me up to see people who sit on their ass and make this kind of living each year. SMH!!!
Getting off my soap box now so I can get back to work and pay taxes so people who do not work can live better than me!!!
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[QUOTE=x-trainer ben;975775083]Michael Steele tried to say that and was promptly told to go straight to ****, R's gonna R[/QUOTE]
Some people just live in a state of denial.
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[QUOTE=dazlittle;975674623]I hear the estimated price tag for all of that advertising is running into the billions of $[/QUOTE]
It really is disgusting at the amount of money these billionaires were willing to dish out. How many jobs could have been created with the small businesses they could have started.
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[QUOTE=bodyhard;975772833]
Nothing will be "fixed" if people do not put their difference aside and meet somewhere in the middle, I might not understand politics as much as I would like to, but I am educated enough to realize nothing is resolved on emotion.
Putting blame on others is always a recipe for disaster, it is time we stop putting blame, take on accountability and react.
It would behoove both republicans and democrats, to throw everything out the window, start a new, come to a conclusion on what works for the nation and not what works for "them" and make a f'cking change for the better.[/QUOTE]
You profess to know little of politics...........hmmmm.....^^^^^^ pretty insightful observation.
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cowboybiker;975767093]All the fast food joints nearby are now taking EBT cards.[/QUOTE]Here in Texas, they trade out their Lone Star card for beer, money and cigarettes at 10 cents on the dollar more or less.
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[QUOTE=ljimd;975776613]You profess to know little of politics...........hmmmm.....^^^^^^ pretty insightful observation.[/QUOTE]
At 48 years of age I am now getting into politics, found it boring as hell till roughly a year ago. Talking to DBX on the phone and this site here has brought me closer to politics.
So now I am doing research, watching the debates, educating myself on the electoral votes vs popular votes etc etc.
What I see from a very high level is that people pick and choose a party that favors what they believe in and are not open in anyway to interpret (or give chance) to the other party.
It is closed minded people arguing a cause that in the end, will hurt all if something as simple as a compromised is not met.
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OMG!!!!!!!
The sky is falling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, not really. But I bet I made someone look up:D:D
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[QUOTE=bodyhard;975752233]Also, polls show ages 18-44 vote for democrat and 45 and up vote republican, I wonder why that is?
Is it that older folks are just "old" school and stick to their older ways and refuse to budge on their political views?
I find this very intriguing.[/QUOTE]
Wisdom comes with age...... at least that is what us over 35ers should go with :)
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[QUOTE=plumher;975764473]The US is becoming a country where the people that vote for a living outnumber the people that work for a living.
The takers are voting for their next paycheck funded by the givers. The lower income givers will begin to " throw in the towel" and become takers because socialism breeds laziness.
This country is indeed headed down a slippery slope[/QUOTE]
The idea that "takers" gave Obama the victory is a nonsensical myth. Look at the blue states and the red states. The solidly conservative Republican states are the ones that receive more money per capita from the federal government than they pay in taxes. Most of the blue states pay more than they receive back. Blue states subsidize the red states.