Rob's House Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm married with 3 daughters, have a great job that pays well and good benefits, and I own my own home. To top things off I have a hot wife. Life's been good to me so far. pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Somewhere, somehow, all of this is important to somebody. The question shouldn't be importance, as that is relative. Instead, we should be judging this on what is urgent. And, this whole thing is ridiculous. We are confusing penny problems with $10k problems. It's time to wake the F up. Even if we taxed the %1 at 100%, we wouldn't even come close to covering what we are spending. Get that through your head already. Even if we taxed everyone making over $250k at 100% we wouldn't come close to covering what we are spending. Get that through your head as well. Raising taxes is not the answer for one simple reason: those that support raising taxes have no credibility. You can't spend what you are getting properly, and now you want more? This thread is an example for why, sure, but this is small potatoes. We need entitlement reform, immediately, before they cause us irreparable harm. For the left: The real reason you have no credibility is your refusal to deal with the reality that is government spending. If you can't deal with that first, on it's own, and stop trying to link your poor spending choices to revenue, then nobody will take anything you say seriously. Get used to losing elections until you prove you are serious people who take these problems seriously. The Great Iraq War Demagoguery Caper....is over. You lost. It was working for a while, and you even got all 3 branches of government out of it. But, ultimately, you pissed it all away with a boatload of stupid choices in a row, and worse, we all saw you do it. You ran your mouths for so long and so hard, there's nobody left in America who missed your act. This is why you aren't getting any real traction with people on the "raise taxes" thing. One poll says you are, 15 others say you aren't. Of course you will delude yourself into believing the single poll. IF you lose all 3 branches in 2012, regardless of how much money you spend, the reason will be: willingness to believe your own BS. You won't win if you don't start talking in terms of reality regarding spending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) Somewhere, somehow, all of this is important to somebody. The question shouldn't be importance, as that is relative. Instead, we should be judging this on what is urgent. And, this whole thing is ridiculous. We are confusing penny problems with $10k problems. It's time to wake the F up. Even if we taxed the %1 at 100%, we wouldn't even come close to covering what we are spending. Get that through your head already. Even if we taxed everyone making over $250k at 100% we wouldn't come close to covering what we are spending. Get that through your head as well. Raising taxes is not the answer for one simple reason: those that support raising taxes have no credibility. You can't spend what you are getting properly, and now you want more? This thread is an example for why, sure, but this is small potatoes. We need entitlement reform, immediately, before they cause us irreparable harm. For the left: The real reason you have no credibility is your refusal to deal with the reality that is government spending. If you can't deal with that first, on it's own, and stop trying to link your poor spending choices to revenue, then nobody will take anything you say seriously. Get used to losing elections until you prove you are serious people who take these problems seriously. The Great Iraq War Demagoguery Caper....is over. You lost. It was working for a while, and you even got all 3 branches of government out of it. But, ultimately, you pissed it all away with a boatload of stupid choices in a row, and worse, we all saw you do it. You ran your mouths for so long and so hard, there's nobody left in America who missed your act. This is why you aren't getting any real traction with people on the "raise taxes" thing. One poll says you are, 15 others say you aren't. Of course you will delude yourself into believing the single poll. IF you lose all 3 branches in 2012, regardless of how much money you spend, the reason will be: willingness to believe your own BS. You won't win if you don't start talking in terms of reality regarding spending. One of the best posts that I have read since I moved over to this board.......................Very basic, straightforward truth by OC. A government out of control is the problem.......not any one person or party . Edited January 2, 2012 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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