lifeline Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Part of Obama's rationale for attaching Libya: ""To brush aside America's responsibility as a leader and — more profoundly — our responsibilities to our fellow human beings under such circumstances would have been a betrayal of who we are," Obama said. "Some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries.". Ugh, what about responsibilities to US citizens. There are now 24 million children in the US living in poverty. Poverty is defined as a family of four with an income less than $22,000. I saw a clip of one such family - living in a van, the two children cleaning up in a Walmart restroom before going to school. Considering single parent homes, we are talking about, what? 40 million people. That means there are more people in the US living in poverty than the combined populations of Iraq and Libya. Meanwhile, the current national debt is $128K per tax payer, $46K per person. Glad I am an old pucker and won't be around to pay my share. But, don't worry, Obama, his wife and two children went to Rio for the weekend. It wasn't a holiday, it was for job creation!! And, just in the nick of time because the economic stimulus package certainly didn't create jobs and reduce unemployment. Thank God Rio is going to save the day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 So true. King O has his head completely up his azz and has no idea what it is really like in the USA. If it isn't on his teleprompter, then he can make no comment on anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Ya, it's gotta be those fat cat teachers unions. "Need a stark breakdown of just why it is that attacks on public employees in Wisconsin and beyond are striking such a nerve? Take a look at this chart from the Center for American Progress comparing tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy to budget cuts to 10 social safety net programs." LINK "When you look at average tax rates, the big downward swings seem to correlate both with good times in the market and reductions in the capital gains tax rate—which dropped from 28% to 20% in 1997, and from 20% to 15% in 2003. The differential between capital gains tax rates and the tax rate on regular income also explains why those making more than $110.6 million a year pay taxes at a lower rate than those making $300,000 or $400,000 a year—because the really rich get a much higher percentage of their income from capital gains than the HENRYs do. LINK Those greedy bastard poor people. Don't let the facts get in the way of your opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Sad to say the bulk of USA manufacturing deals with weapons. Our economy is dependent on wars and the sale of weapons. Just think what would happen if the war in Afghanastan and in Iraq came to an end? There would be layoffs in the weapons industries, unemployment would increase, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Same as with the prison system in the US. One of the biggest boom industries. PS What ever happened to the "One" USA thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Same as with the prison system in the US. One of the biggest boom industries. PS What ever happened to the "One" USA thread It appears the USA is doing just about everything in her power to keep the illegal drugs flowing into the country so the police, courts, lawyers, prison guards, etc. all get their 'fair' share of the money. Getting a DUI in the USA can cost up to $20,000.00! and that is for a first time offense. As for the USA thread....... I guess this thread's original poster didn't notice that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 PS What ever happened to the "One" USA thread Americans just can't help themselves bust. It's a natural inclination to expand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 So true. King O has his head completely up his azz and has no idea what it is really like in the USA. If it isn't on his teleprompter, then he can make no comment on anything. Agree 120%. The guy has been on the dole since he arrived on our shores. He not only has no idea what life is like for those making under $300,000/year, he doesn't have a friggin' clue about anything. (Even Jimmy Carter is looking better every week.) HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Damn HH, you have a future in stand up. O is not great admittedly, but the award for sucking the cocks of the uber-rich goes to your boys the GOPers! They never met a give-away to those folks they did not like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 And the award for butt-fucking "working Americans" who pay taxes goes to the Demoncraps. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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