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 John McCain says our Economy is Strong 
#8940098 - 09/16/08 04:29 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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This on the country's worst economic day since the wake of 9/11. The Dow fell 500 points, one of the oldest major banks collapses, and this imbecile thinks that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." How on Earth are you Repubs not seeing just how terrifying the prospect of a McCain presidency is? His own economic adviser said that neither he nor Palin could run a major corporation.
Here's the comment
And here's him putting his foot in his mouth
This is gonna be a good week for Barack  I can feel it.
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 Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Gastronomicus]
#8940107 - 09/16/08 04:32 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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We always hear that although there are significant downturns as of late, the economy's 'fundamentals' are strong. Fuck, even Stephen Harper is saying it.
Has any of these politicos ever elaborated on what these 'fundamentals' are, and what evidence there is to suggest they are as strong as ever?
Edited by Minstrel (09/16/08 04:35 PM)
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Minstrel]
#8940115 - 09/16/08 04:35 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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No, because "fundamentals" can mean whatever the hell you want it to.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Gastronomicus]
#8940130 - 09/16/08 04:39 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Seuss]
#8940138 - 09/16/08 04:41 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Seuss]
#8940156 - 09/16/08 04:45 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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The Republic of the United States of America:
1776-2008
Goodnight, sweet prince.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Seuss]
#8940163 - 09/16/08 04:46 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Plus you want to talk taxes? Look at this
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For starters, the McCain health plan would treat employer-paid health benefits as income that employees would have to pay taxes on.
“It means your employer is going to have to make an estimate on how much the employer is paying for health insurance on your behalf, and you are going to have to pay taxes on that money,” said Sherry Glied, an economist who chairs the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Minstrel]
#8940173 - 09/16/08 04:49 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Don't these two clowns know anything? You can't raise taxes to pay for your newfangled government ops like Fatherland-Security and Offices of Faith-Based Initiatives (and brutal, brutal war)....
You just deficit spend! Let the next administration/generation worry about it!
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Gastronomicus]
#8940178 - 09/16/08 04:50 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Gastronomicus]
#8940185 - 09/16/08 04:52 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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LOL what a douche how can he say that with a straight face.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Seuss]
#8940206 - 09/16/08 04:55 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Zomg! Obama wants to fight poverty! That evil bastard. Why can't the rich just be rich and chill in their 7 homes and fly on private jets? What is the world coming to?
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Minstrel]
#8940243 - 09/16/08 05:04 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ummm it was reported today obama has recived $105,849 from freddy-mac and fanny may.(with in 2 years). mccain around 20k since his been in goverment. ya obama clean thngs up.lol Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee at $133,900.
And obama will raise taxes on everyone he has too to pay for his programs. and you forget bush is the only presadent not to raise taxes in a time of war. things will be fine stop talking about the sky is falling.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: deadmeat986]
#8940419 - 09/16/08 05:36 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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obama has recived $105,849 from freddy-mac and fanny may.(with in 2 years). mccain around 20k since his been in goverment. ya obama clean thngs up.lol
John McCain has received $298,000 dollars from Merrill Lynch who was bought out yesterday by Bank of America. This doesn't prove anything.
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you forget bush is the only presadent not to raise taxes in a time of war. things will be fine stop talking about the sky is falling.
When I see him I'll thank him for the additional $4,000,000,000,000.00 worth of debt, too.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: thedefone]
#8940505 - 09/16/08 05:52 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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yes it does prove something. proves that obama the same as all of them. and to blame this market on government is silly. like government would run wall street any better? look alot of people got greedy and took advantage when they could. Now it's time to pay up and we need to let the market do its thing.
And for the war cost, you rather rebuild our cities or bomb theirs?
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: deadmeat986]
#8940527 - 09/16/08 05:58 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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rebuild our cities or bomb theirs?
False dichotomy. It isn't as simple as one or the other.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Redstorm]
#8940535 - 09/16/08 05:59 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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And for the war cost, you rather rebuild our cities or bomb theirs?
Utter nonsense, and a crude attempt to change the argument.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: thedefone]
#8940633 - 09/16/08 06:14 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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ok then what would cost more? another 9/11 or carpet bombing a village? it is that simple. No not trying to change the topic; you pointed out the cost of the war. but militry only cost us 6% of our buget. but goverment earmarks alone this year has well over 8% or more of US budget.
So raising taxes to "show the rich" like obama wants will roll down hill to me. And well make things worse before the market is fixed.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: deadmeat986]
#8940634 - 09/16/08 06:15 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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deadmeat986 said:
it was reported today obama has recived $105,849 from freddy-mac and fanny may.
why the fuck is Freddy-mac and Fanny-May giving large amounts of cash to Obama?
can they afford this?
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: deadmeat986]
#8940659 - 09/16/08 06:19 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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ok then what would cost more? another 9/11 or carpet bombing a village?
Once again, false dichotomy. It's not one or the other; it could just as easily be neither.
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Re: John McCain says our Economy is Strong [Re: Gastronomicus]
#8940857 - 09/16/08 06:54 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Gastronomicus said:
Plus you want to talk taxes? Look at this
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For starters, the McCain health plan would treat employer-paid health benefits as income that employees would have to pay taxes on.
“It means your employer is going to have to make an estimate on how much the employer is paying for health insurance on your behalf, and you are going to have to pay taxes on that money,” said Sherry Glied, an economist who chairs the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
Well it's about fucking time. Why should anyone receive untaxed benefits?
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