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Comment by dap916 on 'GOP Unemployment Hypocrisy'

dap916 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:02:53 GMT

Probably one of the weakest presentations you've ever put here, Gary. Wow...this is what you think is going to somehow turn people in our state against republicans? Really?

I'm on Social Security and get a stipend from the Veteran's Administration. Raises for those is based on inflation numbers. So, before the last two raises we got, we didn't get any raises in some previous years. But, guess what, the congresspeople and staff and federal employees got raises. Now, for me, I think that Nancy Pelosi should give back the raises she got because she didn't change the system whereby Social Security and VA recipients get their raises so they, too, could get raises. Who needed the raises more?

But, my statement/argument here is every bit as ludicrous as what you're presenting in a childish effort to degrade some republican(s).

You're starting to get a little silly in your everyday efforts to find negatives about the republicans in our state.

Comment by Carbine on 'GOP Unemployment Hypocrisy'

Carbine — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:52:35 GMT

Since the difference is only $150 a week, he could easily pay it back in regular installments over the same 15 months he collected it. And why shouldn't he? As a matter of fact, why shouldn't everyone who collects unemployment be expected to repay at least a part of what they get once they are gainfully employed again? The shortcomings of the unemployment "insurance" model are exposed anew every time we have a recession; why not try a "revolving fund" model instead? Or a hybrid approach, with employers paying for the insurance and re-employed persons paying into a revolving fund, which steps in to help when the insurance is insufficient.

Comment by clarence swinney on 'GOP Unemployment Hypocrisy'

clarence swinney — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:33:44 GMT

STOP DEFICITS
The Deficit increased from the Great Recession of 2008.
Revenues declined and stimulus spending increased.
The 2014 projected deficit is $767 Billion down from $1400B in 2009.
Deficit 2012 was $1100B—2012 projected $901B—2014 projected $767B
We can very easily balance our budget just increase taxes on Wealth and Hi Incomes.
Eliminate tax havens. Loopholes. Stop out sourcing our good paying jobs.
We did it 1945-1980. We can 2012-2020. Fair Tax is a Must. It is a disgrace that we rank 3rd as Least taxed in OECD nations just above Chile and Mexico.
All the screams about corp tax highest on world is self serving junk talk.
In 2011, Corp paid 12.1% Tax Rate.
No one can honestly debate anti the current degree of Inequality in America.
We rank #4 on Inequality in OECD nations.
It is not 1%. It is 10% own us. 73% Net wealth—83% financial wealth---Get 50% individual income.
It is action time. Pay our way. Build industries and jobs in America unlike General Electric which has more employees on foreign soil than in America. Our huge GE plant vacant. Shame.