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Forum: Political Threads 07-31-2011, 07:32 AM
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Posted By spence
You're ignoring the mega trends that are driving...

You're ignoring the mega trends that are driving this behavior.

The middle class in China didn't rise simply because US companies were looking for cheap labor. Perhaps the USA's most successful...
Forum: Political Threads 07-31-2011, 07:11 AM
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Posted By spence
The context for the two remarks are completely...

The context for the two remarks are completely different.

-spence
Forum: Political Threads 07-30-2011, 08:27 PM
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Posted By spence
You should spend more time talking to actual...

You should spend more time talking to actual corporate execs rather than reading Right wing blogs...

-spence
Forum: Political Threads 07-30-2011, 01:53 PM
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Posted By spence
Uncertainty is one factor. The bigger...

Uncertainty is one factor.

The bigger picture is a global economy that's bringing tens of millions into the middle class. A lot of those manufacturing and white collar jobs aren't being shipped to...
Forum: Political Threads 07-30-2011, 12:11 PM
Replies: 98
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Posted By spence
It's interesting to look at the history... ...

It's interesting to look at the history...

Back in the day a machinist would pretty much do everything by hand. I remember a plant one time (they made aftermarket piston aircraft engines) had all...
Forum: Political Threads 07-30-2011, 11:28 AM
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Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
A lot of aero manufacturing is done in CT, PA,...

A lot of aero manufacturing is done in CT, PA, NY. Some also have offshore plants but the engineering is done in the US. A huge % of the entire aero supply chain is US based...Granted, it's one...
Forum: Political Threads 07-30-2011, 10:43 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
The recent numbers are not good, but when you...

The recent numbers are not good, but when you factor in continued high gas prices and global disruption caused by the nuke disaster and other events this spring there's reason for numbers to be where...
Forum: Political Threads 07-05-2011, 01:09 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
The official unemployment number is a measurement...

The official unemployment number is a measurement taken using one method of accounting. It doesn't reflect just people losing their jobs or the total number not working.

To jump between 9% and 20%...
Forum: Political Threads 07-05-2011, 01:03 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
I just linked to the doc I saw the stats...

I just linked to the doc I saw the stats referenced from...I didn't read the entire thing.

It's perfectly fair to ask how tax revenue is being used. I think we'd all agree that if Congress was...
Forum: Political Threads 07-05-2011, 06:35 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
I've never said we can justify having the highest...

I've never said we can justify having the highest taxes, but that we can justify having higher taxes as the US is a desirable place to do business for many industries. Certainly taxes are a factor...
Forum: Political Threads 07-04-2011, 08:19 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
You missed an important part of Clinton's...

You missed an important part of Clinton's speech...



Lower the top rate, remove deductions and let the companies still pay about the same in taxes...pretty much what Reagan did in '86. It sure...
Forum: Political Threads 07-04-2011, 11:28 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
The data presented in the report does indicate...

The data presented in the report does indicate positive and sustained growth in both GDP and employment they attribute to the Stimulus.

Anderson doesn't seem to challenge the numbers, he just...
Forum: Political Threads 07-04-2011, 09:58 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
I wonder if your author even bothered to read the...

I wonder if your author even bothered to read the actual report. You certainly didn't...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/cea_7th_arra_report.pdf



-spence
Forum: Political Threads 07-02-2011, 01:23 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
Without an understanding of why we have the...

Without an understanding of why we have the current deficits we do how can you judge who's better suited to set future policy? The argument isn't that the current deficits are a good thing.



I...
Forum: Political Threads 07-02-2011, 09:04 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
Why? The unemployment rate isn't...

Why?




The unemployment rate isn't going to drop dramatically until we can create new growth industries.

Case in point. One manufacturing sub-segment (in aerospace) that I deal with is...
Forum: Political Threads 07-02-2011, 08:55 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
I'm not sure...if anyone wishes to present a...

I'm not sure...if anyone wishes to present a rational case that McCain could have seen a dramatically smaller 2009 deficit I'd love to see it.

You'd think Scott could google something up?


I...
Forum: Political Threads 06-30-2011, 08:03 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
Sorry, been down at a meeting with Disney. Be...

Sorry, been down at a meeting with Disney. Be back to reject your counter arguments this weekend...

-spence
Forum: Political Threads 06-28-2011, 08:26 PM
Replies: 98
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Posted By spence
That McCain would have had a massive (i.e. 1T++)...

That McCain would have had a massive (i.e. 1T++) 2009 budget deficit is neither speculation or conjecture.

Look at the numbers.


The military can easily take a 10% spending cut. The issue...
Forum: Political Threads 06-26-2011, 03:02 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
Blah, blah, blah... I've already mentioned...

Blah, blah, blah...

I've already mentioned this.

-spence
Forum: Political Threads 06-26-2011, 03:01 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
Ahh, he has an education...we'll go with...

Ahh, he has an education...we'll go with intentionally manipulative then.

-spence
Forum: Political Threads 06-26-2011, 11:20 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
Your author either lacks a 3rd grade education or...

Your author either lacks a 3rd grade education or is just intentionally being deceptive.

-spence
Forum: Political Threads 06-26-2011, 10:39 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
Not really, my initial assertion that a 2009...

Not really, my initial assertion that a 2009 McCain presidency would have had a budget deficit nearly as large as Obama's would have been quite likely. That it would be larger is certainly...
Forum: Political Threads 06-25-2011, 09:45 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
The CBO doesn't include debt service in it's...

The CBO doesn't include debt service in it's estimates, it was asked to do this separately...but to just tack 10 years of interest on to a 3 year spending plan, without calculating benefits (and the...
Forum: Political Threads 06-23-2011, 08:43 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
I think you're confusing the defect with...

I think you're confusing the defect with "stimulus" spending. The actual stimulus package was around 700B over two years. Most of the defect in 2009 was inherited, had McCain been elected it would...
Forum: Political Threads 06-23-2011, 06:58 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 28,425
Posted By spence
It's certainly not true, unless you give Obama...

It's certainly not true, unless you give Obama credit for all the debt that Bush and Reagan racked up also.

Actually, if you look back a century you'll find that Ike was probably the only...
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