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Forum: Political Threads 11-10-2013, 12:36 PM
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Posted By Jim in CT
NO, they thought they had good plans, but our...

NO, they thought they had good plans, but our Dear Leader knows better.

Come next year, I expect to be grateful for Obamacare. Of the 33 Senate seats up, there are about twice as many Democrats...
Forum: Political Threads 11-08-2013, 10:14 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
"How were they mislead?" Really?...when...

"How were they mislead?"

Really?...when Obama was selling Obamacare, he said (dozens of times on camera) that if you liked your current plan, you could keep it - period. Turns out that's not true...
Forum: Political Threads 11-08-2013, 08:14 AM
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Posted By Jim in CT
Oh, I agree with you that it's not real...it just...

Oh, I agree with you that it's not real...it just makes it more krazy that the one bright spot, is the one symbol of the economy that liberals despise the most. If Romney were president, and the...
Forum: Political Threads 11-08-2013, 07:48 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
You left out that median incomes are down more...

You left out that median incomes are down more than 5% since he took office, and now those people with lower incomes will be shelling out a few hundred more a month, which they no longer have, for...
Forum: Political Threads 11-07-2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
Here's my understanding, based on the tortured...

Here's my understanding, based on the tortured jibberish that Obama has been spouting since his approval ratings took a dive.

From what I understood Obama to say...Obamacare set minumum guidelines...
Forum: Political Threads 11-07-2013, 02:35 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
Totally agree!

Totally agree!
Forum: Political Threads 11-07-2013, 09:15 AM
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Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
Back to my original question, it appears the Dems...

Back to my original question, it appears the Dems will pay a price. Obama's approval ratings now start with a '3', still absurdly high, but moving in the right direction. And in VA, where there was...
Forum: Political Threads 11-05-2013, 12:12 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
Detbuch, you guys are very, very skilled (and...

Detbuch, you guys are very, very skilled (and fair, by the way) at playing devil's advocate. As you say, no 2 situations are identical, and my lefty pie-in-the-sky collecticivist notion here would...
Forum: Political Threads 11-05-2013, 09:41 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
Scott and detbuch, you keep stating that I'm...

Scott and detbuch, you keep stating that I'm advocating for equality of outcome. Not even close.

A made-up, hypothetical scenario. Lat's say it costs $500,000 to open a McDonalds. Let's say my...
Forum: Political Threads 11-05-2013, 09:34 AM
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Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
She is doing better, thanks God. They are...

She is doing better, thanks God.

They are not recovering economically. They will likely never be able to own a home, and likely never be able to retire.

"is the answer then to "more" equalize...
Forum: Political Threads 11-05-2013, 09:23 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
If you knew me before my friends were in this...

If you knew me before my friends were in this situation, you'd know that I felt exactly the same way. Exactly the same way. I'm sure I'm more emphatic about it now, but it did not alter my...
Forum: Political Threads 11-04-2013, 08:32 AM
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Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
I'm not about to argue with that irrefutably...

I'm not about to argue with that irrefutably correct statement. I wouldn't trust this current federal government with much.

But I do disagree with your statement that I am looking to guarantee...
Forum: Political Threads 11-04-2013, 08:08 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
My Catholicism trumps my political conservatism...

My Catholicism trumps my political conservatism...
Forum: Political Threads 11-04-2013, 08:04 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
No. I wouldn't say that we need a government...

No. I wouldn't say that we need a government program for every conceivable reason that someone may be struggling.

Let me try to articulate my feeling this way...I don't think we need government...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 07:13 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
Scott, I agree with you on the vast majority of...

Scott, I agree with you on the vast majority of the issues, an dI respect the way you state your opinions, including the way you are stating your opinions here. You make a very, very compelling...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 07:02 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
I don't pretend to have any kind of a solution. ...

I don't pretend to have any kind of a solution. But I don't believe that it's beyond the abilities for us to improve the current situation. One of the my favorite things about this country, is that...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
The fact that it wasn't original, doesn't mean...

The fact that it wasn't original, doesn't mean that it wasn't on point. Your argument against my thought, was that it would be difficult and imperfect. Some causes are noble enough that you take...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 11:46 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
Scott, the difference between me and them, as...

Scott, the difference between me and them, as that I wouldn't mandate that we all pay for the voluntary, sometime-unethical choices that we make. I'm not saying you pay for my drug needles.

I'm...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 10:57 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
"We need a government program to pay for hundreds...

"We need a government program to pay for hundreds of thousands of dollars?"

Our consciences should demand that we need something to lessen the burden tee people face. In the absence of private...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 09:58 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
"And if, after paying the medical bills they...

"And if, after paying the medical bills they couldn't afford to rent "nice" rather than "crappy" apartments, were they already in financial difficulty?"

No. The family I know, had medical bills...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 09:53 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
In my opinion, which you disagree with...I'd...

In my opinion, which you disagree with...I'd rather have some kind of public program that levels the playing field to lessen the financial impacts of catastrophic health costs which (1) those...
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 07:50 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
I personally know people who have had to sell...

I personally know people who have had to sell their homes and rent crappy apartments because of medical bills. It should never, ever happen.
Forum: Political Threads 11-03-2013, 07:48 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
I know she wants to fornicate, and that she wants...

I know she wants to fornicate, and that she wants me to pay for it. That tells me everything I need to know about her.

My wife, who was captain of the Union college rugby team, would describe her...
Forum: Political Threads 11-02-2013, 02:28 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
"They can always adjust the plan to comply" ...

"They can always adjust the plan to comply"

Yes, they can. But then it's not the same plan. And the ability to keep the current plan, is what Obama promised. You're not spinning his way out of...
Forum: Political Threads 11-02-2013, 02:02 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 55,948
Posted By Jim in CT
I live in a house, therefore there is no such...

I live in a house, therefore there is no such thing as homelessness.

I have a job, therefore the unemployment rate must be exactly 0.0%

I am bald, therefore I cannot fathom the existence of...
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