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hillbillyatheist
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| Knight_of_BAAWA wrote: | | But government has no incentive to do that. Where's the profit/loss when it can just print more money? |
even we were on a gold standard, the government would have a tendency to mismanage our tax dollars. they don't spend money based on careful thought of what the best way to spend it is, but based on what is best politically to favor whatever interest group or voting bloc is bribing them with votes and support.
anyway, I was just saying, yeah ron's gonna be pissed, and he should be. |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, I was just wanted to stir the Paultard nest a little since Paul-ee lik-ee the earmarkies.
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Knight_of_BAAWA
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And yet you still don't know what earmarks are, after it's been explained to you several times. That honestly is akin to explaining evolution to a creationist, being careful to point out that evolution does not say we came from monkeys, and the creationist blurts out "Since evolution says we came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?"
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hillbillyatheist
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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from phillo's link:
| Quote: | | They include such urgent national wartime priorities as an $8 million request for the marketing of wild American shrimp and $2.3 million to fund shrimp-fishing research. |
 well its good to see our government working hard to solve the shrimp crisis. we will deal with this scourge of our times. |
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Knight_of_BAAWA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Knight_of_BAAWA wrote: | | But government has no incentive to do that. Where's the profit/loss when it can just print more money? |
| hillbillyatheist wrote: | | even we were on a gold standard, the government would have a tendency to mismanage our tax dollars. |
Yes, but there's less of one when they can't print money whenever it suits them. They're at least bound by that.
| hillbillyatheist wrote: | | they don't spend money based on careful thought of what the best way to spend it is, but based on what is best politically to favor whatever interest group or voting bloc is bribing them with votes and support. |
Doesn't sound like a good way to run things, does it?
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Knight_of_BAAWA wrote: | | And yet you still don't know what earmarks are |
Yeah I do. You don't understand why Paul's a contradictory hypocrite for inserting them and then voting against them.
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Because he's not. That you think it's contradictory shows that you STILL don't understand what earmarks are.
Get back to me when you do.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Knight_of_BAAWA wrote: | Because he's not. That you think it's contradictory shows that you STILL don't understand what earmarks are.
Get back to me when you do. |
Lets say your a person who is constantly trying to end abortions... you vote to make abortion illegal all the time... than you turn around and get an abortion. Just because they are available...
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cheapsuprise
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| munky99999 wrote: | | Knight_of_BAAWA wrote: | Because he's not. That you think it's contradictory shows that you STILL don't understand what earmarks are.
Get back to me when you do. |
Lets say your a person who is constantly trying to end abortions... you vote to make abortion illegal all the time... than you turn around and get an abortion. Just because they are available... |
You can't be EARMARKED for an abortion though. It doesn't work that way. (at least not outside of China)
If it did, the total number of abortions would be predetermined/already aborted (somehow) even though who specifically gets the abortions at the end of the process is not necessarily known, just a question of earmarking at the moment.
IOW, all of these abortions have already happend. Even if your against abortion, you would be derelict in your duty as an elected *Representative*, if you didn't make sure that your constituents got there "fair share". You might not personally agree with it, but the people who voted for you want there abortions, the federal government took all these abortions away from them in the first place, your constituents want them back, and your the only one who can make sure they get them. If you don't, some one else is gonna get them, and then you didn't do your job.
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| These tax cuts only benefit the wealthy, that is why the repubs stand up and applaud for them, the repubs want to continue the war machine that is making a lot of people rich but they want the middle and lower class to pay for it |
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| KL79 wrote: | | These tax cuts only benefit the wealthy, that is why the repubs stand up and applaud for them, the repubs want to continue the war machine that is making a lot of people rich but they want the middle and lower class to pay for it |
It's been like that for a very long time: tax the people to make war, so that the rich who make the weapons and supply the state make money. You are financing the lifestyle of rich people with your hard-earned money. Well, it's good to know some people are waking up, but not enough of them... |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| KL79 wrote: | | These tax cuts only benefit the wealthy, that is why the repubs stand up and applaud for them, the repubs want to continue the war machine that is making a lot of people rich but they want the middle and lower class to pay for it |
The "repubs" stand up and applaud only because a republican president says it. If a democrat president had been saying it, only the "dems" would have stood up and applauded. It had nothing to do with what was being said. Dems and repubs are different puppets who actually believe they are different, when in essence, they are controlled by the same puppet master.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| Citizen X wrote: | | KL79 wrote: | | These tax cuts only benefit the wealthy, that is why the repubs stand up and applaud for them, the repubs want to continue the war machine that is making a lot of people rich but they want the middle and lower class to pay for it |
The "repubs" stand up and applaud only because a republican president says it. If a democrat president had been saying it, only the "dems" would have stood up and applauded. It had nothing to do with what was being said. Dems and repubs are different puppets who actually believe they are different, when in essence, they are controlled by the same puppet master. |
And might I enquire, who is that puppet master? |
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munky99999
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| Quote: | | You can't be EARMARKED for an abortion though. It doesn't work that way. (at least not outside of China) |
god damn ur stupid. Though I guess it's not that surprising your dyslexic ass never understands much.
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cheapsuprise
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| munky99999 wrote: | | Quote: | | You can't be EARMARKED for an abortion though. It doesn't work that way. (at least not outside of China) |
god damn ur stupid. Though I guess it's not that surprising your dyslexic ass never understands much. |
Awww... Are you mad because I pointed out how shitty your analogy was? I'm sure you tried your best. Don't be discouraged.
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