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March 15, 2011 at 2:44 PM #678363March 15, 2011 at 4:13 PM #677221
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Participant[quote=jstoesz]for the record I love NPR. Especially the This American Life and Radio Lab and planet money…programs. You all must check it out. Especially on your 6 hour drives to the mountains (maybe that is just my former self talking). But why in Gods name is my tax money going to pay for it? To be honest, I don’t even mind the lefties…There is some damn fine programming. Oh and their music website is absolutely amazing![/quote]
It’s called establishing culture.
Sure NPR could go commercial, and next thing you know it’s 18 minutes of ads an hour.
why do we spend tax money on parks, libraries and fountains?
Look, where my tax money shouldn’t go is to wall street. I have no problem with it going to fix the things I need.
March 15, 2011 at 4:13 PM #677279Participant[quote=jstoesz]for the record I love NPR. Especially the This American Life and Radio Lab and planet money…programs. You all must check it out. Especially on your 6 hour drives to the mountains (maybe that is just my former self talking). But why in Gods name is my tax money going to pay for it? To be honest, I don’t even mind the lefties…There is some damn fine programming. Oh and their music website is absolutely amazing![/quote]
It’s called establishing culture.
Sure NPR could go commercial, and next thing you know it’s 18 minutes of ads an hour.
why do we spend tax money on parks, libraries and fountains?
Look, where my tax money shouldn’t go is to wall street. I have no problem with it going to fix the things I need.
March 15, 2011 at 4:13 PM #677886Participant[quote=jstoesz]for the record I love NPR. Especially the This American Life and Radio Lab and planet money…programs. You all must check it out. Especially on your 6 hour drives to the mountains (maybe that is just my former self talking). But why in Gods name is my tax money going to pay for it? To be honest, I don’t even mind the lefties…There is some damn fine programming. Oh and their music website is absolutely amazing![/quote]
It’s called establishing culture.
Sure NPR could go commercial, and next thing you know it’s 18 minutes of ads an hour.
why do we spend tax money on parks, libraries and fountains?
Look, where my tax money shouldn’t go is to wall street. I have no problem with it going to fix the things I need.
March 15, 2011 at 4:13 PM #678025Participant[quote=jstoesz]for the record I love NPR. Especially the This American Life and Radio Lab and planet money…programs. You all must check it out. Especially on your 6 hour drives to the mountains (maybe that is just my former self talking). But why in Gods name is my tax money going to pay for it? To be honest, I don’t even mind the lefties…There is some damn fine programming. Oh and their music website is absolutely amazing![/quote]
It’s called establishing culture.
Sure NPR could go commercial, and next thing you know it’s 18 minutes of ads an hour.
why do we spend tax money on parks, libraries and fountains?
Look, where my tax money shouldn’t go is to wall street. I have no problem with it going to fix the things I need.
March 15, 2011 at 4:13 PM #678368Participant[quote=jstoesz]for the record I love NPR. Especially the This American Life and Radio Lab and planet money…programs. You all must check it out. Especially on your 6 hour drives to the mountains (maybe that is just my former self talking). But why in Gods name is my tax money going to pay for it? To be honest, I don’t even mind the lefties…There is some damn fine programming. Oh and their music website is absolutely amazing![/quote]
It’s called establishing culture.
Sure NPR could go commercial, and next thing you know it’s 18 minutes of ads an hour.
why do we spend tax money on parks, libraries and fountains?
Look, where my tax money shouldn’t go is to wall street. I have no problem with it going to fix the things I need.
March 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM #677231CA renter
Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=briansd1]
Perhaps CA renter is decrying the fact that we have to rely on Wall Street at all. But it’s the foundation of our capitalist system.
[/quote]I think you have it backwards, brian. Wall Street has been relying on us. They made money off our stupidity and they are being bailed out by the taxpayers while cuts are made.
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BINGO, jp!
March 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM #677289Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=briansd1]
Perhaps CA renter is decrying the fact that we have to rely on Wall Street at all. But it’s the foundation of our capitalist system.
[/quote]I think you have it backwards, brian. Wall Street has been relying on us. They made money off our stupidity and they are being bailed out by the taxpayers while cuts are made.
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BINGO, jp!
March 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM #677896Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=briansd1]
Perhaps CA renter is decrying the fact that we have to rely on Wall Street at all. But it’s the foundation of our capitalist system.
[/quote]I think you have it backwards, brian. Wall Street has been relying on us. They made money off our stupidity and they are being bailed out by the taxpayers while cuts are made.
[/quote]
BINGO, jp!
March 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM #678035Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=briansd1]
Perhaps CA renter is decrying the fact that we have to rely on Wall Street at all. But it’s the foundation of our capitalist system.
[/quote]I think you have it backwards, brian. Wall Street has been relying on us. They made money off our stupidity and they are being bailed out by the taxpayers while cuts are made.
[/quote]
BINGO, jp!
March 15, 2011 at 4:55 PM #678378Participant[quote=jpinpb][quote=briansd1]
Perhaps CA renter is decrying the fact that we have to rely on Wall Street at all. But it’s the foundation of our capitalist system.
[/quote]I think you have it backwards, brian. Wall Street has been relying on us. They made money off our stupidity and they are being bailed out by the taxpayers while cuts are made.
[/quote]
BINGO, jp!
March 15, 2011 at 5:11 PM #677246jpinpb
Participant[quote=briansd1]As a society, we greatly benefited from Wall Street. Without Wall Street and the lending they created, our economy would have been a fraction of what it is now.
Without credit cards, retailers would suffer, restaurants would close and the economy wouldn’t be as vibrant.
Without Wall Street, America would not be the capitalist society it is today.
[/quote]This last bubble/bust and the transfer of taxdollars to bail them out is the biggest fraud perpetrated on our country.
brian, you are buying the TBTF BS. Right now banks are not really lending. The government via FHA is lending. Few banks are lending. As for credit cards, they are not doing anyone a favor by charging 29% or whatever ridiculous rate they use.
March 15, 2011 at 5:11 PM #677304Participant[quote=briansd1]As a society, we greatly benefited from Wall Street. Without Wall Street and the lending they created, our economy would have been a fraction of what it is now.
Without credit cards, retailers would suffer, restaurants would close and the economy wouldn’t be as vibrant.
Without Wall Street, America would not be the capitalist society it is today.
[/quote]This last bubble/bust and the transfer of taxdollars to bail them out is the biggest fraud perpetrated on our country.
brian, you are buying the TBTF BS. Right now banks are not really lending. The government via FHA is lending. Few banks are lending. As for credit cards, they are not doing anyone a favor by charging 29% or whatever ridiculous rate they use.
March 15, 2011 at 5:11 PM #677911Participant[quote=briansd1]As a society, we greatly benefited from Wall Street. Without Wall Street and the lending they created, our economy would have been a fraction of what it is now.
Without credit cards, retailers would suffer, restaurants would close and the economy wouldn’t be as vibrant.
Without Wall Street, America would not be the capitalist society it is today.
[/quote]This last bubble/bust and the transfer of taxdollars to bail them out is the biggest fraud perpetrated on our country.
brian, you are buying the TBTF BS. Right now banks are not really lending. The government via FHA is lending. Few banks are lending. As for credit cards, they are not doing anyone a favor by charging 29% or whatever ridiculous rate they use.
March 15, 2011 at 5:11 PM #678050Participant[quote=briansd1]As a society, we greatly benefited from Wall Street. Without Wall Street and the lending they created, our economy would have been a fraction of what it is now.
Without credit cards, retailers would suffer, restaurants would close and the economy wouldn’t be as vibrant.
Without Wall Street, America would not be the capitalist society it is today.
[/quote]This last bubble/bust and the transfer of taxdollars to bail them out is the biggest fraud perpetrated on our country.
brian, you are buying the TBTF BS. Right now banks are not really lending. The government via FHA is lending. Few banks are lending. As for credit cards, they are not doing anyone a favor by charging 29% or whatever ridiculous rate they use.
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