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October 11, 2013 at 10:34 PM in reply to: OT: Super Trendy Dude! Helmet Law for Walking/Nanny State #766781
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ParticipantYou could not just do +2 in one post?
Participant[quote=Eve39]I’m not a US citizen so pretty sure I can’t get a loan. I think/hope I can find something to give me a reasonable monthly income, I’m just stuck on where else to look and between a house and a condo.[/quote]
Permanent resident is just as good. H1B used to be good enough in 2003-2007, then not so much 2008-2010. I’m not sure how things are right now.
ParticipantIt depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.
Participant[quote=no_such_reality]
No, it’s just petty behavior that one side can’t admit they’re participating in.[/quote]There are no sides. Just hundreds of people sharing the same goal – getting reelected.
Participant[quote=no_such_reality]
They also sent separate ones forward, such are funding the death benefit. Oops, looks like that ones blowing up on the chosen one.
[/quote]That is not trying to solve the deficit issue. What is not being paid is $100,000 ‘gratuity’ on top of $400,000 life insurance policy. Does that really help with deficit reduction more than IRS audits?
ParticipantThat’s what happens when you take a beemer out of its natural habitat and put it in Temecula – it turns into a beater.
October 7, 2013 at 1:38 PM in reply to: OT: Justice for Alexian Lien: victim of mob beating… #766469Participant[quote=no_such_reality]Reports now are indicating there were three police officers in the pack…[/quote]
Some reports say there were six. The biker gang is changing the name to Cops & Snitches.Edit: correction, Copz n Snitchez.
October 7, 2013 at 8:22 AM in reply to: What do all candidates to be the next chairman of the Fed have in common? #766461Participant.
Changed my mind, it is bad carma to start a work week with sarcasm. I will wait until noon.October 5, 2013 at 5:35 PM in reply to: OT: Justice for Alexian Lien: victim of mob beating… #766371Participant[quote=Jazzman][quote=ocrenter][quote=FlyerInHi]
I was admonished to look at facts. At this point the headline “SUV driver is chased and beaten after running over motorcyclist”, while sensational, is more factual than any presumption of guilt or innocence.[/quote]
That implies Lien instigated the chain of event by running over the motorcyclist.
That is simply not true nor impartial.
if you want a headline that’s absolutely impartial and gets to the heart of the problem, it would be:
“Full blown melee between SUV and biker gang in broad daylight in middle of NYC, police presence completely absent.”[/quote]
Better still: heated road incident between motorcycles and SUV leads to injuries. That avoids the use of “gangs” or blaming the police.[/quote]
Even better: something happened, maybe.
The tires on the SUV were slashed during the first stop. The driver decided to try to run away after that. What was he supposed to do at that point?
October 4, 2013 at 2:56 PM in reply to: OT: Justice for Alexian Lien: victim of mob beating… #766233Participant[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=flu]
fuck you.. [/quote]Maybe that’s the attitude of the SUV driver as he met the group of bikers
So he’s surrounded by bikes… That’s how bikers feel about cars.[/quote]
Fucking Asians driving their wives and kids in their expensive cars and attacking Jay Meezee’s of the world…
October 4, 2013 at 2:47 PM in reply to: OT: Justice for Alexian Lien: victim of mob beating… #766228Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]
I don’t really follow the story so I might be missing some information. I’m willing to be swayed one way or the other though[/quote]Then get more familiar with the story before you start arguing. There are videos from the same author made earlier that day. There are character references. There are witness statements. What else do you need?
October 4, 2013 at 2:06 PM in reply to: OT: Justice for Alexian Lien: victim of mob beating… #766215Participant[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=spdrun]
That was my first reaction, but from all I hear, the bikers really were that bad, while not 100% blameless, Lein was the innocent party here.[/quote]
You’re presuming that these bikers are troublemakers like the other bike gangs you saw on tv. There are lots of presumptions and few facts only analysis.
Assume you’re a young guy riding peacefully with your buddies. An SUV comes along and swipes a rider and keeps on driving. Would all the other guys not want to stop the SUV?[/quote]
Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukdkgLYYbwParticipant[quote=FlyerInHi]On Obamacare, haterz are gonna hate.
Obama failed to understand that. He compromised on ACA. Back then, the democrats should have rammed through a much better bill with a public option. The ensuing hatred would have been the same.
Obama keeps on giving in and getting nothing in return. Weak.[/quote]
Democrats never had 60 votes for the public option (see under Ben Nelson for more).
Participant[quote=CA renter]
Found this interesting site that charts the growth of various types of state and local spending. Not sure how it copies over, but compare state and local spending on pensions, healthcare, welfare, defense, etc.; you’ll see that the spending in other categories has outstripped, by far, the growth in spending on pensions.Link[/quote]
The default chart is misleading because it includes 5 year projection where pensions are supposed to grow less than 10% and education 40%.
If you limit the range to 1990-2013 GDP grew 170%, pensions grew 530%, healthcare (including medicare) 600%, education 200% and welfare 210%.
In 1990 CA spent on welfare as much as it spent on pensions and healthcare combined, and on education twice what was spent on pensions and healthcare (combined). In 2013 pensions and healthcare are 30% more than education.
It looks like the chunk required to cover the cost of services provided 25 years ago (pensions, medicare) is growing much faster than what we spend on services that are being consumed now (education, welfare).
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