We get a recession...Congress gets a raise
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RE: We get a recession...Congress gets a raise
Better believe it ^^^ If you did the sameSocial Security System setupin the private sector..you would go to jail
Period..end of discussion..for likethe rest of your life
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Period..end of discussion..for likethe rest of your life
GRRRRRRRRRRR [:@][:@][:@] Dont get me started. So many things I could go off on
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RE: We get a recession...Congress gets a raise
I think that whole plane biz was just a bunch of shortsighted BS. Considering how much those guys make, I really don´t want them wasting time driving from point A to point B. Time is money, but again its all perception.
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ORIGINAL: TheX
I realize that the money we're talking about is VERY minor but they grilled the auto company CEO's about flying in private jets when they have to worry about safety issues etc. as well.
It's the message they're sending more than the money itself.
I realize that the money we're talking about is VERY minor but they grilled the auto company CEO's about flying in private jets when they have to worry about safety issues etc. as well.
It's the message they're sending more than the money itself.
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Ummm...All things considered, it's a pretty small drop in the bucket. but considering all else, it really is pretty minor.
Ummm...All things considered, it's a pretty small drop in the bucket. but considering all else, it really is pretty minor.
Tell me how long will it take you to earn that much money and then say its a drop in the bucket.
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2.5 million is not small thats 85 full time jobs. Im amazed how we deal in Billions of dollars now and millions are nothing to most. it has come to this with all of our corporate greed, over charging for profit.
Tell me how long will it take you to earn that much money and then say its a drop in the bucket.
ORIGINAL: woo545
Ummm...All things considered, it's a pretty small drop in the bucket. but considering all else, it really is pretty minor.
Ummm...All things considered, it's a pretty small drop in the bucket. but considering all else, it really is pretty minor.
Tell me how long will it take you to earn that much money and then say its a drop in the bucket.
Sure it could mean 85 full time jobs...but jobs to do what? Do we just create jobs for the sake of creating jobs? The same could be said the for the yearly cost of living raises that companies give out. Someone who makes 60,000 a year could get a 6% raise. BUT if you and everyone else didn´t get a raise this year, then they could get one more hire! Hell, let's just lower EVERYONE's wages to 20K a year, because you know what, that will be beneficial to all because then we would all be equal...cause you know, that system worked for other countries, right? ****, hell, let's just make sure we have everyone have the equal share of work, too, and if someone works more, then they should be punished for taking jobs from others.
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RE: We get a recession...Congress gets a raise
It would take me 20 years on my own (if I never got a raise and you don't count interest on what I put in savings) and less if my wifes income counts. That's not the point, I agree that it's wrong.
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ORIGINAL: woo545
2.5 million is small in relation to a 455 Billion dollar deficit (or even 162 billion from last year).
Sure it could mean 85 full time jobs...but jobs to do what? Do we just create jobs for the sake of creating jobs? The same could be said the for the yearly cost of living raises that companies give out. Someone who makes 60,000 a year could get a 6% raise. BUT if you and everyone else didn´t get a raise this year, then they could get one more hire! Hell, let's just lower EVERYONE's wages to 20K a year, because you know what, that will be beneficial to all because then we would all be equal...cause you know, that system worked for other countries, right? ****, hell, let's just make sure we have everyone have the equal share of work, too, and if someone works more, then they should be punished for taking jobs from others.
ORIGINAL: RCR
2.5 million is not small thats 85 full time jobs. Im amazed how we deal in Billions of dollars now and millions are nothing to most. it has come to this with all of our corporate greed, over charging for profit.
Tell me how long will it take you to earn that much money and then say its a drop in the bucket.
ORIGINAL: woo545
Ummm...All things considered, it's a pretty small drop in the bucket. but considering all else, it really is pretty minor.
Ummm...All things considered, it's a pretty small drop in the bucket. but considering all else, it really is pretty minor.
Tell me how long will it take you to earn that much money and then say its a drop in the bucket.
Sure it could mean 85 full time jobs...but jobs to do what? Do we just create jobs for the sake of creating jobs? The same could be said the for the yearly cost of living raises that companies give out. Someone who makes 60,000 a year could get a 6% raise. BUT if you and everyone else didn´t get a raise this year, then they could get one more hire! Hell, let's just lower EVERYONE's wages to 20K a year, because you know what, that will be beneficial to all because then we would all be equal...cause you know, that system worked for other countries, right? ****, hell, let's just make sure we have everyone have the equal share of work, too, and if someone works more, then they should be punished for taking jobs from others.
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RE: We get a recession...Congress gets a raise
This is not why the economy bubble burst. It burst because the controllables weren´t controlled. It burst due to greed. Future buying in gas running up gas, lack of responsibility in lending. It burst due to good feelings. This failure was predicted 5 yrs ago, but those that brought it up were run out of town as naysayers. The economy looked good at the time, so no one cared for the downers brought by the negative speculators.
85 jobs is not going to fix the economy. It will certainly help 85 families...but who is to say who those families are? 85 people will families will be happy while millions others will be pissed as ****. Might as well let everyone be pissed!
2.5 million dollars isn´t going to fix the problem. You´d be better off giving the money to an unintelligent person, because then ALL of that money will end up back in the economy within a week (albeit wastefully). In the end, it will hardly make a dent the size of nail head on an aircraft carrier.
There is not one factor that caused this. There is not one factor that will fix it.
Want to help the economy, develop a new industry that will guarantee employment of the current work force as well as develop new opportunities. Free up credit for companies to invest in themselves. Play the lottery. Offer genicide!
85 jobs is not going to fix the economy. It will certainly help 85 families...but who is to say who those families are? 85 people will families will be happy while millions others will be pissed as ****. Might as well let everyone be pissed!
2.5 million dollars isn´t going to fix the problem. You´d be better off giving the money to an unintelligent person, because then ALL of that money will end up back in the economy within a week (albeit wastefully). In the end, it will hardly make a dent the size of nail head on an aircraft carrier.
There is not one factor that caused this. There is not one factor that will fix it.
Want to help the economy, develop a new industry that will guarantee employment of the current work force as well as develop new opportunities. Free up credit for companies to invest in themselves. Play the lottery. Offer genicide!