#52
Posted: 2/13/08 at 9:43pm
Now you're catching on, LePetite, but not entirely there.
I never said I was punishing anyone. My spouse and I took the risk. We took the hit.
If you're not invested in my company, for all its rewards AND risks, then you (and the government) have no business in deciding what the work you do for me is worth. You don't like my terms, go somewhere else. I don't like your terms, I'll hire someone else. (Clearly, we're not even touching unions yet).
When the government (or any entity) tells the employer what your work is worth to me, it becomes an entitlement.
Go ahead and raise the minimum wage 40%. Indeed, I'll cut jobs and increase prices and do everything I can to spare my business and my income, including reincorporating ramen noodles into the diet.
The size of my company truly is irrelevant. It's what will happen. The government may not live by a budget, but the rest of the real world does.
You are not guaranteed the right to life, liberty and a ramen-noodle-free diet. You're guaranteed the right to the pursuit of your dreams. Whether you achieve them is entirely up to you.
I never said I was punishing anyone. My spouse and I took the risk. We took the hit.
If you're not invested in my company, for all its rewards AND risks, then you (and the government) have no business in deciding what the work you do for me is worth. You don't like my terms, go somewhere else. I don't like your terms, I'll hire someone else. (Clearly, we're not even touching unions yet).
When the government (or any entity) tells the employer what your work is worth to me, it becomes an entitlement.
Go ahead and raise the minimum wage 40%. Indeed, I'll cut jobs and increase prices and do everything I can to spare my business and my income, including reincorporating ramen noodles into the diet.
The size of my company truly is irrelevant. It's what will happen. The government may not live by a budget, but the rest of the real world does.
You are not guaranteed the right to life, liberty and a ramen-noodle-free diet. You're guaranteed the right to the pursuit of your dreams. Whether you achieve them is entirely up to you.
#54
Posted: 2/13/08 at 11:19pm
There's no such thing as tax-and-spend liberals anymore.
They've been replaced by tax-cut-and-spend Republicans.
Javero's economics, like his politics, are based on an outmoded model.
And Kelzma--their tax cuts never benefit you. They only benefit Exxon and Halliburton, not small businesses.
They've been replaced by tax-cut-and-spend Republicans.
Javero's economics, like his politics, are based on an outmoded model.
And Kelzma--their tax cuts never benefit you. They only benefit Exxon and Halliburton, not small businesses.
#55
Posted: 2/14/08 at 1:10am
Note goth's answer that the economy is good because Wall Street is thriving. That, my friends, is the picture of a Republican.
#57
Posted: 2/14/08 at 9:56am
"Note goth's answer that the economy is good because Wall Street is thriving."
What measure do you use to indicate the economy is good? How many new members joined Code Pink?
What measure do you use to indicate the economy is good? How many new members joined Code Pink?
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#58
Posted: 2/14/08 at 10:50am
The measure I use is how many people have to decide between heating oil and food. Strangely, these people usually don't invest on Wall Street.
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
#59
Posted: 2/14/08 at 10:54am
Do people living paycheck to paycheck in a cramped NYC stuido apartment invest on Wall Street?
#60
Posted: 2/14/08 at 10:58am
Yup. Every day, they put two bucks into HDC.
(that's "hot dog cart")
The ROI isn't much, I'm afraid. Mostly IBS.
(that's "hot dog cart")
The ROI isn't much, I'm afraid. Mostly IBS.
#61
Posted: 2/14/08 at 11:00am
"The measure I use is how many people have to decide between heating oil and food. Strangely, these people usually don't invest on Wall Street."
Do you understand what Wall Street is?
Do you understand what Wall Street is?
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#62
Posted: 2/14/08 at 11:11am
Do you have a real question for me?
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
#63
Posted: 2/14/08 at 11:14am
"Do you have a real question for me?"
What does Wall Street have to do with whether people can afford food or heating oil?
What does Wall Street have to do with whether people can afford food or heating oil?
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#64
Posted: 2/14/08 at 11:24am
Nothing. Which is why I don't use Wall Street as the measure for the economy.
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
Updated On: 2/14/08 at 11:24 AM
#65
Posted: 2/14/08 at 1:35pm
It shouldn't cost THAT much to heat a rinky dink studio apartment.
#66
Posted: 2/14/08 at 1:37pm
I wouldn't know. I live in a 1 bedroom and the heat is included in the rent.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#68
Posted: 2/18/08 at 9:59am
Edit: The post that I was replying to has been deleted.
"Just a Guy. Your feelings are touching. I am gladdened by the thought that you will one day wind up 6 feet under as we all do." - MrRoxy ------
"I do not suggest you walk out the door onto a New York street with your vulnerable child part exposed and not protected..." - Jason Bennett
Updated On: 2/18/08 at 09:59 AM
#69
Posted: 2/18/08 at 11:21am
It's the DemocratIC party, not the democrat party.
For those who are not aware of the distinction and the way Republicans use this as a slur...
Democrat Party
For those who are not aware of the distinction and the way Republicans use this as a slur...
Democrat Party
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
#70
Posted: 2/18/08 at 11:33am
"Yes, it is the supreme hope of the democrat party that the economy fails and that the surrendercrats are able to withdraw our troops from Iraq-the first political party in US History to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory."
Exactly how do you define "victory"? The Republicans and this administration can't seem to define it, perhaps you can do better.
Exactly how do you define "victory"? The Republicans and this administration can't seem to define it, perhaps you can do better.
"Just a Guy. Your feelings are touching. I am gladdened by the thought that you will one day wind up 6 feet under as we all do." - MrRoxy ------
"I do not suggest you walk out the door onto a New York street with your vulnerable child part exposed and not protected..." - Jason Bennett
#71
Posted: 2/18/08 at 1:40pm
"A stable Iraq with US military bases there to protect all of our interests in the Middle East."
Define stable.
And what if this independent, free and sovereign nation doesn't WANT US Military Bases there? Do they have the right to say get out? If indeed they are sovereign?
What exactly are our "interests" in the Middle East? INTERESTS is such a general term. What is it exactly that we're supposed to be protecting?
Using vague generalities to define Victory, just doesn't cut it.
Define stable.
And what if this independent, free and sovereign nation doesn't WANT US Military Bases there? Do they have the right to say get out? If indeed they are sovereign?
What exactly are our "interests" in the Middle East? INTERESTS is such a general term. What is it exactly that we're supposed to be protecting?
Using vague generalities to define Victory, just doesn't cut it.
"Just a Guy. Your feelings are touching. I am gladdened by the thought that you will one day wind up 6 feet under as we all do." - MrRoxy ------
"I do not suggest you walk out the door onto a New York street with your vulnerable child part exposed and not protected..." - Jason Bennett
#72
Posted: 2/18/08 at 2:51pm
Nine Dollars
Fifty Cents
Won't buy a hell of a lot...
Fifty Cents
Won't buy a hell of a lot...
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
#73
Posted: 3/30/08 at 2:36pm
Ontario's minimum wage goes up tomorrow from $8.00 to $8.75, nearly a 10% increase. The rate will reach $10.25 in 2010.
#74
Posted: 3/30/08 at 3:48pm
7 and a half cents doesn't mean a thing.
But give it to me every hour
Every day of every week,
That's enough for me to be
Living like a King!
But give it to me every hour
Every day of every week,
That's enough for me to be
Living like a King!
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
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