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Post by scotsgit on Sept 1, 2011 22:02:42 GMT -5
I have a feeling that Bachmann is one of those assholes who turned on every light in their house during Earth Hour just to be a dick. That's one hell of an assumption. That she knows how to turn the lights on without someone to help her.  |
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Post by Amaranth on Sept 2, 2011 7:57:07 GMT -5
With Bachman in charge, I think you can lower that to about 50 days. The economic crisis she will create will probably stretch it out more. Nobody will be able to afford to drive, even at her cheap gas claims. That's one hell of an assumption. That she knows how to turn the lights on without someone to help her. She is all about attention. She knows how to turn on lights, because they will shine on her. |
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Post by verasthebrujah on Sept 2, 2011 12:15:35 GMT -5
Well, I'm convince that Allen West is a socialist. Look at the language he used to describe Bachmann's expressed desire to drill in the Everglades: “incredible faux pas." Would a REAL AMERICAN use FRENCH to explain why he hates America so much that he wants to stop destructive drilling that might not have any benefits whatsoever? Hell, would a REAL AMERICAN even take the position that we should not do something because the practical consequences outweigh the practical costs, when the ideological costs are so low and the ideological benefits are virtually limitless?
I don't think so. Yep, Tea Party Republican Congressman Allen West is clearly a leftist-hippie-Nazi-socialist-communist-Muslim-Mormon-atheist-unpatriotic-liberal-Democrat masquerading as a REAL AMERICAN.
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Post by kzn02 on Sept 2, 2011 13:14:39 GMT -5
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Sept 2, 2011 15:35:52 GMT -5
The comments for this make me want to cry. Hard. |
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Post by Damen on Sept 2, 2011 15:39:25 GMT -5
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Post by Thejebusfire on Sept 2, 2011 15:52:45 GMT -5
Most of those adults probably lost their good paying job or were forced to take a shitty one due to high unemployment rates and a bad ecomony.
That depends, does said fry cook have a degree and children to support? My father has a physics degree and had to ship boxes to support us.
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Post by Vene on Sept 2, 2011 15:59:02 GMT -5
It's actually pretty simple for why it fails, too. Even if you can offer lower wages, it doesn't mean you need more workers. And no company is going to hire people for no reason, they only hire when there is more work to do than what their employees can currently do. In fact, this would probably increase unemployment because low wage workers would have even less money to spend and it would lower demand as a result. Less demand means less need for workers, so companies lay people off.
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Post by discoberry on Sept 2, 2011 16:13:01 GMT -5
are these adults or is "Atlas Shrugged" some sort of reading requirement in high school these days? |
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Post by ltfred on Sept 2, 2011 16:17:31 GMT -5
It's actually pretty simple for why it fails, too. Even if you can offer lower wages, it doesn't mean you need more workers. And no company is going to hire people for no reason, they only hire when there is more work to do than what their employees can currently do. In fact, this would probably increase unemployment because low wage workers would have even less money to spend and it would lower demand as a result. Less demand means less need for workers, so companies lay people off. Cutting wages will make those employees more competitive. If Texas is able to cut wages (by banning unions, say) and New York is not, jobs will move from NY to TX. Unfortunately, that doesn't work if your idea is to reduce all wages in every state in order to steal jobs from all of them for all the others. In reality, there is only one solution- massive stimulus. You can either do it or be responsible for America's continued economic crisis*. *to be fair, Europe has the same problem; policymakers politically unwilling to pass effective policy, saboutaging long-term success. |
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Post by Amaranth on Sept 2, 2011 16:18:20 GMT -5
It's actually pretty simple for why it fails, too. Even if you can offer lower wages, it doesn't mean you need more workers. And no company is going to hire people for no reason, they only hire when there is more work to do than what their employees can currently do. In fact, this would probably increase unemployment because low wage workers would have even less money to spend and it would lower demand as a result. Less demand means less need for workers, so companies lay people off. I seriously wonder if she really believes this, if she's thought it through, and if she really hates America deep down. For basically the reasons you've already listed, in case you're wondering why I quoted you. |
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Sept 2, 2011 19:00:26 GMT -5
It's actually pretty simple for why it fails, too. Even if you can offer lower wages, it doesn't mean you need more workers. And no company is going to hire people for no reason, they only hire when there is more work to do than what their employees can currently do. In fact, this would probably increase unemployment because low wage workers would have even less money to spend and it would lower demand as a result. Less demand means less need for workers, so companies lay people off. Precisely. I still want to cry. Hard. I mean, I took Economics 101 and my course actually stressed the importance of price floors and ceilings. |
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Sept 2, 2011 23:23:54 GMT -5
Hey, Republicans. I've got an idea for helping unemployment come down. It's called "Build another goddamn Hoover Dam (or similar) because doing shit to build infrastructure will make goods cheaper, give people jobs doing something useful and give you more shit to sell."
'Course, the GOP refuses to do anything that will actually help unemployment because there's a DEMOCRAT in the White House, and we can't have that.
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Post by Amaranth on Sept 3, 2011 6:04:51 GMT -5
Hey, Republicans. I've got an idea for helping unemployment come down. It's called "Build another goddamn Hoover Dam (or similar) because doing shit to build infrastructure will make goods cheaper, give people jobs doing something useful and give you more shit to sell." 'Course, the GOP refuses to do anything that will actually help unemployment because there's a DEMOCRAT in the White House, and we can't have that. Also, half the Dems oppose "busywork" to employ people, so.... |
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Sept 3, 2011 7:27:23 GMT -5
Hey, Republicans. I've got an idea for helping unemployment come down. It's called "Build another goddamn Hoover Dam (or similar) because doing shit to build infrastructure will make goods cheaper, give people jobs doing something useful and give you more shit to sell." 'Course, the GOP refuses to do anything that will actually help unemployment because there's a DEMOCRAT in the White House, and we can't have that. The far right is incapable of seeing more than five minutes into the future. They hear about plans that will have long-term benefits, yet all they can focus on is the immediate costs of getting the project going. That, and they don't actually give a fuck about the poor and unemployed. |
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