tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post3306947285066415192..comments2024-02-29T03:21:35.007-08:00Comments on The Great Depression of 2006 : Congress is not a Christmas SolutionJim in San Marcoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-90586783626419639902010-12-26T18:21:34.980-08:002010-12-26T18:21:34.980-08:00Hi Frakrak
I couldn't be in more agreement. Y...Hi Frakrak<br /><br />I couldn't be in more agreement. Your post brought to mind a bumper sticker I saw years ago: "Nuke the Whales" --some people can say volumes with very few words.<br /><br />Thank you for the post and Happy New Year everyone.Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-28487676859610719122010-12-25T08:48:47.473-08:002010-12-25T08:48:47.473-08:00Hi Jim, and thanks for your blog. You have my agre...Hi Jim, and thanks for your blog. You have my agreement with your point about government interventions and their unintended consequences. The greater good has evaporated from most government agenda’s over the past decades. <br /><br />Special interest groups, social action groups, lobbyists, have left me wondering if governments really care about mainstream representation.<br /><br />Your point Jim about questioning whether government laws are solving specific problems, and the logic for people to look at these laws critically and ask specific questions as to whether these laws solve what they have been intended to solve, is reasonable, but governments aren’t really interested in solving problems are they?<br /><br />Governments are more interested in re-election, and not making tough decisions to address issues. Most elections between the main political parties here are separated by 7 percent when it comes to an election. In steps the social “agendered groups” and the greater good leaves the building. As you know Jim the numbers have it, 3 percent, 5 percent representation then becomes something akin to being a kingmaker for these parties.<br /><br />This could be why most people feel disenfranchised with the political system. In this country if you are male, you have less money spent on you in education and health compared to the other half of the population. You are less likely to get a government job (over 70 percent of newly created positions have been filled by women over the past three decades) and if you are a divorced dad you will soon find out that you don’t have the same rights being a parent. More men have committed suicide in this country over the past three and a half decades over “family law issues” than were killed in the Second World War.<br /><br />So I am special interest group fatigued!! My advice to them is to suck it up, far greater numbers in this so called democracy have had to. <br /><br />The squeaky hinge gets the oil …..<br /><br />cheersfrakrakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110027067402980842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-70026566924773319922010-12-23T20:07:47.291-08:002010-12-23T20:07:47.291-08:00Hi Survival and Prosperity
You are quite right. T...Hi Survival and Prosperity<br /><br />You are quite right. There is a quote worth repeating; "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions," it covers what we are talking about.<br /><br />If our problems were simple, they could have been solved thousands of years ago--and they weren't<br /><br />Thank you for dropping by, Merry ChristmasJim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-66033615102649340312010-12-23T10:15:14.049-08:002010-12-23T10:15:14.049-08:00Every time Congress "fixes" something, I...Every time Congress "fixes" something, I cringe in anticipation of the unintended consequences that often follow. Especially as it concerns the economy. Is it any surprise that the term "blowback" was coined by a U.S. government agency.SurvivalAndProsperity.comhttp://www.survivalandprosperity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-79200182954331700842010-12-22T05:24:04.632-08:002010-12-22T05:24:04.632-08:00Jim
The weather has been surprisingly warm and we...Jim<br /><br />The weather has been surprisingly warm and we may not have white christmas here in Nova Scotia. I do work for company in Baltimore and they have been about 10 degrees farenheit colder on average than here for past couple of weeks. This is surprising considering all the hot air blowing up from D.C.<br /><br />Anyway hope everyone out there has Merry Christmas.rob in nsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-86612280746217394042010-12-21T19:42:40.060-08:002010-12-21T19:42:40.060-08:00Hi Rob
Thanks for coming to my defense. I deleted...Hi Rob<br /><br />Thanks for coming to my defense. I deleted Joseph's comments that you responded to. His remarks were just some bear baiting that didn't really deserve a response. I figured that I would spare any new readers the chore of reading it.<br /><br />I'll bet you'll have a white Christmas up in Nova Scotia--and it has to be c-o-l-d! Take careJim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-71693054344252417942010-12-21T11:51:18.341-08:002010-12-21T11:51:18.341-08:00The whole point of Jim's post is to posit the ...The whole point of Jim's post is to posit the premise that Congress can't wave a wand and make things better. The debate over DADT only proves that many can be thrown off scent in regards the economy. Just last week they were trying to extend the Bush tax cuts while facing a 1.5 trillion dollar deficit. The recession or depression is not over but if the plug is pulled on the spending there will be riots in streets.<br /><br />The world isn't going to end anytime soon but the economy isn't out of woods by a long stretch.<br /><br />robrob in NSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-68291530033012104882010-12-20T21:27:05.146-08:002010-12-20T21:27:05.146-08:00Hi Drewbert
If you pay attention to the TV advert...Hi Drewbert<br /><br />If you pay attention to the TV advertising the military does, it is all about being a Macho-man. The gay issue contrasted with their recruiting ads tends to have a rather humorous twist to it.<br /><br />The intent of the law is to right a wrong but it is not very well thought out. The fear of AIDS associated with the gay community is a stigma they have to live with. The military probably considers them a walking bio-hazard that could infect others. A marine with a 12 pack under his belt, might consider gay bashing, a recreational sport.<br /><br />The whole part you quoted was meant in a humorous jest, but I was serious about how insignificant this law is as a news event. When Lincoln freed the slaves, that was a news event, this item belongs on page 5 somewhere. The way Congress and the president are strutting around, you'd think they found a cure for cancer. The number of people it affects, my guess 3,000--you can't count the Klinger's that want out of the military.Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-61529891563821520102010-12-20T13:12:51.911-08:002010-12-20T13:12:51.911-08:00This is really an “Advanced Educational Training C...<i>This is really an “Advanced Educational Training Camp” where you learn how to do it right. Plus you can pick up new skills, like lock picking, and identity theft. Let’s face it our high schools just don’t have the resources to offer these courses.</i><br /><br />ROFLTyronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226876002855072090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-54522527443299486982010-12-20T09:15:04.645-08:002010-12-20T09:15:04.645-08:00"Now it’s OK to be gay openly in the military..."Now it’s OK to be gay openly in the military. I can’t figure that one out. The last thing you would ever want to do is walk up to a marine and ask him if he was gay (you body probably wouldn’t be entitled to a military funeral). I guess you don’t have to be “A real man” to join the army now (that ought to be a real boost to enlistments). The only reason I bring this up is because of its insignificance."<br /><br />Wow! Get up with the times man. The issue wasn't about asking if someone was gay. The issue was about being fired for it. There is no requirement to be "out" in the Military, it's just that you can no longer be fired if it is found out. Gays are already in the military doing their jobs. We've fired 14,000 presumably qualified military personnel just for being gay and due to low recruitment rates, had to lower the standards so we could let <i>straight</i> ex-convicts in. We've wasted billions of dollars on prosecution of capable and willing troops who's only crime was who they were in a relationship with. We've fired dozens of skilled <b>Arabic translators</b> for being gay... can't think why we might need any of <i>them</i> right now. <br /><br />The reason this happened in the lame duck session is that there was no way it would come to the table again in the next two years. <br /><br />The military leadership(other than the Marine commandant) the Sec. of Defense, and 68 US Senators think it was time for a repeal. Get it done while we can.<br /><br />As for no longer being a "real man" to get into the Military. Try saying that to an Israeli soldier and see how quickly you get your ass kicked. They've allowed openly gay service for years and they aren't exactly a military anyone wants to F with. <br /><br />My ex boyfriend (I'm male) served 3 tours in Iraq. He was a chemical fuel specialist who made sure the Apache helicopters flew. Any reason for him to be fired just because I was here in the states waiting for him?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270873072287048758noreply@blogger.com