tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post8695666574645948146..comments2023-11-02T09:10:49.983-04:00Comments on A World Intwined: Paul Walker- Stop Selling SpeedPhilosopher Chiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700185488169552880noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-58617050599639203362013-12-26T12:21:59.106-05:002013-12-26T12:21:59.106-05:00Good to see some sites are curbing vicious comment...Good to see some sites are curbing vicious comments. <br /><br />http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_TAMING_ONLINE_COMMENTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-12-26-11-52-17Pragmatic Progressivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-80661337743507891832013-12-11T07:03:19.942-05:002013-12-11T07:03:19.942-05:00Democrat Anon 2 here. Thanks for that Moderate Rep...Democrat Anon 2 here. Thanks for that Moderate Repub Anon. Now, that's a Republican I respect! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-28793349490337564282013-12-11T06:57:29.952-05:002013-12-11T06:57:29.952-05:00Democrat Anon 3 coming briefly out of the woodwork...Democrat Anon 3 coming briefly out of the woodwork. @Democrat Anon 1 - That's why I'm selective of which progressive blogs I check out. Now back into the woodwork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-57318879255070418742013-12-10T20:54:22.846-05:002013-12-10T20:54:22.846-05:00Moderate Repub Anon here. Speaking of universal he...Moderate Repub Anon here. Speaking of universal health care, Colin Powell is in favor of it: http://news.yahoo.com/colin-powell-pitches-single-payer-health-care-us-185113825--abc-news-politics.html?soc_src=mediacontentsharebuttonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-69193506218518325922013-12-10T20:46:40.589-05:002013-12-10T20:46:40.589-05:00Democrat 5 Anon here. Thank you for that Progressi...Democrat 5 Anon here. Thank you for that Progressive Woman. Brutal totalitarianism is what made Nazis and other such regimes evil. Universal health care and equal rights absolutely do not equate with the systematic genocide of millions upon millions of human beings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-20932274667664748102013-12-10T20:31:01.962-05:002013-12-10T20:31:01.962-05:00Democrat Anon 1 here. I started checking out progr...Democrat Anon 1 here. I started checking out progressive blogs during G. W. Bush's presidency. I remember some of the extremist left I encountered went through a Bush = Hitler fad and I scorned them for that. You said it very wisely Progressive Woman. Whoever the president happens to be, that person deserves a modicum of respect. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-76085343590811893282013-12-10T19:49:28.638-05:002013-12-10T19:49:28.638-05:00Democrat Anon 4 here. @Progressive Woman - I worry...Democrat Anon 4 here. @Progressive Woman - I worry about Obama's safety with all this hateful rhetoric coming from the GOP. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-28611309150418459972013-12-10T19:40:11.194-05:002013-12-10T19:40:11.194-05:00My grandmother grew up in Nazi Germany. Hitler kil...My grandmother grew up in Nazi Germany. Hitler killed millions of people. President Obama has done absolutely nothing that could be equated to what Hitler did!<br /><br />Progressive Womannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-86470386323327637152013-12-10T18:09:48.531-05:002013-12-10T18:09:48.531-05:00"Progressive woman". What country. Wha..."Progressive woman". What country. What dictator. Also, I'm never ashamed to speak the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-37307740038842940112013-12-10T18:05:21.684-05:002013-12-10T18:05:21.684-05:00If you don't know how much a trillion is ... i...If you don't know how much a trillion is ... it's a million million, or a thousand billion. It would take you 27 years to spend 1 trillion dollars if you spent one hundred million dollars a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-81396986299257941832013-12-10T18:03:21.499-05:002013-12-10T18:03:21.499-05:00As someone whose family actually grew up under a d...As someone whose family actually grew up under a dictatorship, I am very highly offended of your labeling of our President a dictator! That is very disrespectful! You should be ashamed of yourself!Progressive Womannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-87649537189123605122013-12-10T17:57:35.037-05:002013-12-10T17:57:35.037-05:00No, I meant to say you're so stupid it hurts. ...No, I meant to say you're so stupid it hurts. There's no snake oil ... just numbers. I've given the numbers, given links, tried to explain simple math but you people put your blinders on, bow down and do your "Obama" chant.<br /><br />If you'd take the time to actually look at our revenue, total spending and a breakdown of that spending you'd see we could build highways to the moon and back ... except for the fact that we can't because we're spending almost all of it on social programs. When we spend almost everything on ever expanding social programs we have to borrow to do everything else. The deficit is what we borrow.<br /><br />Your answer is to just take more money from people. All that does is stagnate the economy and make more and more people dependent on the government. If you want a strong, vibrant United States we have to stop transferring wealth and start creating it. Expansion of the welfare state will accomplish only two things, one ... the creation of two separate classes. The rich and powerful ruling class, and the rest of us ... the peons dependent on the ruling class. Two ... more democrat voters. The more people dependent on democrat programs the more that will vote democrat. This is the entire idea.<br /><br />Look, I'll try one more time. I'm not trying to convert anyone. I'm just trying to open your eyes.<br /><br />2009 revenue: 2.1 trillion<br />2009 total spending: 3.5 trillion<br />2009 social program spending: 1.9 trillion<br />2009 deficit: 1.4 trillion<br /><br />2010 revenue: 2.2 trillion<br />2010 total spending: 3.5 trillion<br />2010 social programs: 2.1 trillion<br />2010 deficit: 1.3 trillion<br /><br />2011 revenue: 2.3 trillion<br />2011 total spending: 3.6 trillion<br />2011 social programs: 2.2 trillion<br />2011 deficit: 1.3 trillion<br /><br />2012 revenue: 2.5 trillion<br />2012 total spending: 3.5 trillion<br />2012 social programs: 2.0 trillion<br />2012 deficit: 1.1 trillion<br /><br />2013 revenue: 2.8 trillion<br />2013 total spending: 3.5 trillion<br />2013 social programs: 2.2 trillion<br />2013 deficit: 0.8 trillion<br /><br />By the way ... stop saying we taxed people at exorbitant tax rates in the past. The rates may have been high but the deductions and tax shelters were numerous. When Reagan cut tax rates he also did away with most deductions.<br /><br />You can find these numbers anywhere including whitehouse.gov. If you want the links say so.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-67054587689561256472013-12-10T16:15:02.871-05:002013-12-10T16:15:02.871-05:00It's really sad to hear you regurgitate the sa...It's really sad to hear you regurgitate the same old phony snake oil I've heard on far right radio for decades...I love the phony 'three card Monty' logic of -Even if we taxed "the rich" at 100% it still won't be enough-<br />Well golly gee, you're so smart! That's why from the 40s to 80s we taxed most wealthy people at about 55%, that way they did not go out of business and over the years we gained drastically more revenue than we would have by taking 100% of their earnings. PLUS we used the revenue to build world class roads, rail, telecom, satellites, public education, etc. which allowed the highly taxed businesses to actually make more money than they would have at the lower rates, in a less modern nation. What you meant to say is that I'm so RIGHT it hurts.Philosopher Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700185488169552880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-78664352796155423472013-12-10T12:16:43.059-05:002013-12-10T12:16:43.059-05:00You are so stupid it hurts. Even if we taxed &quo...You are so stupid it hurts. Even if we taxed "the rich" at 100% it still won't be enough (of course you could only do that once). The government would still have to borrow money. Why don't you take a few minutes to research how much we take in, what we spend and what we spend it on. Every time you post that comment it makes you look like an idiot.<br /><br />What will happen is the government will start going after assets, including private savings and property. There is no end to what the government will do. Of course people that support democrats will be protected. The threat of having everything you've worked for taken away is great incentive to stop supporting conservatives and support socialists. Hitler did it, Lenin and Stain did it, Mao did it ... now it looks like Obama will do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-69620414476345508342013-12-09T18:41:17.878-05:002013-12-09T18:41:17.878-05:00To all the Dem Anon's here... THANKS FOR KEEPI...To all the Dem Anon's here... THANKS FOR KEEPING THE FAITH IN THE AMERICAN DREAM ALIVE!<br />Since everybody on the Right and Left describe our economic troubles today as like the 'Great Depression' then why don't we see any stories recounting how we got out of the Great Depression? Here's how we did it!<br />After the stock market crash in 1929, when our tax rates on the most wealthy were similar to today's rates, we raised the rates on the richest Americans to double or triple what they are today.<br />From 1930-80 the wealthiest Americans paid between 70% to 90% federal income tax and that's what allowed us to build the American Dream. How else could we afford it? Between 1930-80 we fought and paid for WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam War, we built our entire US Interstate Expressway System, Roads, Electrical Grid, Telephone, our main Bridges and Tunnels-We Made every Car we Drove and we wore just the Clothes we Sewed and WE WENT TO THE MOON SIX TIMES-AND WE PAID FOR IT ALL!Philosopher Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700185488169552880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-55254842438012036232013-12-09T18:25:52.095-05:002013-12-09T18:25:52.095-05:00Democrat Anon 5 here. We're definitely not 3rd...Democrat Anon 5 here. We're definitely not 3rd graders. We are hard-working adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-62268575636972260012013-12-09T17:53:45.448-05:002013-12-09T17:53:45.448-05:00Good grief you people are brain-dead buffoons. I&...Good grief you people are brain-dead buffoons. I'm beginning to think I'm talking to 3rd graders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-11799975922469645882013-12-09T17:36:42.584-05:002013-12-09T17:36:42.584-05:00Moderate Repub Anon here. Extreme Repub Anon might...Moderate Repub Anon here. Extreme Repub Anon might as well forget about this blog. Extreme Repub Anon is never going to convert us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-68407688434983103932013-12-09T17:02:45.055-05:002013-12-09T17:02:45.055-05:00Democrat Anon 2 here. Thanks for that Democrat Ano...Democrat Anon 2 here. Thanks for that Democrat Anon 4. Perfect moniker for them! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-51831539758639814252013-12-09T16:56:52.654-05:002013-12-09T16:56:52.654-05:00Democrat Anon 4 here. @ the other Democrat Anons a...Democrat Anon 4 here. @ the other Democrat Anons and Moderate Repub Anon - an excellent must read: http://sideshow.me.uk/annex/defeattherightin3minutes.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-77833826289641665272013-12-09T16:53:35.333-05:002013-12-09T16:53:35.333-05:00Moderate Repub Anon here. Excellent words of wisdo...Moderate Repub Anon here. Excellent words of wisdom Democrat Anon 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-4805624640136964832013-12-09T16:43:48.475-05:002013-12-09T16:43:48.475-05:00Democrat Anon 1 here. As this piece says, empathy ...Democrat Anon 1 here. As this piece says, empathy is also one of the factors that motivates my progressivism. http://www.winningprogressive.org/empathy-and-progressivism<br /><br />Even though I, too, am financially lucky and do not directly benefit from social programs, I realize that we never know what life will throw at us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-52342652979356542282013-12-09T11:22:36.234-05:002013-12-09T11:22:36.234-05:00It's amazing how you all ignore what I'm s...It's amazing how you all ignore what I'm saying. You people keep talking about "moderates" and "centrists" yet you don't realize YOU'RE the ones that refuse moderation. Democrats only want to grow government programs. They won't even compromise with a 5% reduction. It's you who are the extremists.<br /><br />I've said this over and over but you simply refuse to acknowledge it ... we're spending virtually all what we take in on social programs. WE HAVE TO BORROW TRILLIONS JUST TO RUN THE GOVERNMENT. Democrats want to keep growing these programs and we can't even pay for them.<br /><br />UNDERSTAND YET????? The Fed is printing money and borrowing just to run the damn government. <br /><br />If you want programs to be for those who fall on hard times then do it. Instead what democrats are doing is creating an entire welfare nation. They want everyone dependent on the government ... everyone. That way they will stay in power. Think of the power the government has when it controls everything. You dare not cross those in power for fear of having it taken away from you. You see that today, millions dependent on government who keep voting democrat to keep getting tax money. <br /><br />It's the government that has created the mess we're in. Look at all the damn social programs created by democrats. Has anything gotten better? We've spent trillions on the war on poverty yet nothing has changed except there are millions now dependent on the government for their existence. The government creates the problems then they demand we grow more government to fix the problems.<br /><br />Where the hell are your brains? Stop listening to media propaganda and just start thinking.<br /><br />The bigger the government the worse things get. It's simply a truism. Either you want to be a ward of the state and do everything they say whether you like it or not or you wake the hell up.<br /><br />Finally, why do you think democrats have fought against securing our borders and want so desperately to grant amnesty to millions of illegals? Illegals who are poor, unskilled and undereducated? Because they will become dependent on government and lifelong democrat voters. Democrats know they already have you by the balls, they couldn't care less whether you get a job. Now they want millions of foreigners granted citizenship so they can have them by the balls too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-17923153391147532122013-12-09T07:00:35.186-05:002013-12-09T07:00:35.186-05:00Democrat Anon 5 here. I'm a school secretary. ...Democrat Anon 5 here. I'm a school secretary. I make $1400 per month. On my salary, if I had to support some children, I would be considered working poor. That's why I strongly disagree with ultra conservatives desire to cut social programs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760569140281344603.post-37040912807285168712013-12-08T18:25:04.825-05:002013-12-08T18:25:04.825-05:00Moderate Repub Anon here. Like this former Republi...Moderate Repub Anon here. Like this former Republican confesses, the more I learned about reality, the more my values have shifted too, for the better: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/confessions-of-a-former-republican/. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com