Problem with our economy

[my miss storm cat]

I liked reading your post. It was nice to have some insight as to why you think the way you do or portray yourself in the light that you do.

Originally Posted by Riot

Nope. The deck is completely stacked against workers now. Take away pensions, healthcare, zero life insurance, no vacation, longer hours (America works longer hours that many other first world countries for less) destruction of unions, demonization of workers as moochers.

Unbelievable. I don't know how most under the age of 35 can even possibly have a very good life in America any more. You will either be lucky enough to be born into an upper class, or you'll be a worker bee, struggling for work your whole life. Even being a doctor or lawyer or other professional won't assure you of being able to obtain an upper middle class lifestyle nowadays - you'll be paying that off your whole life.

If you can compose something so rational as the above why on earth can't you understand that, for some, Romney - by virtue of not being Obama - is the one who offers hope?

We know what the next four years will be like with the current administration.

We're all bettors here, right?

I'd rather chance the unknown, faults and all, because to me Mr. Obama is terrifyingly awful.

The past four years has showed me nothing in terms of why he should have another (four).

Isn't that understandable? Even if you don't agree you do get it, don't you?

[Danzig]

just saw some of the latest headlines about the polls-that fla and va are a statistical tie for example.
with all romney's gaffes, he's still right there. that should speak volumes about the complete unhappiness with where this country has gone the last four years. and what's up with biden's remarks that the middle class has been 'buried' the last four years (he's right by the way-but it's been longer than just the last four)? i'm surprised they still have him out and about speaking without his remarks being prepared in advance-talk about your loose cannon.

[Danzig]

http://news.yahoo.com/whats-bringing...154734351.html

this could be great news if enough companies make this move. here's hoping.

[Danzig]

when it all originally went south:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...t-passed-in-us

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Danzig

when it all originally went south:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...t-passed-in-us

at least they were trying to pay for the war. different story in 2003.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

at least they were trying to pay for the war. different story in 2003.

true. too bad tho the 'temporary' measure didn't turn out that way. we'd all have been better served all these years had they paid for that war, and then reverted.
but once you turn that money siphon on, good luck turning it off.

also, too bad that we are so much quicker to war these days then we were back then.

[Riot]

Here are the grade totals from the Inequality Report Card spreadsheet (individual voting records are there)

ALABAMA
Sen. Jeff Sessions R D
Sen. Richard Shelby R D

ALASKA
Sen. Mark Begich D B+
Sen. Lisa Murkowski R C

ARIZONA
Sen. Jon Kyl R D
Sen. John McCain R F

ARKANSAS
Sen. John Boozman R F
Sen. Mark Pryor D C

CALIFORNIA
Sen. Barbara Boxer D A-
Sen. Dianne Feinstein D A-

COLORADO
Sen. Michael Bennet D C+
Sen. Mark Udall D B

CONNECTICUT
Sen. Richard Blumenthal D A
Sen. Joe Lieberman ID C

DELAWARE
Sen. Thomas Carper D B
Sen. Chris Coons D B

FLORIDA
Sen. Bill Nelson D B+
Sen. Marco Rubio R D

GEORGIA
Sen. Saxby Chambliss R F
Sen. Johnny Isakson R F

HAWAII
Sen. Daniel Akaka D B+
Sen. Daniel Inouye D B

IDAHO
Sen. Mike Crapo R D
Sen. James Risch R D

ILLINOIS
Sen. Dick Durbin D A+
Sen. Mark Kirk R INC

INDIANA
Sen. Daniel Coats R D
Sen. Richard Lugar R D

IOWA
Sen. Charles Grassley R D
Sen. Tom Harkin D A

KANSAS
Sen. Jerry Moran R D
Sen. Pat Roberts R C-

KENTUCKY
Sen. Mitch McConnell R D
Sen. Rand Paul R D

LOUISIANA
Sen. Mary Landrieu D B
Sen. David Vitter R D

MAINE
Sen. Susan Collins R C
Sen. Olympia Snowe R C

MARYLAND
Sen. Ben Cardin D A-
Sen. Barbara Mikulski D A-

MASSACHUSETTS
Sen. Scott Brown R C-
Sen. John Kerry D B

MICHIGAN
Sen. Carl Levin D A
Sen. Debbie Stabenow D B+

MINNESOTA
Sen. Al Franken D A+
Sen. Amy Klobuchar D B

MISSISSIPPI
Sen. Thad Cochran R D
Sen. Roger Wicker R D

MISSOURI
Sen. Roy Blunt R F
Sen. Claire McCaskill D B

MONTANA
Sen. Max Baucus D A-
Sen. Jon Tester D C

NEBRASKA
Sen. Mike Johanns R F
Sen. Ben Nelson D C

NEVADA
Sen. Dean Heller R F
Sen. Harry Reid D B

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sen. Kelly Ayotte R D
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen D B+

NEW JERSEY
Sen. Frank Lautenberg D A
Sen. Robert Menendez D B+

NEW MEXICO
Sen. Jeff Bingaman D B
Sen. Tom Udall D A-

NEW YORK
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand D A
Sen. Chuck Schumer D C+

NORTH CAROLINA
Sen. Richard Burr R F
Sen. Kay Hagan D C

NORTH DAKOTA
Sen. Kent Conrad D A-
Sen. John Hoeven R D

OHIO
Sen. Sherrod Brown D A+
Sen. Rob Portman R D

OKLAHOMA
Sen. Tom Coburn R C-
Sen. James Inhofe R D

OREGON
Sen. Jeff Merkley D A
Sen. Ron Wyden D B+

PENNSYLVANIA
Sen. Robert Casey D B
Sen. Patrick Toomey R D

RHODE ISLAND
Sen. Jack Reed D A
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D A+

SOUTH CAROLINA
Sen. Jim DeMint R D
Sen. Lindsey Graham R F

SOUTH DAKOTA
Sen. Tim Johnson D B+
Sen. John Thune R F

TENNESSEE
Sen. Lamar Alexander R C-
Bob Corker R C-

TEXAS
Sen. John Cornyn R D
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison R C-

UTAH
Sen. Orrin Hatch R INC
Sen. Mike Lee R D

VERMONT
Sen. Patrick Leahy D A
Sen. Bernie Sanders ID A+

VIRGINIA
Sen. Mark Warner D B
Sen. Jim Webb D C

WASHINGTON
Sen. Maria Cantwell D B
Sen. Patty Murray D A

WEST VIRGINIA
Sen. Joe Manchin D C+
Sen. Jay Rockefeller D A-

WISCONSIN
Sen. Ron Johnson R C-
Sen. Herb Kohl D B

WYOMING
Sen. John Barrasso R D
Sen. Michael Enzi R F

[Riot]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

If you can compose something so rational as the above why on earth can't you understand that, for some, Romney - by virtue of not being Obama - is the one who offers hope?

Because Romney's policy promises are exactly a continuation of that transfer of wealth, literally embracing every GOP policy that has destroyed this country and put us into massive debt over every GOP presidency since 1968, and Obama's policies and laws implemented have actually been the opposite of that?

[Riot]

59 Congress Members Get An "F" on First-Ever Inequality Report Card
—By Josh Harkinson
| Wed Oct. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Forty eight representatives and 11 senators earn an "F" on a new report card that ranks lawmakers based on how well they address income inequality.

All of the failing grades went to Republicans.

The "Inequality Report Card," published today by the Institute for Policy Studies, looks at how lawmakers voted on dozens of bills that would, among other things, raise taxes on the wealthy, restrict the use of offshore tax havens, increase the minimum wage, and strengthen labor unions.

The report gives the worst combined grade to Arkansas' congressional delegation and the best to Vermont's.

Too bad Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described socialist, isn't as exportable as Bill Clinton.

None of the senators earning an "F" grade come from the nation's five most equal states.

Lawmakers' scores on the report card correlate loosely with how much income inequality exists in their home states. California and New York rank among the highest for income inequality but employ lawmakers that earn, on average, a B- for their friendliness to the middle class.

None of the senators earning an "F" grade come from the nation's five most equal states.

The report also looked at whether rich members of Congress tend to favor the 1 percent, but it seems that their votes depend more on party than pocketbook.

The 10 wealthiest Democrats earned grades ranging from a "B" to "A."

The best grade earned by a wealthy Republican was a C-minus.

[ Editorial note: Yes, the two parties clearly are not the same, and do not have the same vision for America, do they? Romney vs Obama - it's not an equal choice]

Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012...-congressmen-f