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Originally posted by Frankenchrist
He himself said 47% will vote for Obama no matter what.
Originally posted by whyamIhere
Have you ever been hired by a poor person?
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by whyamIhere
Have you ever been hired by a poor person?
Have you been laid off and outsourced by a poor person?
Originally posted by Nite_wing
Because we need him.
Simple enough?
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by whyamIhere
Have you ever been hired by a poor person?
Have you been laid off and outsourced by a poor person?
Originally posted by dakota1s2
reply to post by Chrisfishenstein
Romney took none of his father's estate. He started on his own. Education not with standing, his built his fortune by himself.
Originally posted by RELDDIR
That's a double false negative.
Welfare recipients have no incentive to start their own business.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by dakota1s2
reply to post by Chrisfishenstein
Romney took none of his father's estate. He started on his own. Education not with standing, his built his fortune by himself.
Well you kind of missing out on that little pesky education thing. He did well in school, I'm sure, but having access to financial backing was surely a big plus. Just remember what his wife said about how they got by. While my friends in school would deliver pizzas at night to make ends meet, and I was working as a tutor and an assistant till I was ready to drop dead, Romney would "sell a little stock". Huh? I mean, huh?
"it follows" a.k.a pure speculation: not a "Fact"
Having access to education is not a small thing. I was lucky to graduate from a top school on a fellowship (while working my way through it). My wife's loan was moderate (again, scholarship) and we managed to pay it off relatively quickly. In the end, we are blessed to have the education we have. Romney had a much easier time with that than 99% people.
And look, in his little speech he complained that 47% believe that they are entitled to healthcare. It follows
without much debate that he's equally resentful to people who want access to education.
So you can't convince me, because I look at the facts -- and Romney is all about perpetuating privilege.
Originally posted by 46ACE
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by dakota1s2
reply to post by Chrisfishenstein
Romney took none of his father's estate. He started on his own. Education not with standing, his built his fortune by himself.
Well you kind of missing out on that little pesky education thing. He did well in school, I'm sure, but having access to financial backing was surely a big plus. Just remember what his wife said about how they got by. While my friends in school would deliver pizzas at night to make ends meet, and I was working as a tutor and an assistant till I was ready to drop dead, Romney would "sell a little stock". Huh? I mean, huh?
And you couldn't(buy and sell stocks) because?
“'We were happy, studying hard. Neither one of us had a job, because Mitt had enough of an investment from stock that we could sell off a little at a time. The stock came from Mitt’s father."
Originally posted by RELDDIR
(BTW, they outsource jobs by purchasing Chinese made vs. American made)
Shenzhen was singled out to be the first of the five Special Economic Zones (SEZ). It was formally established in 1979 due to its proximity to Hong Kong. The SEZ was created to be an experimental ground for the practice of market capitalism within a community guided by the ideals of "socialism with Chinese characteristics".
But it is not helping our economy to move jobs out of the country because the corporation can profit more and pay less taxes, etc. than they would if they continued to manufacture in the US...something like plastic swimming pools, for example...there is no reason to not make stuff like that here in the US so we can buy it...I would probably rather buy imported chocolate than imported PVC, if you dig. The Chinese, like all humans, are opportunists, and took advantage of American corporate greed and generous trade agreements to put their population to work and profit from the investments of America and other countries, too...while Americans are unemployed for months or years on end.
Originally posted by whyamIhere
Sorry for pulling one paragraph...I think you have identified a huge problem.
Long ago communities decided manufacturing was the cause of pollution.
Americans not wanting dirty air or dirty water passed laws making it impossible to stay open.
Germany exports were worth 92.90 Billion EUR in July of 2012. Historically, from 1991 until 2012, Germany Exports averaged 53.96 Billion EUR reaching an all time high of 98.80 Billion EUR in March of 2012 and a record low of 23.40 Billion EUR in January of 1993. German economy is heavily export-oriented (the world's biggest exporter), with exports accounting for more than one-third of national output. Its principal exports are: motor vehicles, machinery, chemical products, electrical devices and telecommunications technology.
It's a telling story. Between 1990 and 2005, Germany's total greenhouse-gas emissions declined 18%; in the same period, those of the U.S. went up 16%. But Germany's impressive performance has been less about innovation than about implementation. The government has left little to chance. An eco-tax on fuel discourages petroleum use. Laws push waste reduction and recycling; producers must pay to deal with packaging they create. Subsidies encourage people to retrofit their homes with solar panels.
Originally posted by TheOneElectric
THIS IS NOT MY ATS
"Because we need him"
I never...EVER..thought I'd see something so [Again, Tuesday's are not the best] inane posted on this site. I've seen some pretty bad stuff, but this one takes the [I should really learn to deal with this whole Tuesday thing] cake.