The endisnighe State of the Union Address

endisnighe State of the Union

Economy

1. Jobs-Loss of employment is still going at a great clip.
   
2. Small Business-Being destroyed by existing regs and to come future regs
3. Stock Market-Money given to banks created an excellent opportunity for banks to dump their junk assets on the American People and then purchase all the good assets up. GS and other corrupt and complicit banks in the whole problem, were able to steal massive amounts of assets from the American People with the help of both the Dems and Repubs.
   
4. Multi-National corporations are still bleeding the US dry. With the outsourcing of work to other countries the US is now down to the 3rd largest exporter of goods. The US maintenance base is almost a non-existent entity.
   
5. Immigration reform is still a major problem and still not being addressed. This will of course never end, government does not want to address it and probably never will. It helps to destroy several things in our country and is an excellent source of votes for socialistic measures.
   
6. SS & Medicare/Medicaid is broke. Enough said on this, the government will never address this issue. They may even try to still sneak in another health care measure that surely is just another socialistic measure that will bleed us dry.
   
7. The national debt and the national liabilities are at >12 Trillion and >100 Trillion respectively. The government still does not know how to spend within means. I would like to push a 75% income tax rate on all members of the government, until a balanced budget is achieved.
   

Wars and the "Homeland" Security (in quotes because of Nazi similarity)

1. The American people have their privacy and rights taken away.
   
2. Terrorists are mirandized on the battle field and in bomb attempts.
   
3. Empire is ever expanding.
   
4. Wars are a corporate endeavor and for profit.
   
5. 700 foreign bases in 130 countries.
   
6. I wonder where future bases are planned? Yemen. Pakistan. Venezuela. Brazil. Iran.
   

Corruption In government.

1. Non-Transparency.
   
2. Collusion with Mega Corps
   
3. Collusion with Banks and the IMF
   
4. Lies, Obfuscation, Denials
   
5. Back room deals.
   
6. Government still not held to the same standards as the likes of Madoff and Ponzi.
   
7. Government are not held to the same legislation as the American People.
   

Just a short breakdown. I will update after the Obama speech.


Obama-State of the Union

Blah blah blah, these were times blah blah blah America prevailed blah blah again we are tested blah blah blah I took over the economy on the verge blah blah so we stole trillions blah blah blah

1 in 10 cant find work really 1 in 5 blah blah blah slavery for you low lifes blah blah Me me blah blah blah I I I me me blah blah Ellie light wrote me letters blah blah blah corruption on wall street-don't look at gov corruption and collusion blah blah blah Hope Change rope chain blah blah blah

Better life what else they share adversity blah blah blah people are still working at some thing strange encouraged blah blah blah I am hopeful blah blah everyone stands and applauds for some unknown reason Union strong fear and division blah blah blah why clap there blah blah blah

economy shore up banks that caused the whole problem we all hated the bank bail out LIAR blah root canal blah blah me I me I we meltdown double if we would not have bailed out Bush I supported I made transparent I we me I blah clap

Most money recovered so I want to tax tax tax I me wall street not keen evil bankers so I will tax clap clap clap we stabilized saved jobs helped unemployed me I me lowered taxes ehehehehehehehehehe blah blah blah no you #ing gave money away, you did not lower any taxes I lie I lie I lie clap clap Millions of americans had more money I lie again blah blah blah we saved 2 million jobs #ing liar more jobs raised in government tax cuts I lie again no repubs standing here claps

economists say the recovery act helped, asked any of them

Here is where I can no longer listen any longer. Frelling liar liar liar liar!

Clean coal-means destroy coal industry

Cap and tax-booo destroy industry

Nation we are the best blah blah

export more goods. means china needs to make more goods

double exports, yeah right how by going socialist or corporatist

install more export controls

enforce trade agreements-more international corporations

invest in education-dumb down people more propaganda

reward success-enforce affirmative action

success of children and renew expansion of government

revitalize community colleges-more state run schools

if you do public service you do not have to pay back loans-bigger government people in government will not have to pay sound familiar?

we shored up housing, do not know how with 7 million empty houses

We still need health insurance reform



[edit on 1/27/2010 by endisnighe]

How much of that "State of the Union" is he actually going to mention?

I'd say a good chunk of none of it.

reply to post by gwydionblack


Charles Krauthammer just said he thinks Obama is going to try to obfuscate and not really say anything.

That being a paraphrase, not a quote.

reply to post by endisnighe


The FortAnthem State of the Union Adderess:

America, you're screwed.


'Nuff said.

Mike Dangerously's sate of the union:There is no such thing as the two party system no matter how much the pundits and major networks try and keep the illusion going and the myth of bipartisanship has always been a scam to rope in the independents and naive.The US government is obsessed with empire building and won't stop because they are convinced they are the true heirs of the Roman empire are delusions of grandeur fun? Health Care Reform is dead so they will be looking for some kind of domestic policy victory and will use the threat of domestic and foreign terrorism to get more power and money.Good Night and God Bless America.

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Great list, endisnighe, sadly you could almost apply that list as is to any of the last 20-30 years.

War and Debt are treated as a for-profit industry and will constantly grow. As long as American taxpayers keep writing blank checks to the government it will never stop.

Well, we could make it a drinking game. Take a shot every time Obama uses the word, "Hope" or "Change".

reply to post by jerico65


Did you read my running commentary.

We could really get drunk if we drank when he says I or Me.

Frelling narcissist.

Tries to tell a joke about health care
More health care scare tactics on health care
Security of Americans
Dodd looking like a troll install dodd look alike here

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Snide remark saying Americans asking what it is in it for me frelling asshat

More health care shenanigans obfuscations and lying that he wants any help on how to do it better

Bull about debt and deficit

Blame the repubs and McCain I think mouthed bull#

I have solved everyth,ing by saying I am going to stop spending like a whore

starting in 2011, meaning after midterms to try and stay in power

wow he found 20 billion savings, now bringing up 250,000 again

Now he calls for a bipartisan panel for something and was not passed so he gives executive order

Big laugh about how budgeting works-insert feet in huge mouth

More blame on Bush and company we are pure its time to try something new

common sense, yeah right

Admitting no one trusts washington, another lie about lobbyists and outside influence

Lie that he has not appointed lobbyists, lies about SC decision, they do not look very happy If looks could kill. SC eyes were lasers

More promises of transparency

More jokes about his messianic and narcissistic attitude

Blaming the repubs for blocking legislation, where the dems have a supermajority

I me I me I

Call for dems to push their # through

Blame the repubs again about saying no

I call to Defend our nation and be the police of the world.

We are providing the best defense and more police of the world. We have killed more people then in 2008

We will protect the rights of Afghans not US citizens

We will have all COMBAT troops out but we have a brand new base in Iraq

Now lie about all troops coming home

Now he glosses over the FACT how many troops we have around the world and mentions we should support troops

Michele and Biden will save the VA and American troop families

More danger and scare about nukes Russian and US are the best

Okay, I am done.

Climate change lies, bioterrorism and disease lies.

We have to take care of the world because it is right, and the NWO will continue its One World government.

America Freedom and dignity.

Blah blah blah

Constitution lies.

My admin is prosecuting civil rights violations and hate crimes.

Gay and then close up of generals. Equal pay laws.

Immigration laws and no stance even said about illegals.

Blah blah blah blah blah

American Values.

Americans do not trust corporations, media and yes even government.

Hope and Change bull#. Remember this, I never said change would be easy.

Just because people do not want something, does not mean we should not do it anyway.



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reply to post by endisnighe


You will be running for public office right? You seem to feel the pulse of the vast majority of Americans.

Or...wait...you don't believe in democracy or our system of government so you'll probably not run this year.

reply to post by FortAnthem


Damn you FortAnthem! I was going to post that very notion here but unlike the masses of this site I read what is written before me and try not to duplicate unless it is to drive home a point.....

So in this case

OBE's State of the Untion

Sorry....I gave it to Congress in text as the Constitution does not require me to hold some "I am awesome and everyone will adore me for it" speech....Please refer to the Congressional Journal for the 27th of January to review the State of the Union.

I got a laugh out of the part about companies buying modern equipment to compete with the rest of the world.
"American companies should modernize to compete with the rest of the world"
This is imposable if you are trying to compete with workers that make $5.00 a day wages or less even if you have more modern equipment.
also hard the compete when there governments have the system set up where the raw materials used to make the products cost more in the US then the finished products cost from countries like china,

Just like the other day he visited a machine shop and praised them for the modern equipment they had.
The problem was there was little modern equipment in the shop.
most of the equipment was 20 to 30 years old and American made.
And you can not replace this equipment any more because its no longer made in the US.
That is why the company is most likely still using it.

I think people should also look into population growth. The US is at about 309 million people right now. In about 50 to 75 year that number will be reduces to in worst case 150-200 million people.

A reduction in population would also mean a reduction in economic growth. And the depth pr-citizen will grow. This will change the whole face of future politics in America.

Sir,

An ounce of moderation will get you further than a ton of ill tempered rhetoric.

I was disposed to post my humble opinions here, but I'm sad to say the tone and volume of your rhetoric, and declarations, are rude, and have dissuaded me from attempting civil debate under your auspices.

I feel you have not presented a dissenting opinion, it smacks of prejudice, and it is histrionic in nature.

I will seek other threads that are civil, and invite participation without regard for partisanship, or presumption of concurrence.

Respectfully,

Cyberstray


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reply to post by CyberStray


This is a free country.

You have every right to say what you want, right to life, right to pay exorbitant taxes, the right to get screwed by every politician, the right to other people getting your labor, oh and one more thing-

You specifically; have the right to be wrong.

Originally posted by endisnighe
...right to pay exorbitant taxes...

Being taxed 20% of my paycheck when I make more money than any other country in the world doesn't really make me think, 'Oh, how unfair.'

reply to post by links234



20%? Do not even come here and try to bull# me.

When I say taxes, I mean ALL taxes.

All taxes combined come to 50-75% of take home.

If you earn from about 30-50k, you are in the highest effective tax rate bracket. Hell, if you are single, you could be paying as high as 80% of your income in taxes.

Just because you do not know the tax exists, does not mean it does not.

Income taxes alone are Federa,l State, City income; plus SS, Medicare, Medicaid, State Unemployment, Health etc.

Then you can add up ALL the other forms of taxes.

Here, I spent too much time on this rebuttal as it is.Taxes and Social Utopia

Do not tell me 20% is all we pay. Jeez.

reply to post by endisnighe


I think you're using fuzzy math, I really only get taxed about 20% (when I checked it was closer to 15, but I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt) of my bi-weekly paycheck.

When I say I calculated what I get taxed I added the NUMBERS of each of my state, federal and social security taxes, multiplied by 100 and divided by my base pay.

You really shouldn't add percentages like you did here:

So far let us add this all up.
28+12.4+2.9+7+1.1+4=55.4% effective tax rate.

It's not an actual view of the percentage one is taxed. According to you I'm not getting paid what my employer says I'm getting paid sooo...I'm getting taxed without knowing it. Did I get that right? If I had added my percentages I would've had an extraordinarily high percentage as well. But I know how to calculate percentages, thus, don't need to add them.

If you earn from about 30-50k, you are in the highest effective tax rate bracket.

Well...not really, the highest tax rate is 35% if you make *drum roll* >$372,951!

Someone earning 30-50k a year is taxed AT MOST 25% of their federal.
Source

You did however work that 6.2% for both employer and employee just as the CBO did, so that's one of your 'invisible' taxes.

reply to post by links234


You are still equating direct income taxes with all taxes.

Let me say it again, effective tax includes all taxes, income, property, sales, fees, licensing, etc etc etc.

I will say it again, the effective tax rate for the people making below 250k is between 50-75%

If you make more then that, you make enough to avoid these tax incidentals.

Google effective tax rates once and do a little research.

You keep bringing up income taxes, it was not what I was talking about.

Originally posted by endisnighe
reply to post by links234

 

You are still equating direct income taxes with all taxes.

I thought you were.

Let me say it again, effective tax includes all taxes, income, property, sales, fees, licensing, etc etc etc.

See, you did it right there. The percentage of my income tax is not proportional to the percentage I pay for gas or sales.

I will say it again, the effective tax rate for the people making below 250k is between 50-75%

If you make more then that, you make enough to avoid these tax incidentals.

Google effective tax rates once and do a little research.

Everything I find just points me to income tax.

You keep bringing up income taxes, it was not what I was talking about.

Misunderstanding? By that logic the 50-75% you gave me would equate to 70-95% if income tax was factored in, did I miss something there?

From your other post you mentioned CA SDI tax, I don't think you should be counting this because when you file it's considered deductible on your federal, so while you pay that amount to the state the fed will return it to you come tax season.

SDI is deductible as tax on federal returns because it is a collected tax.

Also, your CA UI tax, which, from my basic research is paid only by employers. According to California:

The maximum tax is $434 per employee per year. (Calculated at the highest UI tax rate of 6.2 percent x $7,000.)

The swing to that is complete political perspective; *personal opinion*you can either retain that $434 annualy and lose your job with ZERO unemployment benefits, or pay it and get some help from the state while you search for another one.*/personal opinion*