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Weaving the Strands: Business, Economics, and Tax Policy 2.0

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joecct said:
Sure - it works like this - the GOP prevented the worst of the excesses from the Democratic (senate) majority and administration from taking effect. This allowed the economy to grow without massive government interference.

See? It's all how you spin.....
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Like how the Republicans voted down Obamacare and thus prevented the apocalyptic increases in health costs and massive decreases in coverage and quality of care that would have happened immediately after its adoption, right?
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
I'm pretty sure that's the rule of both sides.
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No. Elizabeth Warren for example. Paul Wellstone (RIP). Bernie Sanders. Etc, etc.

Notice none of them tend to be GOP? I sure do.

Meanwhile the way is now clear for the ONLY Bone Man and Mitch the Turtle's jobs bill in existence.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/10/u...icmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000&_r=0

Nebraska Justices Back Pipeline; Now Obama Must Decide
 
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So energy has taken it on the chin. $46 per barrel. I'm a big environmental guy, but its hard to not like cheap oil. It helps the economy and it helps the economy. Stock market gets jittery because its the unknown...but it helps the economy.

But to hear the oil companies complain. They're having to think about lay offs (this after being the most profitable companies in the world just a few years back). The travesty. And somehow, saving every family thousands every year will be swamped by some unemployed in the energy sector. And now those that freaked out when we needed to bail out banks to stop the economy from total collapse...are saying we should bail out big oil.

Why Big Oil Needs a Bailout in New OPEC Price War

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2014/12/15/Why-Big-Oil-Needs-Bailout-New-OPEC-Price-War
 
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joecct said:
Maps in today's WaPo on where Social Security goes. Interesting info on disability payments in there, too.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...in-four-maps/?tid=HP_business?tid=HP_business
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"The states with the highest percentage of people age 18-64 on disability in the U.S. are West Virginia (where the number is nearly 1 in 10), Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Maine, Tennessee, South Carolina and Missouri. "

All Red states except for Maine. Coincidence? I don't think so...
 
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Rover said:
"The states with the highest percentage of people age 18-64 on disability in the U.S. are West Virginia (where the number is nearly 1 in 10), Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Maine, Tennessee, South Carolina and Missouri. "

All Red states except for Maine. Coincidence? I don't think so...
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It's an Institution to be on disability in West Virginia.
 
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Rover said:
"The states with the highest percentage of people age 18-64 on disability in the U.S. are West Virginia (where the number is nearly 1 in 10), Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Maine, Tennessee, South Carolina and Missouri. "

All Red states except for Maine. Coincidence? I don't think so...
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Their leaders are con artists; makes sense their voters are too.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
It's an Institution to be on disability in West Virginia.
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The 30+ people in this film were all on welfare. That and prescription fraud is their entire culture. Basically the Palins with a little more class.
 
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Big Oil doesn't need a bailout, but we need to be careful in how close we take them to the brink. (Hint: They're still a long ways from the edge.)
 
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Kepler said:
Their leaders are con artists; makes sense their voters are too.
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I spent a day in a workers comp clinic. Can honestly say it was one of the worst days of my life. No amount of money would sway me to be the physician in that.
 
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5mn_Major said:
But to hear the oil companies complain. They're having to think about lay offs (this after being the most profitable companies in the world just a few years back). The travesty. And somehow, saving every family thousands every year will be swamped by some unemployed in the energy sector. And now those that freaked out when we needed to bail out banks to stop the economy from total collapse...are saying we should bail out big oil.
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Have them buy up as much as they can, and keep it off the market. Less on the market will raise prices. When prices rise, then they can sell it. Problem solved.

Or they can keep siting around and whining while watching their oh so fragile companies crumble. It'd make for more entertainment.
 
Rover said:
"The states with the highest percentage of people age 18-64 on disability in the U.S. are West Virginia (where the number is nearly 1 in 10), Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Maine, Tennessee, South Carolina and Missouri. "

All Red states except for Maine. Coincidence? I don't think so...
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Or they realize that disabled does not count towards unemployment and some other pot pays the bills.
 
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Critical Thinker said:
Have them buy up as much as they can, and keep it off the market. Less on the market will raise prices. When prices rise, then they can sell it. Problem solved.

Or they can keep siting around and whining while watching their oh so fragile companies crumble. It'd make for more entertainment.
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You want the oil producers to purchase a huge share of their own product? That's about the oddest thing I've ever read here. Why wouldn't they just keep their product in the ground? Then they're not paying people to take it out of the ground only to not take it to market, and they wouldn't have to pay for storage. The company owners aren't in the business to operate as charities.
 
St. Clown said:
You want the oil producers to purchase a huge share of their own product? That's about the oddest thing I've ever read here. Why wouldn't they just keep their product in the ground? Then they're not paying people to take it out of the ground only to not take it to market, and they wouldn't have to pay for storage. The company owners aren't in the business to operate as charities.
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You realize this is a vast USA - Saudi conspiracy to bring the Russian economy to its knees, don't you?
 
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