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    RIP USA

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    That debate was raised at the beginning the bank bailout, and the automaker bailout. If no bailout = collapse, there needs to be a plan B to the no bailout plan.

     

    I think people hoped that Obama would be above the divisiveness. Bush and the neo-cons were going to be above the divisiveness. (Reagan was all about the divisiveness -- j/k).

     

    The major stumbling blocks in government right now is one party is refusing to do anything and the other party is fumbling on its own.

     

    To me,

    bailout = Complete collapse

    no bailout = Some collapse

     

    The fact is there needs to be huge correction in our economy and govt is not letting it happen, because no one wants to tell America the truth.

    RIP USA

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    That's true, but the underlying problem, to me, comes down to status quo of no regulatory oversight (GOP = good) or protecting people through regulatory oversight (GOP = bad). If we don't fix the problem, $ is the only option.

     

    In terms of borrowing money, how did all the $$ Bush borrow finish off the War On Terror?

     

    Sorry. You're right. Party shouldn't enter into it. But it appears today one party is getting bashed by a party that is not offering any alternatives, just criticism (true and bogus criticism at that).

     

    What is the way out, in your mind?

     

    I think people get too carried away with Dems vs. GOPs It's a pissing contest and its getting in the way of real progress.

     

    There is so much that needs to change but a main thing is that we shouldn't borrow or print anymore money. No more bailouts. Companies that lose money need to fail. We also need drastic cuts in govt spending.

     

    All of which regardless of party, our govt is not capable of doing.

    RIP USA

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    Not true. In fact he has mused that another infusion will be necessary.

     

    On the subject of "borrowing money and not having to work for it," can we consider on whose watch the sub-prime debacle happened. A look at the Dow Jones over the past decade shows a collapse and a rebound to pre-Bush administration levels.

     

    Obama is blamed for not sorting out the banks, but first he had to sort out the financial problem.

     

    I'm not saying he's better than pre-packaged cheese but don't pin stuff on him that isn't true, and don't lay 41 bodies at his feet whose only sign of life is "no" and then say he isn't getting anything done.

     

    The politics of no is cozy, but it's as wrong as it was over the six years it the GOP administration and the GOP-led Congress dumped us in the mess we're in.

     

    What???

     

    All I am saying is that if you borrow money to pay for all your mistakes, then of course it's going to fix things temporarily. Not trying to put blame on anything or say one party is better than the other.

     

    My point is nothing is really fixed. We just borrowed our way out of things for a bit. The underlying problem is still there and getting worse.

    RIP USA

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Obama is saying the fact that we dumped 700+ billion into our economy, our economy is not dying anymore. Duh! It we could just all borrow money and not have to work for it, then why would anyone have jobs? Of course if you borrow or print money when you need it, it's gonna help.

     

    What happens when that runs out?

    Ted Kennedy to be succeeded by a toolbag

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Fixed.

     

    Other reasons among the 1000s:

    Unfair competition

    Prices are hidden / no transparency

    Employer based health care

    Tort costs (having 1000 of plaintiffs asking for millions and one defendant can be pretty expensive)

    Individuals going to the Doctor for a cold and paying with their insurance

    Overall health of Americans.

     

    HMO Act of 1973. Your reasons are mostly caused by the govt. Just because Americans get sick more doesnt skyrocket the medical prices though.

    Ted Kennedy to be succeeded by a toolbag

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    More than that, I think it's really important to keep things in perspective: no matter what we have to complain about in this country, we live in one of the most desirable nations to live in, in the world. Legal immigration is incredibly high here, partly due to the state of the labor trade and our own immigration laws, but also because a lot of people come here to go to school, hoping to get a job here afterward; a lot of people reallyreallyreally hope they're the one who gets transferred from their division in [other nation] to work for their employer here in the U.S. We might not be #1 on everyone's list, but we have it really flippin' good.

     

    The statement is true and I agree with it but it is quickly changing. All our hope and dreams of America is now being exposed to the world as unsustainable.

    Wilco Vinyl

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Just received my copies of AM, Being There, and Summerteeth.... For quite some time, I have wanted to hear the differences between the cd and vinyl versions of Summerteeth.

     

    I have only recently started to build my vinyl collection and do not have a record player. Until I can afford a decent one, I am trying to find someone who has had a chance to rip the album. I have scoured the internet without any luck, so I would be most grateful if anyone would be willing to share or at least point me in the right direction.

     

    The equipment used is what creates the sound, so you have to listen to records on a record player to hear the difference from a cd on a cd player. You can't recreate the record sound on a cd player.

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