Wed November 13, 2013 2:47 pm
Varis wrote:In fairnesd though, people do keep asking him about shit. I can't blame him for voicing his opinions when asked. I would to most likely.
Of course as you point out we have the collective and reciprocal right to ignore him. I could give a shit about his opinions in the end.
Wed November 13, 2013 2:51 pm
Wed November 13, 2013 3:06 pm
Mine wrote:funny how he's stubborn and an idiot when he sticks with an opinion and a hypocrite when he changes one.
Wed November 13, 2013 3:09 pm
onawave wrote:wtf.
trying to make sense of some of these posts.
big sweeping change is the hardest thing to pull off in government. im not "arguing" on the how it should be done. im making a point on that these kinds of program's work in other countries, your CURRENT government is trying to make some progress in making the USA a better place to live. (imho)
onawave wrote:i mean holy fuk. every time someone tries to change a law for the better over there, some idiot brings up the one of your amendments and pokes holes in it or hides behind it.
onawave wrote:basic healthcare for everyone? again im not arguing on how its been implemented, im on the side of the fence that this shit fuking works. its not going to be perfect, but holy shit it has to be better than what u have now.
onawave wrote:im not even going to entertain the spying debate. read the topic.
onawave wrote:getting back to ed. i %100 agree with the dude. imagine if tighter gun controls just even saved one kids life. WINNING
onawave wrote:now the counter argument is that people need these guns for self defence. if this is actually true, well america has lost the battle with itself already.
Wed November 13, 2013 3:13 pm
Wed November 13, 2013 3:15 pm
malice wrote:I'm really missing little wing right about now :/
Wed November 13, 2013 3:15 pm
malice wrote:I'm really missing little wing right about now :/
Wed November 13, 2013 3:22 pm
Heathen wrote:malice wrote:I'm really missing little wing right about now :/
slut
there, feeling better?
Wed November 13, 2013 3:27 pm
Wed November 13, 2013 3:27 pm
malice wrote:Heathen wrote:malice wrote:I'm really missing little wing right about now :/
slut
there, feeling better?
I appreciate the effort, babe, but it's just not the same without his readiness to expound for hours onthe complete stupidity of any point that disagrees with his own. also, the vocabulary fuck ups were usually entertaining
Wed November 13, 2013 3:33 pm
Varis wrote:IlluminEddie wrote:Varis wrote:These are :americaissues: so I could give a fuck, but this seems kinda dumb to me:IlluminEddie wrote:harmless wrote:IlluminEddie wrote:Our government is pretty much broke.
You're allowing quite a bit of leeway in your "pretty much", right?
What's the US debt/GPP ratio? Seriously, look it up...
I think that having more debt than you make in a given year, is kinda the definition of broke. Do you disagree?
I have a mortgage on my home and a mortgage on my business premises, total debt certainly more than I make in a year, whether looking at either gross turnover or family taxable income. My Balance Sheet's still pretty sound though, and we aren't broke by any definition. Your economic theory looks a bit shoddy here, friend.
An individual and a country are not the same thing. Look up the term leverage... think about the negative consequences of leverage. Think about interest payments. Then consider the ability to print money by the US government. Once you do all of the above, apply that term to macroeconomics.
Having a public debt/GDP ratio above 100% (for an entire economy) is extremely high, and yes (that combined with all the aforementioned), in my opinion warrants the term - "pretty much broke".
Like I said, :americaproblems:. This map is interesting though, and I guess goes a way to proving your argument (not about broke, more about bad financial management). America is like the newly wed couple down the street who bought the biggest house they could afford and stocked up on flat screens, lounge suites and personal gym equipment using all the store and credit cards they could lay their hands on. And Canada's even worse! They look to have a serious case of 'keeping up with the joneses'.
Public Debt as a % of GDP
Looks like they should be asking "What would Putin do?". Something involving ripping his shirt off probably.
Wed November 13, 2013 3:40 pm
broken iris wrote:Mine wrote:funny how he's stubborn and an idiot when he sticks with an opinion and a hypocrite when he changes one.
Thus is internets. From what I can tell, a lot of his views that have evolved are a result of maturity not hypocrisy, and changing your opinion based on experience and facts is not a sign of idiocy. On some issues though, he remains stubbornly opposed to hearing the other side and guns is one of them.
Wed November 13, 2013 4:07 pm
McParadigm wrote:You know, guys, massive bioaccumulation of industrially released methylmercury into our water supply might someday shield our bodies from alien infectious diseases. Is it likely? Depends on perspective. But, it's possible.
Wed November 13, 2013 4:11 pm
malice wrote:McParadigm wrote:You know, guys, massive bioaccumulation of industrially released methylmercury into our water supply might someday shield our bodies from alien infectious diseases. Is it likely? Depends on perspective. But, it's possible.
stop arguing counterfactuals
Wed November 13, 2013 4:17 pm
Wed November 13, 2013 4:19 pm
Wed November 13, 2013 4:32 pm
McParadigm wrote:you can imagine how I felt about the chance to write "bioaccumulation," then.
Wed November 13, 2013 5:10 pm
IlluminEddie wrote:Varis wrote:Like I said, :americaproblems:. This map is interesting though...
Public Debt as a % of GDP
I believe that map is from 2007, pre-recession. Things have changed a lot since then.
I think this one is from 2012 ( a bit more recent):
...High debt-to-gdp is not a good situation, it will stiffle economic growth and the only way out is some sort of unknown technological boom.
Wed November 13, 2013 5:28 pm
McParadigm wrote:you can imagine how I felt about the chance to write "bioaccumulation," then.
Wed November 13, 2013 5:32 pm