http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/02/24/obama_nation Comments On: Obama Nation by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:45:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
I reread your comment a couple times ... I couldn't tell if you were being sarcastic. sorry ... and then I went on a rant
Posted by former tri-state]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:47:08 -0800 The Stranger
They take the money, and keep it and put it in their pocket. It's brilliant. By taxing the rich, they take the money and put it in pocket. Trickle down economics NOT in progress. They might invest it some more AFTER they buy a couple houses, that fancy car ... and when they are done pissing their money on material things (like all humans do ...) then they'll look at the market and see what it can do for them.

The small businesses getting taxed more, it's a crock of shit. Most of the small businesses, are rich men with lots of little hands in small venture capital stakes, using the small business loop holes to try to sock away their money in more tax resistent investments.

Ironic isn't it.

When we tax the rich more, they have to come up with more ingenious ways of investing it, hiding and thus putting more money back into the market. And not in their pocket.

Ironic isn't it ... by taxing them more ... they in turn make more money, at least in the long run, as opposed to having to scheme of ways to keep their money for the short term. In short, we keep people working for their money.

The tax code, as complicated as it is, is designed to work in the complicated and dynamic world of finance WE ACTUALLY LIVE IN. As opposed to the black and white world we want to live in, believe we live in, or whatever. It's no wonder why the gap between rich and poor has grown durring the Bush administration and we have NOTHING to show for it other than real estate to drive our economy.

Not manufacturing, not mining, not natural resources ... but real estate. I mean really, FUCK real estate. Because someone owns a pretty condo in long beach, our stocks are doing better? I mean that is nonesense.

We make and do nothing, but boast about how awesome our property is and thus we are wealthy?

I also would like to believe in underpants gnomes and unicorns.
Posted by former tri-state]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:44:40 -0800 The Stranger
Yeah, you're right. It doesn't make sense.
Posted by Lee]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:09:27 -0800 The Stranger
Phase 1: Steal underpants
Phase 2: ????
Phase 3: Profit

I mean, try as they might, phase 2 just isn't that clear to me. Or even if it makes sense in Omaha Nebraska, it makes NO sense in New England or any major metropolitan area on the seaboard (who pay more than their fare share of taxes btw).


Posted by former tri-state]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:41:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Jill in Renton]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:31:31 -0800 The Stranger Jindal completely angered me with his comments about volcano monitoring. I wanted to reach through the tv and slap him. Just because HIS state lacks volcanoes doesnt mean everyone else lacks them too. What a complete and utter ignorant fool. We monitor them SO PEOPLE DON'T DIE IN A NATURAL DISASTER. Maybe we shouldn't monitor tropical storms and hurricanes???
Posted by gfrancie]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:16:57 -0800 The Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNpZ_uBOX…

This is Jindal's response, what a joke! (sorry for the closed captioned smart ass remark on the video- this goon was the only one I could find who had the full response!)
Posted by Norskette]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:48:33 -0800 The Stranger
What is that old saying about polishing a turd?
Posted by Sad Comment]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:46:07 -0800 The Stranger
You mean creepy Mr Rogers?

God, that was a response?

Are you SERIOUS?
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:35:13 -0800 The Stranger
Also, I couldn't stop laughing when he started talking.
Posted by apres_moi]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:45:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by good speech tonight]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:23:28 -0800 The Stranger
Now THAT is a good idea.
Posted by Ozymandias]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:16:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Chip Chipmunk]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:07:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mattymatt]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:03:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:37:23 -0800 The Stranger
The choice of Jindal to give this address strikes me as a low stakes gamble. The GOP didn't have much to lose today, and this is someone who could reasonably be imagined to be the GOP's Obama (interesting biography, meteoric rise to power and fame, etc).

But, I don't think anyone who wasn't a hardcore "tax cuts will solve all of our problems and give us individual blowjobs too!" nut will have a very favorable reaction to that address. It was really uncomfortable to watch.
Posted by Lee]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:35:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ehd]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:08:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:02:33 -0800 The Stranger and those were the kind remarks.
Posted by Sad Comment]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:29:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Go away! 'Batin'!]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:28:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Julie in Eugene]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:25:59 -0800 The Stranger