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andy77e @andy77e (5156) • United States 6 Apr 13

I have heard at least a hundred times or more, for the past 5 years, that everything was due to Bush's tax cuts. If only we didn't have the Bush tax cuts, if only we raised taxes on the rich, if only blaw blaw blaw.... why Social...

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knoodleknight18 I agree with the entire last half of the comment. I think that generation single handed ran this country into the ground while flourishing off decades off irresponsible government spending, but that's another topic.

17 Apr 13

andy77e @andy77e (5156) • United States 6 Apr 13

I have heard at least a hundred times or more, for the past 5 years, that everything was due to Bush's tax cuts. If only we didn't have the Bush tax cuts, if only we raised taxes on the rich, if only blaw blaw blaw.... why Social...

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knoodleknight18 Unlike a true ponzi scheme; there's no promise, to any investor, that they are going to ever see a significant return. The whole premise of social security is that most people don't live long enough to collect it. Much like the idea behind insurance, is that...

12 Apr 13

andy77e @andy77e (5156) • United States 6 Apr 13

I have heard at least a hundred times or more, for the past 5 years, that everything was due to Bush's tax cuts. If only we didn't have the Bush tax cuts, if only we raised taxes on the rich, if only blaw blaw blaw.... why Social...

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knoodleknight18 The very first Social Security recipient, was a lady that had never paid so much as a penny into social security. That right there doesn't fit the definition of a ponzi scheme. I didn't say it was an exact copy of insurance. I said it was similar to...

10 Apr 13

andy77e @andy77e (5156) • United States 6 Apr 13

I have heard at least a hundred times or more, for the past 5 years, that everything was due to Bush's tax cuts. If only we didn't have the Bush tax cuts, if only we raised taxes on the rich, if only blaw blaw blaw.... why Social...

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knoodleknight18 Not being able to move up is a caste system. A class structure is a system in which people can move up or down. There's a difference. The problem isn't the inability to move. The problem is that the vast majority of everyone makes much much less than a million...

10 Apr 13

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 30 Jan 13

What about 50 years from now? Does anyone believe that the guns used 50 or 100 years from now will be exactly the same as they are today? It seems a popular belief of anti-2nd amendment folks that our founding fathers were so...

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knoodleknight18 Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin? Need I continue listing instances where the government never did anything wrong to it's people?

1 Feb 13

knoodleknight18 @knoodleknight18 (917) • United States 20 Jan 13

I find it funny that just a few months ago we had nearly the same heated argument that Marijuana should be legalized that we're now having about tougher legislation on guns. I might be wrong but I get the feeling based of party...

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knoodleknight18 I think the problem encountered with the 2nd amendment is that no one, especially the anti-gun lobbyists, even consider it. Let's take for example Cuomo's argument before banning basically all modern firearms in NY. His argument was that you didn't need more...

27 Jan 13

knoodleknight18 @knoodleknight18 (917) • United States 20 Jan 13

I find it funny that just a few months ago we had nearly the same heated argument that Marijuana should be legalized that we're now having about tougher legislation on guns. I might be wrong but I get the feeling based of party...

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knoodleknight18 I think you bring up some good points. There can be risk involved in everything. How much freedom should we give up in the name of keeping people from engaging in unhealthy activities. Isn't part of freedom the freedom to make a choice that other might not...

21 Jan 13

knoodleknight18 @knoodleknight18 (917) • United States 20 Jan 13

I find it funny that just a few months ago we had nearly the same heated argument that Marijuana should be legalized that we're now having about tougher legislation on guns. I might be wrong but I get the feeling based of party...

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knoodleknight18 I agree marijuana itself is a relatively harmless drug. We see too many laws made from misinformation and strong emotion responses. There's over 300,000,000 people in this country. When you have that many people, it's not hard to find a certain example to...

21 Jan 13

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 11 Jan 13

Vice Presidnet Biden announced, [i]“The president is going to act. There are executive orders, there’s executive action that can be taken. We haven’t decided what that is yet. But we’re compiling it all with the help of the...

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knoodleknight18 I used to be a Democrat, but I can't even promote either side any more. All I see is both parties using emotions and fear to force citizens out of rights. The first amendment has long been restricted by the FCC and "decency" laws regarding speech and other...

17 Jan 13

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 11 Jan 13

Vice Presidnet Biden announced, [i]“The president is going to act. There are executive orders, there’s executive action that can be taken. We haven’t decided what that is yet. But we’re compiling it all with the help of the...

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knoodleknight18 How about? The the right to bear arms is to the right as occupy wall street is to the left.

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debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 11 Jan 13

Vice Presidnet Biden announced, [i]“The president is going to act. There are executive orders, there’s executive action that can be taken. We haven’t decided what that is yet. But we’re compiling it all with the help of the...

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knoodleknight18 How many mass murders have used a .38 as the only weapon? Is that a trick question? To start from what is being counted as mass murders lately I've seen the extreme left cite instances involving as few 2 victims and the shooter killing himself. By that...

12 Jan 13

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 2 Jan 13

Bush Sr. was not reelected due to his breaking his promise not to raise taxes, (when he did it was for a $1 for ever $2 spending CUT) yet Obama just raised taxes $41 for every $1 in spending cuts? Not to mention there are entire...

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knoodleknight18 I find it interesting you mention how as soon as Obama even mentioned health care the cost started going up? It doesn't matter who is president or what anyone says, our economy has turned into a giant mock wall street, controlled by knee jerk reactions. The...

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AnnieOakley1 @AnnieOakley1 (5596) • Canada 25 Dec 12

I just read this rant; http://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/understanding-the-2012-electoral-college/ It says the US Election system does not actually vote for the President and the Vice-President, that this 'other...

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knoodleknight18 Interesting bit of information. You wouldn't happen to know which elections this occurred in would you?

30 Dec 12

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valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 23 Dec 12

Many people feel that climate change is a huge, overblown non-issue; others see the fiscal cliff, the Benghazi attacks, etc. as made up crises. What about you? What do you think

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knoodleknight18 I did a little more looking into things. There's no real collection of data for use of firearms to protect people because it's not a crime to defend yourself. No one gets upset when a home invader is shot. The best I could find one some research from the...

30 Dec 12

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 23 Dec 12

Many people feel that climate change is a huge, overblown non-issue; others see the fiscal cliff, the Benghazi attacks, etc. as made up crises. What about you? What do you think

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knoodleknight18 I was just gonna leave this alone. But as andy773 pointed out over 3,000 people in the US die from the flu each year. Many more die from traffic accidents and poor diet is also another problem that kills and negatively affects 100s of thousands of Americans....

26 Dec 12

AnnieOakley1 @AnnieOakley1 (5596) • Canada 25 Dec 12

I just read this rant; http://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/understanding-the-2012-electoral-college/ It says the US Election system does not actually vote for the President and the Vice-President, that this 'other...

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knoodleknight18 Looks like Arizona voted 54% for Romney and 44% for Obama. I'd say its safe to assume they voted as the majority of their state did in this case.

26 Dec 12

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AnnieOakley1 @AnnieOakley1 (5596) • Canada 25 Dec 12

I just read this rant; http://realitybloger.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/understanding-the-2012-electoral-college/ It says the US Election system does not actually vote for the President and the Vice-President, that this 'other...

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knoodleknight18 Didn't they already beat the birth certificate horse to death? Did it change the way they voted in the EC?

26 Dec 12

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Adoniah @Adoniah (7513) • United States 24 Dec 12

In Kennesaw Georgia, a law was passed in 1982 that required a head of household to own a gun. Since then, there were only 4 murders...That kind of blows a big hole in the obamderthals theory that guns kill people... And of...

interesting gun laws

the right to protect oneself

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knoodleknight18 Funny you mention that because Mexico is right next door and we already get a ton of criminals and crime from them. Most police have "assault rifles" in their vehicles, and often items that are already not legal for the public to own. Why? Because they...

26 Dec 12

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 20 Dec 12

Most of you are probably unaware that for the last 4 months a US marine has been in a Mexican prison, where his life is threatened regularly. He's in there because, before crossing the border, he asked border patrol agents how to...

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knoodleknight18 I know we've put a lot of effort into get stupid journalists out of situations they got into for intentionally going to the wrong places at the wrong time. A lot has been to save American prisoners on foreign soils in a lot of cases. I think there might have...

24 Dec 12

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 18 Dec 12

We are being told that if we go over the Fiscal Cliff we will receive a tax increase and that under President Obama's plan the middle class will receive a tax cut. This is the problem with the Washington mentality. By not...

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knoodleknight18 Social Security, what a scam. Technically raising the age would save a fortune, but it would cause a host of new problems. It's already a problem that people are having to work till 65. The longer people stay at a job the more new jobs we need to have jobs for...

19 Dec 12

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