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Old 08-20-2011, 05:43 AM
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If you believe I'm generalizing this to an entire class of people, yes you do. I told a story about one successful person who had the benefit of "your money". Except it wasn't your money. It was tribal assistance paid for by casino proceeds. Could she have had the same result using non profit help? Sure, if such assistance was available, in a perfect world. Personally, I'd like to see an outcome based system of support for these folks who really want to get out of the cycle. The dole clearly isn't working. If we suddenly decided to stop the system altogether though, we'd still pay for them one way or another.
Which while outside the scope of this thread- brings us to the next point: if we'd still pay for them one way or another- why are we letting more people come into the country? It's not working. I have to pay for more and more people and I'm getting more and more behind. I'm one of the people who pull the cart and instead of making policies which help me and those like me, the country is helping make it easier to not pull the cart and let more onto the cart so my load is heavier. You are correct the dole is not working. I'd also like to see a outcome based system and if things don't change now they never will. Your arguments are consistently on the left and that's not working. The right view works only a small percentage of the time- very small. The country needs more people in the middle and to help those pulling the cart- not those riding on it.
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Old 08-20-2011, 06:00 AM
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Which while outside the scope of this thread- brings us to the next point: if we'd still pay for them one way or another- why are we letting more people come into the country? It's not working. I have to pay for more and more people and I'm getting more and more behind. I'm one of the people who pull the cart and instead of making policies which help me and those like me, the country is helping make it easier to not pull the cart and let more onto the cart so my load is heavier. You are correct the dole is not working. I'd also like to see a outcome based system and if things don't change now they never will. Your arguments are consistently on the left and that's not working. The right view works only a small percentage of the time- very small. The country needs more people in the middle and to help those pulling the cart- not those riding on it.
LETTING? We pay people to try to stop them. You might be able to get a job doing that.
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Old 08-20-2011, 09:55 AM
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Which while outside the scope of this thread- brings us to the next point: if we'd still pay for them one way or another- why are we letting more people come into the country? It's not working. I have to pay for more and more people and I'm getting more and more behind. I'm one of the people who pull the cart and instead of making policies which help me and those like me, the country is helping make it easier to not pull the cart and let more onto the cart so my load is heavier. You are correct the dole is not working. I'd also like to see a outcome based system and if things don't change now they never will. Your arguments are consistently on the left and that's not working. The right view works only a small percentage of the time- very small. The country needs more people in the middle and to help those pulling the cart- not those riding on it.
Don't feel rained on. I'm fairly sure most on this list are helping to pull the cart. You have no problem characterizing my arguments as leftist, which I don't agree with, but seem to have trouble admitting to being right wing. Why is that? Why is it so necessary for you to label and therefore judge a person's position?
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Don't feel rained on. I'm fairly sure most on this list are helping to pull the cart. You have no problem characterizing my arguments as leftist, which I don't agree with, but seem to have trouble admitting to being right wing. Why is that? Why is it so necessary for you to label and therefore judge a person's position?
You want from past memory of your posts, more money spent on the same education system we have in place now, you are in favor of no very few laws which deal with illegal immigration, and have argued against most right views. It's my opinion you are left of center? What's your view- are you in the middle, left or right? I'm not a republican but more of my views are right than left if an outsider was looking at them. I judge your position on what you post, and what my memory of your posts have said to me- not if you are left or right.
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Old 08-20-2011, 04:37 PM
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You want from past memory of your posts, more money spent on the same education system we have in place now, you are in favor of no very few laws which deal with illegal immigration, and have argued against most right views. It's my opinion you are left of center? What's your view- are you in the middle, left or right? I'm not a republican but more of my views are right than left if an outsider was looking at them. I judge your position on what you post, and what my memory of your posts have said to me- not if you are left or right.
I gave up trying to characterize or identify my positions a long time ago as it's a waste of time, and frankly tedious. I really don't know. Maybe I just like to yank chains and folks like you are easy marks. If it's important to you to place me at some particular point on some sort of political line in order to justify your own standing, be my guest. The constellations only look like the constellations from our perspective on earth, maybe you need leftists in order to know whether or not you're really a righty. Call me left, right, up down or sideways, just don't call me late for supper.
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I gave up trying to characterize or identify my positions a long time ago as it's a waste of time, and frankly tedious. I really don't know. Maybe I just like to yank chains and folks like you are easy marks. If it's important to you to place me at some particular point on some sort of political line in order to justify your own standing, be my guest. The constellations only look like the constellations from our perspective on earth, maybe you need leftists in order to know whether or not you're really a righty. Call me left, right, up down or sideways, just don't call me late for supper.
Folks like me? the next step is you'll be calling me "you people" instead of niggar... geez.
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Old 08-20-2011, 08:30 PM
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Folks like me? Next you'll be calling me "you people" instead of niggar... geez.
I never knew you was one of them "you people."

I'll have to start being nice to you.

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Old 08-20-2011, 08:51 PM
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I never knew you was one of them "you people."

I'll have to start being nice to you.

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Maybe I am maybe not- depends on your view of what or who "you people" is. You can be nice to me regardless.
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Old 08-20-2011, 08:38 PM
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Folks like me? the next step is you'll be calling me "you people" instead of niggar... geez.
Not comfy being lumped into an imaginary group, is it?
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Not comfy being lumped into an imaginary group, is it?
Yeah the left and right are imaginary groups. Tell that to the President and the nation and the world and see how far you get. Tell that to black people that black people are an imaginary group. Why do imaginary groups get laws made that favor them over others- do pray tell us Mr great educator.
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