September 20, 2011
— Monty
The New Republic is stealing my gig! The outrage! The scandal! But no pictures of ugly, lazy, bored felines, so I still have that going for me. I also try to be less clueless in my economic editorializing. (The meat of the article? Apparently, the GOP is evil and wants everyone to starve in the streets or something. Stand well back lest you be struck by flying spittle. Judis is as innocent of economic theory -- and history -- as the weeds in my garden.) EDIT: I just noticed that in this whole screed, Judis never says a harsh word about the liberal saint FDR in spite of the fact that FDR was at least as much to blame (if not more so) for the depth and duration of the Depression. This isn't so much historical anmesia as willfully ignoring the obvious.
S&P downgrades Italy. This is further pressure on the Eurozone, and further evidence that the currency union is on the verge of collapsing in on itself. The more prosperous northern states (Germany especially) will not tolerate the Eurozone turning into a transfer-union.
Reading this piece from Victor Davis Hanson makes me think that California may be moving out of "boned" status and into "DOOMED" status. California cannot go on this way for much longer.
Also, you can add Florida to the list of LOTB members who have moved from “pending boning” status to “fully boned” status.
Greece and the crisis of the governing elite. With a bonus quote from Frederic Bastiat: "Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state lives at the expense of everyone."
Teh Krugman: WEÂ’RE BLEEDING TO DEATH, YOU WINGNUTS!!! We need a money-poultice, stat! Transfusions of money! Money will cure all ills! (We can use Krugman's own metaphor against him: if the austerity advocates are like doctors who "bleed" their patients, then Krugman and his ilk are like the carnival-tent faith healer who promises that a mere laying-on of hands will cure everything from gout to paralysis.)
This is the equivalent of a gauntlet being thrown down, a challenge to his adversaries. Obama has declared an ideologcal war against half the country. He doesn’t intend for any of this nonsense to get passed into law; he knows full well he wouldn’t get it past his own party, much less the GOP. No, this is the opening move of the Obama 2012 campaign, Barack Obama in full leftist warrior mode. Obama seems to have convinced himself that his message of “huge tax increases now for tiny cuts later (maybe)” will resonante with voters. He will make no Clintonian move to the center because he doesn't have it in him. He has marinated in the leftist fever-swamps for his entire life; it's the only world he knows, and the only veiwpoint he understands.
Just a reminder to those who think that China will bail out the rest of the world: China has debt problems of its own.
CNBC's Jim Cramer is a perfect reverse barometer. Whatever he says, you can be sure the opposite is actually the case. So working from that model...we are all doomed.
What the--? I thought I smelled something! Man, I just bought these shoes! Gimme a stick so I can scrape it off, willya?
"Applying macroeconometric models to questions of fiscal policy is the equivalent of using pre-Copernican astronomy to launch a satellite." The "experts" fail yet again.
Dr. Doom jumps aboard the Keynesian stimulus train.
Bankrupt and bailed-out GMÂ’s UAW workers get...a $5000 signing bonus! Charlie Brown sez: All I got was a rock.
King Dollar shows some strength. We're still drawing the "safe haven" money, apparently.
We have a popular and growing brand, gentlemen! But I am not satisfied! No, we need to move upward, ever upward. So, hereÂ’s my plan: We will charge our customers half-again as much for the same service as before -- and in the teeth of the worst economy in generations! But thatÂ’s not all! Let us take the brand-name that made us famous, and change it to something stupid! Let us bifurcate our online presence and make it as difficult as possible for our existing customers to continue to use our service! It can't miss! You may sit back and bask in the heat of my brilliance, gentlemen, as we await the plaudits and praises of our customers and shareholders.
Ask the citizens what they want to do? Well, as a last resort. If lying, cheating, stealing, perfidy, obfuscation, delay, incompetence, cowardice, and stupidity have no effect, we can always fall back on the democratic process.
UPDATE 1: From Arthur comes this tip: The Greek Solyndra? And they're asking the Germans for the money? This seems...ill-advised. On many levels.
UPDATE 2: More and more people seem to be advocating this particular alternative to a Greek ejection from the Eurozone -- have the Germans and strong Northern economies leave instead. France would howl; one of France's goals in the Eurozone project was to shackle Germany to the weaker southern European nations and at the same time increase their own leverage over their Teutonic neighbors. If the Germans and others leave to form a "neue-Duetschemark", it would ruin all of France's plans. And it would throw the rest of the Eurozone into a major financial crisis -- though that will probably happen in any case.
UPDATE 3: Bammer: Everyone should pay their "fair share"! Except for that 47% who pay no federal tax at all. If you want a truly "fair" tax system, then everybody should have to pay something, if only to prove that government isn't free. (I pay about 30% of my yearly wage to the federal, state, and local Leviathan. Even God only asks for 10%.)
UPDATE 4: Keith Hennessey confirms -- Bammer's "balanced approach" is a giant pant-load.
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Posted by: Honey Badger ben DOOM at September 20, 2011 05:02 AM (GvYeG)
But...even granting the premise that a decrease in government spending is recessionary (which I do not); these idiots don't have the intellectual capacity to follow their logic to the obvious endpoint, which is default.
I will happily accept a recession if I also get government spending under control.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at September 20, 2011 05:03 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at September 20, 2011 05:07 AM (Vcm3L)
Right?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:10 AM (8y9MW)
Don't look now, but I think that's changed for roughly half the country.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:10 AM (8y9MW)
I'm going to need a scorecard.
Posted by: dfbaskwill at September 20, 2011 05:13 AM (71LDo)
Posted by: DiogenesLamp at September 20, 2011 05:13 AM (t3mKS)
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 20, 2011 05:15 AM (u83UF)
Posted by: Jack Burton Mercer at September 20, 2011 05:16 AM (zEHWj)
My minions, acolytes, bootlicks, toadies, supernumeraries, agents-at-large, familiars, and henchmen do most of the heavy lifting. People email me this stuff all day long.
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 05:18 AM (/0a60)
Posted by: CAC at September 20, 2011 05:19 AM (JEVge)
A caveat - DEBKA is kind of like the ZeroHedge of the foreign policy blogs, but given all the current tension between a Turkey rapidly becoming Islamist and an Israel more and more isolated...
So, YMMV
Top US Intel official in Ankara to head off naval clash, bring Palestinians to talks
And to complement that:
Minister: Turkish navy could escort exploration ships off Cyprus
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 20, 2011 05:20 AM (9hSKh)
So good, it should be required reading for all politicians:
"Live and let live," is at the heart of negative rights. But positive rights are based on, "Let's discuss what you need to do to change."
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The fundamental difference between a free society and a nanny state, is that in a free society, negative rights are maximized between the individual and the government, and the individual and other individuals. In a nanny state, positive rights are maximized between the individual and the government, and both positive and negative rights are maximized between the individual and other individuals.
http://is.gd/vybEgJ
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at September 20, 2011 05:21 AM (0xqzf)
Shorter:
In a free society, the government, as much as possible, leaves you the F alone, and you do the same to your neighbors. In a nanny state, the Government makes sure you cook your broccoli properly and asks you to tell them if your neighbors aren't.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:23 AM (8y9MW)
That explains it. I was wondering how you managed to get so much information quickly enough to post it every day. Even so, the wit is still yours, and that is as much an enjoyable part of reading it as is the content. (I mean that in a schadenfreude sort of way. Obviously the content is horrible news.
) Posted by: DiogenesLamp at September 20, 2011 05:24 AM (t3mKS)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at September 20, 2011 05:26 AM (ijjAe)
Sorry, the link in comment #15 above didn't make hyper-link, and I don't have admin rights to change my comments....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at September 20, 2011 05:26 AM (0xqzf)
So...are you accepting applications for any of these "minions, acolytes, bootlicks, toadies, supernumeraries, agents-at-large, familiars, and henchmen" positions? Are there any opportunities for advancement? May I be able to earn a year's worth of free blog content?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 20, 2011 05:27 AM (9hSKh)
Here's your sign.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 05:28 AM (UOM48)
Thank you for that, Jane. I hadn't had my morning vomiting session, yet.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:29 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 05:31 AM (qFpRI)
Yep. My wife had a bad experience with Ford several years ago (their customer service, not her car- though she did hate that car, too) and so hates the idea of buying a Ford. I, however, want a real truck as my next vehicle (I freaking hate my stupid little Sentra where I can't even see over a stupid Honda Aspire), and that basically leaves me with Ford or GM (the Asian trucks just don't ride like trucks, to me). Those to options cut it down to Ford.
We have arguments about it from time to time.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:31 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Joffen at September 20, 2011 05:32 AM (EPcuy)
Maybe we should stop killing the old people and the children, you know, those "most at risk", for a week or two. Polish up the ole image a bit.
Whataya think?
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at September 20, 2011 05:33 AM (jx2j9)
Somebody school me:
What was Barky's logic for boxing up the bust of Churchill and insulting the British by sending it back?
Posted by: MrObvious at September 20, 2011 05:33 AM (2uovW)
Posted by: Joffen at September 20, 2011 05:33 AM (EPcuy)
I would argue that if the cities go belly-up, the State isn't too far behind. It already sucks to visit Florida (in my experience, native Floridians are more rude than native New Yorkers)- why would someone put up with it if, in addition to rudeness, you had to deal with cities that are falling apart because they're having to pay massive pensions instead of paying for basic maintenance? A lot of money would be lost there. Then people would move, depressing property values- and, therefore, property taxes- and you start to get a death spiral.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:34 AM (8y9MW)
Here's your sign.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 09:28 AM
But of course the stuttering clusterf*** of a miserable failure is an all-American boy man person and not at all a treasonous Muzzie, oh no....
Will the markets rally when Israel is overrun? They seem to love all horrible news.
More important: will Americans rally when Osama Obama throws a close ally under the bus? Probably not. The Traitor-in-Chief is immune from substantive criticism in most quarters (see: Morrissey, Ed).
Posted by: MrScribbler at September 20, 2011 05:34 AM (YjjrR)
That netflix thing is f'ing hilarious, especially because Jim Cramer has been singing their praises for so long now.
What an idiot.
Posted by: Ben at September 20, 2011 05:34 AM (wuv1c)
>>>My minions, acolytes, bootlicks, toadies, supernumeraries, agents-at-large, familiars, and henchmen do most of the heavy lifting. People email me this stuff all day long.
And yet you never respond to the naked pictures I send you.
Posted by: Ben at September 20, 2011 05:36 AM (wuv1c)
Oh, you don't apply for this job. You are chosen. You may be approached on the street one day by a certain gentleman wearing a trenchcoat and a fedora. He will present a plain white envelope, and say, "Can anyone be saved?" If you reply, "No one shall be saved; no, not one," he will hand you the envelope and walk away. Inside the envelope will be a sheet of paper with instructions on how to reach Master Po's Tibetan dojo, where you will study both economic theory and kung-fu for twenty years. If Master Po judges you to be ready, he will contact me.
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 05:36 AM (/0a60)
Pretty soon, Florida will be home only to those retirees on Canadian pensions and Cubans.
Oh, and palmetto bugs.
Posted by: MrScribbler at September 20, 2011 05:36 AM (YjjrR)
Whataya think?
Naa. Like the Dread Pirate Roberts said: "You can't make exceptions. Once word gets out that a [Republican] has gone soft, no one respects you and it's 'work, work, work,' all the time."
What was Barky's logic for boxing up the bust of Churchill and insulting the British by sending it back?
Logic? He had none. Barack Obama is just a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:36 AM (8y9MW)
Somebody school me:
What was Barky's logic for boxing up the bust of Churchill and insulting the British by sending it back?
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You answered your own question.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 05:37 AM (UOM48)
No private company that I know of counts overtime for a set retirement program. In fact, most large non-union companies have eliminated defined benefit retirement programs and replaced them with "cash balance" programs.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 05:38 AM (M9Ie6)
Vomiting is a response.
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 09:37 AM (/0a60)
Yes, Monty. I think his complaint is that you never publish the response. So, next time, bucket up the vomit and FedEx it to him.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:38 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 05:39 AM (qFpRI)
No, no, no. He needs a very careful level of laughter that he thinks is the audience laughing with him. If he ever realizes everyone is laughing at him, we'd lose his comedic brilliance.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:39 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at September 20, 2011 05:40 AM (jx2j9)
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 09:36 AM (/0a60)
Or we can just e-mail you?
Posted by: Tami at September 20, 2011 05:40 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Ben at September 20, 2011 05:40 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Sub-Tard at September 20, 2011 05:41 AM (0M3AQ)
So Italy got downgraded, huh?
Italy has been a basketcase for sometime now, I'm not sure why anyone would invest there in the first place.
Posted by: Ben at September 20, 2011 05:41 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 05:41 AM (qFpRI)
More good news, right? Socialism at work, equality for all, all that rot. See, Marx didn't have it all wrong after all.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at September 20, 2011 05:42 AM (jx2j9)
Well...I guess so. But it's less interesting that way. And I do have to pay my courier and Master Po a salary, you know.
bad (dot) king (dot) john (at) gmail (dot) com
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 05:43 AM (/0a60)
I don't know. It seems like the Quixter* and the other members of "The International Justice League of Super Acquaintances" (Captain Magma, The Elastic Waistband, and Miss Appear) were doing great against the Dirty Bubble and his gang. Well, up until the total FAIL part.
*actually, "Quickster" in the Spongebob episode.
Posted by: OCBill at September 20, 2011 05:43 AM (MiSre)
My problem with the last Toyota trucks I test drove (both the Tacoma and the Tundra) was that they were arranged like a car inside- you know, with your feet way out in front of you, instead of like a "real" truck where you're sitting like you're in a chair. It just didn't feel right. And I didn't like how they drove.
As for everything else- they are often better. Toyota is well known for its quality.
I haven't tried the Nissan trucks, yet, though. I might give them a try- just to keep the peace.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:44 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 20, 2011 05:44 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 05:47 AM (qFpRI)
Bob Beckel says, "It's not class warfare, because it's 3% against 97%."
Wha ?
Posted by: franksalterego at September 20, 2011 05:47 AM (7/sDI)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at September 20, 2011 05:49 AM (ZDUD4)
Nothing beats the F-150. There is a reason they are the most popular vehicle on the road.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 05:49 AM (M9Ie6)
I'm now glad the Republicans didn't take the Senate last year. Because we're going to take it next year, along with the White House. And part of the reason we're going to take the White House next year is that when Obama runs against the "do nothing Congress", we will point out that it's the Senate, controlled by his own party, that is refusing to do anything, and the reason why they're refusing to do anything is because he's even too extreme for them.
President Barack Obama, mind numbed drone of the left, poster child for the Legion of the Boned.
Posted by: Greg Q at September 20, 2011 05:50 AM (/0a60)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 20, 2011 05:53 AM (eOXTH)
How is that working out? I have a new cheap Blu-Ray player that has an internet connection that allows streaming video from Netflix, Blockbuster etc. From what I understand most people download the video to a Tivo device and watch it from there. I don't have a Tivo and would have to watch it as a live stream.
I am worried that my cable internet connection here does not support the needed bandwidth for that. Do you watch the video live or as download and do you get lockups when the bandwidth is slow?
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 05:53 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:53 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at September 20, 2011 09:26 AM (ijjAe)
They just lost me as far as DVD's go. I am not going to start over at Quickster. I will keep the streaming for a while and see how that goes. After 5 years of wathcing/rating and developing a fine selection of flix to watch, I am not down for starting over.
Posted by: giftogab at September 20, 2011 05:57 AM (SPVfc)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 20, 2011 05:57 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 20, 2011 05:58 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: Joffen at September 20, 2011 05:59 AM (EPcuy)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 20, 2011 09:58 AM (eOXTH)
The only conclusion I can come up with is that it is someone who secretly hates her.
Posted by: Tami at September 20, 2011 05:59 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 09:49 AM (M9Ie6)
AH CONTRARE! The eff too fiddy beats it all to hades.
Posted by: giftogab at September 20, 2011 05:59 AM (SPVfc)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at September 20, 2011 06:00 AM (ZDUD4)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 06:01 AM (qFpRI)
The vast leftwing lazy are asking the greedy workers (the real workers) to bail them out.
It's a universal progressive truth.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at September 20, 2011 06:01 AM (0fzsA)
I love Netflix, I really do. This idiocy is making me seriously consider cancelling. I use instant streaming all the time but it's primarily for old tv shows and the like. It kind of has to be since basically none of the new release movies are available on instant stream. Making it terribly inconvenient for me to use a service is going to make me switch to another service. Or, you know, consider access through other methods.
Posted by: alexthechick at September 20, 2011 06:02 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: polynikes - Texan for Romney at September 20, 2011 06:02 AM (Z6fyp)
I don't need something that big. I'm not actually hauling trailers or anything, I'd just like to be able to haul the occasional load from Home Depot to the house, and to be able to see over traffic on my morning commute.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:02 AM (8y9MW)
Paul Krugman should be laughed. Off. The. STAGE.
There was a video going around of a dem politician who got laughed off the stage for saying Krugman supported their ideas.
Posted by: Randy M at September 20, 2011 06:03 AM (vI8R6)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 06:04 AM (qFpRI)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at September 20, 2011 06:05 AM (ZDUD4)
Yeah, but then some Secret Service Agent would have to admit that he was looking at her rear. Yes, it's hard to miss anyway, but, just eww.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:05 AM (8y9MW)
I tried that with a printer and it doesn't work. I have a cable modem feeding a wi-fi router that also has 4 cat5 hard wire connections. I have one of those cat5 connections feeding the Blu-Ray or satellite box, which ever one I choose at the time.
The internet connections are fully capable because I have tested them but I haven't tried a movie yet. I am resisting paying for a movie and then finding that I don't have the bandwidth for it to work.
Still paying $6 per movie for PPV which is a damn rip off.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:06 AM (M9Ie6)
Try this -- powerline ethernet. I use it and it works great, even with my shitty power lines.
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 06:07 AM (/0a60)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at September 20, 2011 06:08 AM (ZDUD4)
FL's main problem is their housing market collapse. Ye olde boom/doom cycle is not good for business or tax receipts. Plus a big part of their economy is tourism, which is off everywhere.
Jefferson County AL struck a deal with their creditors to avoid bankruptcy; it involved said creditors taking about a 75% haircut. Ouch.
Oh, the Krugster said that the first Porkulous was 'a modest effort'. What an asswipe. Overexposure to Krugsteromics is much more brain damaging than Tardisil.
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 20, 2011 06:08 AM (ENKCw)
Blockbuster is advertising new videos as soon as they are released on Blu-Ray/DVD for their "Video on Demand" service at 3.99 each.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:09 AM (M9Ie6)
I would love that. Amazon gave me a "free" video on demand when I bought my last movie from them but you can only watch it on a computer. Need to be able to access it from the TV/Blu-Ray player.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:12 AM (M9Ie6)
This is the space into which BlockBuster needs to move- now- if they want to survive (though, on the other hand, if NetFlix implodes, they've got a little time). And someone needs to talk to the various service providers about making it easier to connect.
For example, if I want to get NetFlix, I either have to stream to my computer and hook that up to my TV (if I want a good picture), or deal with it on my Computer. This is because AT&T U-Verse won't let me deal with NetFlix directly (or wouldn't last time I checked). My other option is to get an Xbox Live subscription (minimum $25.00 a month) and then also get the NetFlix subscription.
Given that I don't watch movies that much anyway, this enters the realm of "decreasing returns" for me.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:13 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Big McLargeHuge (F/K/A Large McBigHuge) at September 20, 2011 06:15 AM (tDuwb)
Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at September 20, 2011 06:16 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 06:16 AM (/0a60)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 20, 2011 06:16 AM (eOXTH)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at September 20, 2011 06:16 AM (cbyrC)
My Blu-Ray has direct connect options on the opening screen when I turn it on for Netflix, Blockbuster, and several other movie rental services. You don't need to go through the computer for them.
What I like about Blockbuster video on demand is you only pay for the movie, no monthly subscription service like Netflix.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:17 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at September 20, 2011 06:18 AM (OhYCU)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at September 20, 2011 06:18 AM (cbyrC)
This is true. And I'm getting really tired of the new "They do pay! They pay sales tax!" bull crap talking-point.
Listen, idiots- there is not a national sales tax (yet), so sales taxes do nothing for IRS receipts. Yes, if they happen to drive cars or take buses or taxis they do pay a national gasoline tax (if indirectly in the case of bus or taxi riders), but even that is often subsidized, so that really it's me- the productive tax-payer- who is really footing that bill.
You want "fair?" Fine. Let's do "Fair." Flat tax rate, all income from any source (Salary, Capital Gains, whatever) taxed at the same rate, no deductions. Suck it, Peggy Joseph and Warren Buffett.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:19 AM (8y9MW)
I have considered it, but like I said, don't want another unending bill.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:19 AM (M9Ie6)
I see we're talking internet and boob belts. I'm for one and against the other.
Posted by: Y-not at September 20, 2011 06:22 AM (5H6zj)
I've considered wiring my house with Cat-5 in a few key locations. I just can never justify the time or expense.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:22 AM (8y9MW)
I've considered wiring my house with Cat-5 in a few key locations. I just can never justify the time or expense.
I just wired Cat-6 in my office and family room. Never know when you'd have to shut down the WiFi.
Posted by: The Robot Devil at September 20, 2011 06:24 AM (136wp)
114 Remember the good old days when you had a giant satellite dish with a scrambler?
My father had a 13ft dish with some black market decoding chips and got everything you could lift off a satellight for a while. Dang thing was so large it had to be lifted onto it's base using a bobcat. When it would get out of alignment dad would hit it with a lawnmower to "nudge" it back in the right direction. (What a hoot!) The sat companies all re-scrambled with different codes and he lost all connections and about the same time the "dish" systems came out and was cheaper than his old system ever was.
Posted by: MrObvious at September 20, 2011 06:24 AM (2uovW)
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:24 AM (M9Ie6)
HP sells a wireless transmitter that plugs into you computer, the receiver has a hdmi output so you can stream blue-ray directly to your tv. I am sure you could stream Netflex signal to the TV too.
It works, I have one.
http://tinyurl.com/3ouam7r
Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at September 20, 2011 10:24 AM (hXJOG)
That's cool.
Posted by: The Robot Devil at September 20, 2011 06:25 AM (136wp)
Wi-Fi is adequate for most applications and if you get a router like mine you can have both wi-fi and cat5 connections for those devices within reach of the router.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:26 AM (M9Ie6)
http://tinyurl.com/3qp9ran
Posted by: Tami at September 20, 2011 09:57 AM (X6akg)
Good grief. That stupid belt accentuates her large ass and lack of boobage. Her stylist must hate her.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 06:27 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Downscaled Upscale at September 20, 2011 10:07 AM (IhHdM)
Yeah, I have Amazon Prime (Priiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmeee /Megatron) so I have access to all of their streaming as part of my subscription. That wasn't quite what I meant.
I just read VDH's article and my second response is "VDH is gonna kill a guy with a trident!" My first response is to deeply consider taking up cutting again. Seriously, it's becoming increasingly difficult to determine why, other than self-motivation, anyone is trying to be a producer anymore.
Posted by: alexthechick at September 20, 2011 06:31 AM (VtjlW)
Also, how you fine morons & moronettes doing, its been a long time since I've posted.
Posted by: Gaff at September 20, 2011 06:31 AM (jyzMD)
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 06:32 AM (iiT2n)
Posted by: GnuBreed at September 20, 2011 06:33 AM (ENKCw)
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 10:32 AM (iiT2n)
Are you having to watch it on CNN? I'm sure Don Lemon will have some excellent commentary.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 06:33 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at September 20, 2011 06:34 AM (pdRb1)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 06:34 AM (qFpRI)
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 06:35 AM (iiT2n)
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 10:32 AM (iiT2n)
Is Giuliani in the lounge too....or are you watching Giuliani on TV watch Rick Perry on TV?
Posted by: Tami at September 20, 2011 06:35 AM (X6akg)
What was/is Rick Perry's statement on Israel? I'm pretty sure it boils down to "Israel is our ally, 'Palestine' ain't even a nation. Back off, yo." But I suspect the details are a little more subtle than that.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:35 AM (8y9MW)
I second Monty's suggestion for a Roku box.
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at September 20, 2011 10:18 AM (cbyrC)
FYI, XBox Live is only about $50/year. Unless you're overseas or there's something else I don't know, in which case nevermind.
Posted by: yinzer at September 20, 2011 06:35 AM (/Mla1)
Sounds good. If I were to build a new house (unlikely at my age) I would have every room wired for speaker wire, hi-def coax cable and cat5.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:36 AM (M9Ie6)
It's TVs all the way down!
Posted by: Waterhouse at September 20, 2011 06:36 AM (u83UF)
Posted by: DarkLord© sez Obama is a stuttering clusterf--- of a miserable failure
Oh, and F--- Nevada! at September 20, 2011 06:36 AM (GBXon)
I thought the last time I'd looked it was ridiculously expensive. It's possible I just misread it, though. If it's $50.00 for the whole year, I might reconsider.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:36 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: LaQuisha Dunstan at September 20, 2011 06:37 AM (48wze)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:38 AM (8y9MW)
Perry's coming down very hard on the Obama administration's ineptitude (and worse) concerning not just Israel but the Middle East in general.
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 06:38 AM (iiT2n)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at September 20, 2011 06:39 AM (eOXTH)
So is it "just" broiler-plate, or is he speaking in the oft-demanded "specifics?"
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:40 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 06:40 AM (qFpRI)
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 10:35 AM (iiT2n)
Didn't some brilliant moron invent a device a while back that allows you to change the channels on airport TVs? Because I'd love to do that. Especially at Atlanta's Hartsfield.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 06:41 AM (UOM48)
I've tried running a CAT5 line from wireless laptop to CAT5 connection on the Blu-ray and it says it is connected but it doesn't play. So I have to find about 100 feet of CAT5 around the house (which I think I might have thrown out years ago) and run it through the walls like it's 1985 again.
Posted by: Downscaled Upscale at September 20, 2011 10:00 AM (IhHdM)
It is just connected to the laptop, not the network.Try this.
Posted by: s☺mej☼e at September 20, 2011 06:41 AM (McHnx)
Posted by: Gaff at September 20, 2011 06:41 AM (jyzMD)
Perry's coming down very hard on the Obama administration's ineptitude (and worse) concerning not just Israel but the Middle East in general.
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 10:38 AM (iiT2n)
Ok....see if you can get an interview after the speech. Tell him you're from AOSHQ.
Posted by: Tami at September 20, 2011 06:41 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Sockpuppet Czar at September 20, 2011 06:41 AM (iiT2n)
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That's not very sporting of him.
I'm sure that smart, articulate man Mitt Romney will explain to us all how we Jews have nothing to fear from an Obama presidency.
Posted by: Y-not at September 20, 2011 06:42 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 10:36 AM (8y9MW)
If you do a yearly subscription, buy a card with a code from Amazon or somewhere like that. It will usually save you money, and you won't have to submit your credit card information over XBox Live. You also won't have to worry about M$oft auto-billing your credit card when renewal time comes around.
Posted by: yinzer at September 20, 2011 06:42 AM (/Mla1)
21 I learned this morning that the first "world leader" Barky called after his inauguration was.....Mahmoud Abbas. I guess that was right before he boxed up the bust of Churchill and sent it back to the Brits.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 06:42 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 06:42 AM (qFpRI)
Sounds good. If I were to build a new house (unlikely at my age) I would have every room wired for speaker wire, hi-def coax cable and cat5.
I won't wire for speakers anymore. The wireless speaker systems by Sony are great, and mobile. Port my HDTV through the stereo system and have surround sound without any wires except the cable and power cords behind the TV. Also Sony has matching wireless boom boxes we take into all the other rooms for music as needed. We've got 3 floors....and getting the sound we want isn't an issue. And it's a pretty inexpensive Sony system.
Posted by: MrObvious at September 20, 2011 06:43 AM (2uovW)
Posted by: Jean at September 20, 2011 06:44 AM (WkuV6)
LaQuisha Dunstun from Detroit? I didn't know anybody still lived in that shit-hole. Must be a welfare queen because there are now jobs in Shit-Troit? This is obviously a Obama Puppet..............
Posted by: Mike Hunt at September 20, 2011 06:45 AM (48wze)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 06:46 AM (qFpRI)
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at September 20, 2011 06:48 AM (UqKQV)
Posted by: Rebar at September 20, 2011 06:49 AM (uPpYX)
That weirdo uncle that you never want to be left alone with.
Posted by: WalrusRex at September 20, 2011 06:51 AM (Hx5uv)
Oh. My. Lord.
If this were even just 15 years ago, this would have bankrupted my Grandparents. In the last years of him working his farm, my Grampa's primary income was from selling hay.
Okay, I used to think the EPA was just stupid, and in the pocket of the Green lobby. Now I believe they're actively malevolent and need to be shut-down forthwith.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:52 AM (8y9MW)
That is too slow for my Roku box. I just ran the test and got 23.7M/sec.
Is your Blu Ray hardwired?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at September 20, 2011 06:53 AM (LH6ir)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 06:55 AM (qFpRI)
Yes, but that speed test was from my computer which is also hardwired.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:55 AM (M9Ie6)
Depends on the hay. It is just "grass" but different grasses bale different ways. Most specifically, you get a lot of dust off of hay. I'm pretty sure the EPA also just decided that farm dust is a pollutant, too.
Evil, malevolent agency.
And Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:57 AM (8y9MW)
What needs to happen there is the small ranchers to get together and sue the EPA for corruption and unequal enforcement of the law and phony science.
If the claims by that industry group are correct the EPA wouldn't have a leg to stand on, but they need actual farmers who have been hit by the EPA to get standing.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:57 AM (M9Ie6)
Yes they have. Remember the farmer who busted Obama's chops for that on live TV.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 06:58 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: polynikes - Texan for Romney at September 20, 2011 06:58 AM (Z6fyp)
"The GOP- we might take away your subsidies, but at least we won't make your job illegal."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 06:59 AM (8y9MW)
Drudge headline
Obama derides fat cats, then meets them for dinner to collect cash.
Pretty much sums it up.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at September 20, 2011 06:59 AM (0fzsA)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 07:00 AM (qFpRI)
Posted by: Piñon Farmer at September 20, 2011 07:00 AM (IzuWw)
So do the people who pay "no" taxes. The federal/state/local distribution is different, but total taxation (per quintile) is within a couple percentage-of-income points, because state and local taxes in all but a few states and localities are intensely "regressive."
The exceptions that generate that couple percentage-point difference in total taxation between lower-income dudes and higher-income dudes are (mostly) people with average incomes who live in low-tax states. You know, the states with jobz and that aren't immediately DOOMed. Those people keep more of their money.
Coincidentally.
(Sub-federal conservative-ish economic policy generates the total-taxation gap there, is what I'm saying. So if you want that, you get this. If this pisses you off too much, be a damn Democrat. They screw poor people more.)
Or—
"I pay considerably more than 30%, because almost nothing I do is what the government incentivizes via tax policy, so how 'bout you pony up, you shiftless ingrate welfare-queen bought-off closet-libtard fuck?"
If you prefer.
Posted by: oblig. at September 20, 2011 07:01 AM (xvZW9)
Posted by: joncelli at September 20, 2011 07:02 AM (RD7QR)
Yeah, but the problem is my neighborhood. When I first got my cable modem it was very fast as I was the "first on the block". Now everyone has it and they have built a new addition to the neighborhood with a lot of new houses.
That is fine for my property values but the cable company uses the same single feeder box for the entire subdivision. It has slowed considerably.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 07:02 AM (M9Ie6)
Does anyone but me think CA. is intentionally commiting financial suicide? I think they think Obama is going to force the rest of the Nation to bail them out because they will be "Too big to fail".
No, it's really happening. Where do you think all that bailout money for teachers will go. Our govt. revenue is directly tied to education. It has to be around 40% of the states spending by law. The fact that a liberal democrat governor tried to take back all the cities redevelopment money should be proof that we are in deep shit. It just makes me depressed,...that and I missed the conversation about threesomes and Anna Kendrick last night on the OOT, sigh.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at September 20, 2011 07:02 AM (tKFT6)
Best frigging thing I ever did.
Posted by: Berserker at September 20, 2011 07:02 AM (FMbng)
Driving past some pastures with newly put-up hay made me sneeze this weekend.
Then my dog farted in the truck.
You have to sympathize with the EPA -- simultaneous multiple violations to contend with.
Posted by: jwb7605 at September 20, 2011 07:03 AM (+KHIt)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 07:03 AM (qFpRI)
Oh, it's not. Not in any meaningful fashion. But the very last group of people who will ever be truly dependent upon the government are the small farmers and ranchers. Basically, by definition, they're pretty self-sufficient.
When your goal is a cradle-to-grave nanny state (to be kind- complete subjugation of the people to be accurate), having a complete class of people who could survive on their own in perpetuity is a major flaw.
The big, Corporate Farms are less of a problem, because they are so dependent upon Government intervention.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 07:03 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Mandy P., Teahadi from Hobbitton at September 20, 2011 07:05 AM (qFpRI)
Posted by: The Schwalbe : © at September 20, 2011 07:06 AM (UU0OF)
On the books, maybe, but in actuality...not so much. There are tons of loopholes, exceptions, subsidies, and other exceptions to the tax code at the state and local level (just like at the federal level). Example: sales taxes in many locales are not collected on food or clothing. Rents and housing are subsidized. Public transportation is subsidized. Licensing fees and other assessments are subject to "hardship" and interest-group exceptions.
Posted by: Monty at September 20, 2011 07:07 AM (/0a60)
Aren't monopolies that are sanctioned by government wonderful things?
We have a similar problem, although not nearly as bad. We pay for increased speed ($10/month) because my wife works at home sometimes and needs the bandwidth.
The phone company offers high speed internet, but it isn't as fast as the cable service.
At least we have an option.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at September 20, 2011 07:07 AM (LH6ir)
I learned this morning that the first "world leader" Barky called after his inauguration was.....Mahmoud Abbas. I guess that was right before he boxed up the bust of Churchill and sent it back to the Brits.
Here's your sign.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 20, 2011 09:28 AM (UOM4
Obama is also the first US President EVER to receive a 'congratulations on winning' letter from Ghadafy
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at September 20, 2011 07:09 AM (wnbjH)
Posted by: Lurking Canuck at September 20, 2011 07:10 AM (BrQrN)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at September 20, 2011 07:11 AM (tKFT6)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at September 20, 2011 07:14 AM (ZDUD4)
Posted by: Fritz at September 20, 2011 07:18 AM (/ZZCn)
And in alternate, yet predictable DOOM news...
On the day Don't Ask Don't Tell was rescinded, a Naval Officer Married his Male partner.
This will force the US Government to acknowledge that marriage, and as the US Gov has precedence, it will force all States to Recognize that marriage.
Posted by: Romeo13 at September 20, 2011 07:19 AM (NtXW4)
There is one for "sand" though.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 07:20 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Piñon Farmer at September 20, 2011 07:25 AM (IzuWw)
Posted by: steevy at September 20, 2011 07:27 AM (fyOgS)
From the VDH article:
So it is that in 1935 poor people scraped and saved to cast a bronze plaque for their Depression-era new city hall, and in 2011 rather more affluent people ripped it off to melt it down for a layaway payment on some chrome rims or another round of meth.
That says it all.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 20, 2011 07:31 AM (ItDg4)
boob belt
When I first saw the "boob belt" picture, I thought "What are they talking about? I can't even see his belt."
Personally, I really love the "belt over the sweater" look. I wonder, though, if this picture wasn't taken moments before the belt snapped her all the way back into her seat on the plane (Wile E. Coyote style). With those Klingon battle-goddess arms and Earl Campbell thighs, who knows?
Posted by: OCBill at September 20, 2011 08:01 AM (YJvVE)
Yeah, I'm really not in the mood to be lectured to by Romney supporters. Given your candidate's willingness to use Democrat talking points to take out a sitting governor, the moral authority thing your crowd is trying to pull off really falls flat. Enjoy your fixation on a one-term governor who's going to give us all four more years of Obama.
Posted by: Y-not at September 20, 2011 08:02 AM (5H6zj)
Instead, the advanced economies need a medium-term plan to restore competitiveness and jobs via massive new investments in high-quality education, job training and human-capital improvements, infrastructure, and alternative/renewable energy. Only such a program can provide workers in advanced economies with the tools needed to compete globally.
HAHAHAHA!
"Alternative energy is the solution."
You so funny Dr. Doom!
Posted by: shibumi at September 20, 2011 08:05 AM (z63Tr)
Posted by: M1911 at September 20, 2011 08:08 AM (j/KPN)
Posted by: polynikes - Texan for Romney at September 20, 2011 08:17 AM (Z6fyp)
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at September 20, 2011 08:23 AM (n1JN0)
So I say to the mechanic, "how about a good used engine?" Lots cheaper than a rebuilt or a re-manufactured one, right?
Wrong.
Cash for clunkers gutted the market for used engines, especially used Ford Explorer engines since that workhorse was one of the most popular clunkers to be turned in. Turns out, that before putting all those nice serviceable Explorers in the shredder Bammy ordered the engines ruined by running sodium silicate, more commonly known as liquid glass, through them..
My mechanic, no economist or political junkie to be sure, tells me that the car-guy OBamster pretty much destroyed the market for good used engines making there be little difference between the priced of a used engine (if you can even find one) and a re-manufactured one.
Ca-ching and economic efficiency all around!
Posted by: Sir Bamster O. Keynes at September 20, 2011 08:48 AM (Xv7f/)
It wound up in the end costing more than the car was worth. But it was too late to back out after they had pulled the old engine.
BTW, she then ran that one w/o oil and burned it up.
Posted by: Vic at September 20, 2011 08:52 AM (M9Ie6)
He's one of those roving Old West peddlers trying to sell Stimulus Elixir.
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at September 20, 2011 11:26 AM (1rHeD)
Posted by: Mike Hunt at September 20, 2011 11:31 AM (48wze)
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Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) is tired beyond tired of the trolls at September 20, 2011 05:00 AM (8y9MW)