Obama promises more than 600,000 stimulus jobs

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Hotfrostins wrote:

Hold it! Its called "stimulus", and thats what this economy is doing,,, its going to ever so slowly rise as it is stimulated, and now it is going in and then will slide out of the dumper slump we are in. This is the Obama plan... just give it time to work. When it finally reaches full head and comes to the pinnacle, jobs will be blowing out all over the place.Then you will be feeling satisfied and warm inside. And if in the end it does not work, just scream "rape"!

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Alrik wrote:

Okay, my mind is really active tonight so I'm making another long post...

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Eddy Kee wrote:

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Aren't these the same things Bush said about the wars? Just give them time and all? How'd that work out for George?

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James_TX wrote:

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we got nothin' but the love for you. It is a bear having to work and pay for all the programs being setup.
Have a great weekend.

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Eddy Kee wrote:

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Aren't these the same things Bush said about the wars? Just give them time and all? How'd that work out for George?

yankee wrote:

Sounds like all union jobs. The suits will be left out in the cold.

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James_TX wrote:

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Iraq is a free nation and soon to be fully in charge of their own security. So, smart arse, I think pretty well.
I think there are women and children in Afghanistan that might take exception to your comment too.
The line for BDS pills forms behind Gerry.

James_TX wrote:

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On your immigration plan, I agree 100%. We need to enforce the laws on the books. We need to reward those who turn in illegals and we need to be hiring only American and legally documented workers. By evicting the some 20 million illegals, we instantly reduce healthcare costs, free loaders on the system, and yes, CRIME. More importantly, we have workers in the system that are part of the system who will help pay into the system.
On the government opening up manufacturers and picking up pay. This is a bad idea. The way to improve our manufacturing and durable goods is to disovle the unions and their idiotic set wages/legalized extortion. To help spur growth, the government should only need to give incentives so private dollars want to be in the business. No dumb-arse carbon taxes, etc. that strangle business. The biggest problem with your plan is the corruption that would follow. Lobbyists would be raking in the profits while government covered their liabilities. Always a bad mix (i.e. AIG, Fanny, Freddy, GM, etc.)
We need to IMMEDIATELY rework unemployment benefits. These need to be locked down to a bridge until new employment, not like the "collect the check" it is now. The best way to do this is to cover necessities, not give cash. This could come in the form of something like a WIC card today that allows purchase of essentials such as bread, butter, milk, and with some cash for bills, etc. This would take careful thought because gov't fraud could be everywhere. My point is, too many people are collecting with zero motivation to get out of this program (not all, but alot).
Not sure about your tax plan. The right answer is a flat tax. Remove deductions and all the overhead of the silly system we have. Every paycheck would have 15-20% taken out regardless of how much you make (above $25,000). Revenues would sky rocket. Their is a common mistake made when people think raising taxes raise revenues. It is not the case and their is plenty of historical evidence to prove this. If you add to that, an automated system of collection you also prevent people from not paying.
Beyond that, the only thing I could support is a flat usage tax.
First and foremost we need to stop the stimulus immediately. We have only wasted 7% of it so far and we should cut our losses and think.

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Gina wrote:

Why not say a number like 3,000,000? Seriously, if he's going to just make up unachievable numbers he may as well go for a number into the millions.

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Anndee wrote:

All the while pulling the plug on Grandma!
Say goodbye to Grandma. Someone that payed into the system....
Obama's health care proposal is, in effect, the repeal of the Medicare program as we know it. The elderly will go from being the group with the most access to free medical care to the one with the least access. Indeed, the principal impact of the Obama health care program will be to reduce sharply the medical services the elderly can use. No longer will their every medical need be met, their every medication prescribed, their every need to improve their quality of life answered.
It is so ironic that the elderly - who were so vigilant when Bush proposed to change Social Security - are so relaxed about the Obama health care proposals. Bush's Social Security plan, which did not cut their benefits at all, aroused the strongest opposition among the elderly. But Obama's plan, which will totally gut Medicare and replace it with government-managed care and rationing, has elicited little more than a yawn from most senior citizens.
t's time for the elderly to wake up before it is too late!

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Here We Go Again wrote:

<quoted text> you know the one big thing that I would like to blame on Bush - it seems that the citizens of Iran would now like to have free and democratic elections also. Where did they get these ideas from? The people are showing up in the streets in large numbers, to protest their corrupt leadership, being killed for their chance to have their voices heard, asking for the US to help them, all the while Obummer takes his family on a European vacation and Mrs. Obummer is showing off her $6,000 purse.