Just telling it like it is

[x-uri]

I think mrbigstuff probably meant Taiwan, rather than Hong Kong. Although, Hong Kong is having its own difficulties with the transition. They are accustomed to elections and local control of public policy there -- which is causing the Central Committee a certain amount of heartburn.

And hwystar, why aren't you reporting the good news about the economy? It is negativity like yours that is getting in the way of the next Gilded age. Why can't you just let the magnates, power brokers, and king makers at Bohemian Grove enjoy their naked owl-worshiping bacchanals. I mean, really, it isn't enough that you have 30 channels of news stories about disappeared white women, car chases, consumer electronics, celebrity break-ups, and kittens that "found a home" -- why do you want people to think about difficult stuff like the economy? Its all hard math and depressing statistics.

If you keep this up, you know what you get? A discontented rabble, instead of a thrifty (and compliant) working class.

In short, hwystar, why do you want the islamofacists to win?

[DP]

What I find interesting is for all the bitching about the economy, I still see lots of SUV's and other low mileage vehicles flying around like nothing's changed, and restaurant
parking lots filled, and another holiday season where people spent much more than they said they would. My point is that it seems like people are still spending money like crazy and that's here in one of the most economically depressed areas of the nation (Detroit area). I see people complaining and yet their hair is styled and fingernails are sculptured. I see houses that have needed a coat of paint for years and there are two and sometimes three satellite dishes attached and a big screen TV seen in the front window. I see their kids with $75 Hollister jeans and cell phones with all the accessories and text-messaging and other options that run up the bill.
This is a bad economy?

[Jimmypoo]

Gitmo's lease is just a little longer than the one that applied to Hong Kong.

As in... forever.


YOU JUST CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!


Both the U.S. and Cuba must mutually consent to terminate the lease.


not likely....

[mrbigstuff]

x-uri Wrote:
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> I think mrbigstuff probably meant Taiwan, rather
> than Hong Kong. Although, Hong Kong is having its
> own difficulties with the transition. They are
> accustomed to elections and local control of
> public policy there -- which is causing the
> Central Committee a certain amount of heartburn.
>
> And hwystar, why aren't you reporting the good
> news about the economy? It is negativity like
> yours that is getting in the way of the next
> Gilded age. Why can't you just let the magnates,
> power brokers, and king makers at Bohemian Grove
> enjoy their naked owl-worshiping bacchanals. I
> mean, really, it isn't enough that you have 30
> channels of news stories about disappeared white
> women, car chases, consumer electronics, celebrity
> break-ups, and kittens that "found a home" -- why
> do you want people to think about difficult stuff
> like the economy? Its all hard math and
> depressing statistics.
>
> If you keep this up, you know what you get? A
> discontented rabble, instead of a thrifty (and
> compliant) working class.
>
> In short, hwystar, why do you want the
> islamofacists to win?

err... yeah, i did mean taiwan. thanks for setting me straight but gently

[Marcos Malo]

DP Wrote:
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> What I find interesting is for all the bitching
> about the economy, I still see lots of SUV's and
> other low mileage vehicles flying around like
> nothing's changed, and restaurant
> parking lots filled, and another holiday season
> where people spent much more than they said they
> would. My point is that it seems like people are
> still spending money like crazy and that's here in
> one of the most economically depressed areas of
> the nation (Detroit area). I see people
> complaining and yet their hair is styled and
> fingernails are sculptured. I see houses that have
> needed a coat of paint for years and there are two
> and sometimes three satellite dishes attached and
> a big screen TV seen in the front window. I see
> their kids with $75 Hollister jeans and cell
> phones with all the accessories and text-messaging
> and other options that run up the bill.
> This is a bad economy?

EZ CREDIT! NO PAYMENTS FOR 12 MONTHS! STEP RIGHT UP! STEP RIGHT UP! END THE HEARTBREAK OF PSORIASIS!

• Average card debt among people who have at least one card is $9,205 -- triple what it was in 1990.

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/debt/de...rivia1.asp

[Sam Cowan]

x-uri, that was awesome. I am stealing it and passing it on to a couple of knuckleheads I know.

I was laid off in 2003 and have not had a permanent job since. A couple of temp jobs with no benefits, and luckily some freelance work. I bought my house at the height of the tech bubble, and after the first year, have struggled with the mortgage ever since. We have managed to hold on, but that is about it.

Last year I earned approximately 60% of what I did in 2000 and 2001.

[incognegro]

no COL wage increase here, so in reality due to the price of everyday things like groceries, fuel, and so on, my earning power is decreasing year after year.