Then again, you may want to be careful about those bracelets:
Sex Bracelets Color Code
What do sex bracelet colors stand for?
Note:The VAST MAJORITY of people who wear jelly bracelets do not consider them "sex bracelets". The idea that middle schoolers are wearing jelly bracelets and having sex is, as far as we can tell, a media myth. Sex bracelets are something used and enjoyed by adults.
The color code for sex bracelets seems to vary according to location; purple may mean anal sex in one city and holding hands in another. We've listed some of the most common meanings for sex bracelet colors, submitted from sources across the U.S. Possible alternate meanings are listed in parentheses. If you have doubts about what a color means, ask someone who's wearing sex bracelets in your local area.
The one thing that everyone seems to agree upon is that the color black= sexual intercourse
Here's the thing Crabs will never get. It's not all about just me. It's about everyone, it's about everyone suceeding. The better my fellow citizens do the better it is for me, them and everyone as a country
>you might have 3 years of zero or negative growth and then 7 years of positive growth
My brother-in-law had planned on retiring in mid-2002; he even had the exact date and time on the wall of his office. Unfortunately, in mid-2002, his 401(k) was down a little over 30% from what it was at the end of the year 2000. He's still working, and his retirement plan has just made back the losses. He now hopes he'll be able to retire by the end of this year. There's the downside of private investment accounts; over the long term, the stock market keeps going up, but the short term can be a bitch.
If you want the real numbers about Social Security, click here. Your President has been looking you right in the eye and lying through his teeth.
Although prudence argues for making a fix sooner rather than later, the program is not in crisis, nor is its potential shortfall irresolvable.Ideology aside, the scale of the fixes would not require Social Security to abandon the role that was conceived for it in 1935, and that it still performs today -- as an insurance fail-safe for the aged and others and as a complement to people's private market savings.
You think it's good to take our public monies and give it to private companies?
Sure. If that's what you want to do with your SS monies. That's what I want to do with mine.
You want your taxes to go to private interests?
I'd rather take the government out of the equation entirely, but I'll settle for this.
I'm a private interest, why don't you just send me some money?
No, because that's what we currently do with SS now. It's currently nothing more than a transfer of funds. Whereas this would create actual investments.
My answer is yes. There's a jillion better investments out there.
True investments that actually create capital and compound, and that aren't based on taxes.
What's the current 10 year treasury at? Hovering around 4%? You consider that a good "investment"? Maybe if you were 65 and retired, but not if you're 35 and have 35 years ahead of you until retirement.
Fucking A right they are, because they (the government) will simply raise our taxes or extend our debt further to pay the interest on those sure "Investments".
Well, you use treasuries as an example of an "investment", and that investment is currently getting a measly 4%. The only good thing about treasuries is that it's about the safest investment you could buy, but only because it's backed by the US Taxpayer. Not because it actually creates any return of any sorts.
And you can't grasp the concept of the individual, much less personal responsibility.
I'm all about some individual rights, always have been.
But that doesn't mean I can't also be a part of a society that cares anough about the welfare of EVERYONE to collectively insure they will be okay.
My personal responsibility tells me it's in not only my own best interest for everyone around me to be okay, but it's in everyone's interest for everyone to be okay.
Taxes and the Government is all you seem to know.
It is to my own benefit to make sure the government of my country is working in the best interest of ALL the citizens of my country.
That sounds nice, but your definition of "best interest of all" is fucked up.
and your idea of "best interest of all" is if a person's personal investments were in, say, Enron, they get to eat cat food on the street when they are old. You can't see past yourself to even understand a concept of all.
It's not American. In your America, you view success and achievement with disgust. You sit there with your hand out, expecting everyone else to take care of you, because you can't take care of yourself.
You can't see past yourself to even understand a concept of all.
You're thinking of YOUR concept of all.
You see the government as the answer to everything. I see government involvement as the problem in most cases.
of course it's American. Americans are famous for everyone taking care of the collective society.
In your America, you view success and achievement with disgust.
Not a bit, it's what makes it possible for our society to take care of itself.
You sit there with your hand out, expecting everyone else to take care of you, because you can't take care of yourself.
Not at all. I've worked and paid taxes my entire adult life. I expect everyone to take care of everyone, not just me. And in turn, I do my part along with everyone else to do just that.
Only a Liberal would see such a thing as "Good News".
[Edited by on Jan 15, 2005 at 07:35pm.]
He's gone. He's irrelevant. Bush can carry on with the extravaganza, prayers and all.
You can kill him, JT, but you can't eat him.
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Now you can buy a bracelet saying you didn't vote for Bush:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&u=/ap/20050115/ap_on_re_us/anti_bush_bracelets_3&printer=1
Then again, you may want to be careful about those bracelets:
Sex Bracelets Color Code
What do sex bracelet colors stand for?
Note:The VAST MAJORITY of people who wear jelly bracelets do not consider them "sex bracelets". The idea that middle schoolers are wearing jelly bracelets and having sex is, as far as we can tell, a media myth. Sex bracelets are something used and enjoyed by adults.
The color code for sex bracelets seems to vary according to location; purple may mean anal sex in one city and holding hands in another. We've listed some of the most common meanings for sex bracelet colors, submitted from sources across the U.S. Possible alternate meanings are listed in parentheses. If you have doubts about what a color means, ask someone who's wearing sex bracelets in your local area.
The one thing that everyone seems to agree upon is that the color black= sexual intercourse
blow job(alternate meaning: lap dance)
cunnilingus (alternate meaning: outdoor sex, hug)
anal sex (alternate meaning: holding hands, doggy style)
fisting
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Michael Newdow = Media Whore
with SS, EVERYONEgets a check
You want Social Security for the dead?
with SS, EVERYONEgets a check
You want Social Security for the dead?
Which is it? If you die without collecting, that money is gone and not passed on to your heirs.
Bush can carry on with the extravaganza, prayers and all.
Just like Clinton and all the others did.
They indeed had prayers as well. What's your point?
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I'm all for preventing politicians from spending SS on anything other than SS.
And doing what with it, burying it in Al Gore's backyard?
You know, if you don't ever crash your car, the insurance company isn't going to give your kids your premiums back, right?
Only problem with your anology is that Social Security is not an insurance program.
JOE
BIG BRO B-DAY
http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/16/roemer.dnc/index.html
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I read that story, too.
Democrats might be stuck with McCauliffe for another year.
Well, I was thinking "Why don't they allow an anti abortionist", then I thought, I don't think we'd allow a pro-abortionist.
My brother-in-law had planned on retiring in mid-2002; he even had the exact date and time on the wall of his office. Unfortunately, in mid-2002, his 401(k) was down a little over 30% from what it was at the end of the year 2000. He's still working, and his retirement plan has just made back the losses. He now hopes he'll be able to retire by the end of this year. There's the downside of private investment accounts; over the long term, the stock market keeps going up, but the short term can be a bitch.
If you want the real numbers about Social Security, click here. Your President has been looking you right in the eye and lying through his teeth.
Your President has been looking you right in the eye and lying through his teeth.
I don't like what I've read of Dubya's plan. I'll say that much.
it seems that a lot of this administration's plans involve getting as much public monies into the hands of private companies as possible.
it seems that a lot of this administration's plans involve getting as much public monies into the hands of private companies as possible.
Good.
It's better to create investment rather than the current transfer of funds.
You think it's good to take our public monies and give it to private companies?
You want your taxes to go to private interests?
I'm a private interest, why don't you just send me some money?
You think it's good to take our public monies and give it to private companies?
Sure. If that's what you want to do with your SS monies. That's what I want to do with mine.
You want your taxes to go to private interests?
I'd rather take the government out of the equation entirely, but I'll settle for this.
I'm a private interest, why don't you just send me some money?
No, because that's what we currently do with SS now. It's currently nothing more than a transfer of funds. Whereas this would create actual investments.
You think there's that many good investments out there? Enough to accommodate this privatization scheme?
Companies come and go. People are no damn good. U.S. Treasury investments have been historically good, steady performers.
[Edited by on Jan 19, 2005 at 11:53am.]
You think there's that many good investments out there? Enough to accommodate this privatization scheme?
You mean compared to SS which is a mere transfer of funds, and not an investment whatsoever?
Companies come and go. People are no damn good. U.S. Treasury investments have been historically good, steady performers.
I don't know how to respond to this but laugh.
As a US taxpayer, I'd like to know how you view Treasuries as an "investment".
I'm asking you, jethro.
"Treasuries as an "investment".
Ask the countries and banks around the world that invest in US treasury bonds, or securities or whatever. They're known as a sure investment.
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I'm asking you, jethro.
My answer is yes. There's a jillion better investments out there.
True investments that actually create capital and compound, and that aren't based on taxes.
What's the current 10 year treasury at? Hovering around 4%? You consider that a good "investment"? Maybe if you were 65 and retired, but not if you're 35 and have 35 years ahead of you until retirement.
[Edited by on Jan 19, 2005 at 12:03pm.]
"Maybe if you were 65 and retired, but not if you're 35 and have 35 years ahead of you until retirement. "
Depends on how much you want to gamble with.
They're known as a sure investment.
Fucking A right they are, because they (the government) will simply raise our taxes or extend our debt further to pay the interest on those sure "Investments".
But to you and I, the US taxpayer... NOT!
[Edited by on Jan 19, 2005 at 12:08pm.]
Depends on how much you want to gamble with.
At my age, I'm willing to gamble a bit.
Are you saying you'd be happy with 4%?
President Bush seems to think Treasuries are a good investment -- he holds several million dollars worth of them.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/pfd2003/N00008072_2003.pdf
They're good investments from an investor perspective, not from a taxpayer persepective.
"Are you saying you'd be happy with 4%? "
I'd be happy if they were 65 percent but sometimes you don't get that.
So you would be happy with 4%.
I don't know what you mean. Everybody wants more (is any return ever enough), but sometimes you want something safe for the long term,
Well, you use treasuries as an example of an "investment", and that investment is currently getting a measly 4%. The only good thing about treasuries is that it's about the safest investment you could buy, but only because it's backed by the US Taxpayer. Not because it actually creates any return of any sorts.
"The only good thing about treasuries is that it's about the safest investment you could buy, but only because it's backed by the US Taxpayer."
So what? It shouldn't be the only investment you have, gotta house, retirement accounts but if you're just socking away money, it can be trusted.
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I'm asking you, jethro.
what? me? didn't you mean "I'm asking you, THX?" what the h is going on here?
Like you he answers a question with question.
it is a good teaching tool.
We ain't in school.
I don't think THX can grasp the concept of "everyone"
Taxes and the Government is all you seem to know.
I'm all about some individual rights, always have been.
But that doesn't mean I can't also be a part of a society that cares anough about the welfare of EVERYONE to collectively insure they will be okay.
My personal responsibility tells me it's in not only my own best interest for everyone around me to be okay, but it's in everyone's interest for everyone to be okay.
It is to my own benefit to make sure the government of my country is working in the best interest of ALL the citizens of my country.
I'm all about some individual rights, always have been.
Some
LOL!
But that doesn't mean I can't also be a part of a society that cares anough about the welfare of EVERYONE to collectively insure they will be okay.
Sounds like a Communist.
It is to my own benefit to make sure the government of my country is working in the best interest of ALL the citizens of my country.
That sounds nice, but your definition of "best interest of all" is fucked up.
forgot I was talking to a square
Try American.
and your idea of "best interest of all" is if a person's personal investments were in, say, Enron, they get to eat cat food on the street when they are old. You can't see past yourself to even understand a concept of all.
Try American.
It's not American. In your America, you view success and achievement with disgust. You sit there with your hand out, expecting everyone else to take care of you, because you can't take care of yourself.
You can't see past yourself to even understand a concept of all.
You're thinking of YOUR concept of all.
You see the government as the answer to everything. I see government involvement as the problem in most cases.
[Edited by on Jan 19, 2005 at 07:10pm.]
"You sit there with your hand out, expecting everyone else to take care of you, because you can't take care of yourself."
Do you really know that?
of course it's American. Americans are famous for everyone taking care of the collective society.
Not a bit, it's what makes it possible for our society to take care of itself.
Not at all. I've worked and paid taxes my entire adult life. I expect everyone to take care of everyone, not just me. And in turn, I do my part along with everyone else to do just that.
Do you really know that?
Yes
Anyone that sees the Government as their saviour holds that view.
And Crabby if anyone sees the Government as his saviour.