idiot congressman

[Timebuilder]

Don't forget about Jaguar, too.

There are always shifting sands with these companies. Chrysler was in bed with Mitsubishi for a while, too.

 

[kevdog]

TB - I never knew Volvo made their products here. You probably think American car companies produce most of their products here too. Just like Nike, Gap, Dell, Microsoft...to name a few.

Buy American!

 

[Timebuilder]

No, as another portion of my posts today states, most of our important industrial base has moved to foreign soil.

For example, two of GM's most popular cars, the Firebird and Camaro, were built in Canada.

It pays to get away from union contracts, sue happy lawyers, and militant environmentalists.

 

[Timebuilder]

Is there a gun to our governments head forcing us to rely on ther countries for production and natural resources?

I'm sorry I missed this earlier.

Yes, the gun is the environmental movement, mainly the Sierra Club.

We have more than enough of our own oil to run our country for the next 50-100 years, but we are not able to pump it due to the environmental lobby.

 

[kevdog]

hmmm....

so it's ok for us to rely on other countries for commodities even though we have millions unemployed but a country like sweden is bad because they take our money for their products? please explain your contradictions. you said earlier that countries like sweden rely on others and produce nothing?

This seems like a win win situation for a country like sweden, and a lose lose for us.

 

[kevdog]

The U.S. gets most of it's oil from South America.

 

[kevdog]

Maybe the environmental group is onto something...

like we have something around 5% of the world population but use 20% of the world natural resources each year.

 

[Typhoon1244]

Kevdog, could we talk you into...

 

[Typhoon1244]

...consolidating your posts a little?

 

[SDF2BUF2MCO]

...consolidating your posts a little?

At this rate he'll have Bobby beat by at least 1,000 posts before the end of the year !

 

[Timebuilder]

so it's ok for us to rely on other countries for commodities even though we have millions unemployed but a country like sweden is bad because they take our money for their products? please explain your contradictions. you said earlier that countries like sweden rely on others and produce nothing?

Since I was duped by your question about the 55, I am suspicious about your inability to understand this, so this is it for you and me on this topic.

People hold Sweden up as an example of a socialist structure that we would do well to mimick. At least, socialists do this. They fail to factor in that Sweden does very little. Right now, we are manufacturing for them when we should have been manufacturubng for US all along. They have no world military power holding back evil. They sit and watch, they make porn, and they say "we are neutral". Any success they have is due to others, not their socialist ways.

It isn't "OK " to rely on other counties for commodities. We should be pumping our own oil, and building cars for companies that we own, and building them here. That would take a sensible environmental policy, tort reform, and some restraining of the ability of lawyers to sue companies based on wifty ideas like "harrassment". A gentleman doesn't harass anyone, but we no longer teach our sons to be gentlemen, and our daughters, ladies.

In the name of being progressive, we have set aside much of the rugged individualism that made us great. And with it, a lot of our common sense.

That's it. You might have gotten more with a more cogent approach to this, and a sincere interest in the 55. Go bother someone else.

 

[kevdog]

TB - I won't bother you anymore today. It is too easy and I appear to be bothering others now.

Just curious though, with all your posts today you are starting to sound like a Dean supporter. Bush isn't helping U.S. industry other than the war industry, which appears to be moving overseas too. The steal industry might agree.

We'll leave it at that!

 

[CitationLover]

the swedish system won't work here cause we have close to 300 million people here!

the symbol of america is a bald eagle not some suckling pig with piglets suckling away. big government will ruin this country.

TB is right. SS is funded wrongly. if the government would apply pension funding principles it requires of businesses upon itself, SS would've been dropped long ago. When SS started there were 16 working persons for each person on the take (ie a funded ratio of 16:1). It's now 2:1 and only getting worse as the population ages.

vote for the real lib's in 04. liberterian.

 

[414Flyer]

It is only going to get worse in Scandinavia with their cradle to grave system. They will be at a point in the not too distant future, where there will be 2 workers, for every pensioner.

 

[Crizz]

Ignorant people suck.

TB - Rock on.

SS (et all) is remnant of a generation scared of the thought of another great depression. The paradigm shifted very abruptly from the classical economic theories of the pre-30s to the keynsian theories of the WW2-Carter era. It has been proven that SS and other government programs (all part of the keynsian fiscal policy) are not, and never will be, long term economically viable solutions. This will become more evident as time passes with foriegn (European) countries.

Monetary policy (Milton Freidman) is seemingly a very plausible solution to our economic woes. However, it is very transparent to society.

Therefore, untill we have true political reform, our country will be riddled with a hybrid monetary/fiscal policy.

After all, government programs win votes. And votes win power. And (most) politicians enjoy inebriation from power.

I will vote for GWB because I think he is sincere. He is politically motivated, this is certain. However, he is at home with more of the ideals I hold close to my heart than the likes of Dick Gephardt or Hillary Clinton or any of the other Dems talking heads could ever be, no matter how hard they try.

This Representative from Washington's comments exemplify political motivation in themselves. Who does this idiot think he is kidding? We just took an insane tyrant and murderer out of the world community. Then this moron wants to question our president's motivation for doing so, just because he thinks that there is a populus in alignment with his ridiculous thoughts. I think the democrat party is going to have some tough times ahead unless they can start aknowledging reality on a more regular basis.

In my short 21 years on this planet I have come to one obvious conclusion. People do not like being at odds. Being perpetually pissed off 1) solves nothing and 2) makes others view you questionably. With this in mind, why do the Hillary Clintons and Jesse Jacksons and McDermotts always strive to polarize people?

Sorry guys... its late and I get irritated easily when its late.

Ignorant people suck.

 

[dsee8driver]

SS is a "ponzi scheme", where you have to have a continuing growth in the number of people who are paying in so that you can meet the obligation to the people who are receiving "benefits". It is illegal for anyone to do this except the government.

This is a pyramid scheme run by the goverment!

 

[Timebuilder]

Bingo.

 

[ifly4food]

ifly4food, I agree with you but isn't Dean a Democrat? Maybe you are confusing him with Congressman B. Sanders (VT) - who a long time ago was part of the Socialist Party but is now an Indy.

On another note, I don't believe there is any true form of socialist or capitalist government. Unemployment, Social Security, Welfare, etc are all Socialist ideas put into our system to help recessions become out of control.

Now, if Timebuilder lived in Sweden, I think he would be shocked how well the Gov't takes care of their own people there, and to think that they follow a socialist evil-doer philosophy.

No, I'm well aware of Rep Sanders who is indeed a card carrying socialist. I understand that Dean is a Democrat, but he backs many socialist ideas, some of which you mentioned.

I did not intend that post to be anti-Dean. Dean has my vote. I think our government could use a swing back to the left after 8 years of Clinton moderatism and 4 years of Bush's radical rightism.

 

[Crizz]

Surprise surprise

More backpedaling in high places


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,106012,00.html

 

[kevdog]

I wonder if all these 'right' supporting pilots support labor unions? ...very socialistic.