....lybob Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 There was never a war on poverty maybe a short police action but never a war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 There was never a war on poverty maybe a short police action but never a war. That's because it should be fought by the individual and not a government "army." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 There was never a war on poverty maybe a short police action but never a war. Ironic that it should be started by LBJ, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Ironic that it should be started by LBJ, then... The irony doesn't escape me hence my wording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 The irony doesn't escape me hence my wording I'm sure it escaped somebody. Had I not listened to the radio this morning, it would have escaped me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Remember due to depreciation of language in 2010 the word war only retains .1% of the value it had in 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/09/what_if_growth_had_been_equal.html The top 1 percent now accounts for 23.5 percent of the national income if you include capital gains. In 1979, they only had 9.8 percent of the nation's earnings. During that same period, tax rates on the richest Americans have actually dropped. So as the economy went one way -- toward more money going to the rich -- the tax system went the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 No kidding! But we bring it upon ourselves by being lazy. Did you know that 40% of sick days are taken on Monday or Friday, giving them a 3-day weekend? Ridiculous. For me it is Tuesday's and Thursday's giving me a 4 or 5 day weekend! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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