Gary M Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 " He understands that when we invest in people we’re investing in our shared prosperity." http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-09-04/economy/33578131_1_mitt-romney-ann-romney-democratic-convention
/dev/null Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 Phase I: Collect Underpants PHase II: Phase III: Profit
DC Tom Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 " He understands that when we invest in people we’re investing in our shared prosperity." http://articles.mark...atic-convention It's simple: when I pay for your health insurance, I prosper. What's not clear?
BiggieScooby Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 It's simple: when I pay for your health insurance, I prosper. What's not clear? No no Tom, it's we pay for your health care as you work at WalMart and 1/2 their employees are on Medicaid.
Buff_bills4ever Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 No no Tom, it's we pay for your health care as you work at WalMart and 1/2 their employees are on Medicaid. Actually Walmart offers a very competitive healthcare plan.
IDBillzFan Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Actually Walmart offers a very competitive healthcare plan. Yes, but Skooby hasn't been working there long enough to qualify. One day. Maybe. And then...dare we dream....he'll be in charge of the pretzels. Warming them in the microwave. Basting them with butter. Dipping them in salt. Handing them to waiting customers in the generous supply of WalMart wax paper. You may say he's a dreamer....
BiggieScooby Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Yes, but Skooby hasn't been working there long enough to qualify. One day. Maybe. And then...dare we dream....he'll be in charge of the pretzels. Warming them in the microwave. Basting them with butter. Dipping them in salt. Handing them to waiting customers in the generous supply of WalMart wax paper. You may say he's a dreamer.... I work in the gun dept. We sell lots of bullets here in the South.
VABills Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Actually Walmart offers a very competitive healthcare plan. That's not the party line. The Dems want Walmart to pay for the employees healthcare with no out of pocket cost to the employees. Make the employees pay for any of their premiums is just taking advantage of the employees and not acceptable.
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 those were Magic Underpants you were referring to right? [jk]
Gary M Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 "shared" Seems to be the Dem message. What ever happened to earned?
/dev/null Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 I work in the gun dept. We sell lots of bullets here in the South. Have you seen the sales reports from Chicago and Detroit?
Rob's House Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 I work in the gun dept. We sell lots of bullets here in the South. My friends buy quite a bit of ammo. Strangely, they've never shot anyone, but...
VABills Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Have you seen the sales reports from Chicago and Detroit? Are you talking legal or illegal "black market" gun sales?
DC Tom Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Are you talking legal or illegal "black market" gun sales? In Chicago and Detroit? Don'y you mean "illegal" and "more illegal"?
Gary M Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 In Chicago and Detroit? Don'y you mean "illegal" and "more illegal"? Whose Don'y an new rapper?
B-Large Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 " He understands that when we invest in people we’re investing in our shared prosperity." http://articles.mark...atic-convention It depends what you define as investing in people. 1. Does it involve just pouring more money into schools that continue to turn out less results? 2. Does it involve the Federal Government subsidizing obscenely expensive University tuition with tax payer moola leaving unsuspecting kids with a hundred thouand in debt, and for most paying loans for life? 3. Are we putting our resources in the right places, or just funding more cream for the system to skim? Again, it is the notion that Government has the "answers" to the these very complex problems that vary by State, City, Locality and Family.... The one like that got me really bent was Michelle Obama's statement that "Barack and I had loans that exceeded out mortgage payment".... seriously, WTF??? That it fine if you believe you will earn $200,000 plus a year, but that frankly is not the reality for a majority of people.... this countries attitide that debt is "ok" is very troubling.
Koko78 Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 "shared" Seems to be the Dem message. What ever happened to earned? The only ones who "earn" are rich racist bigots who exploit others. They must be punished by the 99% and forced to redistribute their wealth and pay their "fair" share by the gubment. It's the right thing to do.
IDBillzFan Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 I would like to piggyback this thread to pose a relatively similar question based on a comment I heard from the Obama camp today. Please note I am not an economics person, and genuinely do not understand the premise of this concept, and would truly like honest answers if at all possible. The guy from the Obama campaign today said the Obama plan is to grow the economy "from the middle class out." Can someone explain to me how an economy can grow from the middle class out, and what would be required to make this happen?
WorldTraveller Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 It's a platitude. But if you pressed them on the substance, I imagine their response would say to invest more in education, innovations and wealth distributive policies.
DC Tom Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 I would like to piggyback this thread to pose a relatively similar question based on a comment I heard from the Obama camp today. Please note I am not an economics person, and genuinely do not understand the premise of this concept, and would truly like honest answers if at all possible. The guy from the Obama campaign today said the Obama plan is to grow the economy "from the middle class out." Can someone explain to me how an economy can grow from the middle class out, and what would be required to make this happen? I can only really explain it from a historic, not economic sense, but... Typically, it doesn't. In every case I can think of, prosperity has led to a middle class, not the other way around. It's a platitude. But if you pressed them on the substance, I imagine their response would say to invest more in education, innovations and wealth distributive policies. And infrastructure. Can't have a middle class without roads.
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