SectionC3 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, Doc said: Was there a Wuhan virus running amok in the world 4 years ago? Hate Week ended last Thursday, meaning that your racism is untimely. That aside, typically a question isn’t properly answered with a question. Please keep your racism to yourself and answer the question on the floor, namely, whether we are better off now than we were four years ago. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, IDBillzFan said: My life is WAY better than it was four years ago because four years ago I lived in CA; my taxes were through the roof, the power kept going out, and the public education system was (and remains) a schittshow. More to the point, though, one thing I love about leftists -- and we're watching this play out on a large scale with people like Ted Wheeler -- is that leftists make the incorrect assumption that all Americans are as stupid as they are. American's are simply not so stupid as to hear this question and ignore the role COVID plays in their answer. ...and I'd bet it is because YOU took advantage of things that could or would make it better versus waiting/expecting somebody else to do the "heavy lifting" for you.....not "The Gimme Gang"....they want MORE for NOTHING....... 1
KD in CA Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 Mine is....even with the high taxes and nutty loons in CA!
IDBillzFan Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...and I'd bet it is because YOU took advantage of things that could or would make it better versus waiting/expecting somebody else to do the "heavy lifting" for you.....not "The Gimme Gang"....they want MORE for NOTHING....... Pretty much. We realized nothing was going to change unless we changed it, so we developed an exit strategy of 'addition by subtraction.' Took a while, but we improved our lives far beyond anything we expected simply by putting CA in our rear-view mirror. Truth is, not a lot of people can do it because of, usually, two things: work or family. Fortunately I can work from anywhere, and we had no family we needed to be near. We pretty much sold everything and started anew in Idaho. 3
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Mine is....even with the high taxes and nutty loons in CA! same here in NYS, or Big Fredoland, the home of gross fiscal mismanagement......max income tax rate is 9.5% versus Cali at 13% (I think)........new taxes added regularly but disguised as "fees".....parasitic "fleas" would be a better description.......FAR to late in my 44+ and ongoing career to bail now before retirement....... 1
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said: Pretty much. We realized nothing was going to change unless we changed it, so we developed an exit strategy of 'addition by subtraction.' Took a while, but we improved our lives far beyond anything we expected simply by putting CA in our rear-view mirror. Truth is, not a lot of people can do it because of, usually, two things: work or family. Fortunately I can work from anywhere, and we had no family we needed to be near. We pretty much sold everything and started anew in Idaho. ...I could do it, but probably will ride out 2 1/2 years until retiring at age 70.....have the ideal, best job in the world and thank my lucky stars nightly.....tell my kids, "never ever forget your humble background and beginnings versus today"....NEVER......widower living alone with grown kids locally entrenched in their professional careers....as I tell them, "I'm just padding your inheritance"...... 1
SectionC3 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 Lots of interesting takes here. Most either misread the question or ignored the “we” therein. The question isn’t whether you (as an individual) are better off now than you were four years ago. It’s whether we, as a nation and a people, are so better off. My answer has been registered: it is patently obvious that we are not better off.
Doc Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 44 minutes ago, SectionC3 said: Hate Week ended last Thursday, meaning that your racism is untimely. That aside, typically a question isn’t properly answered with a question. Please keep your racism to yourself and answer the question on the floor, namely, whether we are better off now than we were four years ago. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Not racism at all. The virus originated in Wuhan, China. They should get credit for its name. 1 1
KD in CA Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, SectionC3 said: Lots of interesting takes here. Most either misread the question or ignored the “we” therein. The question isn’t whether you (as an individual) are better off now than you were four years ago. It’s whether we, as a nation and a people, are so better off. My answer has been registered: it is patently obvious that we are not better off. We as a people are better off because our internal enemies have moved out of the shadows and now clearly identified themselves. Ordinary folks are now seeing the impacts of the the insidious disease that is ruining our nation, right in the streets of our own cities. 2 4
fansince88 Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 45 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: same here in NYS, or Big Fredoland, the home of gross fiscal mismanagement......max income tax rate is 9.5% versus Cali at 13% (I think)........new taxes added regularly but disguised as "fees".....parasitic "fleas" would be a better description.......FAR to late in my 44+ and ongoing career to bail now before retirement....... Thats where I am. Only 31 years but just the same thought process
SectionC3 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, Doc said: Not racism at all. The virus originated in Wuhan, China. They should get credit for its name. Hoax as to the first sentence. Looks the CDC disagrees with you and calls is “coronavirus” or “COVID-19.” https://www.coronavirus.gov 23 minutes ago, KD in CA said: We as a people are better off because our internal enemies have moved out of the shadows and now clearly identified themselves. Ordinary folks are now seeing the impacts of the the insidious disease that is ruining our nation, right in the streets of our own cities. If you’re talking about those two guys who were caught on video on Hertel Ave. over the weekend, I tend to think it was an isolated incident. Probably not worth 180,000 dead and trashed economy for middle and lower income workers. But each is entitled to his or her own opinion.
Doc Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, SectionC3 said: Hoax as to the first sentence. Looks the CDC disagrees with you and calls is “coronavirus” or “COVID-19.” https://www.coronavirus.gov So when it comes to that you listen to the CDC...
IDBillzFan Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Doc said: So when it comes to that you listen to the CDC... Anyone trying to convince you that calling this bug the Chinese virus is racist has clearly run out ideas. It's a stupid as Michelle Obama trying to convince America that white America doesn't see black females. Just saying stupid schitt doesn't make it true no matter how many times you say it. 1
SectionC3 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, Doc said: So when it comes to that you listen to the CDC... Even when infected with politics, as it has become, that center still won’t use the racist canard that you uttered.
Doc Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, IDBillzFan said: Anyone trying to convince you that calling this bug the Chinese virus is racist has clearly run out ideas. It's a stupid as Michelle Obama trying to convince America that white America doesn't see black females. Just saying stupid schitt doesn't make it true no matter how many times you say it. Yup. If this had come from, say, Msocow, would it still be racist?
SectionC3 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said: Anyone trying to convince you that calling this bug the Chinese virus is racist has clearly run out ideas. It's a stupid as Michelle Obama trying to convince America that white America doesn't see black females. Just saying stupid schitt doesn't make it true no matter how many times you say it. Hmmmm. Interesting, coming from you. Just now, Doc said: Yup. If this had come from, say, Msocow, would it still be racist? It didn’t. And instead of using the proper name, you choose to demonize a certain group and culture.
bilzfancy Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, SectionC3 said: Even when infected with politics, as it has become, that center still won’t use the racist canard that you uttered. Ever hear of the Hong Kong flu? Spanish Flu, Swine flu?
SectionC3 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, bilzfancy said: Ever hear of the Hong Kong flu? Spanish Flu, Swine flu? Yup. I did. 1
IDBillzFan Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Doc said: Yup. If this had come from, say, Msocow, would it still be racist? If it came from Moscow, it wouldn't be racist. It would be collusion...a virus invented for Trump by his commie bed partners. 1
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