en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/934242 Comments by libslapper http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/08/keep-rationed-care-away-from-america#IDComment91554823 Oh if they got it who cares tax them 99% and I don't think I should be taxed at all because I make less! You can make the arguement that taxing rich and poor the same amount of money is fair and you can make the arguement that taxing the rich and poor the same percentage is fair. But you can't make the arguement that taxing the rich at a higher percentage is fair. It is clear that you don't get it either, the money spent by the rich actually works to create jobs unlike when the government spends it. Also a large portion of the money they are, as you put it, just sitting on is invested in businesses. Also thanks to the massive amount of money printed lately, when more money does start getting spent and less is saved we will see inflation and probably pretty high inflation too. Sun, 8 Aug 2010 12:12:30 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/08/keep-rationed-care-away-from-america#IDComment91554823 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91551625 Oil already seeps into the ocean naturally a speeding car doesn't happen naturally. That is why if they pay for any damages they caused then should not have to pay more. The scary thing to me is it seems anybody can be punished without going to court now. Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:57:51 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91551625 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91551102 You people speak of well thought out and I would say SOME was but CLEARLY some wasn't. Three people in a row just took what he said as fact and didn't bother to even think about it and you say other people just repeat FOX and soundbites. Try a little critical thinking before you attack other people for parroting. Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:54:25 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91551102 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91550207 No job creation is not a function of the Federal government except in the areas enumerated by the constitution. However you discount tax rates completely and thats nonsense, any cost is important to a business. By the way costs for governments constitutionally-defined role is about a third of the Federal budget so these are no meager taxes. Besides the taxes it shows that our government doesn't care about the restrictions placed upon them and that to me is worse than the taxes. Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:47:09 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91550207 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91548886 Management doesn't have to ask you how much to pay them! You say stuffed suit like it doesn't take a particular skill set and anyone can do the job. What your missing is that is what YOUR job is not management. They make more because their bosses place their labor at that worth because they have a skill set. Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:32:08 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91548886 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91548315 I do manual labor I was in the miliotary and I was in local 85 carpenters in New York. And don't tell me I'll change my tune, I have principles. Those people that wear a tie to work still work and just like you they knew that job was a higher paying opportunity than working "on the line" just because you didn't want to pursue an education and get that type of job doesn't mean they should have to give you some of the money they earned. The fact is there is more demand for that job therefore it pays more. And by the way quit acting like nobody has it as tough as you tons of people do what you do and don't whine like a baby and think they deserve OTHER PEOPLES money. Your a glorified welfare case. Sun, 8 Aug 2010 11:25:52 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91548315 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91446533 BP should pay for the cleanup and for any damages to other people but to pay for just spilling oil that will result in no damages is ridiculous. The funny thing the oil spill and the mortgage crisis are two things that could have been avoided had government not provided incentives for businesses to do what they normally would not have done. However the left will in typical fashion say it was due to deregulation and blame the free market when in fact there is not a free market in lending or oil and they are two of the most regulated industries. But facts don't matter when ideology is the only important thing. Sat, 7 Aug 2010 19:39:58 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91446533 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91445786 So if a law was passed saying only christians could get married that would be ok because you have the choice to be Christian or not? Once again try being consistent in your rationale. You are saying marriage is a right for some consenting adults and not others as long as you disagree with them. Sat, 7 Aug 2010 19:32:29 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91445786 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91445213 "Without affirmative action we would, most likely, not have Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thompson. Yea, we would have been better off without it. " There is nothing that suggests Thomas gained from affirmative action ever in his lifetime except democrats speculation that he only got the position because he was replacing a black justice. That's completely outrageous and the left says people on the right are racists. Sat, 7 Aug 2010 19:26:51 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91445213 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91292715 The post is obviously from a person that thinks government should be able to hand money from someone that worked for it to someone who didn't. Remember it is people on the left that think government should be able to redistribute wealth and they don't care if the nation is in extreme debt from it as long as they get free money. And they call the other side greedy for wanting people to be able to keep what they earn! Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:16:26 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91292715 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91291995 "Expect nothin' from the rich" Expect nothing but get everything I guess. How many jobs have you had that a poor person gave you? Who pays the majority of taxes in the country? The only thing you have to offer is class warfare get mad at rich people because they are rich. By the way the government provides incentives for the RICH oil companies to drill in deeper waters and its not people on my side that thinks that is a good idea. oh and how did that turn out. Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:13:16 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91291995 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91290738 Where is this free market you speak of? If you think what we have in this country today is a free market than you have a warped view of what a free market is. Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:07:26 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91290738 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91290349 What if it is less do you think BP should get the money back? Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:05:49 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91290349 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91288895 I actually believe this is not judicial activism. I assumed some leftists would post saying it wasn't and I wanted to ask them if upholding affirmitive action programs is judicial activism. Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:00:03 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91288895 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91288038 Your contradicting yourself. If there is a law saying men can marry women and vise versa that includes everyone, (everyone is a man or a woman) however it only affects the marring habits of gays. On the other hand if a law is made that one person can only marry one person then that includes everyone but only affects the marrying habits of polygamists. It appears you think the government should be able to stop the marrying habits of some consenting adults but not others. You have to be consistent in your rationale. Fri, 6 Aug 2010 22:55:50 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91288038 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91286110 I actually agree with what you just posted but I was hoping someone would disagree with my statement. I would like to ask then is it judicial activism when affirmative action programs are upheld? Or is it all right to discriminate as long as it is against white males? Fri, 6 Aug 2010 22:48:49 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91286110 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91175058 "Rights should never be based on sexual orientation or chosen sexual behavior." The writer contradicts himself here. Isn't saying that someone doesn't have the right to do something based on their sexual orientation the same as saying they do? The fact is the government shouldn't have a say in people's private lives. No matter how you try to spin it someone else's marriage will never affect you. The only thing I do take issue with is one Justice out voting 7 million people, I am not a big fan of Judicial activism. Has polygamy been stuck down as well, or does the justice not agree with that? Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:47:40 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/same-sex-marriage-affects-everyone#IDComment91175058 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91172784 Taxes and control of business is what the regime is about. Just think on January 1st the death tax will go from o to 55%! That's outrageous. How many people did Obama nominate to positions in the government that had tax issues of one kind or another? The administration does not believe in property rights. Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:40:04 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/08/06/time-for-government-to-aid-businesses-add-jobs#IDComment91172784 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/07/22/the-platform-democrats-should-be-running-on#IDComment88154531 Really because it was intended to stop 10% unemployment. I guess if it fails just say it would have been worse. The fact is we elected a guy who has been a massive failure and it will take decades to recover from the massive debt. The debt of the Bush era that democrats demonized was bad enough but if the person has a d in front of their name it is ok to triple even quadruple the defecits of what people like you said was bad in the first place. Figure out what you think and stop saying what Obama does is good because he has a d in front of his name. People need to quit aligning themselves with parties and politicians they all stink. Really look at the effects of the stimulus package and tell me that wasn't a huge waste of money. How many jobs or stimulus bills do they need to pass before the economy comes back? Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:27:52 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/07/22/the-platform-democrats-should-be-running-on#IDComment88154531 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/07/22/stop-blaming-bush-for-our-nation%e2%80%99s-ills#IDComment88152530 "According to the new law as primary weapon against future recessions, the US government will have a full capacity to control, seize, an even liquidate failing financial institutions before their collapse." And does anyone find this to be a good thing? The fact is we gave government more power when it was government who failed in the first place. The fact is we added more people to regulate which costs more money when those people and regulations are already in place. By the way like I asked what did he do about subprime mortgages? It is not enough to blame wall st when a vast amount of people never paid their mortgage. What is being done about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It's funny that the government just gave themselves power to take over private companies and people still say this is not a socialist regime. Also I do believe Obama was a part of bailing out these companies wasn't he? Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:10:09 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2010/07/22/stop-blaming-bush-for-our-nation%e2%80%99s-ills#IDComment88152530