Comments for MNpublius.com http://mnpublius.com Tracking Minnesota Politics Since 2005 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:32:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Sighted in Wyoming: Do you miss George W. Bush yet? by Won't Be Silenced http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/sighted-in-wyoming-do-you-miss-george-w-bush-yet/#comment-50739 Won't Be Silenced Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:32:52 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7867#comment-50739 Wow, it took G. W. almost 3 years before the anti-Bush rhetoric began and another 2 years before the Bush haters really came out to play in the 2008 elections. It only took Obama about 9 months. Looks like it's going to be a long 3 years for the liberals. If you want to know who's behind this, link to an excellent conservative blog at: http://www.shotinthedark.info/wp/?p=8550 Wow, it took G. W. almost 3 years before the anti-Bush rhetoric began and another 2 years before the Bush haters really came out to play in the 2008 elections. It only took Obama about 9 months. Looks like it’s going to be a long 3 years for the liberals.

If you want to know who’s behind this, link to an excellent conservative blog at: http://www.shotinthedark.info/wp/?p=8550

]]> Comment on How the GOP would balance the budget: Eliminate Social Security and Medicare by CMan http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/how-the-gop-would-balance-the-budget-eliminate-social-security-medicare/#comment-50738 CMan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:32:04 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7865#comment-50738 "The entire Ryan plan is basically this: throw something at wall, see if it sticks" Sounds like a perfect description of the Obama administration's first year. “The entire Ryan plan is basically this: throw something at wall, see if it sticks”

Sounds like a perfect description of the Obama administration’s first year.

]]> Comment on Unemployment declines as recovery picks up speed by Pete http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/unemployment-declines-recovery-picks-up-speed/#comment-50737 Pete Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:27:33 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7856#comment-50737 Wow, DtM. You actually go back and look up your posts from 6 months ago? Somebody's got too much time on their hands. Wow, DtM. You actually go back and look up your posts from 6 months ago?

Somebody’s got too much time on their hands.

]]> Comment on Franken to Comcast CEO: “How are the people of Minnesota supposed to trust you?” by Thelma Hardman http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/franken-to-comcast-ceo-how-are-the-people-of-minnesota-supposed-to-trust-you/#comment-50736 Thelma Hardman Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:51:50 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7862#comment-50736 Comcast came to Minneapolis a few years back. They immediately took AMC,Oxygen,and the WE channels off of our lineup. They put those stations in a more expensive tier. They also made other changes that were not appreciated.So do you think we should trust them to keep their word? To them, we do not count. Only their controlling more of the market is whats' important to them and making as much money as possible! Comcast came to Minneapolis a few years back. They immediately took AMC,Oxygen,and the WE channels off of our lineup. They put those stations in a more expensive tier. They also made other changes that were not appreciated.So do you think we should trust them to keep their word? To them, we do not count. Only their controlling more of the market is whats’ important to them and making as much money as possible!

]]> Comment on How the GOP would balance the budget: Eliminate Social Security and Medicare by NorthernMNer http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/how-the-gop-would-balance-the-budget-eliminate-social-security-medicare/#comment-50734 NorthernMNer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:15:17 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7865#comment-50734 The entire Ryan plan is basically this: throw something at wall, see if it sticks. I can balance the federal budget with a red pen if I had unlimited power to slash expenditures. But I don't, anybody that tries will get slaughtered. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/02/dont_confuse_a_plan_that_will.html And my God, we are quoting Bachmann again? Part of me is wondering if she is going to announce that her entire political career is a project for a fine arts degree in theatrical performance. The entire Ryan plan is basically this: throw something at wall, see if it sticks. I can balance the federal budget with a red pen if I had unlimited power to slash expenditures. But I don’t, anybody that tries will get slaughtered.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/02/dont_confuse_a_plan_that_will.html

And my God, we are quoting Bachmann again? Part of me is wondering if she is going to announce that her entire political career is a project for a fine arts degree in theatrical performance.

]]> Comment on How the GOP would balance the budget: Eliminate Social Security and Medicare by Alec http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/how-the-gop-would-balance-the-budget-eliminate-social-security-medicare/#comment-50733 Alec Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:17:08 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7865#comment-50733 Social Security and Medicare are not entitlements. You pay for them. Entitlements are things you get strictly because you fit some classification. Some social security disability benefits, medicaid, veterans disability, etc. are entitlements. Saying that medicare and SS are entitlements is like saying your IRA is an entitlement. Also, the bottom line is that we did not see deficit problems until about 1982. Before Reganomics we did not have spending or revenue problems on this scale. You tell me what changed Lloyd. Social Security and Medicare are not entitlements. You pay for them. Entitlements are things you get strictly because you fit some classification. Some social security disability benefits, medicaid, veterans disability, etc. are entitlements.

Saying that medicare and SS are entitlements is like saying your IRA is an entitlement.

Also, the bottom line is that we did not see deficit problems until about 1982. Before Reganomics we did not have spending or revenue problems on this scale. You tell me what changed Lloyd.

]]> Comment on How the GOP would balance the budget: Eliminate Social Security and Medicare by Alec http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/how-the-gop-would-balance-the-budget-eliminate-social-security-medicare/#comment-50732 Alec Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:10:46 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7865#comment-50732 A different. and more intelligent fix would be to remove the cap so that the wealthy pay the same percentage in SS tax as the middle class. If you think unemployment is bad now, wait until people have to work through their 70's! Remember, pensions are a thing of the past. With CEO's making 300 times the average worker there is no room to take care of workers who devote a lifetime to the company. So, yeah, you want great depression unemployment, go ahead and get rid of social security. A different. and more intelligent fix would be to remove the cap so that the wealthy pay the same percentage in SS tax as the middle class. If you think unemployment is bad now, wait until people have to work through their 70’s! Remember, pensions are a thing of the past. With CEO’s making 300 times the average worker there is no room to take care of workers who devote a lifetime to the company.

So, yeah, you want great depression unemployment, go ahead and get rid of social security.

]]> Comment on How the GOP would balance the budget: Eliminate Social Security and Medicare by Lloyd http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/how-the-gop-would-balance-the-budget-eliminate-social-security-medicare/#comment-50731 Lloyd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:08:52 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7865#comment-50731 Spending causes defecits Alec. Tax cuts can cause drops in revenue but they cannot cause defecits, only spending has the power to do that. So please tell me what spending Reagan was responsible for and let's compare it to spending on entitlements programs that date back to the new deal. Spending causes defecits Alec. Tax cuts can cause drops in revenue but they cannot cause defecits, only spending has the power to do that. So please tell me what spending Reagan was responsible for and let’s compare it to spending on entitlements programs that date back to the new deal.

]]> Comment on How the GOP would balance the budget: Eliminate Social Security and Medicare by Lloyd http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/how-the-gop-would-balance-the-budget-eliminate-social-security-medicare/#comment-50729 Lloyd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:56:36 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7865#comment-50729 My understanding is that anyone 55 or older would get the benefits they have been expecting, anyone younger than that would need to rely on 401ks iras and hsa's thereafter. That's not dismantling social security social thats just setting the date on something that was going to happen anyway. Wait - you aren't foolish enough to actually believe that you'll get social security some day are you? Wow. My understanding is that anyone 55 or older would get the benefits they have been expecting, anyone younger than that would need to rely on 401ks iras and hsa’s thereafter. That’s not dismantling social security social thats just setting the date on something that was going to happen anyway. Wait - you aren’t foolish enough to actually believe that you’ll get social security some day are you? Wow.

]]> Comment on How the GOP would balance the budget: Eliminate Social Security and Medicare by Alec http://mnpublius.com/2010/02/how-the-gop-would-balance-the-budget-eliminate-social-security-medicare/#comment-50728 Alec Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:41:10 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=7865#comment-50728 If any of these conservatives were actually fiscally conservative they would remedy the problem that really causes our deficits. We didn't have a problem with deficits at all until the Regan tax cuts. Before 1982, we had nominal operating deficits, and manageable debt. 30 years of Reganomics put us here, and conservatives want more of that! Tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations are not fiscally responsible. The conservative columnist Mark Zandi calculates that corporate tax cuts and the Bush tax cuts return 30 cents on the dollar. How is that fiscally responsible? 1945-1973 was considered the golden age of capitalism. Corporate and wealthy taxes did not stifle growth or the economy. Our debt can be laid at the feet of Reganomics. Anyone who says tax cuts are the answer is a deficit peacock, and not fiscally responsible! If any of these conservatives were actually fiscally conservative they would remedy the problem that really causes our deficits. We didn’t have a problem with deficits at all until the Regan tax cuts. Before 1982, we had nominal operating deficits, and manageable debt. 30 years of Reganomics put us here, and conservatives want more of that! Tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations are not fiscally responsible. The conservative columnist Mark Zandi calculates that corporate tax cuts and the Bush tax cuts return 30 cents on the dollar. How is that fiscally responsible?

1945-1973 was considered the golden age of capitalism. Corporate and wealthy taxes did not stifle growth or the economy. Our debt can be laid at the feet of Reganomics. Anyone who says tax cuts are the answer is a deficit peacock, and not fiscally responsible!

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