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    mawilson got a reaction from B_J in Polish Immigrant's Take on the Presidential Race   
    No-one knows what that is. You can keep joking about it, but the joke is lost on 90% of Americans.
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    mawilson got a reaction from I AM NOT THAT GUY in Polish Immigrant's Take on the Presidential Race   
    No-one knows what that is. You can keep joking about it, but the joke is lost on 90% of Americans.
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    mawilson reacted to TBoneTX in Polish Immigrant's Take on the Presidential Race   
    I attended a Republican political gathering today (9/9/12), chiefly to ask my Congressman the question posed in this thread:
    http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/381462-august-15th-doomsday/
    Box lunches were served. I and a man who sat down beside me had a chat while eating. He had immigrated from Poland and works as an engineer here. He mentioned that he had grown up under the Communist regime.
    I asked him if he saw any parallels between the leaders of those days and 0bama here today. He said, "It's pure. The promises, the actions..." I asked him again. He said, "It is as pure as fingerprints."
    I asked him whether he was there (at the function) for a reason related to be above. He said, "Sure. I grew up under the Communist regime and don't want to see the same happen here."
    I asked him his prediction in regard to the upcoming Presidential election. He said, "I think that we can get rid of 0bama. I think that the citizens here are still aware enough to realize what is going on. If they do not, they will realize clearly soon enough."
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    mawilson reacted to Pooky in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    You really need to read what I wrote in both posts. Your powers of comprehension seem to suck royally.
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    mawilson reacted to Ban Hammer in The Seceding Plutocracy   
    but it does make a good red herring.
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    mawilson got a reaction from Ban Hammer in The Seceding Plutocracy   
    "Workforce gets to work", "consumers get to distribution points" - you're double-counting here. Workers get paid - those business owners give them X amount of money - to get to work, and that money is taxed (when the workers pay their taxes) to pay for the roads and bridges they (workers) use.
    An increasingly large part of our economy is intellectual property - non-manufacturing. Software, ideas, trade secrets, proprietary information, business plans, trademarks, copyrights, patents.
    Most independent software vendors can operate out of a closet in the Caymans, or a small office in the Czech Republic. There is no reason for them to be domiciled in a high tax jurisdiction.
    So yeah, by all means, make them pay their "fair share". They'll just pack up and leave.
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    mawilson got a reaction from Ban Hammer in The Seceding Plutocracy   
    Didn't you hear? Millionaires use "roads and bridges" more than regular folks.
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    mawilson got a reaction from elmcitymaven in Richard Dawkins on Creationists   
    They don't "go forth and multiply" as much as religious bunnies?
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    mawilson reacted to slim in The Seceding Plutocracy   
    That's a big part of it. I'm not reading a full page article on an entertainment site just so I can hear about someone's disagreement with someone being more wealthy than them.
    The one thing I've yet to understand from the left is why any one person should pay more than any other person. Above even talked about the rich "stiffing" Social Security and Medicare. Um, why would anyone need to pay millions of dollars into a retirement/medical scheme? Do they benefit "more" after retirement? Is their health coverage somehow millions of dollars more expensive than the average UAW employee's?
    I'm amazed lefties base their arguments on "everyone getting a fair shake.... .except these people." Hypocrites. The lot of them.
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    mawilson got a reaction from in Richard Dawkins on Creationists   
    They don't "go forth and multiply" as much as religious bunnies?
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    mawilson reacted to Ban Hammer in Canada readies for war with Iran   
    surplus military sale, and canada didn't repaint it.
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    mawilson reacted to Danno in Half of the polar ice cap is missing: Arctic sea ice hits a new record low   
    I blame Obama for not keeping the promise of -slowing down the rise of the oceans.

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    mawilson got a reaction from in Religious Materials   
    God told them. Duh.
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    mawilson got a reaction from Confused 2 in Half of the polar ice cap is missing: Arctic sea ice hits a new record low   
    What's there to say? It's real, it can't be stopped. Adapt or die.
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    mawilson reacted to Danno in Half of the polar ice cap is missing: Arctic sea ice hits a new record low   
    Sounds like Greenland will be green once more.
    Good news for them, in fact many areas which can't support life, will now be able to.
    Why assume the Earth will suddenly stop thse changes because we built NYC a bit too close to the water?
    As the ice sheets receded off of most of europe do you think there was concern then?
    Should there have been?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxivUqgLwjQ
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    mawilson got a reaction from Danno in Half of the polar ice cap is missing: Arctic sea ice hits a new record low   
    What's there to say? It's real, it can't be stopped. Adapt or die.
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    mawilson reacted to The Nature Boy in Religious Materials   
    HUH ?
    One thing about religion always confused me. The Amish shun all modern convinces, but if they were living in 1840 they would be at the cutting edge. How did they decide where to cut it off.
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    mawilson reacted to spookyturtle in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    The 08 ticket had no experience running government. Romney was a governor and ran MA. You can argue it any way you like and I am not an Obama basher. He is not a good President, IMHO. Sure he has accomplished a few things, but nothing close to live up to the hype that surrounded him 4 years ago. He was in over his head from the beginning. If he submitted a resume for the job, he never would have gotten an interview. He wasn't qualified. The media made him in 08, and soon enough we'll know if it will break him.
    I'm not suggesting that Romney is a genius and will solve all the countries problems. But I'm realistic enough to know that no one is going to do that. There will always be criticism. Just the notion that one party has all the answers is idiotic. And reading here every day reinforces that. Both parties are dirty. I don't vote party lines. I vote for the candidate that I feel is best suited for the job. Unfortunately at times the choices aren't good. Like 2008, and probably now too.
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    mawilson got a reaction from Leatherneck in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    So giving a shіt about something can be quantified by the number of times it's mentioned in one's acceptance speech?
    Good to know! How many times did Obama mention out national debt in his acceptance speech? Once. Twice, if you include a reference to the "debt commission".
    I guess he doesn't give a ####### about it.
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    mawilson got a reaction from Pinocchio Liberal in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    So giving a shіt about something can be quantified by the number of times it's mentioned in one's acceptance speech?
    Good to know! How many times did Obama mention out national debt in his acceptance speech? Once. Twice, if you include a reference to the "debt commission".
    I guess he doesn't give a ####### about it.
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    mawilson reacted to The Nature Boy in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    Well if you are physically and mentally able to fend for yourself you should. Here in Gawga we import Mexicans to pick peaches because, the local growers have proved they can't get labor. Yet almost 50% of young people in that county get some form of Government assistance and have a 45% unemployment rate. How can you defend that ?
    Can you imagine how much help we could give the truly needy if we could cut out all the lazy people raping the system.
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    mawilson reacted to The Nature Boy in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    Do you even stop and think before you post. Just how much foreign policy experience did Barry have. he was a community organizer and a Goldman Sachs Junior Senator.
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    mawilson reacted to spookyturtle in Canada readies for war with Iran   
    When do you think Canada will attack?
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    mawilson got a reaction from I AM NOT THAT GUY in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    So giving a shіt about something can be quantified by the number of times it's mentioned in one's acceptance speech?
    Good to know! How many times did Obama mention out national debt in his acceptance speech? Once. Twice, if you include a reference to the "debt commission".
    I guess he doesn't give a ####### about it.
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    mawilson got a reaction from spookyturtle in Will US join Israel in Iran strike?   
    So giving a shіt about something can be quantified by the number of times it's mentioned in one's acceptance speech?
    Good to know! How many times did Obama mention out national debt in his acceptance speech? Once. Twice, if you include a reference to the "debt commission".
    I guess he doesn't give a ####### about it.
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