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2002 F-350 SRW Lariat,4X4, PSD with too many goodies to list. 182k and a very strong 7.3. SOLD
2008 F-250, SC Lariat, 4X4,Shortbed, Pueblo Gold/black, V-10, 4.10, auto, Delivered on 9/7/07, great looking rig. South Texas bumpers front/rear, Air Raid Intake System, Diablosport Predator, Magnaflow, Husky's, JJ's, Ford alarm/remote start, Marathon seat covers, Sirius, PIAA, Access cover, Weatherguard tool box, Rhino liner, Michelins, Duraflap mud flaps, Escort 9500i, MagHytec rear dif cover.
2007 Lincoln LT (wifer's grocery getter),Superchip,Magnaflow duels, K&N dropin, Leer Browning Special
1996 Ford Bronco EB; almost stock
2007 Kubota 900 RTV diesel with goodies. pappy's truck
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Too much junk/toys to mention, ever changing due to too getting bored too quickly. I need a 10 step program!
Want to call? I'm in the book. Want to argue....First explain the square root of negative one....lol
Johnson inherited high unemployment from Kennedy and brought it down.
Nixon inherited low unemployment and let it get a little higher but, it basically stayed the same.
Ford let it get pretty darn high.
Carter (who everyone says is the worst POTUS in the 20th Century) actually kept it below Ford and all but 3 years of Reagan.
Reagan finally gets it under control only to have Bush 1 let it slide back up.
Clinton shows a steady and significant decline for his entire 8 years in office.
Dubya inherits a low unemployment and then it waxes and wains under his 8 years.
I guess the conclusion that can be drawn (from only the unemployment rate) is that one particular party has been better at keeping it low for the last 40 years than the other one.
I guess the conclusion that can be drawn (from only the unemployment rate) is that one particular party has been better at keeping it low for the last 40 years than the other one.
It shows the trend of the unemployment rate instead of the average for the year. It gives a clearer picture of which way the rate was going. Draw your own conclusions.
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2004 F250 SC Shortbed 6.0 (03 Engine) Auto 4X2 Lariat, John Wood tuned SCT, AFE Proguard7, STC Performance 4" Turbo back exhaust with cat, Bedrug, Snugtop, Boze Fatal Eight 20x10 Wheels, Toyo Proxes ST 305/50-20 Tires
SOLD - Stroked Lightning - 2004 F250 6.0 Reg Cab Shortbed (longbed frame shortened 16"), Lowered 3"/5", 22" wheels, SCT tuned by John Woods, John Woods built 5R110, straight pipe with exit in bed, custom 4 link rear end, custom injectors by Full Force Diesel, Nitrous, Spearco IC, custom built 76mm turbo by Turbonetics, fuel system, batteries relocated to bed. All work done by Gene (weweld), driven by Gene.
Johnson inherited high unemployment from Kennedy and brought it down.
Nixon inherited low unemployment and let it get a little higher but, it basically stayed the same.
Ford let it get pretty darn high.
Carter (who everyone says is the worst POTUS in the 20th Century) actually kept it below Ford and all but 3 years of Reagan.
Reagan finally gets it under control only to have Bush 1 let it slide back up.
Clinton shows a steady and significant decline for his entire 8 years in office.
Dubya inherits a low unemployment and then it waxes and wains under his 8 years.
I guess the conclusion that can be drawn (from only the unemployment rate) is that one particular party has been better at keeping it low for the last 40 years than the other one.
The old (D) did it or (R) did it and another thread soon to be locked. Give it a rest will ya.
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Too much junk/toys to mention, ever changing due to too getting bored too quickly. I need a 10 step program!
Want to call? I'm in the book. Want to argue....First explain the square root of negative one....lol
So can the government basically use taxpayers money to buy back jobs?
And is a "JOB" working for the government that takes someone off unemployment but paid for by eventual higher taxes really a job?
I say it is a job sort of but sort of like me going to the bank and taking a second mortgage on one of my homes, then hiring some guys I really don't need with the mortgage money. It will work for a while but then what? Who pays the new mortgage money payment?
I miss the theory?
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Too much junk/toys to mention, ever changing due to too getting bored too quickly. I need a 10 step program!
Want to call? I'm in the book. Want to argue....First explain the square root of negative one....lol
Carter (who everyone says is the worst POTUS in the 20th Century) actually kept it below Ford and all but 3 years of Reagan.
Reagan finally gets it under control only to have Bush 1 let it slide back up. ...
Ford took office right after the October 1973 OPEC oil embargo. With oil going from $3 to $30 and an unprecedented number of dollars leaving the country, (we were still paying for the siege of Viet Nam) the economy couldn't help but tank.
Jimmy Carter declared that energy independence is essential not only for economic prosperity but also national security, as the quest for oil was already leading the US into unsavory deals with even more unsavory people.
Too bad only a handful of Americans were listening.
Reagan's numbers don't reflect fewer people being unemployed nearly as much as they reflect new methods of counting them. Under Reagan, the BLS began not counting some unemployed people as unemployed. When a person's state unemployment benefits were cut off, he was declared no longer unemployed regardless of his circumstances.
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1986 Isuzu P'up, 177,673.8 miles.
- Hella headlights (highly recommended)
- DOT C-2 back end (also recommended)
- R-12 air conditioner converted to R-406a. Saved ozone and money
- 4.1:1 final drive converted to 3.4:1. Quieter, better mileage but it's a good thing I live in the flat Midwest.
- 9/22/2007, age 21: Still running well when reluctantly sent away for reincarnation, due to body & frame rust.
Obama has yet to show that his way will work (albeit I have hope) but, Limpbaugh is total moron.
Sure, every once in a while he says something that makes sense but.............he is basically an entertainer that will lead his party into oblivion for many years to come.
Obama has yet to show that his way will work (albeit I have hope) but, Limbaugh is total moron.
Sure, every once in a while he says something that makes sense but.............he is basically an entertainer that will lead his party into oblivion for many years to come.
Keynesian economists believe government spending on "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects -- schools, roads, bridges -- is the best way to stimulate our staggering economy.
Supply-side economists make an equally persuasive case that tax cuts are the surest and quickest way to create permanent jobs and cause an economy to rebound. That happened under JFK, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. We know that when tax rates are cut in a recession, it brings an economy back.
Recent polling indicates that the American people are in favor of both approaches.
Although one may respectfully not agree, the above WSJ articles are hardly moronic, they appear the contrary quite articulate.
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Too much junk/toys to mention, ever changing due to too getting bored too quickly. I need a 10 step program!
Want to call? I'm in the book. Want to argue....First explain the square root of negative one....lol
I think that Harry Reid is the most moronic individual that I have ever heard, with Nancy Pelosi not far behind.
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2002 F-350 SRW Lariat,4X4, PSD with too many goodies to list. 182k and a very strong 7.3. SOLD
2008 F-250, SC Lariat, 4X4,Shortbed, Pueblo Gold/black, V-10, 4.10, auto, Delivered on 9/7/07, great looking rig. South Texas bumpers front/rear, Air Raid Intake System, Diablosport Predator, Magnaflow, Husky's, JJ's, Ford alarm/remote start, Marathon seat covers, Sirius, PIAA, Access cover, Weatherguard tool box, Rhino liner, Michelins, Duraflap mud flaps, Escort 9500i, MagHytec rear dif cover.
2007 Lincoln LT (wifer's grocery getter),Superchip,Magnaflow duels, K&N dropin, Leer Browning Special
1996 Ford Bronco EB; almost stock
2007 Kubota 900 RTV diesel with goodies. pappy's truck
Although one may respectfully not agree, the above WSJ articles are hardly moronic, they appear the contrary quite articulate.
Show me definitive proof that "trickle down economics" (also called "voodoo economics" by Bush 1) have actually made that big of an impact.............ever. As soon as you trot out your "professional opinions," I'll trot out those that disagree. The reason they won't work now is because most companies are in deep trouble and anything they save on the tax side will be used (just like the financial community) to either increase their cash reserves, give bonuses, pad income or to boost their stock for shareholders. As someone else said, business' don't need tax breaks..............they need customers. And no, I don't think a personal income tax "break" will all of a sudden make people think they are rich again. The orgy of spending that we just went through was spurred primarily by excess cash due to the easy refinancing of homes. You're not gonna see that happen again anytime soon.
The reason I think Limpbaugh is a "moron" is because he refuses to give anyone with a dissenting view one iota of credit or recognition. It is always his way or nothing. And he is a two trick pony. Tax cuts and deregulation are all he talks about.
Well guess what? Deregulation is a BIG reason we're in the mess we see now.
Another big question. Why does Limpbaugh refuse to ever debate someone from the other end of the political spectrum? Why must he always stand on his own bully pulpit with one hand on the telephone flash-hook?
Keynesian economists believe government spending on "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects -- schools, roads, bridges -- is the best way to stimulate our staggering economy.
Supply-side economists make an equally persuasive case that tax cuts are the surest and quickest way to create permanent jobs and cause an economy to rebound. That happened under JFK, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. We know that when tax rates are cut in a recession, it brings an economy back.
Recent polling indicates that the American people are in favor of both approaches.
Show me definitive proof that "trickle down economics" (also called "voodoo economics" by Bush 1) have actually made that big of an impact.............ever. As soon as you trot out your "professional opinions," I'll trot out those that disagree. The reason they won't work now is because most companies are in deep trouble and anything they save on the tax side will be used (just like the financial community) to either increase their cash reserves, give bonuses, pad income or to boost their stock for shareholders. As someone else said, business' don't need tax breaks..............they need customers. And no, I don't think a personal income tax "break" will all of a sudden make people think they are rich again. The orgy of spending that we just went through was spurred primarily by excess cash due to the easy refinancing of homes. You're not gonna see that happen again anytime soon.
The reason I think Limpbaugh is a "moron" is because he refuses to give anyone with a dissenting view one iota of credit or recognition. It is always his way or nothing. And he is a two trick pony. Tax cuts and deregulation are all he talks about.
Well guess what? Deregulation is a BIG reason we're in the mess we see now.
Another big question. Why does Limpbaugh refuse to ever debate someone from the other end of the political spectrum? Why must he always stand on his own bully pulpit with one hand on the telephone flash-hook?
Think about it.
Makes what point? Actually you have quite a bit in common with Rush.
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Too much junk/toys to mention, ever changing due to too getting bored too quickly. I need a 10 step program!
Want to call? I'm in the book. Want to argue....First explain the square root of negative one....lol
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