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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:48 PM Original message |
A college student's ideas on how to fix the economy |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. In other words, redistribution of weath and egalitarianism and democracy. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. B+ |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Come on |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. You forgot that all income up to the "poverty line" is tax exempt. |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. In the words of the great Philosopher Homer Simpson, "D'oh" |
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Popol Vuh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good ideas but.... |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I agree that the federal reserve needs to be abolished but.... |
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Popol Vuh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. agreed |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. The problem with these 'baby steps is that they reduce the pain and allow the |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That's a fight that we won't be able to wage until |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. Why? So monitary policy can be determined at the whims of elected politicians? |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Works for me! |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. I only disagree with one point.... |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. i think it's fair to do this via tax incentives |
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AsherHeimermann (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. Comment from Asher Heimermann |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I haven't started a blog yet |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. In addition, you also forgot to account for the DoD budget. |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. The Department of Defense is not going anywhere |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. Now if only there were the semblance of thought behind any of these wonderful-sounding... |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Can you please expand on why do you think that these are |
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KingFish019 (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Maybe not thoughtless talking points, but... |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
19. Sounds good but would people be willing to pay for goods or services |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. The only reason the price will go up is because no one is willing to |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Raising the minimum wage will probably raise your wages as well |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Wouldn't it require an unlimited supply of money in circulation? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. No, businesses would cut other costs to pay the wages |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. What happens when the business cuts costs by firing skilled labor? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Unskilled labor isn't qualified to perform the tasks that skilled labor does |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
22. The minimum wage may need to be phased in for reasons outlined above |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Right. You'd kill off a lot of small independent businesses who would lose revenue to those who |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. It seems to me that places with living wage laws are economically sound |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Agreed, businesses need time to ladjust |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. Over 140 cities and counties now have living wage laws |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. Republicans want a starving, frightened, cheap labor base |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. Raising the income tax to that level is pointless |
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