posted: 7 hrs ago
by PeoriaIllinoisan
"What should we watch tonight?
Here's one that looks good.
http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=v AZWhFI9lLQ
I t was nominated for a bunch of awards including the AARP Movies for Grownups.
Sold!..."
posted: 7 hrs ago
by AverageSue
"@Skimo :
That's not how the tax cuts for the wealthy turned out in reality. They pocketed more than they created jobs. Stock buy-backs is just one thing they did.
Just look at the upward movement of money. The wage gap is wider and wider and wider.
Meanwhile, they are getting people to punch down on the kids who have been paying loans for 10-20 years...."
posted: 8 hrs ago
by MamaBird
"I ate there with some friends about a month ago. We were there at lunch time, but ate breakfast food. Everything was good, if a bit pricey. The place was never completely full, but they were doing a decent business. Definitely agree about the menu! Page after page after page...."
posted: 9 hrs ago
by Skimo
"Ok "the other team publicizes as it tax cuts for the 'Wealthy'. I am not wealthy, but appreciate tax cuts, as I pay my bills as most conservative folks do. I get kinda tired of the rhetoric that tax cuts are for the 'wealthy only'. Most conservatives like me just get tired of paying for those who refuse to. We need to quit demonizing business that provide our jobs and a larger part of our economy..."
posted: 9 hrs ago
by AverageSue
"There are things that the other team pushes for that make this look like peanuts. And same team wants to give permanent tax cuts to the wealthy while they buy votes by promising tax cuts for the rest
.. and they expire.
Then it looks like the other guy's fault when they expire...."
posted: 10 hrs ago
by Skimo
"I remember a quote from one of my supervisors: " it doesn' t matter what you pay the crew, say $100, 000/ year, the majority would be living paycheck to check". It's true. Life is about choices...most can't make good ones.
Having said that, I'm sure there are many, many in deep debt trying to live their dreams. I just don't think the way to go is asking the government print more $$ to forgive their loans. I sacrificed not buying many things to pay my loans off...and learned that most everything comes at a..."
posted: 10 hrs ago
by AverageSue
"Ok so my son has a hand-me-down iPhone he's had for about 5 years (his grandmother upgraded). He pinches his pennies. Lives in a shared apartment with 4 other people, makes about 60% of a living wage. He also has a permanent disability. Multiple actually. Blind with cerebral palsy.
HIS LOANS ARE NOT FORGIVEN.
It's not like everyone's plans are forgiven. Only segments of the population...."
posted: 10 hrs ago
by CCubs
"CCubs : What crimes did I commit exactly? Oh, you must mean the crime of responding to your stupid and ignorant trolling posts. Yeah, I'll cop to that. I'll try to do better in the future.
@Peori aChronicle : Relax, Francis. I didn't accuse you personally of a crime. It was just a figure of speech...."
posted: 10 hrs ago
by Corvetty
"The best thing I have seen went something like this. You have an $1800 Iphone, $400 sneakers, and you pay $6.00 for a cup of coffee. Pay your own loans!..."
posted: 11 hrs ago
by PeoriaChronicle
"or owning up to your crimes
@CCubs : What crimes did I commit exactly? Oh, you must mean the crime of responding to your stupid and ignorant trolling posts. Yeah, I'll cop to that. I'll try to do better in the future...."
