Janis Lane is the Tea Party leader in Mississippi and she appears to long for the days when women were happy chattel. Lane had made headlines in complaining that women are inherently poorly suited to not just serve as bosses but to vote.
Lane explained that “Probably the biggest turn we ever made was when the women got the right to vote. Our country might have been better off if it was still just men voting.” A former marketing director who now leads the party in Central Mississippi, Lane further observed that “There is nothing worse than a bunch of mean, hateful women. They are diabolical in how than can skewer a person . . . I do not see that in men. The whole time I worked, I’d much rather have a male boss than a female boss. Double-minded, you never can trust them.”
Once again, it is remarkable how some of our radicalized citizens share striking similarity with our enemies like the Taliban who would agree wholeheartedly with Lane on her view of women.
Source: Daily Mail
“Advocates for the red-state approach to government invoke lofty principles: By resisting federal programs and defying federal laws, they say, they are standing up for liberty. These were the same arguments that the original red-staters made in the 1800s, before the Civil War, and in the 1900s, before the Civil Rights movement. Now, as then, the liberty the red states seek is the liberty to let a whole class of citizens suffer. That’s not something the rest of us should tolerate. This country has room for different approaches to policy. It doesn’t have room for different standards of human decency.” From the article by Jonathon Cohn above
http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/108185/blue-states-are-scandinavia-red-states-are-guatemala# I think it might be a good idea to move to a blue state if Romney and Ryan are elected.
Mike Spindell:
I dont disagree with you, I am doing better than some and not as good as others.
So there is truth in what you say. But the facts are that the policies of this administration are not benefiting the majority of people.
With millions of people out of work, I am not sure how you can say this administration is good for the majority of people?
What was the game that had that really bad call in the end zone? Wasnt it Greenbay/Seattle? How can you adjust for incompetence? I guess you can play really hard so you make sure you win big but the other team is doing the same. Why should teams who are working really hard have to deal with incompetent refs when competent refs are available?
If someone works hard and plays fair, why would you want to penalize them? Life isnt fair and people cant make it so.
I am just a middle class joe but a rich person doesnt take anything out of my pocket except when Bush bails out Wall St., the average rich guy who owns a company and creates something is a potential client. Why stick it to them? They can only spend so much, the rest goes into savings/investment which helps the economy.
I know you have seen a good deal of hardship and heartache in your professional life but is that really going to be ameliorated by throwing cash at the problem? Isnt cash just palliative and not prophylactic?
Elaine:
what is wrong with telling your employees that if things get worse you might have to shut the door or reduce your work force? It could get worse with Romney too but based on the last 4 years the chances are pretty good it will be worse with Obama.
How is your employer going to know how you voted anyway? It is a secret ballot after all.
This hysteria over employers telling employees that things may be worse under Obama is a tempest in tea cup. Why should the past be any different than the future? I used to warn my children to stay away from Pit Bulls.
I guess democrats dont have a spine or are so addlepated they cannot think for themselves?
I am sure no employers who are democrats have suggested to employees how to vote?
Bron,
You can also take guidance from the world of sports. Most who play the game will say when asked about bad referees, or umpires, that it is the players and coaches jobs to readjust their style to the bad calls and play accordingly.
bettykath:
capital gains are from money someone earned at some point in time.
I dont know about you but when I invest I dont speculate. If you want to gamble/speculate go to the race track.
Furthermore investment/savings help grow the economy. It seems to me there should be some incentive to keep people investing.
Eeyore:
I actually believe that government should not be involved in economics in any way and should only be the referee through the court system.
I am not complaining about the Dow Jones. Although most people I know tell me their retirement plans are still in the toilet or are just now starting to grow again. Some people I know have had to put off their retirement because of it.
Understandably, Bush takes part of the blame.
gbk:
I am taking my licks and making do, unfortunately, because of the infatuation both the left and right, but more the left, have with big government making economic policy an administration’s economic policies have a good deal to do with how well the economy does.
Bob Kauten:
If you are talking about Obama, I agree and wonder how you could vote for that man in good conscience.
The only reason I am voting for Romney is because he isnt Obama. I wish someone else was running but you get what you get and at least he has business experience.
gbk:
I didnt ask you what you do, I really dont care.
Although I hope your sector is doing well, mine isnt and neither are a bunch of others under this administrations fiscal and regulatory policies.
“Although I hope your sector is doing well, mine isnt and neither are a bunch of others under this administrations fiscal and regulatory policies.”
Bron,
Seriously, have you considered that the difficult times you are suffering through might be due to your own skills or management? Don’t you think that by blaming others for your problems is not taking responsibility for yourself? Why should the government bail you out by changing a course it considers to be for the benefit of all citizens?
I take no comfort for the fact that you are going through hard times financially because I have a certain affection for you as a regular on this blog and I think you are essentially a good person. Really though, I have listened to many people of your beliefs through the years, Mitt Romney in his 47% recording, who decry people not taking responsibility for themselves. The very meaning of taking responsibility for oneself is not blaming others for the problems they face.
re: capital gains. Since capital gains are based on speculation and not work, they should be taxed at a higher rate than money earned by actual labor.
Darren,
I would charge gains on stocks and bonds and mutual funds at the same level for ordinary income, with no exceptions. I would also not have an exception for fund managers. Income is income, no matter how you earn it. Real estate capital gains are fine the way they are now.
You can say that again, Blouise.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again … creepy
We’ve been granted a look into the kind of mental gymnastics necessary to vote for a pathological liar. It’s fascinating, in a repellent way, like watching an autopsy.
And what gbk said.
Excellent find there, Smom.
Everyone should read that.
Eeyore,
No he’s not and yes they can.
I’ve decided that Bron is deliberately pulling our chains. Nobody can be that clueless and that much of a jerk.
If I was going to change the capital gains tax, and somehow had the power to make such a change, I would make three categories of gains; adding a bracket for very short term holdings.
Currently, there are two capital gains essentially: Short Term which is sales less than one year from purchase; and Long Term for those exceeding. The short term capital gains are taxed at a higher rate than long term.
My proposal would be to have a Very Short Term Capital Gains for securities held less than 10 days. These would be taxed at a higher rate than the other rates. The reason for this is to address the high volatility and speculative “day trading” of stocks which has in at least my view caused too much instability in the market and makes for wild spikes based upon chart watching rather than investing fundamentals.
Such uncertainty and volatility makes financial planning and ratings of business wealth for the purpose of credit ratings and such more difficult which leads to less confidence in the security or the market.
But if there are those who choose to partake in this sort of speculation, their rewards might be higher and hence the higher gain. It would be a financial incentive to hold stock longer and create more even investment choices.
Just “speculation” on my part.
http://yalelawjournal.org/the-yale-law-journal-pocket-part/volume-120/addressing-political-captive-audience-workplace-meetings-in-the-post%11citizens-united-environment/ I put this up on the David Siegel article, Gene.