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   Darren Blair said, almost 4 years ago

   “rethuglicans”?
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   Try “everyday citizens who stand to lose out big time because of this”.
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   Right now, I’m in a Catch-22 because of this. His poor handling of the economy has left me working a job that is well below my level of training and experience. I don’t get health care as a benefit, nor do I make enough money to pay for health insurance. Because of this, once Obamacare kicks in, I’ll be branded a criminal by the federal government unless I get on the public dole.
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   dtroutma said, almost 4 years ago

   It was good to see that some of their efforts in Congressional races also failed, but sadly , not all. We certainly will not have a functional or cooperative House, with the current leadership, but Obama can get “tougher”, and maybe in two more years, Boehner will lose his gavel.
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   cjr53 said, almost 4 years ago

   @Darren Blair

   Have you considered leaving your sour grapes outside when you interview? Or, do you even apply for a better job?
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   Darren Blair said, almost 4 years ago

   @cjr53

   I’ve been putting in wall-to-wall applications.
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   But thus far, my only option is manual labor for a company I’ve worked at before; the pay is a lot better, but the conditions are so harsh that it would literally take years off of my life to work there for too long.
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   motivemagus said, almost 4 years ago

   Oh, get real. GOP strategists have said that they were relying on Southern white males. O’Reilly actually said out loud, on TV: "The white establishment is now the minority…You are going to see a tremendous Hispanic vote for President Obama. Overwhelming black vote for President Obama. And women will probably break President Obama’s way. " The GOP relied on racism and sexism. And it did not work, because Americans — not just “those” Americans, but citizens as much as you or I — voted against those views.
   Race and class war, indeed. The number of private and corporate jets doubled at Logan Airport yesterday — all the billionaires coming to Boston for Romney’s post-election party. And you think Obama declared a class war?
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   dtroutma said, almost 4 years ago

   Denying citizenship to those silly descendants of the folks who named, well, San Antonio, San Francisco, St. Augustine, Santa Fe, Tucson, etc, 200 years before the first Anglos showed up, may not be bright any more? But, frankly, those who now reject the concept that the United States is, and SHOULD BE a true “melting pot” are going to lose from now on. Both the JBS and the KKK are rowing the wrong boat.
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   Darren Blair said, almost 4 years ago

   In a nutshell?
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   Had the recovery been handled properly, we’d all be back to work.
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   Instead, Obama decided to just throw money at the problem so that he could focus on his pet projects and his golf game.
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   The end result was that nothing really got done, and so in a number of places the recession is still going.
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   Uncle Joe said, almost 4 years ago

   @Darren Blair

   Much like mine, your numbers don’t add up. You can get a no-frills insurance policy for under $200 a month. It’s useless unless you get really sick or injured, but that’s the whole idea of having insurance.
   
   If you really make so little money, you will be eligible for a subsidy to pay for insurance once the mandate takes effect. If you still refuse to get insurance, you aren’t a criminal, just a fool. Pay your fine, do not pass Go.
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   braindead08 said, almost 4 years ago

   @Darren Blair

   “In a nutshell?
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   Had the recovery been handled properly, we’d all be back to work.”
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   What do you think should have happened to have ‘handled the recovery’ properly?

   Today is kind of the first day of handling the continued recovery. What do you think the president should do? What do you think Congress should do?
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   Note: These are not rhetorical questions.
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