Ted Rall by Ted Rall

Ted Rall

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  1. I Play One On TV

    I Play One On TV said, 3 months ago

    But wait. It’ll all trickle down. You’ll see.

  2. Harleyquinn

    Harleyquinn said, 3 months ago

    Yawnnnnnn……

  3. ConserveGov

    ConserveGov said, 3 months ago

    Actually, people on the Gold Coast, aka Washington DC, have done great over the past 4 years as long as they work for the government. While family incomes were dropping, they only dealt with a slightly smaller raise each year.

    O has put the BIG back into Big Government.

  4. Michael wme

    Michael wme said, 3 months ago

    Shouldn’t those tourists be East Asians???? (I can’t foresee any ethnic Europeans being able to afford to tour the ruins.)

  5. old1953

    old1953 said, 3 months ago

    @ConserveGov

    LOL, wrong, wrong and wrong. I LOVE you guys when you make flat statements.
    Here ya go, straight from the source.

    http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=gwu

    and wrong again!

    http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=gwv

    Rather clearly, govt employment on both state and federal levels is dropping, total private employment has sharply increased since 2010. And, just to check on the income bit:

    http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=gww

    So, to recap, “O” shrank government employment, the states shrank state government employment, and the private sector has actually had wage increases.

  6. old1953

    old1953 said, 3 months ago

    And, I might add, all the wage increases wound up at the CEO level. Which is a problem with wage distribution, and that means either regulation or redistribution, and THAT’S why Republicans are running about with incorrect statements. If you get told the truth, you’ll have to turn to the dark side or say “CEO’s should get it all and we should get crumbs from their holy plates”, which isn’t exactly the American ideal, is it? It’s not exactly that whole “proud, free and independant” thing is it?

  7. Rockngolfer

    Rockngolfer said, 3 months ago

    They won’t even fix the overpasses we are supposed to live under.

  8. Ms. Ima

    Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago

    It’s not a zero sum game, Ted. I am not part of the 1% and my income has risen every year and my retirement has doubled, and my savings has gone up 10 fold. Generic statements about 1% and 99% from ‘09 to ’11 just doesn’t make sense. What you are really saying is that O’s policies fail for the people that voted for ‘hope and change’, they just didn’t realize that O’s ‘hope and change’ was to destroy America from within.
    How’s that revolution going for you?

  9. Ms. Ima

    Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago

    @Michael wme

    What? With the euro and pound being high, it’s cheaper for Europeans to fly to America for ‘holiday’ than stay in Europe. How do I know? I’ve heard it from their own mouths. But then again, libs generalize for their own conclusions.

  10. Ms. Ima

    Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago

    @I Play One On TV

    Trickle up hasn’t worked.

  11. mikefive

    mikefive said, 3 months ago

    @old1953

    “LOL, wrong, wrong and wrong. I LOVE you guys when you make flat statements.”
    ♦
    Perhaps you should temper the tone of your comment a little. If you go to the U. S. Office of Personnel Management, you can get the raw numbers. I found that civilian employment was only reduced 5,958 personnel during 2012.
    ♦
    Other raw numbers:
    • 2009 increased 82,000
    • 2010 increased 2,000
    • 2011 decreased 20,000
    ♦
    Perhaps the graphs you are referencing include military personnel. They are classed as government employees, too, and may be included in your graphs.

  12. David

    David said, 3 months ago

    @et2008

    lolz :-) But, I thought you knew (s)he is paid by the post from a fund set up by Murdoch. With broadband that’s faster posts for the dollar.

  13. Uncle Joe

    Uncle Joe said, 3 months ago

    @Michael wme

    “Shouldn’t those tourists be East Asians???? (I can’t foresee any ethnic Europeans being able to afford to tour the ruins.)”

    They’re Canadians.

  14. DavidGBA

    DavidGBA said, 3 months ago

    Well, look at the help banks and big business north of 700 billion or what? Did anyone forgive 700 billion of upside down mortgage?

  15. Uncle Joe

    Uncle Joe said, 3 months ago

    @Ms. Ima

    Your personal experience doesn’t matter. You may not be in the “1%”, but your bragging makes it obvious you are doing fine. Good for you.

    Care to address Rall’s facts?

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