Recent research indicates that those with a lot of money and luxury in fact have reduced ability to appreciate good things in life. Evidently they become desensitized, so they cannot appreciate the small things that make up so much of life. For what it is worth, it appears the rich are making their lives less enjoyable. I can’t look up the issue right now, but I believe this is in a recent issue of Psychological Science.
If you are agnostic, please explain to me why I should give one iota to what happens to anyone but me? It the meantime I don’t give a s* where they draw the line, just please draw it and quit taking my money that I work hard for and giving it to everyone else.
Why didn’t we just take the money from the unspent TARP account (Lots still there) and everyone could be happy! Except the democrate special interests who wouldn’t get their kickbacks.
Sorry guys, Wall $treet and banks were bailed out by dubya.
If you are a true fiscal conservative, then you should let the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire.
Wow, two wars, bankrupt morals and banks, a large part of the populace hooked on emoticons, fast-food, and text messaging inane garbage- the legacy of three incompetent administrations R-41-43 who’s PR folks conned folks into ignoring the real world, and accepting the myth of “the Gipper”.
Ah, harley has a new cliché - “wealth envy.” Dude, I make well into six figures a year, and I am appalled by the disparity in this country between the rich and poor. I am absolutely convinced the Bush tax cuts should expire, just for starters, and it is appalling that he should even have considered tax cuts during a time at war.
I’m also astonished at how Bush over and over again convinced his voters that rewarding the rich for being born with a silver spoon in their mouths and screwing over the poor, middle class, and military to do it was a good thing.
And when someone dared to say anything about it, the rich GOP screamed “class warfare!” Well, evidently you know it when you see it, GOP, because that is exactly what has been going on in the past few Republican administrations.
“Not to mention how much $$$ is missing in stimulus funds.”
I wouldn’t be surprised. But the vast majority of the money that went missing was in TARP. “Where is it?” “We don’t know.” TARP was pre Jan 2009 and was passed with no strings attached. Those “strings” were voted down.
GM is actually making multi-billion profits now without using TARP funds as a payback mechanism.
“Ah, harley has a new cliché - “wealth envy.””
Wealth redistribution is Okay, so long as it continues on the status quo, taking it from the poor to give to the rich, as has been done for years. A CEO’s income increasing by an order of magnitude compared to the paltry increase in their average worker’s salary is just “good capitalism.”
This comic points out, correctly, that a bill recently modified contained two things: paid for Teacher spending, and deficit increasing, not paid for Defense spending for the wars. The teacher portion was removed and the Defense spending passed, to the objection of 100+ Democrats, but only 12 Republicans. This “we care about deficit” is all empty Right-wing rhetoric.
Walter Reuther was touring a Ford plant and they proudly showed him the robots that were replacing union workers. His response: “How many cars can those robots buy?”
How many jobs (or employed customers) have the anti-union folks created????
“‘Wealth envy”??? I don’t mind if people are wealthy (within reason), but I don’t like it if people are poor. What would you call that?”
Supposedly it’s a Christian mentality. Supposedly.
@churchillwasright - So then why did Republicans vote for the removal of the teacher spending from a provision of a bill that was actually paid for within the actual existing budget?
Let me see, i now work in the auto industry for a co. that sells to GM and Chrysler and wouldn’t have my job without the bail outs and the fed funding retraining. Sorry, but there were a lot of folks besides the big hogs that have benefited from those funds being in circulation.
And it is definitely the elephant a$$es that have blocked the bailouts to save municipal jobs, worried that the funds actually are doing good and will gut their biannual hate campaigns. Please pay attention to the actuality instead of the Fox-uality.
Jade: anyone who thinks that doesn’t know Christ no matter how much they bandy his name about. Christ definitely loved everyone, rich or poor, The money was never the standard either way. He also put them in their place equally.
I apparently got my scripture wrong. When Jesus said that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it was for a rich man to get into Heaven, I must’ve been thinking of some other Book. Sorry.
“Christ definitely loved everyone,”
Undoubtedly. So different than what is preached today though. I keep scratching my head at the differences between what I learned in Sunday School and what I hear now. So bizarre.
“Rich folks keep doing what made them rich and poor folks keep doing what made them poor. Choices make the difference.”
People shouldn’t choose to get sick. It’s extremely irresponsible of them. How dare they choose to do something that could make them go bankrupt!
You guys realize that the bible was written by rich guys with lots and lots of harems, right?
“Not to mention how much $$$ is missing in stimulus funds.”
As Elizabeth Warren said all of the money that was given by the Bush Administration had really bad returns (and poor oversight aka Henry Paulson). For every dollar that was loaned to the Banks we got back $.60 cents, a net loss of $.40 per dollar.
Now multiply $.40 by $700 billion and you’ll know how much of our money we were screwed out of zitman!
churchillwasright did most of the work for me on this I see, I saw this comic today and I swear those bills were all passed by Democrats … did any Repubs vote yes on any on them? If any, just a few. So Marshall Ramsey, did you know that? Does your comic make any sense? The Dems can pass any bill they want the Repubs can’t stop it .. yeah they only have 59 in Senate, but there are at least 3 Rino Senators. Just so you don’t feel bad, you’re not the only cartoonist to screw up, but how about you folk coming to the realization the people have woke up to the POTUS and Dems BS … check the polls!
SuperGriz over 13 years ago
As a Buddhist, I know that there are billions of hΈlls waiting for them.
toasteroven over 13 years ago
As an agnostic….
…maybe?
Motivemagus over 13 years ago
Recent research indicates that those with a lot of money and luxury in fact have reduced ability to appreciate good things in life. Evidently they become desensitized, so they cannot appreciate the small things that make up so much of life. For what it is worth, it appears the rich are making their lives less enjoyable. I can’t look up the issue right now, but I believe this is in a recent issue of Psychological Science.
ken591 over 13 years ago
If you are agnostic, please explain to me why I should give one iota to what happens to anyone but me? It the meantime I don’t give a s* where they draw the line, just please draw it and quit taking my money that I work hard for and giving it to everyone else.
wolfhoundblues1 over 13 years ago
Wrong animal depicted. An bleeep is in charge now.
wolfhoundblues1 over 13 years ago
An A$$ is in charge now.
wolfhoundblues1 over 13 years ago
Hey thought police, a s s is not a curse word.
James Hicks Premium Member over 13 years ago
Why didn’t we just take the money from the unspent TARP account (Lots still there) and everyone could be happy! Except the democrate special interests who wouldn’t get their kickbacks.
bob875m over 13 years ago
Its not the GOP who are screwing America. Look to the incapable president and his left wing congress to find the culprits.
Michael Scott Premium Member over 13 years ago
Sorry guys, Wall $treet and banks were bailed out by dubya. If you are a true fiscal conservative, then you should let the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 13 years ago
The line’s in the right place. The money’s on the wrong side. Too big to fail spits in the face of true capitalism. Too incompetent and/or corrupt.
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
Wow, two wars, bankrupt morals and banks, a large part of the populace hooked on emoticons, fast-food, and text messaging inane garbage- the legacy of three incompetent administrations R-41-43 who’s PR folks conned folks into ignoring the real world, and accepting the myth of “the Gipper”.
Hmm, “the Gipper” gave birth to “the gripers”?
Motivemagus over 13 years ago
Ah, harley has a new cliché - “wealth envy.” Dude, I make well into six figures a year, and I am appalled by the disparity in this country between the rich and poor. I am absolutely convinced the Bush tax cuts should expire, just for starters, and it is appalling that he should even have considered tax cuts during a time at war. I’m also astonished at how Bush over and over again convinced his voters that rewarding the rich for being born with a silver spoon in their mouths and screwing over the poor, middle class, and military to do it was a good thing. And when someone dared to say anything about it, the rich GOP screamed “class warfare!” Well, evidently you know it when you see it, GOP, because that is exactly what has been going on in the past few Republican administrations.
Jaedabee Premium Member over 13 years ago
“Not to mention how much $$$ is missing in stimulus funds.”
I wouldn’t be surprised. But the vast majority of the money that went missing was in TARP. “Where is it?” “We don’t know.” TARP was pre Jan 2009 and was passed with no strings attached. Those “strings” were voted down.GM is actually making multi-billion profits now without using TARP funds as a payback mechanism.
“Ah, harley has a new cliché - “wealth envy.””
Wealth redistribution is Okay, so long as it continues on the status quo, taking it from the poor to give to the rich, as has been done for years. A CEO’s income increasing by an order of magnitude compared to the paltry increase in their average worker’s salary is just “good capitalism.”This comic points out, correctly, that a bill recently modified contained two things: paid for Teacher spending, and deficit increasing, not paid for Defense spending for the wars. The teacher portion was removed and the Defense spending passed, to the objection of 100+ Democrats, but only 12 Republicans. This “we care about deficit” is all empty Right-wing rhetoric.
lonecat over 13 years ago
‘Wealth envy”??? I don’t mind if people are wealthy (within reason), but I don’t like it if people are poor. What would you call that?
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
Walter Reuther was touring a Ford plant and they proudly showed him the robots that were replacing union workers. His response: “How many cars can those robots buy?”
How many jobs (or employed customers) have the anti-union folks created????
Jaedabee Premium Member over 13 years ago
“‘Wealth envy”??? I don’t mind if people are wealthy (within reason), but I don’t like it if people are poor. What would you call that?”
Supposedly it’s a Christian mentality. Supposedly.@churchillwasright - So then why did Republicans vote for the removal of the teacher spending from a provision of a bill that was actually paid for within the actual existing budget?
freeholder1 over 13 years ago
Let me see, i now work in the auto industry for a co. that sells to GM and Chrysler and wouldn’t have my job without the bail outs and the fed funding retraining. Sorry, but there were a lot of folks besides the big hogs that have benefited from those funds being in circulation.
And it is definitely the elephant a$$es that have blocked the bailouts to save municipal jobs, worried that the funds actually are doing good and will gut their biannual hate campaigns. Please pay attention to the actuality instead of the Fox-uality.
freeholder1 over 13 years ago
Jade: anyone who thinks that doesn’t know Christ no matter how much they bandy his name about. Christ definitely loved everyone, rich or poor, The money was never the standard either way. He also put them in their place equally.
SuperGriz over 13 years ago
freeholder1,
“Christ definitely loved everyone, rich or poor, The money was never the standard either way. He also put them in their place equally.”
You don’t know your own history.
crmorris1957 Premium Member over 13 years ago
Wasn’t Jesus the dude who told his followers to sell all of their possessions and give the money to the poor?
comYics over 13 years ago
United Slaves of America
Refers NeoCon to the Rich man and Lazarus story.
SuperGriz over 13 years ago
freeholder1,
I owe you an apology. I missed your first post which was very positive and misread your second post.
I’ll leave up my 1st post as an example of hasty reading, or plain old idiocy.
Jaedabee Premium Member over 13 years ago
I apparently got my scripture wrong. When Jesus said that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it was for a rich man to get into Heaven, I must’ve been thinking of some other Book. Sorry.
“Christ definitely loved everyone,”
Undoubtedly. So different than what is preached today though. I keep scratching my head at the differences between what I learned in Sunday School and what I hear now. So bizarre.“Rich folks keep doing what made them rich and poor folks keep doing what made them poor. Choices make the difference.”
People shouldn’t choose to get sick. It’s extremely irresponsible of them. How dare they choose to do something that could make them go bankrupt!WarBush over 13 years ago
You guys realize that the bible was written by rich guys with lots and lots of harems, right?
“Not to mention how much $$$ is missing in stimulus funds.”
As Elizabeth Warren said all of the money that was given by the Bush Administration had really bad returns (and poor oversight aka Henry Paulson). For every dollar that was loaned to the Banks we got back $.60 cents, a net loss of $.40 per dollar.
Now multiply $.40 by $700 billion and you’ll know how much of our money we were screwed out of zitman!
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
Howie- the correct answer is “born into it”, and “choices” have been taken away by Reagan/Bush laws, regulations, and Executive Orders.
WarBush over 13 years ago
<========^I sure as heck did! Thanks grand pappy Prescott!
cybernetic over 13 years ago
churchillwasright did most of the work for me on this I see, I saw this comic today and I swear those bills were all passed by Democrats … did any Repubs vote yes on any on them? If any, just a few. So Marshall Ramsey, did you know that? Does your comic make any sense? The Dems can pass any bill they want the Repubs can’t stop it .. yeah they only have 59 in Senate, but there are at least 3 Rino Senators. Just so you don’t feel bad, you’re not the only cartoonist to screw up, but how about you folk coming to the realization the people have woke up to the POTUS and Dems BS … check the polls!