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I'm not surprised this discussion morphed into a Moving Train discussion. At my show, I hope music is maximized, political discussions are minimized, and that all people respect each-other's right to have their own opinions. Would hate for my show to become a Uniondale 2003 scenario. I saw posts in this discussion about very long 5+ minute political rants. I've never experienced that myself. I'd rather have a 5+ minute song in place of a rant. Get this off of my plate, mine is mine and yours wont take it's place - some wise man once said.Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river0
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blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality."The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
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myoung321 said:blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality.Those are great Dem talking points. Spend more money on things and the problems magically disappear. It has worked splendidly for homelessness for instance. Tell me how the government spending more trillions on your passion projects will automatically improve the items you mentioned. Because it is all hypothesis what you would state. There is zero basis saying spending that Government money would make our healthcare and education better.91 - Ames Iowa CY Stephens Auditorium
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rgambs said:ejk1280 said:I can’t imagine going through life making decisions on who I am friends with or surround myself with based on their political thoughts or beliefs. That would be a horrible boring and sad life.
Do you not know anyone who is legally liable to be fired/harassed/discriminated agoainst for their sexuality or gender circumstances due to conservative political actions? Do you not know anyone who is legally liable to be stripped from the life and family they've built in America because of conservative political actions? Do you not know anyone who is suffering under medical issues that any other country in the first world would cover? Do you not know anyone who works full-time for a massively profitable company that still can't make ends meet, due to conservative political actions?
"Politics" have real-world consequences for people, if you can't see that, then you should work to make your social circle less homogeneous.
Like ecdanc mentioned earlier, how are you going to sit down to dinner with someone as a dear friend, and then turn around the next day and sit down to dinner with someone who campaigns to keep the former from having the same rights you have?I'm like an opening band for your mom.0 -
RoleModelsinBlood31 said:rgambs said:ejk1280 said:I can’t imagine going through life making decisions on who I am friends with or surround myself with based on their political thoughts or beliefs. That would be a horrible boring and sad life.
Do you not know anyone who is legally liable to be fired/harassed/discriminated agoainst for their sexuality or gender circumstances due to conservative political actions? Do you not know anyone who is legally liable to be stripped from the life and family they've built in America because of conservative political actions? Do you not know anyone who is suffering under medical issues that any other country in the first world would cover? Do you not know anyone who works full-time for a massively profitable company that still can't make ends meet, due to conservative political actions?
"Politics" have real-world consequences for people, if you can't see that, then you should work to make your social circle less homogeneous.
Like ecdanc mentioned earlier, how are you going to sit down to dinner with someone as a dear friend, and then turn around the next day and sit down to dinner with someone who campaigns to keep the former from having the same rights you have?Monkey Driven, Call this Living?0 -
blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality.Those are great Dem talking points. Spend more money on things and the problems magically disappear. It has worked splendidly for homelessness for instance. Tell me how the government spending more trillions on your passion projects will automatically improve the items you mentioned. Because it is all hypothesis what you would state. There is zero basis saying spending that Government money would make our healthcare and education better.
Education and Healthcare are "passion" problems? wow...
"Zero basis saying that Govt spending helps"?
You do know there was a time in this country when the same was said about the public school (K-12)? Conservatives opposed it... "Why should we pay for poor kids to go to school?"
How about Social Security, Medicare, the Minimum wage and child labor laws, the 8-hour work day, weekends, and sick leave, the Clean Air and Water Act, GI Bill, etc etc...
Addressing these "Passion" problems helped our country grow in the past.
Fixing our Healthcare and Education systems so that Greed and Profit aren't the bottom line priority will help our country.
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blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality.
Sorry.. then you're not okay with spending trillions and more trillions on keeping our military all over the world .. got itPost edited by myoung321 on"The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
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myoung321 said:blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality.Those are great Dem talking points. Spend more money on things and the problems magically disappear. It has worked splendidly for homelessness for instance. Tell me how the government spending more trillions on your passion projects will automatically improve the items you mentioned. Because it is all hypothesis what you would state. There is zero basis saying spending that Government money would make our healthcare and education better.
Education and Healthcare are "passion" problems? haha wow...
"Zero basis saying that Govt spending helps"?
You do know there was a time in this country when the same was said about the public school (K-12)? Conservatives opposed it... "Why should we pay for poor kids to go to school?"
How about Social Security, Medicare, the Minimum wage and child labor laws, the 8-hour work day, weekends, and sick leave, the Clean Air and Water Act, GI Bill, etc etc...
Addressing these "Passion" problems helped our country!
Can you post the link on the quote about poor kids please? Couldn’t find it on the Internet.
I agree with all those items. Just didn’t see any huge spending to make any of them happen. It was legislation not spending. So I am all for that.91 - Ames Iowa CY Stephens Auditorium
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jstu39 said:NewfieintheUSA said:jstu39 said:rgambs said:jstu39 said:NewfieintheUSA said:mattsavard said:Libertarian here (Fiscal conservative, socially liberal) who generally thinks BOTH the far left and right are mental. Both tend to be closed minded, use hyperbole and straw men to attack "the other team", and the rest of the country has to suffer as a result.
Ed and most other celebrities aren't forced to live in the real world, and thus preach in a manner disconnected with reality, all while living a life protected by armed security (while preaching against guns), and flying in private jets and riding in gas guzzling busses (while preaching about global warming).
They're hypocrites, but I don't let it impact my enjoyment of the music. I choose to walk away from any preachy fans, and at most shows Ed's ranting is kept pretty low-key. If Ed does get on a roll, it's always a nice time to tune him out, and go grab a beer and piss break.
IMO everyone should be able to do whatever they want as long as it's not hurting someone else (including speaking their mind), and government interference (fiscally & legislatively) should be kept to a bare minimum. Those who think healthcare and college education should be provided for those who can't afford it, nobody's stopping you from voluntarily setting aside a chunk of your salary to help make that happen. No need for a federal mandate.
Health care spending per capita 2018Canada - $4,974
US - $10,586
So if the US could adopt a similar system with similar costs as Canada, in 2018 the US (between the government, companies, and individuals) could have saved $1,836,246,400,000 on health care spending. Yes that is almost $2 trillion dollars. Heck, even if it was just half way between, it would be almost $1 trillion.
But what does that extra spending get you? A longer life? No.
Average life expectancy
Canada - 82.96 years
US - 79.11 years
So in the US we are paying over twice the cost per year, and our life expectancy is almost 4 years less than Canada.
But let's play the fiscally conservative card and say this wouldn't work, or doesn't make sense.
Or the statistical breakdown above that clearly does not tell the whole story?
Both we’re simply using numbers to illustrate a point using a couple lines on a complex issue.
But to say the people ultimately in charge of something won’t impact its success is very sad indeed.0 -
TJ25487 said:link93 said:The government can’t even run the VA healthcare system efficiently I’m sure they will do great running it for 350 million Americans. Doesn’t mean the current system is working for everyone though.0
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Do a little research on the History of School Reform in the US and there are plenty of quotes from conservtives like that, especially in the 1800's... I was being general with the "quote"..sorry..
think about it... we didn't even have integrated schools in the South until the 60s."The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
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blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality.Those are great Dem talking points. Spend more money on things and the problems magically disappear. It has worked splendidly for homelessness for instance. Tell me how the government spending more trillions on your passion projects will automatically improve the items you mentioned. Because it is all hypothesis what you would state. There is zero basis saying spending that Government money would make our healthcare and education better.
Education and Healthcare are "passion" problems? haha wow...
"Zero basis saying that Govt spending helps"?
You do know there was a time in this country when the same was said about the public school (K-12)? Conservatives opposed it... "Why should we pay for poor kids to go to school?"
How about Social Security, Medicare, the Minimum wage and child labor laws, the 8-hour work day, weekends, and sick leave, the Clean Air and Water Act, GI Bill, etc etc...
Addressing these "Passion" problems helped our country!
Can you post the link on the quote about poor kids please? Couldn’t find it on the Internet.
I agree with all those items. Just didn’t see any huge spending to make any of them happen. It was legislation not spending. So I am all for that.
You either want to help fellow citizens strive for more or you don't care.. I tend to care about others.. I would rather shutdown some 80+ year old outdated military base or maybe 1 less Aircraft Carrier and pay for more Americans to go to college. We don't need WWII type crap in the Modern world. No one is going to storm the beaches of New Jersey or Texas... We need to stop wasting resources spending money on BS making more Defense Corporations richer and we get poorer as a nation. All Empires fall.. are we going to as well, unless we get smart, history will repeat! Ask the Romans, English, Spanish...etc..etc..etc...... Empires don't last..Post edited by myoung321 on"The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
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rgambs said:RoleModelsinBlood31 said:rgambs said:ejk1280 said:I can’t imagine going through life making decisions on who I am friends with or surround myself with based on their political thoughts or beliefs. That would be a horrible boring and sad life.
Do you not know anyone who is legally liable to be fired/harassed/discriminated agoainst for their sexuality or gender circumstances due to conservative political actions? Do you not know anyone who is legally liable to be stripped from the life and family they've built in America because of conservative political actions? Do you not know anyone who is suffering under medical issues that any other country in the first world would cover? Do you not know anyone who works full-time for a massively profitable company that still can't make ends meet, due to conservative political actions?
"Politics" have real-world consequences for people, if you can't see that, then you should work to make your social circle less homogeneous.
Like ecdanc mentioned earlier, how are you going to sit down to dinner with someone as a dear friend, and then turn around the next day and sit down to dinner with someone who campaigns to keep the former from having the same rights you have?
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We live in America and we all have the right to like or back anyone you wish. But at the same time we all have the right to not like someone as well, to me it speaks to who you are as a person to like Trump. I'm 48yrs old and prior to the last election I always voted but if the person I voted for didn't win I did lose sleep over it. I've also voted for both Democrats and Republicans and never thought twice about it. Personally I will never vote for another Republican for the rest of my life. I have LOVED PJ since the beginning and if Eddie came out saying he liked Trump I would never spend another dollar on them again.0
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myoung321 said:blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality.Those are great Dem talking points. Spend more money on things and the problems magically disappear. It has worked splendidly for homelessness for instance. Tell me how the government spending more trillions on your passion projects will automatically improve the items you mentioned. Because it is all hypothesis what you would state. There is zero basis saying spending that Government money would make our healthcare and education better.
Education and Healthcare are "passion" problems? haha wow...
"Zero basis saying that Govt spending helps"?
You do know there was a time in this country when the same was said about the public school (K-12)? Conservatives opposed it... "Why should we pay for poor kids to go to school?"
How about Social Security, Medicare, the Minimum wage and child labor laws, the 8-hour work day, weekends, and sick leave, the Clean Air and Water Act, GI Bill, etc etc...
Addressing these "Passion" problems helped our country!
Can you post the link on the quote about poor kids please? Couldn’t find it on the Internet.
I agree with all those items. Just didn’t see any huge spending to make any of them happen. It was legislation not spending. So I am all for that.
You either want to help fellow citizens strive for more or you don't care.. I tend to care about others.. I would rather shutdown some 80+ year old outdated military base or maybe 1 less Aircraft Carrier and pay for more Americans to go to college. We don't need WWII type crap in the Modern world. No one is going to storm the beaches of New Jersey or Texas... We need to stop wasting resources spending money on BS making more Defense Corporations richer and we get poorer as a nation. All Empires fall.. are we going to as well, unless we get smart, history will repeat! Ask the Romans, English, Spanish...etc..etc..etc...... Empires don't last..
Lets say Sparky gets out of college at 22yo. Free and clear. And by age 30 is making 100k (for simplicity purposes). To pay for all this college a minimum tax increase would be 10% (realistically closer to 20%). So for the next 30 years of Sparky’s work life he is paying $300k in taxes for that $100k education. Not including COL increases,bonuses,etc. So realistically from age 22 Sparky is paying for 4-5 college educations for his one. Let alone taxing people who did not go to college and are in the trades. How fair is that?!?! College students wanting this.... I would question the value of their education if they cannot figure this out. Let alone the burden on the economy.
There is definitely a problem with the cost of college. It has far exceeded inflation and is burdened with salaries of hangars on and do nothings. It needs to be fixed internally and soon. And we are on the same page with having military bases not on US land.91 - Ames Iowa CY Stephens Auditorium
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Then we must respectfully agree to disagree. The cost of education will be returned to us in many ways. I'd rather my tax money go to the investment to educate Sparky than to train him to use a gun to protect overseas corporate interests..
We are a better country since to funded public education K through 12-- We will be an even better country when we expand that...and yes include trade schools, etc...
Have a Great Day!Post edited by myoung321 on"The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
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blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:myoung321 said:blackhawks said:I don’t want to pay for everyone else’s healthcare. That is trillions. Just like college which is trillions. It is insanity that will cripple the country. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a heart....just steeped in reality.Those are great Dem talking points. Spend more money on things and the problems magically disappear. It has worked splendidly for homelessness for instance. Tell me how the government spending more trillions on your passion projects will automatically improve the items you mentioned. Because it is all hypothesis what you would state. There is zero basis saying spending that Government money would make our healthcare and education better.
Education and Healthcare are "passion" problems? haha wow...
"Zero basis saying that Govt spending helps"?
You do know there was a time in this country when the same was said about the public school (K-12)? Conservatives opposed it... "Why should we pay for poor kids to go to school?"
How about Social Security, Medicare, the Minimum wage and child labor laws, the 8-hour work day, weekends, and sick leave, the Clean Air and Water Act, GI Bill, etc etc...
Addressing these "Passion" problems helped our country!
Can you post the link on the quote about poor kids please? Couldn’t find it on the Internet.
I agree with all those items. Just didn’t see any huge spending to make any of them happen. It was legislation not spending. So I am all for that.
You either want to help fellow citizens strive for more or you don't care.. I tend to care about others.. I would rather shutdown some 80+ year old outdated military base or maybe 1 less Aircraft Carrier and pay for more Americans to go to college. We don't need WWII type crap in the Modern world. No one is going to storm the beaches of New Jersey or Texas... We need to stop wasting resources spending money on BS making more Defense Corporations richer and we get poorer as a nation. All Empires fall.. are we going to as well, unless we get smart, history will repeat! Ask the Romans, English, Spanish...etc..etc..etc...... Empires don't last..
Lets say Sparky gets out of college at 22yo. Free and clear. And by age 30 is making 100k (for simplicity purposes). To pay for all this college a minimum tax increase would be 10% (realistically closer to 20%). So for the next 30 years of Sparky’s work life he is paying $300k in taxes for that $100k education. Not including COL increases,bonuses,etc. So realistically from age 22 Sparky is paying for 4-5 college educations for his one. Let alone taxing people who did not go to college and are in the trades. How fair is that?!?! College students wanting this.... I would question the value of their education if they cannot figure this out. Let alone the burden on the economy.
There is definitely a problem with the cost of college. It has far exceeded inflation and is burdened with salaries of hangars on and do nothings. It needs to be fixed internally and soon. And we are on the same page with having military bases not on US land.
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rearviewmirror33 said:I have LOVED PJ since the beginning and if Eddie came out saying he liked Trump I would never spend another dollar on them again."The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
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You may not wish me physical harm for being a minority, but if you support Trump's Republican party, I can't help but feel that you'd be fine looking the other way if harm came to me.
I'm a former Republican/fiscal conservative myself. They lost me with their overt racism in 2008. If you have minorities in your life (not just racial minorities) I would beg you to reconsider for this election. Once/if we eradicate this hate, we can get back to conservative vs. liberal politics. Right now, we are in a battle for the soul of our country.Found: Soundgarden Hyde Park DVD (Thank you for the gift!)
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dude, your math is awful.College cost is well over $100k.But let’s pretend the massive 10% tax (I’ve seen no one propose that amount) is real.As long as Trump’s billionaire friends are paying 10% more too (compared to the zero they pay now) I’m all in on this. If we just stopped letting the 1% and corporations evade their annual taxes, we’d probably already have free healthcare.Seattle 8-8-18
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