tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post6345379595956051527..comments2023-11-05T03:05:05.785-05:00Comments on MyRightWingDad.net: FW: Interesting worth the time to readUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-24579157665718870212009-05-15T11:36:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:36:00.000-04:00All are good posts and offer SANE & reasoned p...All are good posts and offer SANE & reasoned points of view. I think this can be summed up by saying that, sadly (for us and our country), most of these wingnuts have been trained and brainwashed to celebrate stupidity, lack of any logical thought process, and to not question authority or THINK at all for oneself or think anything through.<br /><br />Plus the GOP has made a damned good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-12245562974548557682009-05-15T06:31:00.000-04:002009-05-15T06:31:00.000-04:00Someone above put the price tag of this plan at 4 ...Someone above put the price tag of this plan at 4 trillion dollars. In fact, it's 40 trillion. I'd say that this would seem to run counter to the message of the teabaggers, but of course, when a right-winger proposes spending, too much is never enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-42709704282532362672009-05-14T23:28:00.000-04:002009-05-14T23:28:00.000-04:00Actually, that comes to 40 TRILLION dollars, or ab...Actually, that comes to 40 TRILLION dollars, or about 40 times the size of the stimulus package that actually managed to squeak through Congress, ten times what even the most Keynesian economists in the US believe would be necessary for stimulus--and about seven years' budget for the entire US government. What an innumerate chimp!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-8236553352412426762009-05-14T19:10:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:10:00.000-04:00$40 Trillion. That should end conversation on thi...$40 Trillion. That should end conversation on this joke.<br /><br />Why was this even posted? Aren't you guys against the bailout. Why, in order to make the bailout look dumb, would you post an even more retarded proposal? Impressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-76960111666803533902009-05-14T17:19:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:19:00.000-04:00Even IF all of these retirees invested their $1mil...Even IF all of these retirees invested their $1mill <br />"responsibly"... like, uh, let me point out what happened to "responsible investors" (there are legions out there) who got screwed & reamed in the glorious late summer of 2008. It will take years, if ever, to re-grow those investments back to some credible financial level.<br /><br />Agree w/all above posts, plus Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-76495839393872568102009-05-14T16:27:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:27:00.000-04:00I can only imagine how crappy American cars would ...I can only imagine how crappy American cars would get if we were forced to buy them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-32342759547004111062009-05-14T13:38:00.000-04:002009-05-14T13:38:00.000-04:00Agreed with anonymous above. But, even assuming ...Agreed with anonymous above. But, even assuming this worked and it was financially feasible to retire on 1 million (I'm assuming that's tax free, right, because otherwise, its only about 650K), the economics of it are stupid. Assume most of these people already have a house and a car. Maybe they buy a second or vacation house, but more likely they sell one of them. So, how does that help theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-19611759978291987112009-05-14T12:22:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:22:00.000-04:00I love the smug, self-righteousness of this blindi...I love the smug, self-righteousness of this blindingly dumb idiocy. I am over 50 and would LOVE to retire and open up my position to someone younger. AND I am eligible for a pension AND I have other money saved (albeit, thanks to the Bush Admin, much less in my accounts now than 9 months ago).<br /><br />However, I have also had Power of Attorney for my aging 'rents (who, close to 90, show no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-74286845709192026452009-05-14T12:06:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:06:00.000-04:00So, lessee, Mr. SmartyPants St. Petersberg (commie...So, lessee, Mr. SmartyPants St. Petersberg (commie!!) <br />"businessman"... what you're saying is that you're annoyed that Pres GWBush-shrub gave away TARP/bail-out munies to craven right-wing businesstards with no strings attached, and those greedy pigs acted like the lowdown swine they are (in other words: no suprise) and spent YOUR tax munies on hookers & blow & Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-40557270609141199882009-05-14T11:03:00.000-04:002009-05-14T11:03:00.000-04:00Wow what a plan, give people lots of money with a ...Wow what a plan, give people lots of money with a few strings attached. I've got a few relatives and friends who, through lottery and lawsuits, came into a million dollars or so apiece. They all pissed it away in short order and were broke within 3 years.Thx 4 Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07626498268837878537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-57521730511084437912009-05-14T05:41:00.000-04:002009-05-14T05:41:00.000-04:00This is a cute one with fuzzy math. They want you...This is a cute one with fuzzy math. They want you to think of it like this 40 X 1 million = 40,000,000 but in the real world it is 40,000,000 x 1,000,000 =4,000,000,000,000 without spending on anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com