tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post642760619088863369..comments2024-03-18T22:34:29.437-04:00Comments on field negro: Open thread.field negrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-8833037890617508752016-02-14T20:36:12.937-05:002016-02-14T20:36:12.937-05:00That explains everything....
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And you ex...That explains everything....<br />----------<br />And you explain nothing. It's what you do.teh stupidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-67110573365474214512016-02-14T16:11:05.679-05:002016-02-14T16:11:05.679-05:00That explains everything....That explains everything....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-48875050264803947852016-02-14T13:53:01.775-05:002016-02-14T13:53:01.775-05:00"Great share, Pilot: Not to mention, Mr. Hart..."Great share, Pilot: Not to mention, Mr. Hartmann provides additional historical facts related to VAT in the video as well."<br /><br />Thom is a smart dude, i listen to his radio show all the time.PilotXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234878016006206713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-72888805799197274472016-02-14T11:17:58.445-05:002016-02-14T11:17:58.445-05:00Great share, Pilot: Not to mention, Mr. Hartmann ...Great share, Pilot: Not to mention, Mr. Hartmann provides additional historical facts related to VAT in the video as well.Faith_and_Fairnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669717887101826243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-29896500654992459162016-02-14T04:21:07.155-05:002016-02-14T04:21:07.155-05:00Check out how Thom Hartmann explains how Germany u...Check out how Thom Hartmann explains how Germany uses their VAT as an import tax.<br /><br />http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/value-added-tax-will-return-manufacturing-us<br /><br />PXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-41651905971142467022016-02-14T03:21:00.597-05:002016-02-14T03:21:00.597-05:00"Yep, and it's a defacto import tax. Thin...<i>"Yep, and it's a defacto import tax. Think of the jobs we could create if we started using tariffs er I mean VAT."</i><br /><br />Hmmm. Usually, I think that Europe uses some kind of complicated scheme as well when products cross national borders, so that foreign products <i>aren't</i> at a competitive disadvantage. That was my impression. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_tax#Imports_and_exports" rel="nofollow">Here is a Wikipedia entry</a> on how VAT is handled for imports and exports.<br /><br />Again, I have no idea what Ted Cruz has in mind.<br /><br />We should revisit the entire idea of free trade. The Democratic candidates in particular should be answering questions about TPP and TTIP. They should be asked questions about whether they'll use tariffs on imports from countries with essentially no labor or environmental standards, as a minimum.<br /><br />About the only guy who has paid much attention to that stuff, at least that I've heard, is Trump, and only in a super-stupid sort of way ("I'll kick China so hard, they'll be sorry," etc.)The Ministry of Truthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-13061877319061191032016-02-14T02:01:55.471-05:002016-02-14T02:01:55.471-05:00"Europe uses a lot of VAT"
Yep, and it&..."Europe uses a lot of VAT"<br /><br />Yep, and it's a defacto import tax. Think of the jobs we could create if we started using tariffs er I mean VAT. Cruz spelled out some of the details and yes some of it was a lowering of the corporate tax but if we can make it up in increased revenue of foreign sales and more jobs I'm ok with that. Now if only the rest of his agenda was as user friendly.PilotXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234878016006206713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-68890830141043934022016-02-14T00:11:51.364-05:002016-02-14T00:11:51.364-05:00Why you folks get so mad that I'm right? Gover...Why you folks get so mad that I'm right? Government is too large. Americans completely opt out of their duty to install a proficient, competent local government because they believe the POTUS and Washington should be their government. This is not how America is set up. Black, white, Republican, Democrat -- all these idiots want it to be a huge federal apparatus implementing their personal ideology on the masses. This does not work. <br /><br />Want socialism? Install it locally, not nationally. Want unfettered capitalism? Install it locally. Want uber funding for schools? Locally! Want special preference for black municipal workers so they only need a 40% proficiency rating on a test to be hired? Locally! <br /><br />But our idiots here in America, and evidently pinko idiots abroad, have this fundamental belief--this dangerous misconception--that some central regulatory body should dictate to 50 independent states on everything from schools and healthcare to hiring practices and wages. As I said, which I notice wasn't refuted, just look at the effect it has on people in America. Just look at Katrina. These morons weren't helpless and stranded because they were black; they were helpless and stranded because they long abandoned the idea of installing a proper government, while instead ignoring such things and expecting a federal apparatus to play daddy. <br /><br />Look at how well that works for all inner cities. Rather than trying to build up locally, they just moan and bellyache and wail about how Washington needs to do more and blah yaddah. It's disgraceful that so many Americans, right and left, have put every single one of their freedoms on the trade table in exchange for the illusion of a helping, healing federal government. <br /><br />What do we have to show for it? The world's #1 international arms dealers. The world's #1 debt. The world's dumbest students. The world's #1 wasteful military force. The world's #1 mass of welfare-dependent baby factories. I know you borderline retards just point at the right and Republicans to put the blame, but every single thing that's out of whack in the USA can be attributed to large government in general, not just one party. The fucking parties are virtually identical in action. But, hey, keep pretending that "socialism" in implementation is anything at all like its definition at Wiki. lol It's the rest of us who are suckers, apparently. Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970377995219031351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-9980098786481699022016-02-13T23:05:28.390-05:002016-02-13T23:05:28.390-05:00In response to comments posted by Anon @12:27pm re...In response to comments posted by Anon @12:27pm regarding the job market and education:<br /><br />"Who is locking out these families?"<br /><br />Further opining...<br /><br />"The quality of education in certain zip codes is a function of the quality of people in those zip codes. There is no magic quality to the dirt in those areas. Move the kids there to Portland and the quality of education would plummit. You have undisciplined kids of single mothers who provide zero support and encouragement towards their education. They would fail anywhere."<br />=============================<br /><br />With such a perspective, I suppose it stands to reason society can simply write these children off. Why even waste tax payer dollars on these families headed mostly by single women only concerned with free gubmint benefits? And the ratchet kids are destined for prison or the grave anyway.<br /><br />Yet studies examining the impact of educational leadership conclude it is indeed possible to transform high poverty challenges into measurable academic achievements. And when children are inspired to perform their optimum best despite poverty and not the greatest homelife, they attain a better understanding of respect for self and others.<br /><br />"Any High-Poverty School Can Become High Performing..." http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/109003/chapters/Any_High-Poverty_School_Can_Become_High_Performing.aspx<br /><br />The link provided gives insight into what it's meant for the working poor to be locked out of the job market. Once vibrant communities that became a former shadow of itself due to closed businesses or company layoffs. Not always feasible moving to another location for any number of reasons.<br /><br />Also left behind are college students often competing with the underemployed for the few job openings that garner hundreds of applicants.<br /><br />As such, I can even empathize with Trump supporters; and to fellow poster, Lance Cockstrong, though I agree with Mr. Field about the nuanced electoral / political process, anything is possible. And should Sen. Sanders win the democratic nomination, it will be an honor supporting his candidacy in the general election.Faith_and_Fairnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669717887101826243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-44070932022413470912016-02-13T22:31:36.358-05:002016-02-13T22:31:36.358-05:00You're a fag, MoT.You're a fag, MoT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-55221103719550776302016-02-13T22:19:09.695-05:002016-02-13T22:19:09.695-05:00"Bush wants to tax investment income at the s...<i>"Bush wants to tax investment income at the same rate as labor, nice. <b>Cruz floated the idea of a value added tax, nice.</b> Rubio wants to use the tax code to help families, nice. Trump wants to bring back jobs and overseas money, nice. Finally an adult discussion. Hopefully Fox and other networks are paying attention."</i><br /><br />A value-added tax? On what, exactly?<br /><br />I haven't heard unprincipled weasel Ted Cruz's proposal, but knowing Cruz, it's probably more regressive taxation, screw-the-peasants thinking. In other words, cut income taxes, which hit the rich; hike sales taxes, which hit the poor; pat yourself on a job well done for your aristocratic masters.<br /><br />Europe uses a lot of VAT (which is just a sales tax, collected a different way), but generally, poor people get all their VAT refunded at the end of the year, and only middle- and upper-earners ultimately end up paying. Why do I suspect Ted Cruz won't be offering any refunds?The Ministry of Truthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-27248584967264621062016-02-13T22:10:21.522-05:002016-02-13T22:10:21.522-05:00PilotX said...
Cbs is actually asking real questio...PilotX said...<br />Cbs is actually asking real questions and we're actually getting good information out of the gop candidates<br />--<br /><br />PBS never asked a question regarding the subpoena delivered the day of the debate to the Clinton Foundation regarding Hillary's email and influence peddling.<br /><br />Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-38091040807942004492016-02-13T22:05:20.778-05:002016-02-13T22:05:20.778-05:00Cbs is actually asking real questions and we'r...Cbs is actually asking real questions and we're actually getting good information out of the gop candidates. If we could put all of the good ideas together we might have a good candidate. Bush wants to tax investment income at the same rate as labor, nice. Cruz floated the idea of a value added tax, nice. Rubio wants to use the tax code to help families, nice. Trump wants to bring back jobs and overseas money, nice. Finally an adult discussion. Hopefully Fox and other networks are paying attention.PilotXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234878016006206713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-39285294089162732012016-02-13T21:56:06.040-05:002016-02-13T21:56:06.040-05:00"As for incarceration, that is a very slipper...<i>"As for incarceration, that is a very slippery slope, it is a function of the summation of judges and their ideology, by all objective measures it is certainly slanted against African Americans and Latinos. I would like to think that Sanders would make a difference, but did Obama make much of a difference?"</i><br /><br />Actually, Sanders probably can't make that much of a difference, even under the best of circumstances. It has been pointed out that he recently told a gigantic fib about mass incarceration:<br /><br /><i>"I promise at the end of my first term we won't have more people in jail than in any other country."</i><br /><br />He can't fulfill this promise, even if friendly Democrats control Congress. Why? Because most prisoners aren't in federal prison -- fewer than 10%, in fact. The jailing is mostly happening at the state level. Even if Sanders released ALL federal prisoners -- which would be absurd, since many of them do belong behind bars -- that would barely make a dent in the numbers.<br /><br />This is not to say that the president doesn't exert a meaningful influence. Presidents from Nixon through Clinton ratcheted up the Drug War and took other measures that indirectly impacted the harshness of our justice system. But the president does not have a magic wand, and if "tough-on-crime" is going to end, it will take a nationwide movement. Sanders cannot pull this one off alone. It's as simple as that. This is just not how our political system works.The Ministry of Truthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-51839821922331907912016-02-13T21:26:30.566-05:002016-02-13T21:26:30.566-05:00Scalia is dead, I wish I could say I feel hurt!!!
...Scalia is dead, I wish I could say I feel hurt!!!<br /><br />#GeorgetownAlumMuthaF**kaDQAEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-13883812226137766702016-02-13T21:23:56.088-05:002016-02-13T21:23:56.088-05:00Faith_and_Fairness said...
Lots of smiles your way...Faith_and_Fairness said...<br />Lots of smiles your way, Yisheng :-) I most follow Damon Young's articles published in TheRoot.com.<br />>>>><br /><br />Back at cha! ;)<br /><br />Didn't know Damon writes for the Root too, I'll have to check that out sometime! Yīshēnghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024585246737144458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-22309160295008145592016-02-13T21:22:01.285-05:002016-02-13T21:22:01.285-05:00The Purple Cow said...
Answer - never. Profit is t...The Purple Cow said...<br />Answer - never. Profit is the only thing that motivates them. Increasing corporate profits and the wealth of the 1% at the expense of human dignity.<br />>>>><br /><br />You really think the Dems are any different?<br /><br />Just because they use grease when they f**k the middle class up the a** doesn't mean it hurts any less.DQAEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-89676896099040269702016-02-13T20:53:26.765-05:002016-02-13T20:53:26.765-05:00PC, you do speak truth. Republicans have stood aga...PC, you do speak truth. Republicans have stood against labor unions for the past 30 some years as well as giving tax breaks to corporations that outsource jobs. Trump has some decent ideas and Cruz has floated the idea of a VAT tax. If those ideas could get more traction we might see some progress on the jobs front but for many they are stuck on fearing isis which doesn't affect 99.99% of us.PilotXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234878016006206713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-54906830391911056942016-02-13T20:46:49.619-05:002016-02-13T20:46:49.619-05:00@Ministry Of Truth 7:36PM -
Zero chance? I hope ...<a href="http://field-negro.blogspot.com/2016/02/open-thread.html?showComment=1455410165742#c5929392850680657389" rel="nofollow">@Ministry Of Truth 7:36PM</a> -<br /><br />Zero chance? I hope you are right, certainly the trend in congressional and gubernatorial elections is not encouraging, conventional wisdom says that those results are not indicative of presidential elections, let's hope so. But it ain't over till it's over, no question it's an uphill climb, but the odds can be beaten if we all decide to be part of the solution. If not then we get what we deserve, to get a glimpse of what that is go to Squeaky Palin's house and look out the window.Lance Cockstrongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-20039044942033519242016-02-13T20:31:20.909-05:002016-02-13T20:31:20.909-05:00@ Purple Cow 6:38PM -
I don't think we will e...<a href="http://field-negro.blogspot.com/2016/02/open-thread.html?showComment=1455406688878#c7067547759641235454" rel="nofollow">@ Purple Cow 6:38PM</a> -<br /><br />I don't think we will ever become Socialist, but capitalism does require checks and balances to prevent it from becoming a game of Monopoly where all the money flows one way and everyone else is busted. Let's start with the premise that if you have a billion dollars then you have too fucking much money and go from there. As for incarceration, that is a very slippery slope, it is a function of the summation of judges and their ideology, by all objective measures it is certainly slanted against African Americans and Latinos. I would like to think that Sanders would make a difference, but did Obama make much of a difference?Lance Cockstrongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-72603526096590982942016-02-13T20:05:37.506-05:002016-02-13T20:05:37.506-05:00The Purple Cow said...
"It's really not. ...The Purple Cow said...<br />"It's really not. When have Republicans ever done that? When have they ever stopped corporations exporting jobs to Mexico or the far east? When have the Republicans ever in practical terms stood up for the American worker?"<br /><br />Maybe that's why the Republican establishment is doing everything it can to prevent Trump getting the nomination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-6356549461034451442016-02-13T19:45:12.529-05:002016-02-13T19:45:12.529-05:00Lots of smiles your way, Yisheng :-) I most follo...Lots of smiles your way, Yisheng :-) I most follow Damon Young's articles published in TheRoot.com. Glanced at Very_Smart_Brothers today and have bookmarked several impressive selections to read later.Faith_and_Fairnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669717887101826243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-41566208847856296192016-02-13T19:39:56.224-05:002016-02-13T19:39:56.224-05:00"Wanting to import more people of your race =...<i>"Wanting to import more people of your race = Not Racist<br /><br />Wanting to slow down immigration of more people regardless of race = Racist."</i><br /><br />And you think the surge of Trumpites are folks who want to slow down immigration of more people, "regardless of race"? The guys lining up for the candidate who says Mexico is "sending" rapists and drug dealers and "not their best people"?<br /><br />Pull the other one.The Ministrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-59293928506806573892016-02-13T19:36:05.742-05:002016-02-13T19:36:05.742-05:00Today, I read an accurate comparison of the insurg...Today, I read an accurate comparison of the insurgent, populist Sanders and Trump campaigns:<br /><br /><br /><i>"Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a new TV ad out this week, and it shows in vividly brilliant terms exactly why he is overwhelming Hillary Clinton’s traditional establishment-style campaign. His campaign is about us; it’s not about him. He doesn’t highlight his experience or plans to get things done. He channels all of our desire to make our country better and make it work for everyone. His 'us' is all of us normal Americans against 'them,' the broken system and partisan political establishment.<br /><br />Sanders is not the only one with this kind of formula of success. Republican front-runner Donald Trump is doing much the same thing. The difference is that Trump’s 'us' doesn’t include everyone. His us is mostly just straight, white Christians. His 'them' isn’t just the political establishment, it’s the people who are different from his 'us.' His 'them' includes immigrants, Muslims and anyone else he can find to blame our country’s problems on. His 'us' doesn’t include enough voters to win a national election, but he sure can win a Republican primary because it’s a party of mostly straight, white Christians."</i><br /><br />I couldn't have put it better myself. I still doubt Sanders will pull it out; there may be too many institutional roadblocks in his way. Trump, on the other hand, has every chance of winning the primaries and zero chance of winning the general.The Ministry of Truthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-66081801175773149992016-02-13T19:22:30.684-05:002016-02-13T19:22:30.684-05:00Competition among workers for jobs is extremely im...Competition among workers for jobs is extremely important. <br /><br />If someone foreign of equal value to a company is willing to work for x, a low wage, that affects everyone else who is competing for that job. <br /><br />America is a draw for so many people who want a better way of life and are willing to do whatever necessary to be here due to our freedoms, opportunities, values. <br /><br />Why do you think immigration policy is irrelevant? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com