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Posts Made By: Jim Moscheck

January 27, 2012 03:56 PM Forum: Politics

It used to be: On Wisconscin

Posted By Jim Moscheck
Interesting post. I have a question. Back when all those cats were creating all those multitudes of jobs and the middle class what was the pay scale and income tax rate for a CEO of one of those companies, say in 1950?

February 5, 2012 01:17 AM Forum: Politics

Govt & Food Stamps

Posted By Jim Moscheck
Rod Kaufman said:

Should the government mandate what food stamp recipients eat when they use food stamps?
A republican lawmaker has submitted a bill to do just that:
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2012/01/food-stamps-and-the-right-to-make-unhealthy-decisions.html
My impression is the intent, if truly directed at the nutritional value of what might be consumed, is valid but I'm not so sure that's the case.
If it indeed reduces caloric intake in obese people and or reduces the incidence of type 2 obesity, then it might be worthwhile. I'd have to see the data that supports the latter.
Isn't a government mandate that dictates what a person eats a problem for conservatives?

Here's one I have some anecdotal experience with. I'm in the retail food business and I have a love/hate relationship with food stamps. As a business owner my sales benefit from the food stamp program as do the folks who receive them. But as a tax payer it burns my cookies when I see them used for tenderloin and porterhouse steaks. Of course, not all FS recipients do this and it's better that they eat steak than if they sold them to crooked business owners for 20 cents on the dollar to buy alcohol and illegal drugs.

February 7, 2012 10:57 PM Forum: Politics

Obama Flip-flop

Posted By Jim Moscheck
Patrick Keafer said:

Looks like Mr. Obama is now endorsing the use of Super PACs not long after he spoke out against them. Is anyone really surprised he would compromise his own ethics to win an election?


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-in-a-switch-endorses-pro-democratic-super-pac/2012/02/06/gIQAVqnWvQ_story.html


Is it surprising that he's just playing on a level field instead of letting Mitt's dogs, or whoever is the R candidates PAC, attack like there is no tomorrow? We've seen what these republican PACs have done to each during these primaries, just imagine what they will do when they go after Obama. Current election laws permit super PACS, so even though he said he's against them what's he supposed to do, just roll over and let them do their thing?

We need election reform, a year and a half of campaigning for President is far too long. Shoot, as soon as our representatives get into office they have to start thinking about reelection. It ain't right and there is too much money involved, especially for the presidential election. :S

February 16, 2012 11:25 PM Forum: Reflectors

Dust cover for my mirror

Posted By Jim Moscheck
grin

April 1, 2012 08:29 PM Forum: Politics

Obama To Resign

Posted By Jim Moscheck
Darian Rachal said:

wink 4112

You ought to be careful. Some here might not have a good ticker. grin

May 7, 2012 11:45 AM Forum: My Favorite WIMP.COM or YOUTUBE.COM

Antarctica Ship Offload Time-Lapse

Posted By Jim Moscheck
That was cool to watch. Thanks.

May 11, 2012 08:58 PM Forum: A Day in the Life of the Administrator

April drawing

Posted By Jim Moscheck
Jim Moscheck said:

Hi Herb,

I know you put an end to the support drawings, but did you ever have the April drawing for the 41mm Panoptic? If so, I guess I missed it.

Cheers, Jim Moscheck

Herb does read this forum, right?

He made a big stink about folks not trusting his methods, informs us there will be no more raffles AFTER April's drawing for a 41mm Panoptic, and then blows us all off.

I guess I just got my entry thrown out for complaining. :S

May 12, 2012 05:51 PM Forum: A Day in the Life of the Administrator

Why aren't we doing the drawings again?

Posted By Jim Moscheck
Thanks, Herb. smile

May 22, 2012 09:35 PM Forum: A Day in the Life of the Administrator

Why aren't we doing the drawings again?

Posted By Jim Moscheck
~ AstroMart LLC~ said:

No - we have not drawn yet - we do it "around" the 15th like always.
Thank you
AstroMart
PS - Please don't stick up for us - we will take care of that .

OK, the 15th came and went. Did the drawing happen?

July 12, 2012 01:56 PM Forum: Politics

Isn't it time...?

Posted By Jim Moscheck
Patrick Keafer said:

...to let ALL of President Bushs tax cuts expire? As a fiscal conservative the amount of debt combined with the skewed tax burden in this country are really starting to make me worry for the condition of the US when my sons generation has to start paying for things. The "poor" don't pay taxes, the semi poor don't either and the middle class as a tax source is shrinking. Let's be honest here. Only the rich pay a significant amount of taxes and even their money is being shielded by the lower cap gains tax rate. Half the population has no steak in our system because they don't or barely help pay for it.

Medicaid, Medicare, social security, defense,and now Obamacare. All of them could easily collapse in on one another, all of them need to be fixed, and our tax revenue is falling.

Generally speaking a low tax environment is good, but haven't we gone far past the point of diminishing returns? How are we going to pay for all these things without taxing the hell out of our kids in a presumably low growth economy. Where have all the true fi-cons gone?


Bravo, but only coupled with cuts in government spending. I'm afraid your party has been hijacked and doesn't resemble the GOP of even twenty years ago, so I can't see this happening especially if we have a repeat of 2010.

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