Quote Originally Posted by Raype View Post
I'd like to point out that this wins the "dumbest comment of the week award" this week.

Carter didn't do shit like that. People chewed him out because "presidents that don't live an expensive lifestyle make america look bad".

Obama tries to maintain the affluent image of a president. People bitch him out and expect him to be more "fiscally responsible".

In summation, he can't win. So yeah. You people would find fault with him either way.
Iran Hostage Crisis. Insane Gasoline Prices. Gutting the Military. . .oh yeah, Carter did WONDERS for the country.

Quote Originally Posted by Alakazander View Post
... Nice straw man you've got there. But since you really want to talk about that, I would not mind raising my taxes some.

Like many people I'm kind of insecure about just giving people money... but a place to live? Food to eat? Fucking Healthcare? Of course I would help pay for that.
You know why? Because I'd like to think they would do the same for me.

...Lol, look at my naïveté, expecting some human decency and compassion (what was I thinking!). If this guy get's the "dumbest comment of the week award", I think I should get the the "most outright laughable comment of the goddamn century" award.

"Empathy", hah! Seriously, who needs it these days?
'Raise my taxes more'? What Kool-Aid have you been drinking? I don't mind paying taxes but I do mind giving almost 1/2 of my paycheck to the government.

And you would have no problem leeching off the rest of us who bust our asses working hard to provide for our own families. . .
Give people a 'hand up', yes, show people they don't have to always be dependent on others or the government, yes, help them find a job, yes. Live their lives/provide for them, HELL NO!
Yes there are people out there who are physically/mentally incapable of taking care of themselves. Yes they do need assistance because of circumstances beyond their control.
However if a person is physically/mentally able to work and jobs are available where they are. . .then what excuses do those people have for not working while being dependent on others to provide for them?