I believe that's the first time you've ever greeted me. - lol
It happens very rarely....
I usually address the arguments and not the person. I don't greet the person if I'm not addressing them.
Turn your back on them and take care of yourselfs. Oppose the ones whose measures prevent you from doing so.
And that I can agree with 100%. I've just grown a fucking heart lately, trust me I don't like it. I've lived very selfishly for a long while, it's ruined a few things - whatever- I grew a conscience and now I kinda care about others less fortunate too. The funny thing is I really don't have shit either, but more than many.
All I have I got myself (or from my parents), but I have been fortunate. Its not that I lack a heart/conscience; I want to help those who are less fortunate. Its just that I don't want the government and/or legislation to decide for me who I end up helping. Growing up around East St. Louis, I have a certain view on who I think I should be helping and who I shouldn't. A lot of that heartfelt and conscientious stuff ends up hurting people more in the long run.
I just don't like the idea of the gov taxing me more and then deciding who that money goes too when I feel like I can determine those things better myself. And if not really
better, at least something that I want. When a person can go into a pharmacy and get free pills that the gov pays for while wearing a bunch of gold jewelry and sporting a fucking $200 hairdo (2nd hand experience), then that there is something seriously and hugely wrong that I don't want to be a part of.
Then you'd love my stand-up bro.
I've seen your myspace page. You
are funny. Let me know if you make it to St. Louis.
I think we are too smart these days to be "fucked". And too many have too much at stock to let anything too out of control happen.
It seems so, but I don't think an out-of-control downward spiral is impossible.
I don't doubt for a minute that the rich are hurting a bit right now, due to excessive living of course, but they got it in control.
The people that I've talked to that are hurting are the ones who were a little too irresponsible in the first place. Which really sucks for the people who did all the right things in the first place. The lack of any benefit for them in doing the right thing is more like a punishment.
Obama won, things will be corrected now that plenty have grossly over indulged, and we'll get back to a stable society.
I'm not convinced but I hope to god that I'm wrong.
Those that were lost, well...sorry?
Lost?
Whatever we can live with at that point I guess. Those that don't survive the economic low will be replaced by others, and we go round and round. It works, I know that much. Unlike what kuresu may think I do see the functionality of capitalism. It works, period. But at what cost sometimes?
Lately I've been taking issue with the "cost" of doing it this way, it doesn't look great when we reflect on it.
I'm having trouble seeing between the lines here. Start a new thread so we can hash it out.
Wait, what's the topic here?...
From the OP:
quote:
While it is clear that this is the most severe recession since the depression, is it really so apocolyptic, or is it just that the news media's ability to scare us has improved a great deal since the last severe recession back in the late 1970's (you young'uns under 50 have never experienced a real recession as an adult).
Just wondering what other people think concerning how severe this recession is.
We seem to be on topic enough. I guess you don't have to start a new thread at all. So, what were you on about then?
How are you measuring, or determining what it, the "cost"?
What do you mean by "replaced"?
What about the cost makes it look so non-great?
For the record, I'm a young-un under 50 that has never experienced a real recession as an adult.
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