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I guess since the afl-cio and grover norquist both hate this plan it must be a winner!

Folks from our office spent 2-3 days in downtown Houston last year, it was fine.  It was during the week, they had a hard rock I think, the baseball stadium, we ate at 3 great restaurants, and enjoyed their flying saucer.  We walked everywhere, pedi-cabbed once.  I didn't think it was any worse than...

I'm all for discouraging the McMansions and the gas tax is fair. I wish MO would increase our gas tax also, I have enjoyed our much improved highways. It looks like a very fair plan for both parties. I was actually surprised that they can wait to 2050 to increase the SS age to 68. Mine is already a...

yep, kinda sad, but the right move, not so sure about Zack.

yes, all deductions on the table, and importantly, capital gains and dividends taxed as income.  so much for the hedge fund manager vote. 

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Secti ... _Draft.pdf

here's the pdf/powerpoint, seems pretty reasonable to me.

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Secti ... _Draft.pdf

Seems like a pretty reasonable plan to dig ourselves out of debt.

First off, by definition, they are not supposed to be sustained.  The stimulus is a substitute for the private sector that has withdrawn from spending due to the banking/credit crisis.  It is to bridge the gap until recovery or at least stabilization occurs.  That being said, lots of road crews didn...

It also had tax cuts as a compromise to the republicans, even though they are the antithesis of stimulus.  Fat lot of credit that got him.

it's an ecomomics thing, if you're going to do a "stimulus" it needs to be the correct size to "move" a certain size economy.  Ours kept unemployment from reaching perhaps 16%, a larger one would have perhaps brought the rate down from where it is today.  I don't recall at the ti...

were they cable cars at one time?

AllThingsKC wrote:
Then, Obama comes along and spends more money than God has to stimulate the economy.  

My favorite nugget of the season is that over the next 10 years, the unfunded medicare benefit will cost more than TARP and the stimulus combined.

What issues did he run on in 2008, again?  Hope and Change? Yes we can?  I am sure the majority agreed with him AT THAT TIME.   But, now that it's 2 years later and the GOP have won big, it seems reasonable to believe that the MAJORITY now agree with their ideas, does it not? They don't have any id...

Meh. Most of those elected last night were Republicans. Not just Republicans, but Republicans that have been in politics for years .  There were some big Tea Party victories - Rand Paul in KY, Mike Lee in UT, Marco Rubio in FL (he's really an establishment GOPer that took the Tea Party mantle), Nik...

Congratulations Tea Party candidates! I'm happy to see you there instead of the normal Republican candidates. BTW, America loves its benefits and hates its taxes. Welcome to the Machine.

Are you kidding me? America is the greatest nation ever conceived! Our founding fathers shot the shit out of people with their guns, they had duels , they wore wigs with bows and ribbons in them, owned slaves, brewed beer and grew weed, and ate beef jerky in the middle of winter on the banks of the...

Midtownkid wrote: It is looking pretty amazing today.  The stainless looks almost completely in place.
http://ftp.bnim.com/

But why is the black section growing?

correct, every 5 years.

I have to agree with voltopt, not that there aren't nightmares or napoleons, but a good contractor should be able to manage people, including inspectors.

My Dad used his for beer, liked it cool, not refrigerated.