The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I disagree with that post on so many levels that I don't know which part to quote or what to begin with, but as it would simply lapse into a back and forth done so many times before, it isn't worth it.

Suffice it to say, then, I disagree.

What iSm said in his post is precisely what I was thinking, so you'd no doubt disagree with me as well. I started to respond to Alex, and then I just threw my hands up in the air and switched threads. It absolutely amazes me that you cannot draw a line between the big business/political ties of this administration- a five year old would have no problem connecting the frikking dots. Make no mistake about it- the Bush regime will go down in history as one of- if not the most- corrupt this country has ever known. And guess what? You're not getting squat of what they have pilfered- instead, you get to pay and pay and pay, and when you're dead, your kids will pay. Maybe that works for you, but not me.

[wendybeth]

It would seem the Public Safety officials in our area are lacking in confidence these days: Fuel costs straining Public Safety budget . I'm sure this is a scenario being played out across the country.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

a five year old would have no problem connecting the frikking dots.

So, WB, it comes down to people who do not see the world as you do being less mentally able than a five year old. That's nice.

I won't be quite as insulting - a junior high student would have no problem understanding market forces and supply and demand. No....I take that back. I know my 6th grade daughter understands them, and I bet it wouldn't be too hard to explain to my first grader, who is 6.

I won't comment on the historical comparison of corruption between administrations. Not worth it. But let's just say it isn't hard to find corruption that I consider to be much more severe.

What have they pilfered? What have they stolen? What am I paying and paying and paying for? I pay less taxes now than I used to under previous administrations. Inflation, even with energy prices surging, is minimal.

But, since I'm not a five year old, perhaps I just don't get it.

[wendybeth]

Halliburton. Bechtel Group. The Shaw Group, etc. Not too damned hard to connect the dots- I'm not saying you're not smart enough to, you simply won't. Or, if you do, you make excuses and indicate that is just the way of the big, bad business wolrd- laissez faire, and all that. Gets very, very old, and my apologies for taking out my frustration on you as I know you have nothing to personally do with it, but as I indicated earlier- people are getting pissed and getting less shy about saying so.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

...a junior high student would have no problem understanding market forces and supply and demand...

True, but beside the point. If you truly think the higher gas prices are simply the result of supply and demand, I’ve got a bridge in New York you might want to buy.

Greed. Greed and price gouging – ignored, if not actively supported by, the current administration.

[scaeagles]

Well, now it isn't that I can't see it, it's that I won't see it. I still disagree. It's that I see it differently. You see excuses. I see reasons.

You are obviously among the pissed. I am not (about this issue).

[scaeagles]

Hmmm....evidence? Not to try to be insulting, because I really don't want to be, but you have no concept of the oil commodities market or how it works.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Hmmm....evidence? Not to try to be insulting, because I really don't want to be, but you have no concept of the oil commodities market or how it works.

How would you know?

[scaeagles]

Reading.

Edited to add: I do not claim to know all of the numerous complexities of a commodities market, particularly the most complex, being oil.

[sleepyjeff]

Price of gas in April of 1980---$1.19

Price of gas(adj. for inflation) now---.89 cents

http://www.randomuseless.info/gasprice/gasprice.html