Hmeyers says:

Jobless benefits even if extended should erode a few percent a month to eventually hit zero.

Like 1% to 5% per month.

This would better prepare people for the loss of benefits.

And getting a new lower paying job shouldn’t instantly terminate the unemployment benefits — otherwise it is encouraging people to remain unemployed.

Yes there aren’t many good jobs out there, but unemployment at 99 weeks is hella long. That’s nearly 2 years.

polybot says:

Bobbo, you would have absolutely thrived in a Nazi Germany.
you believe all society’s ills are due solely to NeoCons/JEWS/libtards, whatever imaginary demon you care to fabricate.
you believe anyone who doesn’t share you exact dogma must be said Neocon/JEW/libtard.
And just as you wish to lead the lynch mob, you bizarrely see yourself as reasoned and tolerant.

ECA says:

AND THE PROBLEM??

The gov had LEVELS..and those have been hidden, and disguised and gotten rid of.

Positions were taken up by MONEY and POPULARITY..
Started from the bottom UP..

RULES/LAWS/REGULATIONS were taken away.

In the larger cities, things DIDNT HAPPEN as a vote was made. Corruption took the votes, and no one could do much about it…

A little here, a little THERE, happening randomly, over years…taking over the nation..

WE dont ELECT the best/brightest/smartest/ABLE to the job..we dont even bring THOSE persons into the light of elections.

ECA says:

YOU WANT A fun SOLUTION??
REGULATE wages in reverse.

NO min wage…
THERE IS A MAX WAGE.

it would recover and stabilize PRICES and the COST of living.

Want EVEN MORE??

SAME WAGE, unless its a dangerous/UNWANTED JOB everyone gets the SAME WAGE.
WOW look at those PROFITS..

it would also FORCE companies to bring in ONLY BETTER GOODS. you wont have 6 companies selling the SAME thing EITHER.

Olo Baggins of Bywater says:

I think, and I could be wrong, that Ratigan’s point is as follows: Wall street itself has become a more attractive investment than creating or expanding a business in the traditional and productive way.

The intent of the financial sector was to enable investors to invest….but now that that sector has become an investment itself, it seems to be strangling those who wish to invest in ideas/people. The latter is better, as it creates an economy. The former is little more than a money swap.

Seems to me he picked the wrong politician…who the hell is this guy??

bobbo, libertarianism fails when it becomes Dogma says:

#29–Olo:

Mostly correct, but
No Such Thing as Investment
Skimming, Arbitrage.

Note: Any “system” that makes makes a million computer trades untouched by human intervention in less than a second to skim less than a penny a stock is not an investment. Wallstreet is as corrupt as our Government and Expressly not even for the people.

Wallstreet reform is a fraud. That which should be illegal should not be otherwise regulated.

deowll says:

Well I can agree with part of what he said. Washington is a huge hunk of the problem. The place is an abscess of corruption and anyone who wants to just blame one party has pretty much proven they are completely delusional.

The0ne says:

Boobo, resorting to teenager lower/upper case writing eh. Fcking lame LMAO You know how fcking annoying that sht typing is? And yet you’re using it? Might as well type in upper case completely.

HAHAHAHAHAHHA

I don’t know this guy but I’m liking him I don’t like how it’s presented though, all angry and what not.

MikeN says:

polybot, Bobbo doesn’t follow the standard left-wing line of reflexively bashing Israel.
Perhaps he has the issue of hating Jew moneylenders or shopkeepers, but I haven’t seen that expressed.

Nobbo says:

I like his politics.