when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?
i’m talking over the last few decades..
@Rubadub - your poll doesn't necessarily suggest that the boss' behaviour is racist, instead it may suggest that political correctness has permeated most aspects of our lives, including the working environment.
U N H E ...
There was no mention in my poll about the boss being a racist. I was just polling based on the facts as presented.
Rub a Dub
when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?
i’m talking over the last few decades..
Let's take an unbiased (If that is possible) poll on what would happen in a workplace based on the above scenarios:
1). The workers (4 women of color) call the boss a MF for being a racist.
2). The boss gets angry and tells the 4 women to go back where they came from.
Everyone in the office hears this.
What would likely occur at YOUR office?
Rub a Dub
when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?
i’m talking over the last few decades..
I swear: if Trump stopped tweeting today, his approval rating would go up 10 points.
BoC ....
That's why I am keeping my mouth shut about Trump's tweets. Let him tweet .... tweet .... tweet. Tweet in the morning, the afternoon, the evening, all night.
The tweets never go away!!! Trump is just writing the Dem's campaign ads for 2020. The more he talks and tweets, the better for the Dems.
Rub a Dub
(so as not to hijack the tariff thread, i thought this would be better to keep separate.).
i guess my economics and finance classes in college have not prepared me to understand the latest round of tariffs/taxes that trump is instituting.. i really don't understand who is "paying" these fees and where they are going.
first of all a tariff is a tax and anyone who doesn't believe that needs to invest in a bridge in new york city.. to keep this as simple as i can, i'm thinking of a $1,000 refrigerator that i am buying.
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fredrick ...
I'm not sure what your comment has to do with my missing $214 but if you think my calling the number will get my money back it's worth a try. Maybe they have the rebate forms.
Rub a Dub
(so as not to hijack the tariff thread, i thought this would be better to keep separate.).
i guess my economics and finance classes in college have not prepared me to understand the latest round of tariffs/taxes that trump is instituting.. i really don't understand who is "paying" these fees and where they are going.
first of all a tariff is a tax and anyone who doesn't believe that needs to invest in a bridge in new york city.. to keep this as simple as i can, i'm thinking of a $1,000 refrigerator that i am buying.
Pres. Trump does not understand this and apparently no one is willing to explain it to him.
peacefulpete ...
When you look at the unprecedented number of department heads, advisers, etc. that he has either fired, pushed out or have quit, I can see the hesitance of anyone speaking up and trying to explain something to him that he does not want to hear.
Rub a Dub (and I'm still out my $214)
(so as not to hijack the tariff thread, i thought this would be better to keep separate.).
i guess my economics and finance classes in college have not prepared me to understand the latest round of tariffs/taxes that trump is instituting.. i really don't understand who is "paying" these fees and where they are going.
first of all a tariff is a tax and anyone who doesn't believe that needs to invest in a bridge in new york city.. to keep this as simple as i can, i'm thinking of a $1,000 refrigerator that i am buying.
As for tariffs, pay a little more and support US jobs. MAGA
Steel ...
I get it. So why doesn't Trump just say we are implementing a tax to support US production?
(Instead of some BS about China paying us back).
Rub a Dub
(so as not to hijack the tariff thread, i thought this would be better to keep separate.).
i guess my economics and finance classes in college have not prepared me to understand the latest round of tariffs/taxes that trump is instituting.. i really don't understand who is "paying" these fees and where they are going.
first of all a tariff is a tax and anyone who doesn't believe that needs to invest in a bridge in new york city.. to keep this as simple as i can, i'm thinking of a $1,000 refrigerator that i am buying.
The elders should be charged for possessing child pornography. If something criminal took , it absolutely none of there business.
Steel ...
Are you inferring that the elders may have my $214 ?
Rub a Dub
(so as not to hijack the tariff thread, i thought this would be better to keep separate.).
i guess my economics and finance classes in college have not prepared me to understand the latest round of tariffs/taxes that trump is instituting.. i really don't understand who is "paying" these fees and where they are going.
first of all a tariff is a tax and anyone who doesn't believe that needs to invest in a bridge in new york city.. to keep this as simple as i can, i'm thinking of a $1,000 refrigerator that i am buying.
(So as not to hijack the Tariff thread, I thought this would be better to keep separate.)
I guess my Economics and Finance classes in College have not prepared me to understand the latest round of Tariffs/Taxes that Trump is instituting.
I really don't understand who is "paying" these fees and where they are going. First of all a tariff is a tax and anyone who doesn't believe that needs to invest in a bridge in New York City.
To keep this as simple as I can, I'm thinking of a $1,000 refrigerator that I am buying. With all the different percentages being levied against China, let's for numbers sake say that it now costs me $1,200 to purchase the unit. So somebody, somewhere has the $200 over the original price of the refrigerator.
Trump says that China is paying for it. (I guess this is like my parents paying for part of my car when I was in school?).
So according to Trump, China is sending the $200 to me. Correct? Well, I did not, nor I have I heard anyone else getting some sort of rebate form that I mail to Beijing or somewhere. Maybe it gets mailed to the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC or one of their Consulate Offices in another city. But I checked their website and see nothing about my rebate.
Well, did the money get sent to Rub a Dub via the US Government instead? Are they holding the money for me? Do I get mailed a check or simply deduct this from my personal tax return next April? I checked the IRS website and see nothing about my money there either.
So I paid $1,000 for the refrigerator, $200 extra that I am waiting for the Chinese to send me, but dammit I had to pay my 7% sales tax both on the $1,000 for the refrigerator AND paid the sales tax on the part the Chinese owe me. Isn't that double taxation?
Anyway I am still out the $214 (including my sales tax) that China owes me.
So did I misunderstand Trump or am I taking him out of context? I have heard him repeat time and time again that China is paying for it.
I just want to know how to get my $214 back.
Rub a Dub
when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?
i’m talking over the last few decades..
It alters the probability, that is all.
Simon ...
I totally agree, life is about probabilities.
You get a good education, the probabilities are in your favor to get a good job.
You live a healthy lifestyle, the probabilities are in your favor to live a longer life.
You drive carefully, the probabilities are in your favor not to have an accident.
Yes, life is about probabilities.
Guarantees no.
Probabilities yes.
Rub a Dub
when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?
i’m talking over the last few decades..
FINALLY THE BALANCED VIEW .......
While everyone feels they have to take sides and and either be pro-gun or anti-gun, there is a very workable solution if cooler heads (and less politics and lobbying) were applied based on two simple ideas/facts:
(In Full Disclosure, I Personally Own Multiple Guns)
1). The right to bear arms does NOT include all arms. You can't legally purchase any kind of weapon you wish. Many high-powered and automatic type weapons are either not available to the general public or require difficult to get federal licensing and permits. The most obvious difference with assault (military) and assault (citizen) type weapons is that the military versions are typically automatic, meaning the weapon will continue firing when the trigger is pulled once. The same weapon in the citizen variety is just one shot per each pull of the trigger. Slower but still extremely lethal given the number of bullets either of these military style weapons can hold (33 in some cases). What these types of weapons are used for other than shooting people is beyond my pay grade but will be discussed at a later time by others here, I am sure).
2). So given the fact that the government does indeed limit what we civilians can have within the confines of the Second Amendment, why not just make obtaining the guns more "reasonable" in the context of the 21st century. Regardless of one's political views, guns are designed to shoot people and things. Guns are dangerous if not in the hands of someone who has been trained to properly use them. The same can be said of cars, airplanes, trucks, motorcycles, medicines, moving hazardous chemicals, wiring a house with electric, getting a tooth pulled, etc. The list goes on and on and on .....
And what is the one common element with all of those mentioned? You need training, a license or some other method of determining proficiency in using or doing it. I just can't start with ANY of those items mentioned (and hundreds or thousands of others) and say I am qualified and do it. By the way, would it be legal to do any of those mentioned without some sort of liability insurance to protect someone if it caused harm to an innocent victim? Let's not go there for the moment.
And yet, oddly, a device that is designed to harm whatever it hits and can cause immediate harm to the user or those nearby .... well .... in some States if they put a mirror below your nose and you fog it, then you are qualified. No reasonable test, no proficiency exam, no nothing, other than your some cash or a credit card.
I can't legally do ANY of those things just mentioned above by being the nice guy that I am ... except buy a gun.
Come on people ... on both sides of the aisle .... this is not rocket science (and you would need a permit to launch a rocket ... lol).
Reasonable regulations and registration of weapons is in no way taking away ones rights.
Wouldn't you feel better knowing that a person buying a gun has at least some basic training on how to properly use a gun and some sort of basic psychological test.
Don't you like to know that the next time you board an airplane that the pilot and copilot have had training?
Don't you like to know your doctor has had proper training when prescribing medicine to you?
Do you want anyone to be driving a car next to you regardless of his or her age or ability to drive?
I really don't think this is an extreme position.
Maybe the comments above are something that neither side really likes.
In my mind, that would make it a good thing.
(Thank you for watching our show tonight. These ideas really aren't mine. I just took a few hours and watched Fox News and then MSNBC, put it into a blender, and this is what came out.)
Rub a Dub
