OT - Federal Spending has increased 45% since 2001

so why didn't you dispute what he said instead of engaging in an ad hominem attack?

oh wait, you can't.

That whole laundry list of unsolved issues, and you only see the misuse of "your"?? Anyone surprised how Bush got elected?

Bush got elected because your candidates were a very bad choice and the American people saw through them.

You keep repeating that to yourself. Just don't try saying it to anyone with a brain. The reaction you get is likely to hurt your feelings.

Has there beeen a large-scale terrorist attack in the US since 2001?

I'll give you that one.

That one too.

Maybe, maybe not. A lot more ineffective than before, though.

Myopic view. History will be the judge.

Economy roaring. Won't be long before deficit reduced with federal income.

SSA=forced welfare. Savings IRA

Where does the money for R&D come from?

Let's use our own resources before depending on third-rate countries.

We have Standards Of Learning in VA. Apply them everywhere I say.

Two words -- Jimmy Carter

Free enterprise. Competition is good for every consumer.

Unemployment rate is at 4.5%, lower than the average of the 60s, 70s,

Salary Regulation=Communism

since 9/11 - where there any terror acts on our land (U.S.)?

agreed

this is not an issue money was thrown at

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agreed - although moving forward

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disagree.

gas prices are high because of futures

education is local issue. Blame it on the democratic controlled inner cities. No problems with education outside inner city schools.

agreed

free market - and people outside the US can make it cheaper. However we still rule in services

and elswhere too. I am trying to hire systems admins with no avail. Salary at $120,000 is too low for most.

Private companies can do what they want. People willing to pay, they will charge it. When gas was at 10 a barrel no one complained it was too cheap.

I'll take it. Where should I apply?

What!!?? Where is this located? How many years experience? Where are you posting? Where are you advertising? Are there special requirements or an unusual environment? Are you working at Aramco?

I've not seen a "systems administrator," at least not in the IT sense, posted for more than $65K. I get calls from headhunters looking for deep, deep, deep SQL DBA expertise offering $75K, tops.

You've been reading the newspapers! Stop reading the newspapers! Only people who hate America read the newspapers!

Why do you hate America!?

Your company must have a bad reputation or other problems. Otherwise no one would be rejecting that salary.

Why does the converation always seem to turn to ones sexual preferance in the NGs?

mike hunt

The Republicans in the House have been trying for five years to reduce federal spending but the Dimocrats keep stopping spending cuts from being passed in the Senate

What is wrong with President Bushs new drug plan for the elderly? I'm paying $40 for drugs that use to cost me $135.

mike hunt

First, that is BS and second, the President has something called a veto power.

My one son works for the Department of Labor and Industry. He says the only 'job problem' we have is finding people, at ANY price, to do the jobs that are available . For every five jobs available there are only three persons qualified to do the job, with few others capable of being trained by the person willing to higher them if they will only come to work on time and stay through the shift. As the baby boomers retire it is only getting worse. It is all part of the PC and the dumbing down of our educational system that is going on in America and it is sad that everyone in the government is afraid to talk about the problem.

mike hunt

Duh! Why would the President want to veto the Medicare drug plan he advocated? The President can only veto bills that have passed both House of Congress. Spending bills have no trouble getting votes from the Dimocrates in the Senate. It is the spending cuts that can't get through the Senate because of filibuster threats, that will stop all bills from being considered, and the Republicans do not have 60 votes. If you want spending cuts vote for more Republican Senators, WBMA

mike hunt

Spending originates in the House. The Senate can not introduce spending bills. The Democrats are not going to filibuster a spending bill because it's smaller than they want. That would get them a "big spender" label. And, why bother to try? Filibusters are delaying tactics. They can't introduce a spending bill, they can only slow it down with a filibuster.

The problem is:

Bad prioritization of spending by the White House (Hey! I know, let's invade Iraq!) Unrestrained pork-barrel spending in the REPUBLICAN-controlled House of Representatives.

You can try to dance around this all you want but the Republicans pass LARGE spending bills up to the Senate, where the Republican majority passes them and then the Republican President signs them.

Bush hasn't vetoed a single bill. He's a whiner and a wuss.

There is certainly some disconnect between skills available and skills desired but the solution to that is to hire someone smart and train them and to work to retain one's current employees.

Business is trying to get a dollar's worth of expertise for a quarter. Ain't gonna happen.

The only "industry" having trouble getting people to "stay through the shift" is the fast-food industry.

Exactly true. Companies don't want to spend a nickel on training these days. They want a perfect fit employee and they want him/her cheap.

If spending has increase 45%, has much has federal income increased/decreased?