Quick Yes Or No Answers!!!
"Don't Taze Me, Bro!"
Always
No
No
Nope.
Getting *out* of it would be nice.
Natalie
Somewhat. Only somewhat, because I figure it can't get a whole lot worse - at least on some fronts - than it has been for the last 7+ years. Or on other fronts in the 70's. I think I worry more about the direction the Supreme Court's been taking than other issues.
Only slightly. (See answer for #3.) Have been planning for retirement, & while certainly won't be rich, should be okay.
Not for the immediate future - only long-range, re: possible long-term care when older.
Nope. Am planning on getting out of debt - mortgage is down to looking more like a car loan balance at this point. It should be paid off ~ 7 years ahead of schedule, several months post-retirement (have been making prepayments on the principal). And if I need to take out car loans in the future, hopefully they will be smaller ones than in the past. Have no credit card debt - pay it off in full each month, even if it means taking money out of a savings acct.
Cathy
If I watch network news then the answer is yes to all of it.
"Don't Taze Me, Bro!" ...
No to all. Tomes
Usually when someone posts something like this, it ends in "Vote Democrat!"
Please, say it ain't so!
I would answer NO to each.
Are you worried about another terrorist attack? Yes
Do you think we should continue to fight the islamic terrorists, Yes
Are you making more money today than you were ten years ago, Yes
Do the dimocrats favor more taxes, yes
Are the dimocrats weak on terror, yes
Do the dimocrats favor abortions, yes
Etc.....
YES, and far less because of foreign threats than threats from within our country, and the biggest threat being Christian fundamentalism (not evangelicalism).
NO, but we've lived far below our means and have considerable savings, and we work in businesses that aren't particularly sensitive to the economic cycle. But if we were average, we'd be worried about wage stagnation and the fact that the median American standard of living has barely budged since the 1970s.
NO, but only because of our odd financial situation. Again, if were typical, we'd probably prefer corporate health coverage and security over higher income without health coverage.
NO. What's debt? OTOH I'm annoyed by other people carrying high debt because it's caused our property value to drop (not that we plan to sell soon, nor would it impede us from buying another house), and I'm worried that credit card companies will start penalizing those of us who pay in full every month because we're not as profitable as people who carry nonzero balances forever.
You obviously haven't received the latest Republican fundraising solicitation. It asks similar questions, only in a completely unfair manner by tack onto the end of each question something hysterical, like, "and favor the strong, conservative pro-American policies of the Republican Party over the evil foolishness of the Anti-American liberal Democrats who want to take away your guns and SUVs and make abortion and gay marriage mandatory".
Actually, I am quite conservative. However, you cannot spend like a democrat and cut taxes like a Republican.
yes to #1, no to the others.
Smart folks! The reverse situation is that of unfortunately the majority of American families, who have bought a house too expensive for them, have all their toys (boats and personal watercraft, huge trucks to carry a week's worth of groceries, etc) on display, but when economic downfalls occur like the loss of a job, have a safety net of six weeks' savings before they are penniless.
That's one of my few worries, too....that the bank card people will think we're deadbeats because they can't make money on us, (paying in full each month and never carrying a balance) and start charging us for prompt payment!
It's very simple to live above your income, but oddly and happily, it's just as easy to live BELOW one's income, and you find that sooner or later, you're able to buy anything you want for cash, and avoid the bloodsuckers. Sad that so few people realize this and fall prey to usurious interest rates on their purchases. If I want to buy a new car, I write a check for it, rather than pay it off over five or seven years and find myself still paying for it when it's worth only 30% of what I bought it for, having paid twice the amount, including interest.
Yes. We have lost our morals, which will lead to the eventual death of the country.
Yes. but not because of the recession.
Yes, but because I'm already on Medicare, it worries me more. The government giveth and the government taketh away.
Yes, see 2 and 3.
Charles the Curmudgeon
Several of your posts indicate that your paradise is as puritanical as Osama Bin Laden's. No thanks.
What's the difference between Democrat's taxes and Republican's public debt, other than your grandchildren will be forced to pay public debt? Tax cuts aren't free if they increase deficits.
9/11 happened under the Republicans' watch, and the Republicans didn't seem to do much to prevent it. Wasn't there an intelligence briefing given to Bush a month earlier, warning him that bin Laden was determined to attack in the US? What was the title of it?I don't know anybody who really favors abortions. Generally Democrats want to prevent abortions before conception, Repubicans after conception.
No, thanks to the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
Yes, thanks to the possibility of a McCain presidency.
Right, McCain is coming after you, personally. Better go hide.
If they see my tax returns, then they know better than to try to get money from me...
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