said by scrummie02 :

that's what common sense would tell you...but anything going against the big bad corporations here will be welcome...

said by jig :

if social security fails, it'll be because of the gargantuan war debt run up by the republicans, topped off with the tax cuts.

said by footballdude :

What does any other spending have to do with social security? It was supposed to be a self sustaining system. Are you admitting it doesn't work and needs money from the general fund to stay alive?

said by bmn :

The problem is that the Congress has been taking money OUT of the social security fund and dropping little IOUs into the fund for years...

said by pnh102 :

There's no Social Security Fund or any other special fund. All the money the government collects goes into the same pool for spending. It just happens that the amount of money being collected for social security happens to be more than what is needed to pay for the program, so the balance is spent on other things.

said by bmn :

The problem is that the Congress has been taking money OUT of the social security fund and dropping little IOUs into the fund for years... Social security has been put into its situation by irresponsible policy making and out of control deficits on the Hill.

said by guitarzan :

40 years of Democrats Versus 12 years of Republicans, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out the Democrats mishandled, misspent more Social security funds than the Republicans, who the Democrats accuse.

said by guitarzan :

What's the difference between a bucket of chit and a liberal.?

Why the bucket of course

BTW: The United States of America does not start wars, it ENDS them. If all these third world shit hole countries were able to stand up for themselves, America would have no need to be called in to act as world policeman and put the fires out.

How old are you 12?

said by guitarzan :

Any irresponsible policy making and out of control deficits on the Hill, were due to Democratic decisions for 40 years, compared to 12 Republican years.

40 years of Democrats Versus 12 years of Republicans, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out the Democrats mishandled, misspent more Social security funds than the Republicans, who the Democrats accuse.

said by footballdude :

What does any other spending have to do with social security? It was supposed to be a self sustaining system. Are you admitting it doesn't work and needs money from the general fund to stay alive?

said by jig :

if social security fails, it'll be because of the gargantuan war debt run up by the republicans, topped off with the tax cuts.

said by scrummie02 :

The only problem with the two sides butting heads is problems that need immediate attention like immigration reform and medical care costs will never get solved.

said by N3OGH :

The federal transportation budget for the entire nation is 6 billion dollars over 8 years. The war in Iraq is 2 billion per day. Anyone that says transportation spending is more dangerous to our economy than that stupid money pit of a war has their head in a dark smelly spot.

The fact is transportation, for every dollar spent creates 3 more in the economy. This money is poured directly into our economy, unlike a foreign war that dumps BILLIONS into a pit from whence it will never be seen again. In addition transportation spending creates infrastructure that benefits our economy more than just about any other spending versus 300 billion plus poured into Iraq with NO return.

So don't ever EVER say that war isn't the worst thing that has ever happened to our economy because it IS.

said by kyramilan :

Take with a grain of salt.

Lee Gierczynski, Verizon's manager of media relations, countered, "West Virginia's telecommunications marketplace is an increasingly competitive one, where all players face daily challenges to operate successfully and meet customers' needs. Based on that, we don't believe a newspaper article is the proper forum to discuss baseless, vague allegations. We wish Mr. Parsons well on his retirement."

said by kyramilan :

Take with a grain of salt.

said by batterup :

Why is he cutting and running before WV is fibered?

said by MAR_03_2002 :

How about because he is 65 years old and might want to enjoy life a little before taking the big dirt nap.

said by aj004 :

Level 3 just merged with Broadwing so thats done and now will merge with Savvis as well.

said by aj004 :

But what the CEO of Fibernet said is true cause they cant get the busienss which in turn would lead to higher revenues and better quality of service for the customer. It is not an even keeled playing field in West Virginia.

said by richardpor :

The problem is Fibernet dose not to serve the people in a capitalist system but is looking for a government contract handout.

said by CopperMux :

LOL @ AJ and his misinformation. FIOS is rolling out all over NYC and now that a new year, new budget is underway, that will only increase.

PatCat, if you see a "bag" on a splice, call it in.

Period.

said by dynodb :

But didn't you get the memo? Big corporations like Verizon have infinite amounts of money, resources and political influence and once they deploy a new service, are supposed to instantly deploy it to every single customer in their region who wants it without regard to cost or profit potential. At least that's what I learned on BBR.