 morboComplete Your Transaction
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00000 | reply to N3OGH
Re: Not much will change... said by N3OGH:For there to even be a bubble, the value of real estate had to increase, as opposed to decreasing. Now, he's gonna bitch about the bubble bursting, and blame it on Bush and the Republicans. i thought you were saying that there wasn't a bubble. i agree with you on the bubble info and the reasoning behind it.
the real cause of the bubble? greenspan. |
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kudos:1 | said by morbo:said by N3OGH:For there to even be a bubble, the value of real estate had to increase, as opposed to decreasing. Now, he's gonna bitch about the bubble bursting, and blame it on Bush and the Republicans. i thought you were saying that there wasn't a bubble. i agree with you on the bubble info and the reasoning behind it. the real cause of the bubble? greenspan. I would say circumstances, but you got my point, so that's cool..
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morboComplete Your Transaction
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00000 | it's definitely more complicated than one man.
i'm a little late to the bubble party, but better late than never. |
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | reply to bolt
said by bolt:Personally, I'd like to see all campaign monies go into a large fund, which is then split by the candidates. The only problem with this idea outside of Constitutional questions is that it does not stop interest groups from running their own ads for or against a candidate.
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | reply to morbo
said by morbo:the real cause of the bubble? greenspan. And the real cause of the bubble bursting is because I purchased a house 
Seriously... its like every time I buy some sort of technology, or anything else for that matter, the price plummets. I've been noticing this since 1988. It's quite disturbing if you ask me!
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 Combat ChuckToo Many CannibalsPremium
join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA | reply to bolt
said by bolt:Then, the American people can see who runs the best campaign without it turning into a dash to see who can raise the most money the fastest. How about the American people actually go out and do some research into who they're voting for or weather so-and-so's commercial is accurate instead of voting for whoever has the prettiest commercials.
I realize this is unrealistic but even if we level the monetary playing field we're still eventually screwed. People selecting representatives in the same manner as they select dish washing detergent is frightening.
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Apex, NC | reply to bolt
said by bolt:While I agree term limits are needed, I believe there is a larger need for "actual" campaign finances reform. ... snip... Of course, this will never happen. Neither will this worthy suggestion:
- Ban ALL cash contributions to any campaign (party and individual candidate).
- All campaign contributions must be made by check, ACH direct wire, or credit card, which makes them traceable.
- Eliminate ALL limits on campaign contributions. Individuals and corporations can give as much as they want, provided it's traceable/auditable.
- Require full disclosure of all contributions, no matter the size, with a strong FEC audit team to enforce said requirement.
That may not cover all the RCFR needs (real campaign finance reform), but think about it. There are "rich 'big oil' 'big pharma' 'big tobacco' republicans" and "rich 'hollywood' 'George Soros' democrats" who even today can contribute as much as they want, once they hire enough accountants and jump enough hoops (e.g. 527's, party donations, candidate donations, etc.)
If you can give as much as you want (should be no Constitution "freedom of speech" argument against this plan), but all donations/campaign receipts are public knowledge, everyone will know "who buys who," which should address the transparency issue.
Oh, and by the way, term limits should be required of congress. No more than 12 years service in the House, 15 years in the Senate, 18 years combined maximum (to allow a termed-out Representative wants to run for Senate ONCE). |
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said by pnh102:The answer to this is simple. Term Limits for Congress. I would be for that if it weren't for the fact there are some very good congressmen out there who have been in their seat long term. I'm thinking of Austin congressman Lloyd Doggett in particular. Sometimes a changing of the guard isn't such a good thing as the last several years have proven. There has to be some sort of balance, but I don't know if term limits are the key to that. |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | said by SRFireside:I would be for that if it weren't for the fact there are some very good congressmen out there who have been in their seat long term. I don't dispute that there are some good congressmen who deserve to be in power for extended periods of time. But for every one of them, we get someone like a Ted Stevens or a Robert Byrd (or heck, Senator Disney!). We may not agree at all with the policies these people can force, because of their longevity, but we cannot vote them out either.
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hiatus | reply to dispatcher21
said by dispatcher21:Katrina-That was a problem with the inept local government in that state. They did not plan well and did not ask for assistance in time. Blame them. Also blame the retards for not leaving when told to do so. What, they couldnt leave? Again, blame the local government for leaving buses parked in the lots and getting them flooded. Its sad that you have to distort the facts to exploit Katrina for your shameless political agenda... It has been clearly shown that the Bush administration totally dropped the ball on Katrina too and that the blame can not be laid entirely on the state and local governments... To believe otherwise would be to live in a fantasy world where up is down and fiction is fact.
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