A serious discussion - for the off topic crowd - lets get a lighter sland on this. . .

[episodic]

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3cc.htm

Quote:
House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should consider looking at Social Security reforms that would payout future benefits -- on such factors as race and gender.


The 'flash' may not last long, any other links posted would be cool.

Am I the only one that thinks this is just freaking retarded?

 

[Zap Brannigan]

I don't think so Politico Penguin! Homey don't play dat! Off to the Political Forum with this thread!

 

[Mo0o]

Shouldn't this be in P&N. Considering it deals with POLITICS and it is NEWS ?!?!

 

[episodic]

Lots of things are news and get posted here. The OT crowd has a different slant, that is what I was looking for.

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: episodic

Quote:
House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should ...

Problem is highlighted.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: episodic
Lots of things are news and get posted here. The OT crowd has a different slant, that is what I was looking for.

For instance the nuclear power plant thing is news. . .

 

[Zap Brannigan]

We're not interested. Call up Bill O'Reily or Al Franken for their slants. This is a political cheerleader/rant free zone.

This is not the forum you are looking for..........move along.

 

[Mo0o]

How about the fact that it is politics?

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: episodic

Quote:
House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should ...

Problem is highlighted.

 

[FoBoT]

yeah, since women live longer, they shouldn't start getting SS until they are older than men since we die sooner

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
How about the fact that it is politics?

Not really, I just want to discuss the idea of tieing what you get back from what you pay in to your gender / race

 

[olds]

Wrong Forum!

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: episodic

Originally posted by: Mo0o
How about the fact that it is politics?

Not really, I just want to discuss the idea of tieing what you get back from what you pay in to your gender / race

then go to P&N!! :roll:

 

[amol]

btw, "serious discussion" and "off topic crowd" don't mix . . .

 

[spidey07]

gee, I don't see anything wrong with this approach.

If you want affirmative action you take it all. You don't get to selectivly choose what part of affirmative action and quotas and racism you agree with.

 

[episodic]

Ok so why is news regularly discussed here with noone telling them to go to politics and news?

i'm not understanding something

 

[Mo0o]

Ok, lets just pretend the News part is not there. this clearly has something to do with politics

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: episodic
Ok so why is news regularly discussed here with noone telling them to go to politics and news?

i'm not understanding something

Why am I not suprised?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Most Republicans will chime in with the latest Karl Rove talking points, as filtered through whatever media shills the poster happens to read, watch or listen to.

Most Democrats will speak up with the caring and sharing agenda that the more disorganized Democratic leadership has tried to promote to the liberal media, involving more "fair" changes like increasing SS taxes for "high earners" regardless of what the cost of living is where they work.

No independent thought needed.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

I have some worthwhile news.

New Family Guy episodes kick off May 1st!

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: episodic

Quote:
House Ways and Means chairman Rep. Bill Thomas [R-CA] on Sunday claimed Congress should ...

Problem is highlighted.

fixed.

 

[FoBoT]

here is a wacky idea

the govt. lets us keep our 14% FICA tax and i get to spend it on stuff for me!

and what the heck, i would even bump my 401(K) from 4% to 8% , that would still give me a 10% pay raise! that would be very cool
i could buy a new car and help stimulate the economy, very patriotic i think

 

[Geekbabe]

since the government doesn't need to pass a welfare needs test when they're taking SS from my paycheck I don't think we should need to take one should we be lucky enough to live long enough to get some of it back.