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2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:15 pm
by catamount man
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:18 pm
by Cap'n Cat
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:22 pm
by SuperHornet
Big Government-loving? Hardly. It's the national Donkeys that are trying to increase the size of government.
And jobs? Nothing doing. No jobs available. Sorry. Try again.

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:25 pm
by D1B
Got my first raise in 2 years. Bought a home last year thanks to Obama's tax credit, we're hiring, the job listings in the paper take up an entire page on sunday... People are happier...
Seems the only folks who are unhappy are the Tea Baggers, even though Sarah Palin made $25 million dollars last year. One has to think it's simply because our president and first lady are black.

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:27 pm
by SuperHornet
Give me a freaking break, D1B. More buying into that liberal MSM trash that anyone who voted against Obama is by definition a racist, even if they voted for Alan Keyes in the primary.

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:27 pm
by catamount man
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This state is hiring workers like a motherfucker. Don't know where the hell you live, but if you WANT to work in South Carolina, you can find it. THE GREENVILLE NEWS is reporting new companies in SC hiring on a daily basis and I use this EVERYDAY in my business to help folks find work.
And you motherfuckers accuse DEMOCRATS of loving big government?!!!

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:27 pm
by 89Hen

Got to love Friday nights. Cat is stoned and catatmount is drunk.

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:29 pm
by D1B
SuperHornet wrote:Give me a freaking break, D1B. More buying into that liberal MSM trash that anyone who voted against Obama is by definition a racist, even if they voted for Alan Keyes in the primary.

No, just the Tea Baggers. Do your research. They would not exist if our president was white.

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:29 pm
by Cap'n Cat
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:30 pm
by Cap'n Cat
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:31 pm
by Col Hogan
If you have a job...it's not bad right now...
Problem is, the unemployment rate is still way too high...9.4%
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And while there is some growth in the economy...to get down to around 4-5% unemployment, the economy needs to grow 5% a year...and that won't happen with the huge deficit we have right now...the government is sucking too much money out of the economy just to pay the debt...
So, Am I Hurting...no, I'm not...but I see and know people who are...and there's not much evidence it's going to get better any time soon...
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:36 pm
by catamount man
Sucking down Mich Amber Dark and Trader Joe's 9% ale tonight and am full of enlightenment. Face and embrace the facts. Obama has righted all of Bush's wrongs!!!
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:38 pm
by D1B
89Hen wrote:

Got to love Friday nights. Cat is stoned and catatmount is drunk.

and D1B is reasonable.

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:03 pm
by Cap'n Cat
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:13 pm
by Wedgebuster
Not a bit. Couldn't have gotten rid of the fascist Bush bunch fast enough.
Rollin' in the dough, and though I feel sorry for the shills that were sucking tit off'n us under the Cheny//Bush thieves, fuck 'em anyway. My time to pile up the dough!

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:13 pm
by ASUG8
2 yrs no company raises, 401K match cut 2 yrs ago and not yet reinstated. I'm where I was 3 yrs ago with the exception of inflation, so I'm worse off. Treasury is busy printing greenbacks like it's nobody's business.......
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:20 pm
by D1B
ASUG8 wrote:2 yrs no company raises, 401K match cut 2 yrs ago and not yet reinstated. I'm where I was 3 yrs ago with the exception of inflation, so I'm worse off. Treasury is busy printing greenbacks like it's nobody's business.......
How's your company doing? Sales up?
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:19 am
by ALPHAGRIZ1
I agree with you..........................but SH fu*king OWNS you left wing mutherfu*kers. Even he gets it.......

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:16 am
by Gil Dobie
SuperHornet wrote:Big Government-loving? Hardly. It's the national Donkeys that are trying to increase the size of government.
And jobs? Nothing doing. No jobs available. Sorry. Try again.

Everything went downhill after the 2006 election.

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:30 am
by CID1990
89Hen wrote:

Got to love Friday nights. Cat is stoned and catatmount is drunk.

Catamount isn't drunk, he's just on his manic upswing. He'll be talking about slitting his wrists again in a couple weeks.
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:56 am
by blueballs
Yes... earned more in 07 than 08, 09, and the first 9 months of 10 combined.
The fact that FNMA and FHLMC still exist and the "financial reform bill" is named after their two biggest proponents Frank and Dodd is proof enough. "Change" has gotten us the most unreasonable underwriting requirements EVER in mortgage lending, a credit crunch unprecendented in our lifetimes, real estate values- my home (including the lot and pool) in a very good neighborhood is worth about half what it was 3 years ago and about $70k less than what it would cost to rebuild it- and the true value (adjusted for inflation) of my retirement portfolio is worth about what it was 12 years ago despite over $100k of contributions. My cost of living has risen under Obama due to increases in my health insurance premiums (thanks Obamacare) and the regulatory environment and tax structure for a business owner has gotten much worse.
He and Reid can't be voted out fast enough for me.
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:16 am
by houndawg
blueballs wrote:Yes... earned more in 07 than 08, 09, and the first 9 months of 10 combined.
The fact that FNMA and FHLMC still exist and the "financial reform bill" is named after their two biggest proponents Frank and Dodd is proof enough. "Change" has gotten us the most unreasonable underwriting requirements EVER in mortgage lending, a credit crunch unprecendented in our lifetimes, real estate values- my home (including the lot and pool) in a very good neighborhood is worth about half what it was 3 years ago and about $70k less than what it would cost to rebuild it- and the true value (adjusted for inflation) of my retirement portfolio is worth about what it was 12 years ago despite over $100k of contributions. My cost of living has risen under Obama due to increases in my health insurance premiums (thanks Obamacare) and the regulatory environment and tax structure for a business owner has gotten much worse.
He and Reid can't be voted out fast enough for me.
So live in your house instead of trying to sell it in a down market.
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:35 am
by kalm
I'm not hurting personally but my business has suffered.
You could also title this thread: "2 years after Bush...or 12 years after financial deregulation...or 30 years into Reaganomics...".

Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:40 am
by houndawg
Adding a master bedroom suite to the house. Things don't change much in this part of the country regardless of the boom/bust cycle elsewhere. If the system collapsed tomorrow things would probably change less here than most anywhere in the country.
Re: 2 years into Obama, are you REALLY hurting?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:41 am
by travelinman67
catamount man wrote:Sucking down Mich Amber Dark and Trader Joe's 9% ale tonight and am full of enlightenment."...
Yup...
...and jail drunk tanks are wellsprings of innovation.
