I wonder about those raises as the bailout went down in flames.

What we need to do is vote oursleves a raise. Isn't that how its done these days?

I say it over and over and will continue till I'm blue in the face or dead...we need a serious revolution in this country to get rid of these idiots and this pathetic 2 party system crap. We need to limit the terms of the people as well as they're incomes as well as they're access to lobbyists...these are suppose to be public servants and somewhere along the line we became government servants. I've had it up to my eyeballs with all this crap and all the pointless bickering between people during these elections. They need to be made accountable to the people and treated the same as any other criminal. 

But sadly...none of these will happen until people stop fighting amoungst each other over whos party is better....they are both equally criminal...period.

Here's how: Put your taxes into an escrow account. Get your friends to do the same. Notify the news media. Start a tax revolt (after all, they're pretty revolting). If they don't collect money, they can't pay themselves unless OPEC or the Chinese are crazy enough to lend them some.

angus....I'm so sorry she hasn't found something. That hurts. It also makes me mad as hell!

Why the heck can't we recall the whole stinkin' mess of them? Or flush them?

The "Do Nothings" could manage to vote themselves raises (as predicted) though, couldn't they?

It's enough to drive me to drink....except I don't have the money for liquor.  (Angus...my spouse is without work, too; has been for over a year and he doesn't qualify for unemployment because he'd only been working 9 months before he was "let go" from the job he got right after finishing tech school, which I'm still paying for).  

*Heavy sigh* but like the good doc said in a different thread, as long as you have love, you're a success.  (AND I have my health.. WOOHOO!  Life is good).

I am sick and tired of seeing these 'more money for the rich' news items.... the greed pisses me off beyond words... well words I can use publicly here.

It was decided here that a military coup was required to topple the greedy system, but all our soldiers who know how to fight are either in Afghanistan or Iraq...

... and the Salvation Arny is too busy door knocking and playing Christmas carols.

Oh well, happy holidays to all Stardockians/WCers/JUers, etc.

I thought the bail out was stopped by the senate.  They are trying to get Bush to give up some of the money from the other bail out and give it to the big 3.  Thats what i thought i heard on the radio.

The greatest heist in human history.

2 Trilion dollars and not a single job has been created.

Never got my stimulus check.

Recently went on unemployment for the first time in my 42 year old life. The system is so effed up. Freeloaders have completely clogged the system. Lucky I don't need much as I couldn't put up with it long. I'm ready to see what is on the other side of this thing we call life. Especially since I just got back from selling the last motorcyle of my collection.

I'd certainly like to be around to see what life would be like for these rich #$*%ing bastards when there is no longer anyone around in the service and manufacturing industries to attend to their needs.  The blank stares....they won't have a clue, they certainly don't now.

Honestly, I'm afraid of what this economy is doing to my integrity.  I know a lot of people who are doing well right now are people who inherited their money from relatives who did illegal things like selling alcohol which was illegal under prohibition during the depression.  

I've been an honest woman up until this point.  I've followed the rules, I've worked hard, I've stayed within the law, I've treated others the way I wanted to be treated, I've shared, I've given, I've obeyed, and what has it gotten me?  I'm one paycheck away from being homeless.  I have a lot of people who love me, but that just translates into a deeper level of responsibility for me.  I sit in front of this computer and type hospital records for 10-12 hours a day, and I'm just almost maintaining what I have.  It's slowly eroding and the knowledge that it's slipping is plaguing me.  I know I'll be working until the day I die, because I've been too busy dealing with the emergencies of every day to save up for retirement.

Everyday I get up and wonder why I'm doing this.  If we all turned to a life of crime, the worst case scenario is that we'd end up in incarcerated, and I know from the hospital records I've been transcribing, that incarcerated inmates have healthcare!  Incarcerated inmates get college benefits.  They have a roof over their heads, and don't worry about where their next meal is coming from.  What kind of absurd world do we live in where hustlers and thieves are well cared for, and honest, sincere people are left to the wild?

And people wonder why I lost faith in God.

Read what I wrote above, Murex.

I wish I could have just one hour alone with them. Not one word would I say.