Comments on: Stimulus, Schmimulus http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36705 Don Hawkins Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:47:04 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36705 Today on CNN one of the reporters said that as Obama's train went into DC many of the areas along the route were the poor and impoverished and it is an embarrassment to see this in the United States, what. There are a few embarrassments to see in the United States and the poor and impoverished is not one of them. Did the poor and impoverished bring us to this point in our economy ah no and who did. Let's see Wall Street and that particular brand of insanity with the help of banks and media and so called leaders and corporations just to name a few. The poor and impoverished is an a embarrassment to see this in the United States give me a break people. Today on CNN one of the reporters said that as Obama’s train went into DC many of the areas along the route were the poor and impoverished and it is an embarrassment to see this in the United States, what. There are a few embarrassments to see in the United States and the poor and impoverished is not one of them. Did the poor and impoverished bring us to this point in our economy ah no and who did. Let’s see Wall Street and that particular brand of insanity with the help of banks and media and so called leaders and corporations just to name a few. The poor and impoverished is an a embarrassment to see this in the United States give me a break people.

]]> By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36635 Don Hawkins Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:35:36 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36635 QUICK AND EASY CORNBREAD 1 c. self-rising flour 1 c. self-rising cornmeal 1 c. milk 1/4 c. vegetable oil 1 egg, beaten Combine all ingredients; mix well. Pour batter into a well-greased 8-inch cake pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes. Yield: 6-8 servings. EASY POTATO SOUP 8-10 med. potatoes 4 c. milk 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 5 tbsp. butter 1 c. onions, chopped Peel potatoes, rinse and chop. Cook until slightly tender, salt, and pepper mashed potatoes a little. Add milk in a small pan, melt the butter and saute onions until tender. Add to mixture, heat to boiling. QUICK AND EASY CORNBREAD
1 c. self-rising flour
1 c. self-rising cornmeal
1 c. milk
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
Combine all ingredients; mix well. Pour batter into a well-greased 8-inch cake pan. Bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes. Yield: 6-8 servings.

EASY POTATO SOUP
8-10 med. potatoes
4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
5 tbsp. butter
1 c. onions, chopped
Peel potatoes, rinse and chop. Cook until slightly tender, salt, and pepper mashed potatoes a little. Add milk in a small pan, melt the butter and saute onions until tender. Add to mixture, heat to boiling.

]]> By: Suthiano http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36623 Suthiano Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:25:40 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36623 "in say 10 years will be the start of that rioting in the streets" Don, I doubt it will take that long. Unemployment reached 7.2% at the end of 2008, and will likely reach 9.5% by the end of this year. That's about 28,000,000 unemployed people in the U.S. who will be angry/without the money they need to survive. They will not be able to get credit cards or loans due to the "credit crunch". How will they eat? Where will they live after the bank seizes their house? There are already growing tent cities around the U.S.. California is loosing people to emigration. Things will start to change rapidly this year, IMO. “in say 10 years will be the start of that rioting in the streets”

Don, I doubt it will take that long. Unemployment reached 7.2% at the end of 2008, and will likely reach 9.5% by the end of this year. That’s about 28,000,000 unemployed people in the U.S. who will be angry/without the money they need to survive. They will not be able to get credit cards or loans due to the “credit crunch”. How will they eat? Where will they live after the bank seizes their house? There are already growing tent cities around the U.S.. California is loosing people to emigration.

Things will start to change rapidly this year, IMO.

]]> By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36618 Don Hawkins Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36618 Update I got that 150 billion number from the TV news major TV news. Sounded to much so looked it up on web. That should be million not billion. Welcome to dreamland. Update I got that 150 billion number from the TV news major TV news. Sounded to much so looked it up on web. That should be million not billion. Welcome to dreamland.

]]> By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36615 Don Hawkins Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:13:56 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36615 The inauguration of Obama will cost 150 billion welcome to dreamland. I don't know what it is like where you live but the story is the same for many people where I live rural Georgia. Things just stopped about three months ago. Food is now first on the list. The inauguration of Obama will cost 150 billion welcome to dreamland. I don’t know what it is like where you live but the story is the same for many people where I live rural Georgia. Things just stopped about three months ago. Food is now first on the list.

]]> By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36602 Don Hawkins Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:36:43 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36602 What we are seeing now is trying to keep a system going that my kids and there kids and me in say 10 years will be the start of that rioting in the streets Mike talked about. I heard Barack talk about Bush last night on TV. The way he did it was like Bush just had this hard job and he did his best, bullshit. Unless people can start working together and solving some very hard problems the biggest human's have ever faced and do it to save our ass not profit the rioting in the streets will be the good part. Short term thinking isn't going to get it anymore. The push is on if you watch TV news like I do to keep us all in dreamland sort of. Some truth but on the big stuff more bullshit. I still think 2 million to start one voice could help at calm at peace. What we are seeing now is trying to keep a system going that my kids and there kids and me in say 10 years will be the start of that rioting in the streets Mike talked about. I heard Barack talk about Bush last night on TV. The way he did it was like Bush just had this hard job and he did his best, bullshit. Unless people can start working together and solving some very hard problems the biggest human’s have ever faced and do it to save our ass not profit the rioting in the streets will be the good part. Short term thinking isn’t going to get it anymore. The push is on if you watch TV news like I do to keep us all in dreamland sort of. Some truth but on the big stuff more bullshit. I still think 2 million to start one voice could help at calm at peace.

]]> By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36600 Don Hawkins Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:27:45 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36600 It's time to change the system. The question is can we do it in time? It’s time to change the system. The question is can we do it in time?

]]> By: Deadbeat http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36583 Deadbeat Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:33:30 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36583 Lotteries are a regressive tax. It's time to restore progressive taxation. Rollback Kemp/Roth. Lotteries are a regressive tax. It’s time to restore progressive taxation. Rollback Kemp/Roth.

]]> By: messianicdruid http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/01/stimulus-schmimulus/#comment-36579 messianicdruid Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:13:59 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6184#comment-36579 One way to get money into the hands of spenders is to subsidize the casinos and the lottery. Lets get those payouts up to 150%. And the lottery could use a lot more winners. Instead of one person winning 65 million, we could have 65 million people winning a hundred million. Hey, it's time to get creative!! One way to get money into the hands of spenders is to subsidize the casinos and the lottery. Lets get those payouts up to 150%. And the lottery could use a lot more winners. Instead of one person winning 65 million, we could have 65 million people winning a hundred million. Hey, it’s time to get creative!!

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