(09-07-2011 07:27 PM)theboro Wrote: Here's hoping the rest of the world doesn't believe Texas is representative of the rest of the United States.
No one in Texas particularly cares what anyone outside of it has to say about it. Until you've lived here, taken in Texas' history, and experienced the wide diversity of Texas geographically, politically and culturally, you will never understand what it means to be a Texan.
Thanks for proving my point for me.
No one in Texas realizes that everyone outside of Texas thinks that Texans are 10-gallon hat wearing, cow tipping, tobacco spitting yokuls that can't keep drug runners from waltzing through their own back yard.
(09-07-2011 07:27 PM)theboro Wrote: Here's hoping the rest of the world doesn't believe Texas is representative of the rest of the United States.
No one in Texas particularly cares what anyone outside of it has to say about it. Until you've lived here, taken in Texas' history, and experienced the wide diversity of Texas geographically, politically and culturally, you will never understand what it means to be a Texan.
(09-07-2011 07:27 PM)theboro Wrote: Here's hoping the rest of the world doesn't believe Texas is representative of the rest of the United States.
No one in Texas particularly cares what anyone outside of it has to say about it. Until you've lived here, taken in Texas' history, and experienced the wide diversity of Texas geographically, politically and culturally, you will never understand what it means to be a Texan.
Thanks for proving my point for me.
No one in Texas realizes that everyone outside of Texas thinks that Texans are 10-gallon hat wearing, cow tipping, tobacco spitting yokuls that can't keep drug runners from waltzing through their own back yard.
(09-07-2011 07:27 PM)theboro Wrote: Here's hoping the rest of the world doesn't believe Texas is representative of the rest of the United States.
No one in Texas particularly cares what anyone outside of it has to say about it. Until you've lived here, taken in Texas' history, and experienced the wide diversity of Texas geographically, politically and culturally, you will never understand what it means to be a Texan.
Texas does have a different viewpoint. The Governor there being a noted legal scholar has declared that Social Security is unconstitutional. A view the United States Supreme Court rejected in 1937 and in subsequent cases as well in 1937 long before the Eisenhower appointees led the charge toward the left. This was the court that struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, handed down Minersville School District v. Gobitis (holding that a local public school could expel a 5th grader for refusing to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance) and the interrment of the Japanese.
Until Perry came along no one except the far fringe still held to the belief that Social Security is unconstitutional. They might not like it, they might want it reformed, they might think it is a bad idea, but the legal argument was long ago given up.
(09-08-2011 09:00 AM)arkstfan Wrote: Texas does have a different viewpoint. The Governor there being a noted legal scholar has declared that Social Security is unconstitutional. A view the United States Supreme Court rejected in 1937 and in subsequent cases as well in 1937 long before the Eisenhower appointees led the charge toward the left. This was the court that struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, handed down Minersville School District v. Gobitis (holding that a local public school could expel a 5th grader for refusing to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance) and the interrment of the Japanese.
Until Perry came along no one except the far fringe still held to the belief that Social Security is unconstitutional. They might not like it, they might want it reformed, they might think it is a bad idea, but the legal argument was long ago given up.
Did he declare it illegal? I know he called it a ponzi scheme. And currently, it is a ponzi scheme (the worlds largest). S.S. was never set up to be borrowed against at it's inception; when those judgements were upheld. Reformation of S.S. is long overdue. Start by paying it back and not borrowing from it.
He has called it unconstitutional. My man Joe Scarbrough has called Perry out on his belief Social Security should be eliminated or turned over to the states.
Borrowing against Social Security has been one of the great crimes of our government.
I'm not a nanny stater but the protection offered to WORKING Americans by Social Security ought to a top priority.
Back to my earlier rant about government aid to business. A town in South Arkansas yesterday created a special rate for water for a local chicken plant to keep it in town. Not much money, saves the company $100,000 a year.
Here is my beef. Let's say they have 100 employees. That is a break of $1000 per employee.
Why target that one big employer? Why not give the insurance agent with one employee a $2000 break. He's responsible for two jobs, his and the employee. Why not give car dealership with 15 employees a $15,000 break?
These deals favor existing businesses with large payrolls when there are many smaller businesses who combined have an even larger impact.
Government shouldn't be playing favorites in the marketplace. If you bailout a multi-billion dollar business why not one making far less?
I realize this thread is kind of old, but as a former sports editor and a guy who hung around high school football for 15 years, I gotta say something was missed here about depriving this guy of access when other news outlets were there.
The other reporters were covering the game, which was their stated objective. Schools can allow or deny access to the media at their pleasure, as can any college team or pro team.
This guy, whatever his intention, stated he wanted to come in and talk to parents and do a little filming. That is not covering the game. That's harassing the people who paid to watch their kids playing football. And the school has a right to keep that out of its stadium.
School made the right call, all patriotic passions aside.
(09-08-2011 07:51 PM)arkstfan Wrote: Back to my earlier rant about government aid to business. A town in South Arkansas yesterday created a special rate for water for a local chicken plant to keep it in town. Not much money, saves the company $100,000 a year.
Here is my beef. Let's say they have 100 employees. That is a break of $1000 per employee.
Why target that one big employer? Why not give the insurance agent with one employee a $2000 break. He's responsible for two jobs, his and the employee. Why not give car dealership with 15 employees a $15,000 break?
These deals favor existing businesses with large payrolls when there are many smaller businesses who combined have an even larger impact.
Government shouldn't be playing favorites in the marketplace. If you bailout a multi-billion dollar business why not one making far less?
Because the local guy isn't likely to leave if he's not given tax breaks. The big plant is.
(09-08-2011 07:51 PM)arkstfan Wrote: Back to my earlier rant about government aid to business. A town in South Arkansas yesterday created a special rate for water for a local chicken plant to keep it in town. Not much money, saves the company $100,000 a year.
Here is my beef. Let's say they have 100 employees. That is a break of $1000 per employee.
Why target that one big employer? Why not give the insurance agent with one employee a $2000 break. He's responsible for two jobs, his and the employee. Why not give car dealership with 15 employees a $15,000 break?
These deals favor existing businesses with large payrolls when there are many smaller businesses who combined have an even larger impact.
Government shouldn't be playing favorites in the marketplace. If you bailout a multi-billion dollar business why not one making far less?
Because the local guy isn't likely to leave if he's not given tax breaks. The big plant is.
But that's not only government interference with the free market, it is a welfare program for big employers.
If we are going to monkey with the markets and do handouts maybe we should think a bit more intentionally rather than reactively
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