Recession coming

[MJZiggy]

Like Joe said, after welfare reform, welfare is pretty hard to get and if you do get it, it sure doesn't pay you enough to have a couch, much less cable. And you're not paying for them, you dolt. It goes into a fund that pays for everyone--including you. I believe (could be wrong) that it means no more insurance deductions coming out of YOUR precious paycheck which is obviously so much more important than making sure all of the kids in this country have access to the same healthcare as you because of course it's their fault they were born to people without your resources.

And remember Mr. Computer Programmer, that the Federal govt. is a HUGE employer of programmers so we'll see if your tune changes should you be up for one of those civil service jobs, though I can tell you, the security's great, but you likely won't make as much as in the private sector.

[Partial]

Ummm... You're kidding me, one of my best friends dad is a social worker for the government (6 weeks paid vacation annually, mind you). He says that the vast majority of the people that he sees in the ghetto don't wake up before noon unless its the first of the month (when they're camped out for their check). They have cable, they just don't pay it.

Kind of a funny story from the Sears day, but Black Friday this year and the weekend following Sears had an issue with their credit card sign-up where anyone who signed up automatically was improved. Well, let me tell you word of mouth spread like wildfire among the poor folk, and I was asked for credit cards by no less than 120 people in three days. That's just me, one person, I know some people were getting over 100 apps per day on the weekend. I'm not trying to stereotype at all, but before that weekend I was asked maybe once or twice by customers if they could sign up, and the rest of the time I did the asking. No, it was not typical in correlation to the volume of people in the store. At any rate, for the following weeks, I still had people coming up to me asking for cards left and right, but by that time they were denied.

I guarantee you those poor assholes are never going to pay a dime of that back. They are essentially stealing, and we're all footing the bills in the form of increased rates, etc. I can't even imagine how many cards are out there from my store alone, let alone every store across the country.

Sadly, the people applying for these cards were living up to the stereotype. Not a single person was white, and not a single one was wearing inexpensive clothes or didn't have their hair and makeup done. For people that can't even pay their bills, they sure managed to come in dressed to impress.

[BallHawk]

Ummm... You're kidding me, one of my best friends dad is a social worker for the government (6 weeks paid vacation annually, mind you). He says that the vast majority of the people that he sees in the ghetto don't wake up before noon unless its the first of the month (when they're camped out for their check). They have cable, they just don't pay it.

Well, if Partial's best friends' dad says it then it must be true!

[Partial]

Ummm... You're kidding me, one of my best friends dad is a social worker for the government (6 weeks paid vacation annually, mind you). He says that the vast majority of the people that he sees in the ghetto don't wake up before noon unless its the first of the month (when they're camped out for their check). They have cable, they just don't pay it.

Well, if Partial's best friends' dad says it then it must be true!

You have a lot to learn. Maybe you should go start chasing some girls instead of acting like a 13 year old know it all.

Instead of being a little 13 year old bitch, I suggest you take some time to view each and every episode of Hood 2 Hood online and then come back and talk to me.

[Partial]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT7BVyZPATw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT7BVyZPATw

I could go on and on and on.

The scariest part about Barack Obama is he worked as a social worker, he knows exactly how big of worthless assholes most of these people are, and he still wants to pump a ton of money into the ghettos.

Good thing you can't vote Ballhawk. You should wait until you grow up, have to get a job, buy yourself a car, and take a cruise through the ghetto before you speak on which you know not of.

[Partial]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLYzg1w2hKE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6AYh...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzOXqJjoVw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzOXqJjoVw

I don't see these guys out there applying for jobs or contributing anything good to society. As a result, I have no sympathy.

[Partial]

"My watch costs more than your house nigga"

[BallHawk]

Partial, you're the biggest fucking elitist the world has ever had the misfortune of seeing.

[BallHawk]

Good thing you can't vote Ballhawk. You should wait until you grow up, have to get a job, buy yourself a car, and take a cruise through the ghetto before you speak on which you know not of.

I think you're right, P. I'll wait until I obtain the same staggering amount of knowledge and intelligence that you have. I'm sure then I'll be smart enough to vote.

On that note, Partial, it's time to go play with yourself. Your man-sack is due to explode any minute now.

[Partial]

Wow, those insults instead of an actual rebuttle are quite classy and speak volumes about you. The onlyelitist here is you, thinking everyone should get an equal piece of the pie because you've got so damn much money as a 13 year old that you don't know how to spend it all! As for my mansack, I had sex 5 times last weekend. Once you touch a girl for the first time, you can come talk to me about my mansack

[BallHawk]

Wow, those insults instead of an actual rebuttle are quite classy and speak volumes about you. The onlyelitist here is you, thinking everyone should get an equal piece of the pie because you've got so damn much money as a 13 year old that you don't know how to spend it all! As for my mansack, I had sex 5 times last weekend. Once you touch a girl for the first time, you can come talk to me about my mansack

Please, do not start with your "this shows me your character" shtick. You've only done it with every goddamn person on this forum already.

And bragging about having sex on an internet forum? Nice one, dude. I'm sure Anna's proud of ya.

[Partial]

Wow, those insults instead of an actual rebuttle are quite classy and speak volumes about you. The onlyelitist here is you, thinking everyone should get an equal piece of the pie because you've got so damn much money as a 13 year old that you don't know how to spend it all! As for my mansack, I had sex 5 times last weekend. Once you touch a girl for the first time, you can come talk to me about my mansack

Please, do not start with your "this shows me your character" shtick. You've only done it with every goddamn person on this forum already.

And bragging about having sex on an internet forum? Nice one, dude. I'm sure Anna's proud of ya.

Ballhawk, when you get to be my age and are getting some on a regular occasion it isn't bragging and it isn't a big deal. It's called a joke.

You're a 13 year old kid who's not even legally allowed to work. Yet, you go around talking a big game like you know all the answers. Hell, I was a 13 year old once too, so I know how it is, except the difference was I was far more concerned with learning about myself, my friends, rec basketball, pirating dreamcast games, and flirting with every girl in site. I sure as hell didn't have an attitude or act like I knew anything about politics, jobs, the economy, or how the world works.

That's good that you're ambitious and like learning about this stuff, but these are things that you can't read in a book or google. You've got to see it first hand. Assanine claims about how the Obama support group is going to show up in full-force while the Republicans and older crowd are going to stay at home are a prime testament to this. Every time I have gone to the polls (yes, even that first time in high school to cast an ignorant ballet for that crook Jimmy D, Herbert Kohl and Russ Feingold), it has been by far and away a majority of older people w/ the exception of when I voted on campus at Platteville.

You should start discussing life with Madtown. I think you'll learn a lot.

[BallHawk]

Partial, for the love of God, I'm 15. I can legally work and I have a job.

And, no, Partial, I don't claim to know all the answers. I don't go around telling people they are wrong and I am right. I don't pretend like I've lived a hard life. I don't act like I'm above people. I don't tell people that they need to get a job. I don't tell people how to raise their kids. I give my opinion and that is it.

Partial, if anybody thinks they know all the answers it is you. If there is one person on this forum that goes around waffling their mouth off on topics that they have no clue on it is you. I'm sure others could testify to that.

And, one more thing Partial, I don't act like I know how things work about politics, jobs, and the economy. I know how these things work. Do I know them to the degree of people like Joe, Harlan, and others on here? Of course not. But I will stand behind what I know and what I believe and to have somebody like you tell me what I know and don't know is laughable.

[Freak Out]

I thought Ballhawk was a 52 year old perv.....he's 13?

[BallHawk]

I thought Ballhawk was a 52 year old perv.....he's 13?

The age-old debate.....

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Uh...Tyrone....I believe that was sarcasm, and yes, turning gray in the ER is about the only way to get attention there short of collapsing unconscious or screaming for an emesis basin (and if someone hears your plea, they hand you one and leave you alone for a few more hours).

If little Johnny was at the docs office with that earache instead of the ER, you'd have gotten treatment faster, no?

I knew it was sarcasm. I was illustrating how bad it is to go to the ER. And, that is the point...i had a SERIOUS medical issue and freakin moronic parents bring their kid who can wait to the ER.

C'mon Zig, you should know be better than that.

But, i love how you are on the same page as me. When will you be flying out to glorious scottsdale to consumate our forbidden love?

[GrnBay007]

Why would I want to pay for J-bones' health care so he can sit on the couch with his cable and collect welfare checks? Fuck that. Doctors cannot refuse care. They already get treated for free. Why make me pay for them?

When it all comes down to it, you are paying for it in some shape or form. If someone without insurance goes to the ER for medical attention because that is the only way they can receive care the money for that medical attention is going to be received somehow.....whether it be through your higher taxes, higher insurance, higher co-pay, higher doctor fees....they are going to retrieve that money someway.

[GrnBay007]

You're a 13 year old kid who's not even legally allowed to work. Yet, you go around talking a big game like you know all the answers.

With all due respect, you are only what, 22, 23? There is a wealth of knowledge...."life lessons" you can learn as well from many of those at this site, IMO.

[GrnBay007]

Anyway, back to the question of a recession. I, for one, have noticed my paycheck is not stretching as far as it used over the last 4 months or so. I've asked others if they have noticed it because for me it was about the same time I increased my money going into a deferred compensation at work and I was beginning to think I went overboard with that.

[oregonpackfan]

Respected economist Warren Buffet stated today that America is already in a recession. The question is no longer "if" or "when," according to Buffet.