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So we have roughly 15-20 mins till the Wisconsin polls close...
Any preclose predictions GAF?
Any preclose predictions GAF?
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PoliGAF 2011: Of Weiners, Boehners, Santorum, and Teabags
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Alpha-Bromega
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Chichikov said:I understand using teenagers unemployment as an indicator for the overall health of the economy given the way our job market is constructed, but on a higher level, I believe that having more teenagers in the workplace is generally not a good thing.
except they will be far more likely to get into some bad shit, will never gain experience ever so that they may become productive members of society. we do shit jobs as teenagers so we can do slightly less shitty jobs as young adults, so forth
Byakuya769
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speculawyer said:Or bad.
Yea sure.
London Riots Put Spotlight on Troubled, Unemployed Youths in Britain
-from the New York Times.
polyh3dron
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Oh FUCK no.
Baucus on the Super Committee?
He FUCKED over the Dems during the health care bill process. FUCK that guy. Yeah Reid, why don't you put Ben Nelson in the committee while you're at it.
Baucus on the Super Committee?
He FUCKED over the Dems during the health care bill process. FUCK that guy. Yeah Reid, why don't you put Ben Nelson in the committee while you're at it.
TacticalFox88
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Dems will have it....I hopeBrettison said:So we have roughly 15-20 mins till the Wisconsin polls close...
Any preclose predictions GAF?
I think at 16-19 you should be at school.Alpha-Bromega said:except they will be far more likely to get into some bad shit, will never gain experience ever so that they may become productive members of society. we do shit jobs as teenagers so we can do slightly less shitty jobs as young adults, so forth
High-school first, and even if you don't go to college, it's time to probably pick a trade.
Yes, there are certain professions where that wouldn't apply, and of course, we shouldn't aim for zero unemployment anyway.
But by and large, I still believe that a society was a smaller percentage of teenage labor is a healthier one.
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polyh3dron said:Oh FUCK no.
Baucus on the Super Committee?
He FUCKED over the Dems during the health care bill process. FUCK that guy. Yeah Reid, why don't you put Ben Nelson in the committee while you're at it.
I'm so over the senate Dems it's not even funny at this point.
speculawyer
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Round it off with Erskine Bowles.polyh3dron said:Oh FUCK no.
Baucus on the Super Committee?
He FUCKED over the Dems during the health care bill process. FUCK that guy. Yeah Reid, why don't you put Ben Nelson in the committee while you're at it.
PhoenixDark
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Brettison said:So we have roughly 15-20 mins till the Wisconsin polls close...
Any preclose predictions GAF?
Dems pick up 2 seats, dems cry about voter fraud, Aaron Rogers breaks leg trying to get through a crowd of angry voters, Lions win the division
I'm heading to CVS to pick up some snacks, brb
saw this on reddit. i already understood all the basics, but i thought it was a good summary of the position america (and the rest of the world) is in and where it's headed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjv-MtGpj2U
top comment on the reddit thread
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjv-MtGpj2U
top comment on the reddit thread
20 years of 70-90% tax on the rich? wowOld guy here, just like to point out that in many respects we have been here before. After WWII we had a crushing debt of 120% of GDP. Many thought it was an impossible situation that would inevitably lead to financial collapse. After a couple decades of high taxes on the wealthy (90-70%), GDP growth and modest inflation, that debt dwindled in the rear view mirror into a fairly insignificant amount.
speculawyer
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I think Eznark knows his cheeseheads. I believe he called it for the Dems.Brettison said:So we have roughly 15-20 mins till the Wisconsin polls close...
Any preclose predictions GAF?
the top marginal rate was 90% at one point. It was on the equivalent of $10 million or more of income IIRC.Scrow said:saw this on reddit. i already understood all the basics, but i thought it was a good summary of the position america (and the rest of the world) is in and where it's headed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjv-MtGpj2U
top comment on the reddit thread
20 years of 70-90% tax on the rich? wow
TacticalFox88
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Giving the minority a voice, yo!OmniOne said:I do not understand why Senators from the least populated states always get all this power.
Senators from California and New York or the other populated states should be on this committee.
The Senate is a piece of shit.
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Byakuya769 said:Yea sure.
London Riots Put Spotlight on Lazy, Society-Hating Youths in Britain
-from the New York Times.
Fixed
speculawyer
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Scrow said:saw this on reddit. i already understood all the basics, but i thought it was a good summary of the position america (and the rest of the world) is in and where it's headed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjv-MtGpj2U
top comment on the reddit thread
20 years of 70-90% tax on the rich? wow
That is not a viable strategy in today's globalized world.
jamesinclair
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Brettison said:So we have roughly 15-20 mins till the Wisconsin polls close...
Any preclose predictions GAF?
Its such a pro-dem landsldie, they get the governors mansion as well. Just because.
not saying it is or it isn't, just raising my eyebrows at what happened in history.speculawyer said:That is not a viable strategy in today's globalized world.
you're kidding, right?Ether_Snake said:Fixed
GSR said:Couple of folks coming over to watch the election results soon. One of them's bringing some champagne, so we can drink to victory, or just drink.
whos got the cheese curds?
balladofwindfishes
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Ha, saw that too following on TPM.balladofwindfishes said:
That's with about 1% in dude...balladofwindfishes said:
Why?speculawyer said:That is not a viable strategy in today's globalized world.
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Scrow said:saw this on reddit. i already understood all the basics, but i thought it was a good summary of the position america (and the rest of the world) is in and where it's headed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjv-MtGpj2U
top comment on the reddit thread
20 years of 70-90% tax on the rich? wow
The video is purposely misleading. We have had very little inflation, and the inflation we have had recently has nothing to do with too many US dollars having been printed.
We have in fact deflation and would have much more of it if it hadn't been for the Fed's intervention, which can't go on forever. We have excessively high production capacity and inventory, and falling demand (which has much more to fall still). This can only lead to deflation. Doesn't matter how much money gets printed, it won't be enough to cause inflation.
You'll get inflation when demand will be high. That's not any time soon.
If China's economy slows down we'll see even more deflationary pressure.
The video sounds like a passive Ron Paul-ish piece.
balladofwindfishes
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Darling (R) takes Thiensville (District 8): Darling 942, Pasch 585
Only 1%, but Huffington seems to be calling it
Only 1%, but Huffington seems to be calling it
Chichikov said:I think at 16-19 you should be at school.
High-school first, and even if you don't go to college, it's time to probably pick a trade.
Yes, there are certain professions where that wouldn't apply, and of course, we shouldn't aim for zero unemployment anyway.
But by and large, I still believe that a society was a smaller percentage of teenage labor is a healthier one.
The article was specifically about teens being unable to find summer jobs, not full time employment. A summer job is one of the best introductions to the work force in the US, and the job experience will help them find future employment.
Good lord, no one's calling anything. Is this your first election?balladofwindfishes said:Darling (R) takes Thiensville (District 8): Darling 942, Pasch 585
Only 1%, but Huffington seems to be calling it
balladofwindfishes
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Looks like the Democrats might win this
They're pulling early leads in 3 districts, which is what they need to take back the Senate.
Seems pretty confident to me
They're pulling early leads in 3 districts, which is what they need to take back the Senate.
"We just got a report from the Ozaukee County Clerk that Alberta Darling took Thiensville in the 8th Senate District. Numbers to come "gkryhewy said:Good lord, no one's calling anything. Is this your first election?
Seems pretty confident to me
They are saying he took that one town, not the District.balladofwindfishes said:Darling (R) takes Thiensville (District 8): Darling 942, Pasch 585
Only 1%, but Huffington seems to be calling it
Thiensville is the 1%.balladofwindfishes said:Looks like the Democrats might win this
They're pulling early leads in 3 districts, which is what they need to take back the Senate.
"We just got a report from the Ozaukee County Clerk that Alberta Darling took Thiensville in the 8th Senate District. Numbers to come "
Seems pretty confident to me
cartoon_soldier
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OMG Republicans are leading in all races right now. Democrats are fucked.
Close browser, come back in 30 minutes for a better idea of the results
balladofwindfishes
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Oh, I didn't realize the entire town wasn't a districtgkryhewy said:Thiensville is the 1%.
ClovingWestbrook
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gcubed said:i dont see them pulling out 3 wins, there really isn't much independent discussion to back up the polling numbers people threw around before hand. You only have to go as far as the Prosser contest
Thats how its looking.
cartoon_soldier
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It would be funny if Dems lose next weeks 2 special elections
Baraka in the White House
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polyh3dron said:Oh FUCK no.
Baucus on the Super Committee?
He FUCKED over the Dems during the health care bill process. FUCK that guy. Yeah Reid, why don't you put Ben Nelson in the committee while you're at it.
Don't forget Joe Lieberman. Can't have an ineffectual Democratic delegation without him.
.9:42 PM: Key point: the current numbers look strong for Republicans. But the Republican areas seem to be coming in first. So that needs to be factored in.
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I wonder if there will be any lost ballots in this election
cartoon_soldier
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Not so good: In the chunk of Washington County which just reported, Sandy Pasch is 6 points behind Kloppenburg.
i.e. Darling ain't losing.
Well, here you go: According to a new national survey, for the first time ever most Americans don't believe their own member of Congress deserves re-election.
Read full results (pdf).
And the CNN/ORC International Poll released Tuesday also indicates that while Republicans may have had the upper hand in the recent battle over raising the debt ceiling, they appear to have lost a lot of ground with the public and the party's unfavorable rating is now at an all time high.
Only 41 percent of people questioned say the lawmaker in their district in the U.S. House of Representatives deserves to be re-elected - the first time ever in CNN polling that that figure has dropped below 50 percent. Forty-nine percent say their representative doesn't deserve to be re-elected in 2012. And with ten percent unsure, it's the first time that a majority has indicated that they would boot their representative out of office if they had the chance today.
"That 41 percent, in the polling world, is an amazing figure. Throughout the past two decades, in good times and bad, Americans have always liked their own member of Congress despite abysmal ratings for Congress in general," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/09/cnn-poll-time-to-clean-house-in-congress/
Poll was taken among adults and not likely voters.
PhoenixDark
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Dems are getting annihilated in Wis wow
Results are still early, but they sure don't look good. If they can't pull any of these off....not much to say. Huge fail.PhoenixDark said:Dems are getting annihilated in Wis wow
ClovingWestbrook
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GhaleonEB said:Results are still early, but they sure don't look good. If they can't pull any of these off....not much to say. Huge fail.
A few analysts have argued that the results from the recall will foretell just how successful the tea party will be in 2012.
It really seems like this is some of you guys first election.9:52 PM: Almost an hour into the counting. Two of the races are basically tied, four have Republicans up by solid margins. But most of the races have relatively few districts reporting. The exceptions are Cowles and Harsdorf who now have solid leads with more than 30% reporting. That's not terribly surprising since those two were considered the safest Republicans up tonight.
jamesinclair
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Its 9pm, how many lawsuits have been filed?
The fact that every democrat doesnt have a healthy lead means there has been massive voter fraud.
Theres no way the good people of Wisconsin are such idiots.
The fact that every democrat doesnt have a healthy lead means there has been massive voter fraud.
Theres no way the good people of Wisconsin are such idiots.
tokkun said:I think you need to have realistic expectations here. These are all counties that Republicans won in 2008, y'know, when Obama won and there was tons of Democratic turn-out.
Governor Walker carried the six districts on Tuesdays recall ballot by an average of 13 percentage points in 2010 better than his statewide margin of 6 percentage points.
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/reading-the-wisconsin-recall-vote/
jamesinclair said:Its 9pm, how many lawsuits have been filed?
The fact that every democrat doesnt have a healthy lead means there has been massive voter fraud.
Theres no way the good people of Wisconsin are such idiots.
Wow, panicky-gaf is out early tonight.
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