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Post by ednkris on Dec 24, 2018 21:18:23 GMT -5
That may be what you wanted me to say, but no I spoke the truth. That maybe too hard for you to understand so I will keep it real simple. THE UNITED STATES HAS NO OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ON A FEDERAL LEVEL. Is that clear and simple enough Oh, good! You're here! Maybe you'll answer this time. What metric are you using to determine that the USA is the best place on earth to live? Metric means a system of measurement. Is that clear and simple enough? Why would I need to explain anything on an opinion observation, I never said it was otherwise. I even pointed out my travelling formed my opinion.
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Post by ednkris on Dec 24, 2018 21:22:57 GMT -5
Nothing I've written even comes close to racism....yet here you are accusing me.....wonder who is the small minded one full of hate Your like the Donald. Because u say its so does not make it so... .One doesn't have to use the N word referring to those of color or the K word referring to Jews or other similar adjectives or march in parades shouting vulgar threats to be one.....u are one my friend....sad to say. The same logic would apply to you. Just because you say I'm racist doesn't make it so. There is nothing I said that would imply I'm a racist. So if your going to call me one please back it up.
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 24, 2018 21:26:40 GMT -5
Oh, good! You're here! Maybe you'll answer this time. What metric are you using to determine that the USA is the best place on earth to live? Metric means a system of measurement. Is that clear and simple enough? Why would I need to explain anything on an opinion observation, I never said it was otherwise. I even pointed out my travelling formed my opinion. I see. You're just repeating a trope with no facts to back it up.
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Post by dezii on Dec 24, 2018 21:33:23 GMT -5
Your like the Donald. Because u say its so does not make it so... .One doesn't have to use the N word referring to those of color or the K word referring to Jews or other similar adjectives or march in parades shouting vulgar threats to be one.....u are one my friend....sad to say. The same logic would apply to you. Just because you say I'm racist doesn't make it so. There is nothing I said that would imply I'm a racist. So if your going to call me one please back it up. Just reread your own posts...do a lookup of the word "raciest"...interpretation of...just look into your own heart on your feelings toward those of other colors, religion, ethnicity....but in the mean time... I wish u and yours a very Merry Christmas if that is your holiday and a happy and healthy New Years too... Thats it for me on this topic...not going to battle back and forth with u on this topic.. Ciao
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Post by ednkris on Dec 24, 2018 21:42:28 GMT -5
Why would I need to explain anything on an opinion observation, I never said it was otherwise. I even pointed out my travelling formed my opinion. I see. You're just repeating a trope with no facts to back it up. Whatever like I said travelling on mostly business trips
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Post by mroped on Dec 25, 2018 9:11:19 GMT -5
ednkris, I personally don’t see anything that you said or implied that would point to racism but that is just me! The others however might deduce that from the fact that you sustain that one needs to speak English if he/she wants to live in the US. There is this trend amongst the more conservatives that support the same concept of language thta if you don’t speak English or speak it broken and with an accent you are somehow deemed inferior, unworthy. That can be construed (and it is) as racism. Simple! Personaly, don’t care! Narrow mindedness of others doesn’t bother me. It’s absolutely their problem and if they choose to live in the dark then so be it!
I believe that if one decides to set roots anywhere in the US would be just polite and courteous to at least try to learn English. It is not necessary but speaking English helps in your day to day life.
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Post by ednkris on Dec 25, 2018 18:44:16 GMT -5
The same logic would apply to you. Just because you say I'm racist doesn't make it so. There is nothing I said that would imply I'm a racist. So if your going to call me one please back it up. Just reread your own posts...do a lookup of the word "raciest"...interpretation of...just look into your own heart on your feelings toward those of other colors, religion, ethnicity....but in the mean time... I wish u and yours a very Merry Christmas if that is your holiday and a happy and healthy New Years too... Thats it for me on this topic...not going to battle back and forth with u on this topic.. Ciao May you and your loved ones enjoy a Merry Christmas and a Happy New years
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 26, 2018 19:43:13 GMT -5
People who live off the taxes of others are always ready to get more people on the dole. It’s like they feel it’s their “right” and the more on the dole, the better they can feel about themselves. That they’re not leeches on society but a good person who cares about others. If it was their money supporting those people, they’d feel differently. How about some of you libs giving up some of your money to support those freeloaders you love so much? Did a certain poster actually ever pay the illegals hospital bill like he claimed he’d be happy to? Not on your life. Hypocrites.
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 26, 2018 20:22:53 GMT -5
People who live off the taxes of others are always ready to get more people on the dole. It’s like they feel it’s their “right” and the more on the dole, the better they can feel about themselves. That they’re not leeches on society but a good person who cares about others. If it was their money supporting those people, they’d feel differently. How about some of you libs giving up some of your money to support those freeloaders you love so much? Did a certain poster actually ever pay the illegals hospital bill like he claimed he’d be happy to? Not on your life. Hypocrites. Oh, you mean like corporate welfare, the military, and subsidies to farmers? Kind of like that?
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Post by billisonboard on Dec 26, 2018 21:12:58 GMT -5
People who live off the taxes of others are always ready to get more people on the dole. It’s like they feel it’s their “right” and the more on the dole, the better they can feel about themselves. That they’re not leeches on society but a good person who cares about others. If it was their money supporting those people, they’d feel differently. How about some of you libs giving up some of your money to support those freeloaders you love so much? Did a certain poster actually ever pay the illegals hospital bill like he claimed he’d be happy to? Not on your life. Hypocrites. Oh, you mean like corporate welfare, the military, and subsidies to farmers? Kind of like that? I bet she is talking about the people who possess the small amounts of tax dollars which don't go to processing costs which they quickly hand over to stores like Walmart for sustenance allowing for continued profits for food producers.
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Post by resolution on Dec 26, 2018 21:48:47 GMT -5
I figured she was talking about teachers and people that receive social security.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 26, 2018 22:48:40 GMT -5
You all actually know who I’m referring to.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 26, 2018 22:53:48 GMT -5
We had over 700 babies born last month. Almost 500 of them were to illegals that can’t speak the language and now have a golden ticket. Besides the free delivery courtesy of taxpayers. One is in NICU. That’ll cost a pretty penny. This shit needs to end.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 26, 2018 23:03:52 GMT -5
Please. Don’t be stupid.
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Post by billisonboard on Dec 26, 2018 23:22:36 GMT -5
I am not the one who used a pronoun with no antecedent.
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Post by justme on Dec 26, 2018 23:34:19 GMT -5
People who live off the taxes of others are always ready to get more people on the dole. It’s like they feel it’s their “right” and the more on the dole, the better they can feel about themselves. That they’re not leeches on society but a good person who cares about others. If it was their money supporting those people, they’d feel differently. How about some of you libs giving up some of your money to support those freeloaders you love so much? Did a certain poster actually ever pay the illegals hospital bill like he claimed he’d be happy to? Not on your life. Hypocrites. Considering in general blue states pay more taxes then the federal government gives them back and red states take way more then they pay in taxes, liberals do pay more.
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Post by Value Buy on Dec 27, 2018 8:35:48 GMT -5
Over 24,000 minors have been been put into custody so far this month along the border. How many did we miss? And everyone here other than three people thinks we should not stop and defend the border..... Everyone admits our standard of living is dropping in the country. Wonder why? How many lawn maintenance people and house maids do you really need? These people are not school teachers and scientists coming over. Many do not even have their medical shot records. We have enough American citizen slackers here with no proper education level to take a position in society to support theirselves that we try to take care of now, which we do not take care of properly.
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 14:31:26 GMT -5
We had over 700 babies born last month. Almost 500 of them were to illegals that can’t speak the language and now have a golden ticket. Besides the free delivery courtesy of taxpayers. One is in NICU. That’ll cost a pretty penny. This shit needs to end. this is an interesting set of assumptions. mind if i dissemble them? first of all, how do you know 500 were illegals? second, how do "they" have a golden ticket?
if you mean their kids, they absolutely will not have a golden ticket. i know, because basically all of my son's friends are "dreamers". and they are at an even greater disadvantage than those who are born here, and therefore citizens. they will have to overcome many obstacles to become successful here, and many will fail to do so, and end up in poverty, like their parents, despite their herculean efforts to assimilate (and, i might add, this is no fault of their own. it is entirely their parents "fault" for wanting a better life for them, and failing to do it in a way that did not put them at risk). this shit does need to end. it needs to end by having a better PR program, like most of the world has. our system is totally ridiculous.
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 14:32:25 GMT -5
Over 24,000 minors have been been put into custody so far this month along the border. How many did we miss? And everyone here other than three people thinks we should not stop and defend the border..... Everyone admits our standard of living is dropping in the country. Wonder why? How many lawn maintenance people and house maids do you really need? These people are not school teachers and scientists coming over. Many do not even have their medical shot records. We have enough American citizen slackers here with no proper education level to take a position in society to support theirselves that we try to take care of now, which we do not take care of properly. bingo. there is where the real problem lies: these kids are competition for our own slackers.
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 14:36:04 GMT -5
People who live off the taxes of others are always ready to get more people on the dole. It’s like they feel it’s their “right” and the more on the dole, the better they can feel about themselves. That they’re not leeches on society but a good person who cares about others. If it was their money supporting those people, they’d feel differently. How about some of you libs giving up some of your money to support those freeloaders you love so much? Did a certain poster actually ever pay the illegals hospital bill like he claimed he’d be happy to? Not on your life. Hypocrites. Considering in general blue states pay more taxes then the federal government gives them back and red states take way more then they pay in taxes, liberals do pay more. blue states pay more in taxes because wages are higher, and property values are higher. that, and the fact that they are more heavily populated. it makes perfect sense for them to pay more- because they are ABLE to pay more. that is the basis of progressive taxation, which is, ironically, something most of the residents of red states decry.
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Post by thyme4change on Dec 27, 2018 15:52:00 GMT -5
We had over 700 babies born last month. Almost 500 of them were to illegals that can’t speak the language and now have a golden ticket. Besides the free delivery courtesy of taxpayers. One is in NICU. That’ll cost a pretty penny. This shit needs to end. this is an interesting set of assumptions. mind if i dissemble them? first of all, how do you know 500 were illegals? second, how do "they" have a golden ticket?
if you mean their kids, they absolutely will not have a golden ticket. i know, because basically all of my son's friends are "dreamers". and they are at an even greater disadvantage than those who are born here, and therefore citizens. they will have to overcome many obstacles to become successful here, and many will fail to do so, and end up in poverty, like their parents, despite their herculean efforts to assimilate (and, i might add, this is no fault of their own. it is entirely their parents "fault" for wanting a better life for them, and failing to do it in a way that did not put them at risk). this shit does need to end. it needs to end by having a better PR program, like most of the world has. our system is totally ridiculous.
To be clear...Zib was talking about babies born here to undocumented mothers. The babies would be citizens, not dreamers. That said, I have no clarity on her comments. I'm not sure what those numbers represent. 500 in the country, county, state, city, one hospital? And, I don't agree that there is a magical golden ticket if you are a citizen here. I believe we have proved that time and time again.
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Post by Value Buy on Dec 27, 2018 16:35:56 GMT -5
Considering in general blue states pay more taxes then the federal government gives them back and red states take way more then they pay in taxes, liberals do pay more. blue states pay more in taxes because wages are higher, and property values are higher. that, and the fact that they are more heavily populated. it makes perfect sense for them to pay more- because they are ABLE to pay more. that is the basis of progressive taxation, which is, ironically, something most of the residents of red states decry. I seem to remember you use to complain about the red/blue state taxation thing. Have you changed your mind on this?
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 17:13:11 GMT -5
this is an interesting set of assumptions. mind if i dissemble them? first of all, how do you know 500 were illegals? second, how do "they" have a golden ticket?
if you mean their kids, they absolutely will not have a golden ticket. i know, because basically all of my son's friends are "dreamers". and they are at an even greater disadvantage than those who are born here, and therefore citizens. they will have to overcome many obstacles to become successful here, and many will fail to do so, and end up in poverty, like their parents, despite their herculean efforts to assimilate (and, i might add, this is no fault of their own. it is entirely their parents "fault" for wanting a better life for them, and failing to do it in a way that did not put them at risk). this shit does need to end. it needs to end by having a better PR program, like most of the world has. our system is totally ridiculous.
To be clear...Zib was talking about babies born here to undocumented mothers. The babies would be citizens, not dreamers. That said, I have no clarity on her comments. I'm not sure what those numbers represent. 500 in the country, county, state, city, one hospital? And, I don't agree that there is a magical golden ticket if you are a citizen here. I believe we have proved that time and time again. i was clear on that, as the bold sentence indicates.
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 17:14:17 GMT -5
blue states pay more in taxes because wages are higher, and property values are higher. that, and the fact that they are more heavily populated. it makes perfect sense for them to pay more- because they are ABLE to pay more. that is the basis of progressive taxation, which is, ironically, something most of the residents of red states decry. I seem to remember you used to complain about the red/blue state taxation thing. Have you changed your mind on this? not at all. i am merely pointing out WHY i believe it is true.
it won't change the facts, but it is a good defense. edit: did you see my slacker comment? agree or disagree?
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Post by Value Buy on Dec 27, 2018 17:17:04 GMT -5
I seem to remember you used to complain about the red/blue state taxation thing. Have you changed your mind on this? not at all. i am merely pointing out WHY i believe it is true.
it won't change the facts, but it is a good defense. edit: did you see my slacker comment? agree or disagree?
Just saw it and liked it.
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 17:28:32 GMT -5
Espanol es el primo lengue de los Americas.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 27, 2018 18:38:53 GMT -5
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Post by djAdvocate on Dec 27, 2018 18:43:53 GMT -5
i knew you would like that. all kidding aside.....i wish you a happy holiday, zib.
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