OCCUPY WALLSTREET! - Page 37

Kraftwerk · #1 11-22-2011, 01:39 AM

I support the OWS based on the initial and most prominent point of protest, that being against the government bailouts. I think they are only harmful and delaying the inevitable. I have no problems whatsoever with people being wealthy. I have problems with people abusing the social contract and being rewarded for mistakes, which is what is happening in our financial system right now.

So I guess I would be against equal distribution of income, against single-payer healthcare, against student loan debt forgiveness, against immigration reform, against increased spending in public works and against one year + freeze on forclosures. Environmental regulation is tricky though, while supporting it is pro-big government, being against it is a stance I can't feel comfortable with. At the risk of sounding hypocritical I am leaning more towards stringent regulation to protect the environment even if it constricts business and capitalism.

But as far as student loan debt, health care, forclosures - all of these are risks that individuals took upon themselves. While banks should face consequences for writing bad mortgages, individuals should face consequences for trying to handle something they knew they shouldn't of gotten themselves into to begin with. Responsibility is a two-way street and just because people are being forclosed on their homes, the majority of the time its due to their own lack of forsight in agreeing to terms they knew they couldn't meet.

Aadill · #2 11-22-2011, 03:12 AM

Also what Kraftwerk said~

Diggles · #3 11-22-2011, 03:18 AM

Aadill · #4 11-22-2011, 03:19 AM

PS http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...WhatsNewsThird

What the fuck is this and why is it coherent; how is she the author?

I mean yeah she kinda lied about her fighting her way for ordinary Alaskans, as she totally quit her governor's job in favor of higher paychecks in DC, BUT the words still ring true.

Diggles · #5 11-22-2011, 03:22 AM

Sarah Palin quit her job saying that she wanted to be home with the kids and relax after failing the VP shit, and then went on a national tour to promote her book.

I have no idea what is wrong with that stump sucking piece of shit Wasilla hoe-bag but nothing good can come of it.

purest · #6 11-22-2011, 03:49 AM

vaylorie post history 100% right-wing trolling confirmed neckbeard virgin

Hasbinbad · #7 11-22-2011, 12:23 PM

So.. ..a question to you libertarian cunts..

Do you like the roads you drive on? Freeways?

I mean.. We all know traffic sucks, but having the roads in the first place is kind of nice right? Ever try to offroad in a civic?

Kraftwerk · #8 11-22-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So.. ..a question to you libertarian cunts..

Do you like the roads you drive on? Freeways?

I mean.. We all know traffic sucks, but having the roads in the first place is kind of nice right? Ever try to offroad in a civic?

Fortunately we won't need to discuss the pros and cons of the largest public works system in history of mankind since it'll have crumbled away soon anyways. But for the sake of argument, it was built much like the roads of the Romans as a tool for support of the empire. Had the federal government not used national taxpayer funding to build the intrastate roadways than yes we'd have less freeways and roads, but local and state governments would have built them on a smaller scale as necessary.

Hasbinbad · #9 11-22-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kraftwerk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Fortunately we won't need to discuss the pros and cons of the largest public works system in history of mankind since it'll have crumbled away soon anyways. But for the sake of argument, it was built much like the roads of the Romans as a tool for support of the empire. Had the federal government not used national taxpayer funding to build the intrastate roadways than yes we'd have less freeways and roads, but local and state governments would have built them on a smaller scale as necessary.

You're a tool of support of the empire.

Public works are a good thing. If you don't agree, walk on hiking trails and offroad everywhere. Also, dig a hole every time you need to take a shit.

Yeah.. Thought so.

Aadill · #10 11-22-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're a tool of support of the empire.

Public works are a good thing. If you don't agree, walk on hiking trails and offroad everywhere. Also, dig a hole every time you need to take a shit.

Yeah.. Thought so.

Actually that, in some locations, requires a permit as well.

Seriously you have to poop 50 feet away from the nearest road and 150 feet away from water sources, campsites, and trails.

Also it is how I learned about the SCAT machine. Yes, SCAT.