Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Republican (duh) from Utah, has a lot in common with his fellow Republicans, given that he thinks that fixing the deficit is a very, very important issue, but! not so important that we should be willing to cut defense spending or let the Bush tax cuts expire to get the job done. See, to Representative Jason Chaffetz, the deficit is a
Well, I'll agree with him on one point. He should have to wait until he's 72 before he gets any benefits from his elected-office retirement package.
Flight attendants aren't allowed to retire as it is - any time they get close, their airline declares bankruptcy and raids the pension plan again. Plus, most airlines haven't been hiring flight attendants for years.
Did I mention my sister-in-law currently has <em>no</em> idea when, or if, she&#039;ll be able to retire, because she&#039;s a flight attendant for American?
Yes, you&#039;d never know they were entitlements in the same way that when you put your money in a bank account, you&#039;re entitled to take it out again.
Don&#039;t forget all of the angry poor and starving youngs. They&#039;ll see me with my college education smiling and pushing carts about. I fully expect to be killed on my way to the car and freeing up another job for a boomer. That&#039;s a positive outcome, I guess.
Glad to see that I <em>don&#039;t</em> have to follow through on my promise to myself to eat my hat, since his idea was neither remotely original, nor remotely plausible.
<blockquote>But wait! Aren&#039;t the CBO assuming that the business tax rate stays the same? You know, that rate which should be cut to encourage JERBS, according do his party&#039;s platform?</blockquote>
Even better, the CBO are assuming current <em>law</em>, not current <em>policy</em>. So, they&#039;re assuming the Bush tax cuts expire.
May I recommend bashing your head against a brick wall as a hobby option?
How about we squeeze the oil out of fat heads like Jason and use it to bring down the price of gasoline?
so dude what you&#039;re saying is tax takes are at historic lows and we should taxes further.
do i have that right?
We are recurrently flooded by idiots.
Well, I&#039;ll agree with him on one point. He should have to wait until he&#039;s 72 before he gets any benefits from his elected-office retirement package.
Invisible Moroni hand of market to the rescue.
Flight attendants aren&#039;t allowed to retire as it is - any time they get close, their airline declares bankruptcy and raids the pension plan again. Plus, most airlines haven&#039;t been hiring flight attendants for years.
Did I mention my sister-in-law currently has <em>no</em> idea when, or if, she&#039;ll be able to retire, because she&#039;s a flight attendant for American?
Yes, you&#039;d never know they were entitlements in the same way that when you put your money in a bank account, you&#039;re entitled to take it out again.
Don&#039;t forget all of the angry poor and starving youngs. They&#039;ll see me with my college education smiling and pushing carts about. I fully expect to be killed on my way to the car and freeing up another job for a boomer. That&#039;s a positive outcome, I guess.
Here&#039;s a suggestion Representative Smegma: Why don&#039;t we end your free lifetime health care and pension? You know, for America.
Glad to see that I <em>don&#039;t</em> have to follow through on my promise to myself to eat my hat, since his idea was neither remotely original, nor remotely plausible.
&quot;Nevada called. It wants a firebreak. A big one. For safety.&quot;
<blockquote>But wait! Aren&#039;t the CBO assuming that the business tax rate stays the same? You know, that rate which should be cut to encourage JERBS, according do his party&#039;s platform?</blockquote>
Even better, the CBO are assuming current <em>law</em>, not current <em>policy</em>. So, they&#039;re assuming the Bush tax cuts expire.
May I recommend bashing your head against a brick wall as a hobby option?