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!
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?