[RBatson]

Originally posted by Mr 5 0

That's another absurdity. Where do you get this gloom-and-doom nonsense from? DU? Mortgage rates are the lowest in history because the economy is expanding rapidly, interest rates on bank funds is low and plenty of money is available to loan for homes and cars. The U.S. median income for a family of four is a bit over $42,000. The U.S,. is doing great and you try to pretend as if it's the Great Depression. That may play with the uninformed here Rick but you're simply wrong and on this 'declining economy' pose you choose to adopt. Very wrong.

Wrong Jim, The mortgage rate is low because consumer confidence is low.. was low. Its picking back up now and rates will follow soon.

I'll tell you just how bad it is Jim.. Many folks are out of work and out of unemployment benefits. The home market is hopping right now. One reason is because the mortgage rate is low, that is why its low.. to stimulate homeownership. Many folks have lost thier home and that contributes to the home sales frenzy as well.

Personally, my retirement has gone to hell. It happened just last November. My benefits suffered as well. Know why? Because the economy is so bad. You can't deny it Jim, Bush doesn't. Do I need to post a link? I was looking at retiring at the age of 52 and now I have to work until the age of 62.. That's 43 yrs to get my retirement Jim. I'd have worked for UPS from the age of 19 to the age of 62. What the hell am I going to do at the age of 62 Jim? Go surfing?

We have a huge middle class, living a life of luxury that other nations can only wish for and we have a large wealthy population,, the majority of them self-made people (not inherited wealth). Yet you want to whine that you have to pay taxes and that the 'rich' don't pay enough, even at 39%? That's unrealistic in the extreme.

When was the last 16hr day that you pulled? I can go out and buy things but "lap of luxury"... I don't think so.

More than 'a couple'. You look at America: land of the free, home of the brave and one of the richest countries on earth and see nothing but 'problems'. How sad for you.

Why is that sad for me? Everyone has problems.. sad that I notice we have problems? I still live my life the way I want, don't feel bad for me.

Most people don't have $20 - 25,000. or more in cash to lay out for a new car. I didn't say that it always makes sense to finance but with the very low-to-no interest rates on car loans, one would do well to take advantage of the deal. Millions have.

You hit that one on the head.. most of us don't. Evidently the ones getting the $55k tax cut do. I don't begrudge them either. Hell, I'd hate to think I busted my ass to make over $400k and I got killed in taxes.. How do I get to that point Jim? You guys hiring??

You seem to be ignoring the reality of the dire situation in Kuwait that I described. Rick, wake up. Please. America was attacked by Muslim terrorists on September 11, 2001. Almost 3,000 innocent people died. Since then, the Bush administration has been fighting back and doing so on many fronts, the invasion of Iraq being only one of them. The notion that we invade countries because we feel like it or want to play 'policeman' is ridiculous. America responded to an attack. What part of that do you still refuse to get?

LOL, I get it bro, I get it! I know something had to be done, hell give me a weapon(I actually had a dream about it). Its how we got to this point I have the problem with.. We shouldn't have gone in back in 91 but we did so.. we should have finished it and we didn't so now we are where we are.

Yes, hindsight. The same people who now claim that they would have supported taking Saddam Hussein out in 1991 were many of the same folks who lobbied against invading Iraq in 2003. "Oh, but that's different" they claim. No way. As for opposing views, yes, they help define issues and in Ameriac, we're free to express them. Works for me.

I don't know any of these people.


While being open to new thought.. It really pisses me off to be called a communist.