Comments on: N-400 to the bottom of the pile http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/ It's just a shadow you're seeing that he's chasing... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9648 Kevin Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:27:35 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9648 The rolling stone article makes it all the more essential that Obama finds a constructive way to harness the anger instead of frittering it away on constitutionally questionable, populist nonsense. The rolling stone article makes it all the more essential that Obama finds a constructive way to harness the anger instead of frittering it away on constitutionally questionable, populist nonsense.

]]> By: Jeffrey Fredrick http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9645 Jeffrey Fredrick Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9645 Or this: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/26793903/the_big_takeover/print Or this:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/26793903/the_big_takeover/print

]]> By: Jeffrey Fredrick http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9642 Jeffrey Fredrick Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:30:10 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9642 Like this for example: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/despair-over-financial-policy/ Like this for example:

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/despair-over-financial-policy/

]]> By: Jeffrey Fredrick http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9640 Jeffrey Fredrick Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:52:57 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9640 Clearly the AIG bonuses are a sideshow, but the nature of the electorate makes them dangerous. The fact that you see them — side show that they are — as something to bury your N-400 over is good evidence of that. Yes, the bill is stupid and wrong-headed. Just the thing you'd imagine would come out of the House of Representatives. And yet for all that it still doesn't rise above the level of sideshow. I think grading the administration should be based on more serious matters. Clearly the AIG bonuses are a sideshow, but the nature of the electorate makes them dangerous. The fact that you see them — side show that they are — as something to bury your N-400 over is good evidence of that.

Yes, the bill is stupid and wrong-headed. Just the thing you’d imagine would come out of the House of Representatives. And yet for all that it still doesn’t rise above the level of sideshow.

I think grading the administration should be based on more serious matters.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9638 Kevin Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:51:17 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9638 Are you saying that there is nothing stopping them? There are a whole bunch of ways to fix bad legislation and contracts - punitive taxes are usually not the first tool of choice. Are you saying that there is nothing stopping them?

There are a whole bunch of ways to fix bad legislation and contracts – punitive taxes are usually not the first tool of choice.

]]> By: Matt http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9637 Matt Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:33:41 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9637 >What’s to stop them passing a punitive tax on fat, ex-addict talk radio hosts? Ones that have been given massive infusions of taxpayer money? >What’s to stop them passing a punitive tax on fat, ex-addict talk radio hosts?

Ones that have been given massive infusions of taxpayer money?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9636 Kevin Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:29:06 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9636 It's clearly a misuse of government power. What's to stop them passing a punitive tax on fat, ex-addict talk radio hosts? The public anger at the Masters of the Universe gives Congress an unprecedented opportunity to radically simplify the tax system while making it fairer and more progressive. Instead, they seem to be doing their best to live down to a stereotype. If the senate passes the bill (which I doubt), Obama should veto is and propose a new tax bill that introduces a new tax bracket with higher rates. It’s clearly a misuse of government power. What’s to stop them passing a punitive tax on fat, ex-addict talk radio hosts?

The public anger at the Masters of the Universe gives Congress an unprecedented opportunity to radically simplify the tax system while making it fairer and more progressive. Instead, they seem to be doing their best to live down to a stereotype.

If the senate passes the bill (which I doubt), Obama should veto is and propose a new tax bill that introduces a new tax bracket with higher rates.

]]> By: Jeffrey Fredrick http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9635 Jeffrey Fredrick Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:18:39 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9635 I think that's a matter for debate. Clearly the AIG bonuses are a sideshow. I think that’s a matter for debate.

Clearly the AIG bonuses are a sideshow.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9634 Kevin Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:40:14 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9634 Obama has spoken out in favor of the bill. That is not evidence of competence. Obama has spoken out in favor of the bill. That is not evidence of competence.

]]> By: Jeffrey Fredrick http://www.raggedclown.com/2009/03/19/n-400-to-the-bottom-of-the-pile/comment-page-1/#comment-9632 Jeffrey Fredrick Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:12:56 +0000 http://www.raggedclown.com/?p=1311#comment-9632 I don't see how this relates to your N-400 test. I don’t see how this relates to your N-400 test.

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