The Goat Pen

Jungle Rat wrote:Three times I have lost a job because the business went out of business but my 401K money went with me to my next job because I funded it.

Sure ya did. And what does it say about you being hired at 3 different companies that went belly up?

Jungle Rat wrote:So let's see. Ya bought a piece of shit house in the slums without researching it and then you took 3 jobs out of greed that went belly up & ya didn't make a dime. And you wonder why I think you are an idiot?

From where I come from, 3 strikes & youre out.

innocentbystander wrote:

Jungle Rat wrote:So let's see. Ya bought a piece of shit house in the slums without researching it and then you took 3 jobs out of greed that went belly up & ya didn't make a dime. And you wonder why I think you are an idiot?

From where I come from, 3 strikes & youre out.

Had a hell of a lot more than three strikes. I've also had a couple singles and doubles. I was paid well at those strike-out jobs but since I don't have them anymore, I guess you could call them great paid temp jobs (that's about it.) And I sold my piece of shit house in the slums for a profit so..... it wasn't all bad.

The only homer(s) I've hit were my kids.

THE_WIZARD_ wrote:IB...you do realize you are arguing with a convicted felon don't you?

THE_WIZARD_ wrote:IB...you do realize you are arguing with a convicted felon don't you?

innocentbystander wrote:

Jungle Rat wrote:Three times I have lost a job because the business went out of business but my 401K money went with me to my next job because I funded it.

Sure ya did. And what does it say about you being hired at 3 different companies that went belly up?

It says that I was greedy (and probably stupid.) When they offer 1% ownership in a company and a glut of cash in exchange for 60 hour work weeks to try and get a start-up off the ground, the only risk on my part is the loss of my job if the company fails. That happened three times. That is the way it goes. But you don't see me running to government or some lawyer to try make me whole. Just go get another job.

Has America gone from center-right to center libertarian?

A survey of last Tuesday’s electoral landscape suggests the truth may be somewhere in the middle. The results cut heavily against the notion of a center-right dominance, at least when it comes to social issues.

After 32 straight losses for same-sex wedding laws, four states approved marriage-equality proposals last week. Two other states legalized marijuana for recreational purposes. Wisconsin elected the first openly homosexual U.S. senator in history, Tammy Baldwin. An Iowa Supreme Court justice targeted for removal because he voted in 2007 to approve gay marriage, David Wiggins, defeated an effort to oust him. And, crucially, Obama won with 60% of voters telling exit pollsters they supported the president’s call for higher taxes on the rich.

A more precise verdict would be that the majority of the country remains slightly right of center when it comes to supporting lower spending, decreased debt and smaller government. But America appears to have shifted left of center in allowing more liberal policies on drugs and the institution of marriage. So, left on social issues and right on economics. If you eliminated the desire to tax the rich, it would sound like we had a center-libertarian nation.

innocentbystander wrote:

THE_WIZARD_ wrote:IB...you do realize you are arguing with a convicted felon don't you?

I didn't know that, but I suppose that explains a lot.

I feel sorry for Rat. I get the impression his ex put him through a level of Hell I have not yet experienced in this lifetime (and I hope I never experience it.)

Johnette's Daddy wrote:

innocentbystander wrote:

Jungle Rat wrote:Three times I have lost a job because the business went out of business but my 401K money went with me to my next job because I funded it.

Sure ya did. And what does it say about you being hired at 3 different companies that went belly up?

It says that I was greedy (and probably stupid.) When they offer 1% ownership in a company and a glut of cash in exchange for 60 hour work weeks to try and get a start-up off the ground, the only risk on my part is the loss of my job if the company fails. That happened three times. That is the way it goes. But you don't see me running to government or some lawyer to try make me whole. Just go get another job.

What about the 1%ers who bought shares in Madoff's funds that were unregulated (by request) because they were for "sophisticated investors" and then wanted Uncle Sam to bail them out?

Jungle Rat wrote:

innocentbystander wrote:

THE_WIZARD_ wrote:IB...you do realize you are arguing with a convicted felon don't you?

I didn't know that, but I suppose that explains a lot.

I feel sorry for Rat. I get the impression his ex put him through a level of Hell I have not yet experienced in this lifetime (and I hope I never experience it.)

Sorta makes you wonder why Wiz isn't a ref anymore as well. How do you get fired from the Mountain West?

Jungle Rat wrote:He probably thinks that because you are an asshole

Jungle Rat wrote:I feel sorry for any kids you might have once you finish high school.

Jungle Rat wrote:I killed a Boston College fan for being an idiot. Only got probation though.