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California's Greek Tragedy
The Reporter/ Vacaville CA ^
| Mar 18, 2012
| Michael J. Boskin and John F. Cogan
Posted on 03/19/2012 8:50:11 AM PDT by I still care
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To: I still care
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posted on
03/19/2012 10:36:41 AM PDT
by
Walmartian
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To: dragnet2
Not what I said, you're being disingenuous.
Look who's talking. My only point and the point I have made in each post is that a nice climate alone is not enough in and of itself to save California. You are the one trying to throw in outside topics. As for twisting words that whole "economy doing better than the government" is spin pure and simple. Better doesn't mean good. Being hit in the head with a 2x4 is better than being shot. Doesn't mean it is good.
The climate in California is still nice, but companies are fleeing the state in record numbers. The climate in California is as nice as it ever was, and your unemployment is the second highest in the nation. If climate alone is enough than how do you explain those two statistics.
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posted on
03/19/2012 10:43:12 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: GonzoGOP
My only point and the point I have made in each post is that a nice climate alone is not enough in and of itself to save California No said the weather would save anything...lol
Well how stupid is that?
That's like saying the tornadoes in the Midwest won't save the U.S....
The GOP moniker fits ya well!
((wow))
43
posted on
03/19/2012 10:48:20 AM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
No said the weather would save anything...lol
The first post I replied to did. You are just one nasty piece of work. California fits you.
44
posted on
03/19/2012 10:50:27 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: GonzoGOP
Please quote it so I don’t have to run around this comical thread to find it.
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posted on
03/19/2012 10:52:54 AM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: GonzoGOP
You are just one nasty piece of work. LOL!
Don't be so angry!
46
posted on
03/19/2012 10:55:33 AM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Bon of Babble
“I've already figured that my retirement is gone.... “
My lefty buddy is an Elementary school Teacher in California as well. He was bemoaning the fact that he wouldn't be getting Social Security, as Teachers didn't pay into the system. All the while he was telling me this I'm thinking... OK he is not putting 7k a year into a bankrupt SS systems, and that's a bad thing?. He tends to spend a lot of money in lavish vacations...this tells me he probably isn't saving that money and putting it into into a Roth IRA or other investments. Hopefully you have a better head on your shoulders.
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posted on
03/19/2012 11:02:42 AM PDT
by
DAC21
To: GonzoGOP
You are just one nasty piece of work. By the way, to cheer ya up a bit, lemme give ya the weather report:
Right now at 11:05 a.m. it's bright and sunny, about 61 degrees, a bit chilly, with a mild on-shore Pacific breeze, and unlimited visibility...Tomorrow is supposed to be about 70 degrees. Just gorgeous lovely weather.
Our geraniums, roses and orange trees are simply exploding and the tomato plants are bent over with juicy yummy fresh tomatoes. Even the Serrano chilies are dancing on the vines, singing in the sun!
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posted on
03/19/2012 11:07:59 AM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: I still care
Greek Tragedy???
No.
There is nothing heroic about the slugs responsible for California's descent into the cesspool of decadence.
There is nothing more heroic or high-minded to these slugs than immediate gratification self-indulgence.
You give them far too much credit.
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posted on
03/19/2012 11:20:46 AM PDT
by
Savage Beast
("When even casual sex requires a state welfare program, you're pretty much done for." ~Mark Steyn)
To: SZonian
What perturbs me the most is the notion that some folks have here on FR that somehow California is an isolated situation that the rest of the country can just “wish away.” Unfortunately what is really very good about California is what has lead to our current problems. It’s just too bad that all the fudge packers decided to bypass the Corn Belt and settle here along with all the retread Marxists from New York and Taxachusetts. My parents set up shop in San Francisco (in the Haight-Ashbury yet) in 1936. Even back then, they told me that the Communist professors @ UC Berkeley were vowing to make Berkekey the first Communist City in the country, and they are still trying.
To: Savage Beast
Greek Tragedy??? No. There is nothing heroic about the slugs responsible for California's descent into the cesspool of decadence. There is nothing more heroic or high-minded to these slugs than immediate gratification self-indulgence. You give them far too much credit.
I wondered about that too, but the reference is to Greece today, which is going through serious budget troubles.
Headline writers try to be clever. Sometimes they overdo it.
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posted on
03/19/2012 4:22:14 PM PDT
by
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