Taibbi on Romney, very long article but well worth a read - Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital - How the GOP presidential candidate and his private equity firm staged an epic wealth grab, destroyed jobs – and stuck others with the bill
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829

Hudson's - Walll Street's war on the Cities - A serious economist breaks it down
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/31/wall-streets-war-on-the-cities/

Denninger on Libertarianism and Tea Party (MUST Jump to the hlfway point, first half is really a load of left wing hype)

Despite all the rght wing kool-aid the real debt problem is the PRIVATE sector debt
http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-06-08/commentary/32103077_1_debt-private-sector-slowest-pace

Why the corporate tax RATE is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/23/news/international/corporate_taxes/index.htm

loweyecue wrote:It's the off season people and it's election year. I am posting some articles I read recently by people/websites I read and follow.

Taibbi on Romney, very long article but well worth a read - Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital - How the GOP presidential candidate and his private equity firm staged an epic wealth grab, destroyed jobs – and stuck others with the bill
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829

Hudson's - Walll Street's war on the Cities - A serious economist breaks it down
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/31/wall-streets-war-on-the-cities/

Denninger on Libertarianism and Tea Party (MUST Jump to the hlfway point, first half is really a load of left wing hype)

Despite all the rght wing kool-aid the real debt problem is the PRIVATE sector debt
http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-06-08/commentary/32103077_1_debt-private-sector-slowest-pace

Why the corporate tax RATE is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/23/news/international/corporate_taxes/index.htm

This election will tell alot
though lots of folks may lose faith in current prez,

there is 1 thing clear. Mitt isn't the answer

Im pro-felton....im ok with lin leavng...his style doesnt fit the team....still unproven and askd for too much money

@nalod...great points man

Nalod wrote:I was in Lima Peru a few years ago and my driver explained that voting is compulsory there. Your kids can't go to school and other rights are taken away if you don't vote.

Having the election on a Tuesday is slaps in the face of the common man. Most elections in other countries are on a Sunday.

"A country by the people and for the people" must have majority participation to vote for that statement to hold true.

THe GOP has lost its vision. It has lost its compassion.

the GOP is trying to cater to the aging baby boomer and quell its fears.

I'm in favor of mandatory voting and of changing election day to the weekend. I also like that some states are extending election day to several days beforehand as well

Nalod wrote:I was in Lima Peru a few years ago and my driver explained that voting is compulsory there. Your kids can't go to school and other rights are taken away if you don't vote.

Having the election on a Tuesday is slaps in the face of the common man. Most elections in other countries are on a Sunday.

"A country by the people and for the people" must have majority participation to vote for that statement to hold true.

THe GOP has lost its vision. It has lost its compassion.

the GOP is trying to cater to the aging baby boomer and quell its fears.

How is having it on a tuesday a slap in the face? No job can fire you for going to vote - learn your rights.

Bonn1997 wrote:

OasisBU wrote:

Nalod wrote:I was in Lima Peru a few years ago and my driver explained that voting is compulsory there. Your kids can't go to school and other rights are taken away if you don't vote.

Having the election on a Tuesday is slaps in the face of the common man. Most elections in other countries are on a Sunday.

"A country by the people and for the people" must have majority participation to vote for that statement to hold true.

THe GOP has lost its vision. It has lost its compassion.

the GOP is trying to cater to the aging baby boomer and quell its fears.

How is having it on a tuesday a slap in the face? No job can fire you for going to vote - learn your rights.

Employers can fire you for any reason they want to. They just have to make sure the real reason is not provable in court.

If you got fired for going to vote than you either have an awful job for an awful employer or you are doing such a poor job that they would fire you for going to vote.

Either way, time to move on to greener pastures.

Bonn1997 wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

OasisBU wrote:

Nalod wrote:I was in Lima Peru a few years ago and my driver explained that voting is compulsory there. Your kids can't go to school and other rights are taken away if you don't vote.

Having the election on a Tuesday is slaps in the face of the common man. Most elections in other countries are on a Sunday.

"A country by the people and for the people" must have majority participation to vote for that statement to hold true.

THe GOP has lost its vision. It has lost its compassion.

the GOP is trying to cater to the aging baby boomer and quell its fears.

How is having it on a tuesday a slap in the face? No job can fire you for going to vote - learn your rights.

Employers can fire you for any reason they want to. They just have to make sure the real reason is not provable in court.

If you got fired for going to vote than you either have an awful job for an awful employer or you are doing such a poor job that they would fire you for going to vote.

Either way, time to move on to greener pastures.

It's easy for employed people like you and me to say that. But with six unemployed people for every job available, logically people cannot just pick whatever job they want.
Obviously the firing would be for taking time off when the employer needs you, not specifically for voting.

you are a kind and caring man. Most companies are fair about these things as long as you are fair to them. There are those who take advantage on both sides.

Nalod wrote:Im reading the party platforms and I get stuck on the abortion position which only becomes at surface every 4 years.

If my Daughter is brutally raped and the pregnancy could kill her, by law she can't abort. Im not "pro abortion" but Im prochoice.

Any platform that won't recognize a same sex civil union and defines same sex marriage from a religious document is promoting discrimination and in violation of the constitution.

I can't support a platform that attempts to legislate morality and misses the mark.

Those two things are where I get off the GOP.

Economically I agree very much that its not about "smaller government" but has to be about the private sector growth.

The GOP has been out to get Obama since day one.

I would have voted for John McCain if he did not bring that idiot bimbo to the platform.

Personally Romney is tolerable but the GOP has lost it.

Nalod wrote:I was in Lima Peru a few years ago and my driver explained that voting is compulsory there. Your kids can't go to school and other rights are taken away if you don't vote.

Having the election on a Tuesday is slaps in the face of the common man. Most elections in other countries are on a Sunday.

"A country by the people and for the people" must have majority participation to vote for that statement to hold true.

THe GOP has lost its vision. It has lost its compassion.

the GOP is trying to cater to the aging baby boomer and quell its fears.

"The GOP has been out to get Obama since day one."
I very much agree and this is why I can't bring myself to vote for a Republican. Once Obama got elected their policy was to oppose everything he tried to do, and make all of his policies fail; just so they could get elected in the next election. They put their party's interests before the interests of the country. We were in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, which they very much help create, and then were opposing everything to solve it.

Have 2 days for voting - Saturday and Sunday.

Shorten the election and campaigning period from the now infinite to 2 months. Also limit spending; pacts; and reverse the Supreme Court's ruling that corporations have the rights of an individual. I can't believe that the "most brilliant" minds in the country came to that decision.