tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post7581412511188303794..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: The Deal on Taxes, Unemployment--A Bad Deal.The Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-48511589565432071222010-12-12T21:02:06.281-05:002010-12-12T21:02:06.281-05:00Not very Christmas spirit there. Didn't sugges...Not very Christmas spirit there. Didn't suggest that. Pointing to the "But the lesson is clear." Guess I misread that the non-average example you offered was spoda be the proof of the lesson. <br /><br />Which of the 9.8%. Great question. No clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-53923257767858335162010-12-12T14:38:12.896-05:002010-12-12T14:38:12.896-05:00Anon--thank you SO much! Where would I be without...Anon--thank you SO much! Where would I be without you? Here I am thinking my "Now clearly, this is NOT the experience of the average unemployed person" was sufficient to ensure that I wasn't attempting to paint all the unemployed with the same brush. <br /><br />What portion of the 9.8% ARE you willing to ascribe to generous benefits?The Conservative Wahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-5286701506537416632010-12-12T10:03:18.006-05:002010-12-12T10:03:18.006-05:00Anecdote ain't the singular of data. Lesson? M...Anecdote ain't the singular of data. Lesson? Maybe some, but I'm not convinced that unemployment increased to 9.8% because people are goldbricking in their job searches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-17509168312009386062010-12-11T10:11:42.908-05:002010-12-11T10:11:42.908-05:00RB Wolfpack....Ayn or Paul...I'm happy to agre...RB Wolfpack....Ayn or Paul...I'm happy to agree with them on this one. While it is clearly a duty and obligation of citizenship to pay one's taxes, it is inescapable that the transaction is always, always underwritten by the threat of force. Don't believe me? Try not paying them for a few years....The Conservative Wahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-91780033031664670972010-12-10T20:00:19.601-05:002010-12-10T20:00:19.601-05:00"...property separated from its owners at the..."...property separated from its owners at the point of a gun." Interesting turn of phrase, CW. Very Randian, and by that I am referring to Ayn Rand, but I imagine Rand Paul would concur with the sentiment.RB Wolfpacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-5533893524367951732010-12-08T19:33:42.358-05:002010-12-08T19:33:42.358-05:00Just saw Jim Webb (D?-VA) on CNN, and hw offered t...Just saw Jim Webb (D?-VA) on CNN, and hw offered that he was his own man, whether he was an R or a D. It has begun.BigFrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-11324714672895059432010-12-08T16:21:37.428-05:002010-12-08T16:21:37.428-05:00Could not agree more. Unemployment, unlike under-e...Could not agree more. Unemployment, unlike under-employment, is often times a matter of choice.<br />Hey, maybe some of the guys in Michigan can borrow a few bucks off their fat 'n happy UAW pals."The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-4149999511997870592010-12-08T09:28:23.496-05:002010-12-08T09:28:23.496-05:00I was unemployed twice in my life. The first time...I was unemployed twice in my life. The first time I had to show that I was actively looking for work. The second time it was all done on computers, just a few key strokes and I was done. Never had to show them that I was actively looking, just had to check a box that I was actively looking. I did have cover letters that I send out as back up but it was way too easy.jolednoreply@blogger.com