tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post7102523380758598079..comments2024-03-29T04:03:32.376-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Why Charlie Dent Refused To Say GeronimoooooooBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57898777963146611902013-01-03T22:02:07.784-05:002013-01-03T22:02:07.784-05:00Another opportunity missed to right the ship of st...Another opportunity missed to right the ship of state.<br /><br />gasdenguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-603444106739681602013-01-03T07:33:00.136-05:002013-01-03T07:33:00.136-05:00
Simmons needs to challenge Dent in the next ...<br /><br /> Simmons needs to challenge Dent in the next election.<br /><br /> Simmons would win, in a land-slide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48194855573064092772013-01-03T06:36:49.079-05:002013-01-03T06:36:49.079-05:00
Scenario
Your in a Foxhole i...<br /> Scenario<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Your in a Foxhole in below freezing temperatures with 2 other soldiers, Your ordered to hold the line by your Commander.<br /> The other 2 Soldiers are named TOOMEY and DENT.....would you feel safe, what are your chances?<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81829913029845756182013-01-03T05:35:34.138-05:002013-01-03T05:35:34.138-05:00
You betrayed us.... <br /><br /><br /><br /> You betrayed us....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22336282275622946412013-01-03T05:34:43.628-05:002013-01-03T05:34:43.628-05:00
THANK YOU for increasing my TAXES...YOUR a...<br /> <br /><br /> THANK YOU for increasing my TAXES...YOUR a Spinster!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23799129592750672532013-01-03T00:51:11.440-05:002013-01-03T00:51:11.440-05:00Yes all the well to do people will move to China, ...Yes all the well to do people will move to China, ah no. They will move to Russia, no.<br /><br />Since the US offers the best places at the best prices, with the best write-offs and rules if you can afford them, I seriously doubt many wealthy will leave the good old US of A. Besides th ehave an army of idioits in the teabaggers carrying on their battle for them. "Pay me less! Lower my standard of livng! Less gruel".<br /><br />Besides then they would have to endure socialized medicine that the rest of the developed world has. Of course the rest of the developed world and some of the less developed world is healthier than we are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11586841242484747982013-01-02T23:44:00.974-05:002013-01-02T23:44:00.974-05:00The Republicans would have been much more bipartis...The Republicans would have been much more bipartisan. <br /><br />Are you out of your fucking mind Bernie?<br /><br />And Mr. Armstrong thank you for playing out the easy answers. You have all the easy answers. If only the rest of the world could see your ideology everything would be groovy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53306417774876254552013-01-02T21:55:19.586-05:002013-01-02T21:55:19.586-05:00Got it 9:50!
But. . . when there are no "ri...Got it 9:50!<br /><br />But. . . when there are no "rich" people left, however will we continue? Where will the money come from?<br /><br />We hate the rich, right?<br /><br />Who needs them? We can all have nothing and STILL be provided for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3440113756511078952013-01-02T21:50:03.096-05:002013-01-02T21:50:03.096-05:00Hey, Obama won the election. He has his supporters...Hey, Obama won the election. He has his supporters and they mandated this and future tax increases. So what, deal with it. All you teabaggers lost. Crawl back in your hole. The country does want more sustainable programing and we are going to get it. Investment in diversity and other entitlements is the future and the rich will have to pay their fair share. If you don't like it then leave. Pretty simple. Remember that if it were not government, these small businesses, big businesses and rich people would not have garnered their collective wealth. Government giveth and government taketh. That's just the way it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64859996667082145502013-01-02T21:27:19.041-05:002013-01-02T21:27:19.041-05:009:23-
EXACTLY!
Our future is not good. We are st...9:23-<br /><br />EXACTLY!<br /><br />Our future is not good. We are still being driven over the cliff. An actual cliff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72015818507646509212013-01-02T21:23:13.692-05:002013-01-02T21:23:13.692-05:00Friedman was a monetarist who believed markets cou...Friedman was a monetarist who believed markets couldn't be fooled for long. A reckoning is underway in Europe and will be here soon. Printing ever more worthless dollars is dragging out a miserably weak recovery and assuring we don't improve anytime soon. Hell, recession is coming. No president escapes them. Most think we've been in one for a while. We've been in anemic recovery for eleven quarters. Moodys is losing more faith for good reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49415574491537306572013-01-02T20:41:06.548-05:002013-01-02T20:41:06.548-05:00Well Scott, I admire Milton Friedman. I knew him w...Well Scott, I admire Milton Friedman. I knew him when he was alive.<br /><br />Net worth is where it's at. Everything else is smoke and mirrors. Milton was all about reality. So am I.<br /><br />Either way, THIS decision was unfortunate, a wasted opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7644842715703531232013-01-02T20:30:53.989-05:002013-01-02T20:30:53.989-05:00Scott, I'm confused.
Tax hikes, plus reductio...Scott, I'm confused.<br /><br />Tax hikes, plus reductions in spending, equals greater "net worth."<br /><br />Credit worthiness is ALL about net worth.<br /><br />Come again.<br /><br />response: The truth is that combining tax increases with government spending cuts has the immediate effect of putting any economy into recession. This happens because tax increases and cuts in government spending have the same dampening effect on economic growth. This is happening in Europe today. Ugly, real ugly, check it out.<br />Conservatives believe that the only sound way to reduce federal deficits is through economic growth. This can be done one of two ways, the liberal solution is even more government spending(Keynesian), the drawback, marginal growth is achieved at the expense of even larger deficits(Europe post WW2). Conservatives on the other hand would cut taxes. This has the effect of putting more money into the hands of taxpayers, they will put this windfall back into the economy with an efficiency the government could never match. The beauty of this is that the government maintains or increases funding levels due to increased economic growth.<br /><br /> Check out Milton Friedman for more details.<br /><br /> Scott Armstrong Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88723994967184608162013-01-02T20:20:09.658-05:002013-01-02T20:20:09.658-05:00We put a lawyers in charge of our money and act su...We put a lawyers in charge of our money and act surprised that they bankrupted the country. The lawyer who writes this blog didn't even know about the potential Moodys rating lowering. And we wonder why we're screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63008150483882024112013-01-02T19:49:32.326-05:002013-01-02T19:49:32.326-05:00A possible lower credit rating v. a more possible ...A possible lower credit rating v. a more possible economic recession. What's your poison? Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6187340076437864272013-01-02T19:46:44.745-05:002013-01-02T19:46:44.745-05:006:57, Romney did not say that 47% of the American ...6:57, Romney did not say that 47% of the American population do not matter. What he said, and it was in a room full of millionaires, is that he doesn't matter to them. There is a difference. <br /><br />I came around to liking Romney and voted for him. It was a close call for me, as I said. But if the election were today, I would probably vote Obama. I like the way he has handled this mess. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88283289820011868692013-01-02T19:43:32.755-05:002013-01-02T19:43:32.755-05:00I'm with you 7:33.
This was all more of the s...I'm with you 7:33.<br /><br />This was all more of the same WRONG thing. I'm registered Republican. I am now more so Independent, but I believe voting in the primaries is critical, so Independent doesn't do it for me.<br /><br />Charlie Dent is now on notice. So with others. I will vote for most anyone currently not in office. The Republican label means less to me everyday. <br /><br />We'll get there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80321397187688218062013-01-02T19:33:39.318-05:002013-01-02T19:33:39.318-05:00Bernie -
No matter what you think of this deal, ...Bernie - <br /><br />No matter what you think of this deal, or what side you're on, it is a travesty. <br /><br />Until politicians stop cutting back room deals and voting for bills that they haven't even read, we are doomed to failure. I realize that we're just the dumb rubes that pay the bills, but they could at least go through the show of letting us see a bill for a few days before voting on it.<br /><br />The American people were betrayed by their elected officials once again. Shame on them - and shame on us for keeping them in office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39166318571460107722013-01-02T19:11:33.320-05:002013-01-02T19:11:33.320-05:006:57 -
Romney was taken out of context. Who knew?...6:57 -<br /><br />Romney was taken out of context. Who knew?<br /><br />I DO believe people with actual "skin in the game" come before those without. Those "without" meaning those "who would, if they needed to."<br /><br />Get it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10663141234584217452013-01-02T19:06:22.003-05:002013-01-02T19:06:22.003-05:00Scott, I'm confused.
Tax hikes, plus reductio...Scott, I'm confused.<br /><br />Tax hikes, plus reductions in spending, equals greater "net worth."<br /><br />Credit worthiness is ALL about net worth.<br /><br />Come again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26795226234321184602013-01-02T18:58:50.449-05:002013-01-02T18:58:50.449-05:00Hello,
Tax hikes coupled with austerity is the ...Hello,<br /><br /> Tax hikes coupled with austerity is the European solution. Not working!<br /><br /> Scott ArmstrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71934411686093451892013-01-02T18:57:53.013-05:002013-01-02T18:57:53.013-05:00So let me get this right? You felt Obama was NOT b...So let me get this right? You felt Obama was NOT bi-partisan and angry with it, so yo voted for Romney instead. A guy who basically came right out and said only wealthy conservatives matter to him and not 47% of the population. <br /><br />Makes sense if I don't think about it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46801530389699493392013-01-02T18:53:30.199-05:002013-01-02T18:53:30.199-05:00Tax hikes WITH reduced spending would have been th...Tax hikes WITH reduced spending would have been the most powerful message our country could have sent to all the Moody's of the world.<br /><br />This did not happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43854221742849933972013-01-02T18:36:55.459-05:002013-01-02T18:36:55.459-05:00Bernie, I disagree. The current deal adds 4 trill...Bernie, I disagree. The current deal adds 4 trillion to our nation's debt. It adds to our lack of credit worthiness.<br /><br />Moody's, and others, try to score an entity's ability to repay debts. Our country is stretched too thin, and it just got more thin.<br /><br />Had this been a balanced, or almost balanced, arrangement, I'd be OK. That's NOT what this was. This was a 41-1 factor in favor of additional debt.<br /><br />I have little hope discussions two months from now will do anything. No one seems willing to actually get a haircut, for the good of the order.<br /><br />Most likely, we will now see "rock bottom." It can only be UP from there. Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2962359930735936402013-01-02T18:31:06.603-05:002013-01-02T18:31:06.603-05:00Bernie,
Just heard on the news that Moody'...Bernie,<br /><br /> Just heard on the news that Moody's is reconsidering our credit rating over this deal. Googled just to confirm and found this.<br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-fiscal-cliff-moody-credit-rating-20130102,0,4205703.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MoneyCompany+(Money+%26+Company<br /><br />Scott ArmstrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com