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82. I have a difficult time in my classroom trying to convince my senior students that

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 06:37 PM

Jul 2014

having a baby immediately and applying for benefits is not going to go well. Even drawing the max is a crummy level of living, and the truth is, very few qualify at that level. Relatively few qualify at all.

But they lap up that crap on Fox talking about all the free houses, cars, phones, money, college, healthcare, and EBT cards for groceries that even illegals can get, and it's like sweeping the beach with a small broom. After all, Fox is national TV, and I'm just a high school teacher. What could I know?

So I teach microentrepreneurship as at least a bridge to more income.

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Gotta be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. From a "Democrat" no less. [View all] Fuddnik Jul 2014 OP

Raising the gas tax YarnAddict Jul 2014 #1

Feel free to present your better answers. GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #7

If I had all the answers YarnAddict Jul 2014 #15

We could invade Iraq ashling Jul 2014 #51

Cut the Pentagon budget in half, that would take care of everything that needs taking care of sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #92

How about a higher tax levy on ALL gas luxury items packman Jul 2014 #16

That Ford eco-car is still wearing on the roads and bridges though. 7962 Jul 2014 #28

We already pay a yearly fee... freebrew Jul 2014 #57

Tax wealth at a higher rate than wages. Orsino Jul 2014 #35

^^ this. nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #43

+2 nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #79

Tax based on annual miles driven instead. OneCrazyDiamond Jul 2014 #47

I don't like this one. airplaneman Jul 2014 #58

Progressive marginal income taxation Taitertots Jul 2014 #53

PLUS ONE! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #66

This guy had the right answers, bvar22 Jul 2014 #54

Easy. tax the wealthiest hoarders. cut big war budget. grahamhgreen Jul 2014 #64

I think I would rather pay an extra dollar per fill-up. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #12

What would that $1/fill mean to a single mom YarnAddict Jul 2014 #14

About public transportation... neeksgeek Jul 2014 #19

Absolutely!! n/t YarnAddict Jul 2014 #23

Not just in America. mwooldri Jul 2014 #89

If a dollar a week is total disaster, then mbperrin Jul 2014 #25

Who says it's only $1/week YarnAddict Jul 2014 #26

If it's a dollar a tank, then $3 would be three tanks of gas a week to get to mbperrin Jul 2014 #81

Single Dad of 4 4Q2u2 Jul 2014 #29

They're talking about company funded pensions. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #33

I hear you. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #36

I have a difficult time in my classroom trying to convince my senior students that mbperrin Jul 2014 #82

What does fucking with pensions do? upaloopa Jul 2014 #34

Some people can't make decision about YarnAddict Jul 2014 #38

Gas tax has been 18 cents a gallon over past 30 years. ErikJ Jul 2014 #46

Bingo airplaneman Jul 2014 #60

I understand and agree raising the gas tax would disproportionately affect the poor and middle class Swede Atlanta Jul 2014 #71

I don't think allowing sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #75

Actually, YarnAddict Jul 2014 #80

Interesting sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #86

Line 5 trumad Jul 2014 #2

The stupid runs deep in Reagan World�. GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #3

That oughta be a bumper sticker. SomeGuyInEagan Jul 2014 #37

Translation underpants Jul 2014 #4

About time , I'm tired of chewing bahrbearian Jul 2014 #8

Someone got a big BONUS for coming up with this piece of B.S. "Pension Smooting" WTF?? misterhighwasted Jul 2014 #5

Well, these days it's always important to keep in mind woo me with science Jul 2014 #6

rec rhett o rick Jul 2014 #13

+1 RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #22

Some good links there. zeemike Jul 2014 #31

I found this to be an odd example hfojvt Jul 2014 #42

What I find odd is this. zeemike Jul 2014 #45

truth is not big with the media hfojvt Jul 2014 #59

Thanks a million. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #39

Thanks much. Bookmarking ...saving list to desktop. L0oniX Jul 2014 #52

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #67

it sounds like a form of borrowing Enrique Jul 2014 #9

that sounds double plus good NightWatcher Jul 2014 #10

Well we have plenty of money to spend on useless military hardware n2doc Jul 2014 #11

Hey, even Dem's packman Jul 2014 #17

Yes, Congress is that dysfunctional. jeff47 Jul 2014 #18

I agree they're that dysfunctional.....and corrupt. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #20

No, they really don't have to. jeff47 Jul 2014 #21

True that. zeemike Jul 2014 #32

As long as I can get across a bridge without it collapsing, conservaphobe Jul 2014 #24

Ugh! SammyWinstonJack Jul 2014 #72

STILL not as stupid as Todd Akin and his nonsense! 7962 Jul 2014 #27

Which Democrat are you talking about? Autumn Jul 2014 #30

LOL yeah I am wondering that myself! Puglover Jul 2014 #40

Hey, how are you doing? Autumn Jul 2014 #56

The one in the White House proposed this. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #41

... woo me with science Jul 2014 #50

Well shit Autumn Jul 2014 #55

Gas taxes are just a scheme to shift the tax burden off the 0.1%ers Taitertots Jul 2014 #44

What about cig and alcohol taxes then? ErikJ Jul 2014 #62

You should say "discourages poor/middle class Americans from driving" Taitertots Jul 2014 #69

There are millions of middle class still buying gas hogs ErikJ Jul 2014 #74

This is as much a function of insurance rates/registration costs Mopar151 Jul 2014 #90

So, you don't care that it hurts millions of poor/middle class Americans Taitertots Jul 2014 #97

You didn't source your quote Cryptoad Jul 2014 #48

Increasing the gas tax will not be popular with the destroy saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #49

Unless there is a major mininuim wage increase included in that then a raising of the gas tax is cstanleytech Jul 2014 #61

Ideas Scarsdale Jul 2014 #63

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #65

Nationalize the oil companies, tax the churches, stop sending $$ to Israel, tax assets over $1mil mwrguy Jul 2014 #68

It's my understanding the U.S. Military is the biggest user of gasoline. valerief Jul 2014 #70

CORRECTION: cut oil subsidies and throw the $$$ to MASS TRANSIT projects Maven Jul 2014 #73

"We the people" don't have representation in much of congress. Some people think they do, RKP5637 Jul 2014 #76

Another ominous sign of a deeply corrupted Democratic Party. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #77

No legislation sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #78

we need to JUST INDEX EVERYTHING TO INFLATION! primal scream time. pansypoo53219 Jul 2014 #83

To be signed into law by the Hope and Change man himself. obxhead Jul 2014 #84

Older cars get poor mileage Sick_of_TP Jul 2014 #85

To survive and thrive in the 21st Century The Wizard Jul 2014 #87

�Pension Smoothing,� the Highway Trust Fund�s Temporary Friend steve2470 Jul 2014 #88

Fuckitall..... DeSwiss Jul 2014 #91

Pension Siphoning. Pension Skimming. eShirl Jul 2014 #93

du rec. xchrom Jul 2014 #94

Im with you..... Hotler Jul 2014 #95

One of his staff. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #96

kick woo me with science Jul 2014 #98