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Daveparts still (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:18 AM Original message |
Why the Coming Great Depression will be Worse Than the Last One |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. how about during the great depression... |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. I fear in 6 to 18 months there will be violence in the streets that make |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
54. I totally agree. Next summer will be interesting. Combine |
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DarthTater (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
98. I don't think... |
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Wanet (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. Thank you Dave |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I'm sorry, and agree somewhat, but if people don't know how to take care of themselves/each other |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. You are the problem. We always castigate those below and just below our place |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
45. Where the hell did I say that? |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. You are drawing the line of sufficiency at your level. |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. "I'm sorry, and agree somewhat, but if people don't know how to take care of themselves/each other" |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #52 |
59. you forgot the other half of that |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 03:22 AM Response to Reply #45 |
66. "...they should make a point of getting off their butts and catching up with the rest of us." |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #66 |
73. I did not mean that in any Republican sense at all |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. I'm with you on this, unpossibles |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 08:41 AM Response to Reply #85 |
91. exactly, and thanks! |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #85 |
95. +1 |
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cpamomfromtexas (453 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. When I was about 13, my Dad told us that someday only |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
72. awesome! |
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cpamomfromtexas (453 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #72 |
84. I agree, frequently it's just trying something that makes all the difference. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #72 |
92. I enjoyed (semi-accidentally) breaking things |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. I wish the Glenn Cox's of the world |
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architect359 (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. +1 to your comment. |
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Daveparts still (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. At the Forefront |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Thanks! |
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blossomstar (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Inspiring. Thanks for posting. |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. boy, you brought out the bicyclist haters! |
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aaronbav (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. One big problem today (as I see it) is that things are now DESIGNED to NOT |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #49 |
61. Disk brakes work MUCH better then drums, so they wear quicker. And BTW |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 08:57 AM Response to Reply #49 |
74. There is more to this story |
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LittleOne (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #49 |
89. No kidding... even I could do auto repair |
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Wanet (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #49 |
96. Very good point |
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8 track mind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #35 |
64. hey mimitabby |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #64 |
77. Ahhh, yes, the desire to learn... |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #64 |
97. "the kids....today..." |
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Daveparts still (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #35 |
90. Yes he did |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. We are missing the window of opportunity. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. Without awareness, without knowledge, there is NO insight and there are no solutions. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
93. And I wish that those whining for others to come up with solutions for them... |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
5. I believe the worst is yet to come. I grew up |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
10. we could probably each share similar stories |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. Excuse me for unrecommending this |
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Daveparts still (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I recently |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. both of those situations are bad |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
57. Well the only way to get to most grocery stores in the burbs of Atlanta, |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. ok, I guess since I am not a 'burbs resident, I am being a bit flippant |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. IMO, The Depression has already arrived for many Americans--but you won't see THEM in the M$M. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. I'm not disagreeing with that part, mostly |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Unpossibles, I live in a place where bicycling is ubiquitous. Many bicyclists are ignorant and |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. They've long been a law unto themsleves in Edinburgh. I've always |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
13. Agreed. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. Link: |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
16. People Are a Lot More Mean and Stupid Nowadays--Intentionally |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. and a me-first mentality |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. I have a theory about the job losses . . . |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. The Hope Mobile, I'm pretty sure that your theory about the O administration changing |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Actually it was in the last week or so and they (the WH) said that they were adjusting the |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. You Want to Read This Thread, Then |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. You can't equate two vastly different eras like this. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
46. That's what they're saying: you can't equate them, because the anomie |
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Go2Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 01:10 AM Response to Reply #46 |
62. "Christian Culture" will not cure what ails Britain. If you understood American better |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #62 |
81. You're right about the similarity between our countries in the level of their. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #62 |
83. The superposition of Communism on Confucianism seemed to lead to |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. It has a ring of "kids today just can't do depressions like we did" |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #51 |
78. What guarantee will these programs continue? |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #51 |
87. Thank you |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Thank you, you've stated it well. |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yeah, well just think if the Rethugs steal the 10, or 12 elections? |
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katkat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 07:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
69. Repugs steal 2010/2012 elections? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. Thanks DP! When you see what FEMA did to the survivors of the City Of NO in |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
27. let's call it the 'Super-Great Depression' so it has its own identity |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. Thank-you. |
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Lost Jaguar (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
32. Pinto beans, brown rice, and canned vegetables... |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #32 |
79. "Malice toward none, charity for all." |
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Lost Jaguar (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #79 |
88. Thanks for the welcome. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. Thanks, Barack Obama. You are doing so much so quickly to help................ |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
34. Horrifying and deeply moving. The Grapes of Wrath revisited. |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
36. You forgot to mention that little thing called World War 2 between the 30's and 50's... |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. No, interfering in conflicts in other regions is bankrupting the country. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 07:41 AM Response to Reply #36 |
68. World War III would be disastrous for the USA - we gave up our MANUFACTURING base. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #36 |
94. WW2 was not about "regional" conflicts -- it was about imperial ones. |
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NeoGreen (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
37. It will be known as the Greater Depression not the 2nd Great Depresion n/t |
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wuvuj (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. Your govt knows? |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
42. I wonder what will happen when the rest of the people can't afford |
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gordianot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #42 |
75. They will take us to the brink then at the last minute try to pull back . Market adjustments |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
43. If the new depression pisses enough people off |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Like your signature line, though you seem not to have noticed that they did |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. You KNOW, as soon as we see substantial recovery, the thugs will get voted in, to cut taxes. |
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Go2Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Yep, without REAL change, I don't have much hope that it won't all come right back again |
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gordianot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #63 |
76. Not a bad idea only one problem, when it goes here it goes everywhere. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #63 |
80. It's going to be very difficult |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #53 |
82. It reminds me of Aneurin Bevan's words, "You realise that we are nurturing |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
58. what do you think all these new dark laws are for ? |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
55. How fashionable! |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
65. Great Post, Thanks |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
67. Why? Because I'll be in it! n/t |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
70. Thank you for that! n/t |
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kegler14 (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
71. Oh my Lord the sky is falling. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
86. this says a lot |
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