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Sean
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Shouldn't the Obama administration be pointing at the Tea Party as the reason for the S&P downgrade?
This question has been reported (and deleted) twice . . . can ANYONE give one reason this question violates the community guidelines?
12 AnswersPolitics10 years agoShould politicians get out of making education policy leave it to the educators instead?
Check out the following clip before answering to give some context to the question.
1 AnswerPolitics10 years agoIs the following what today's Republicans would have written as Preamble to the Constitution?
We the Republicans of the United States, in Order to form more perfect Corporations, establish Justice for the Wealthy, insure domestic tranquility for those living in gated communities, provide for the common defense contractors, promote Our general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Jesus Christ to ourselves, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United Corporations of America.
3 AnswersOther - Politics & Government10 years agoWhat exactly does the following quote say about Glenn Beck?
The quote is in reference to the shooting in Norway. “As the thing started to unfold, and then there was a shooting at a political camp, which sounds a little like the Hitler Youth, or whatever. I mean, who does a camp for kids that’s all about politics?”
11 AnswersPolitics10 years agoIs this kind of income disparity healthy for the United States?
The Top Ten Average Yearly Income Number of years if would take for the average American family to earn as much.
Hedge Fund managers: $1,753,000,000 --- 35,217 years
Movie directors/producers: $126,000,000 --- 2,531
Top celebrities from all fields: --- $119,800,000 2,407
Pop musicians $87,200,000: --- 1,752
Non-financial CEOs: $47,100,000 --- 946
Athletes: $44,600,000 --- 896
Movie stars: $42,600,000 --- 856
Authors: $26,900,000 --- 402
Lawyers: $20,000,000 --- 402
Bank/Insurance CEOs: $16,600,000 --- 333
Median Family Income (2009) $49,777 1 year
6 AnswersGovernment10 years agoWhy do hedge fund managers get to call their income "capital gains?"?
Because of this tax break (part of the Bush tax cuts in 2001) the top 25 hedge fund managers avoid $4.4 billion/year in taxes if they were taxed at the rate teachers, police, and fire fighters are taxed.
5 AnswersPolitics10 years agoHow much more do they need?
The top 400 in income in the United States earn the same amount as the bottom 150 million. How many more tax cuts and tax breaks do they need? How much lower does their tax rate need to be before they will be satisfied? How much more wealth will they need to acquire before they are satisfied?
6 AnswersOther - Politics & Government10 years agoWhat does all this mean about people who fly the Confederate Flag?
The original question: "Being a decendent [sic] of Robert E Lee, I use the flag as an avatar, why then?
do so many morons on this place feel they need to mention that the South lost the Civil War. I know they did you idiots. Maybe if you had pride in your heritage, as lowly as it must be, you'd use your brain, if you have one and just answer my Fing [sic] questions."
My answer: I just find the Confederate Flag to demonstrate someone who is either openly racist, or covertly racist and tries to justify flying that flag under the excuse of heritage . . . do you see any Germans flying a swastika and saying, "It just represents my heritage." The Confederate Flag doesn't represent heritage, unless you want to admit it is the heritage that wanted Blacks to remain as slaves in this country.
And a personal message by the asker sent to me: From: Robert E Lee
Subject: heritage that wanted Blacks to remain as slaves in this country
Message: you are really to [sic] ignorant to post, please go away and never post again.
8 AnswersCivic Participation1 decade agoWhere will the hate go?
If the polls are currently correct, Barack Obama will win the Presidential election. What is going to happen to all of the venom and vitriol that his opponents have been spewing that demonstrate ZERO respect for the man?
3 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoIs Rush Limbaugh always so deceptive?
I was listening to a bit of Rush today and I heard him speaking of the definition of a "small business" with regard to Senator Obama saying that unless someone earns more than $250,000 taxes will not be raised. And Rush was suggesting that many businesses are classified as "small business" have receipts over $250,000, some businesses he noted could be classified as a small business with receipts of $7 million (there may have even been one that was over $10 million). Doesn't Rush understand that there is a difference between receipts and earnings? Even though a business may have receipts of over $7 million, an owner, after all expenses have been paid would still be doing quite well to have earned over $250,000.
17 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoShouldn't people who commit election fraud be put in jail?
The link below provides examples.
2 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoCan anyone explain Yahoo questions spell check?
When the name Obama is used in an answer, one of the options now available, and not previously so, is Osama. Can anyone explain that the world's most wanted terrorist's name is added as a correct spelling, but the name of one of the Democratic Presidential nominee hasn't been added to the list of correct spellings?
2 AnswersOther - Politics & Government1 decade agoHave you signed this letter to Barack Obama?
Please read the letter in the following link, and if compelled, please add your electronic signature.
3 AnswersOther - Education1 decade agoWhy do so many smokers assume that cigarette butts aren't trash?
I see drivers who smoke regularly flick cigarette butts out their window (not a great idea in the arid West), I see the remnants of emptied ash trays (a big load of butts just dumped), and I would really like to know why these people are so careless and insensitive to the environment.
28 AnswersOther - Society & Culture1 decade agoWhat is your favorite sports movie?
9 AnswersMovies1 decade agoWhat was your first automobile?
Mine was a 1963 Dodge panel truck with more rust than body. It had great headlights, and could turn around in a really tight space. But being able to see the road through the rusted floorboard was somewhat disconcerting to my passengers.
7 AnswersOther - Cars & Transportation1 decade agoHow did you develop (what were the influences) your political belief system?
10 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoWho was the first football player you remember and why?
I remember quarterbacks Norm Snead and Roman Gabriel.
19 AnswersFootball (American)1 decade ago