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2008-05-14 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Bobby 2008-05-14 06:54|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Nearly seven in 10 Americans are worried about maintaining their standard of living,

Which COULD read, nearly 3 out of ten managed their debt, saved wisely and planned for the standard ups and downs of our economy.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-05-14 07:44|| 2008-05-14 07:44|| Front Page Top

#2 When they start putting out the vacancy signs at the big Vegas hotels and the highways start to become less congested, tell me about it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-14 08:07|| 2008-05-14 08:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Behavior, behavior, behavior.

(smoking, alcohol, diet)

Wants vs NEEDS

(direct t.v., plasma screen, new SUV, chose to live 50 miles from work)

When our supposed *Poor People* are no longer overweight or morbidly obese like the poor I've seen around the world I'll buy that our standard of living has gone down.

Heck, and if that is the case, *Dark evil grin* many could view it as a full proof weight loss plan. A silver line as it were.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-05-14 09:04|| 2008-05-14 09:04|| Front Page Top

#4 more of the dominant leftist media trying to fearmonger. This time with a push poll.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-05-14 09:22|| 2008-05-14 09:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Bear Sterns wasn't saved. It was sacrificed for JPM , their major counter party.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-05-14 12:01|| 2008-05-14 12:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Nearly six in 10 of those from households with annual incomes of $100,000 or higher said they were worried about hanging onto their living standards, up from a third in December.

Perhaps its not inflation they are worried about but Democrat tax plans. $100,000 was the number Obama used for the types of uber-wealthy he'd clobber.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-05-14 12:05|| 2008-05-14 12:05|| Front Page Top

#7 I hear what you're saying Broadhead6. However, I've heard liberals (my dear sister to be precise) blame much of the obesity problem amongst *poor people* in the US on the fact that cheap food is more likely to be junk food, i.e. highly processed, full of refined sugar, lots of preservatives, and high in fat. In other words, they don't have any choice but to eat foods that make you fat because that's all they can afford. Or so liberal thinking goes.

I'm not saying I agree because they could certainly choose to eat less of it. But I've always wondered why so many *poor people* in this country are so overweight. I imagine it's a combination of things (poorly educated on matters of nutrition, lack of self-discipline, lack of concern for their health, general laziness, etc.)

Posted by eltoroverde 2008-05-14 14:39|| 2008-05-14 14:39|| Front Page Top

#8 P2K: reports from Vegas do indicate occupancy rates down, and my commute has noticelby fewer cars in the way; the park and ride lots are fuller and people are complaining that the busses are late. Metro says that is due to more people riding.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-05-14 14:55|| 2008-05-14 14:55|| Front Page Top

#9 More peopel on Regional Transport here in Denver - from what I hear, bus and light rail ridership is way up.

Me, I switched from the Ford truck to the new Civic.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-05-14 17:54|| 2008-05-14 17:54|| Front Page Top

#10 Nearly seven in 10 Americans are worried about maintaining their standard of living,

We're slipping a bit. In 1890 I'll wager the number was 98 out of 100. Point being you better worry about maintaining you standard of living and indeed worry about making it better.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-14 18:00|| 2008-05-14 18:00|| Front Page Top

#11 THe US consumer is paying the price for decades = generations of heavy Govt. subsidation and regulation vv WELFARE-NANNY STATE.

WOT > WAR FOR THE WORLD/GLOBALISM > AMERICAN DOMINATES, OR DOES NOT >= ITS NOT ANOUT AMERICA ONLY ANYMORE. This includes USNPE = WASHINGTON DC BUDGET SPENDING + ACCOUNTABILITY - the NATIONAL BUDGET is also a OWG GLOBAL ONE???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-05-14 18:53|| 2008-05-14 18:53|| Front Page Top

#12 Elto, your sister is wrong. The economic argument for eating junk food is a bogus one. Go to the food store and see the cost of frozen or even fresh vegetables, dried beans, and whole grains, then check out the cost of junk food. The veggies and good stuff are cheaper.

Posted by no mo uro 2008-05-14 19:17|| 2008-05-14 19:17|| Front Page Top

#13 Actually, the argument that I have seen that equates obesity with junk food has more to do with ease of preparation than cost : frozen/canned/fresh food takes some time and preparation; junk food is immediately consumable. So, the lazy factor and the immediate gratification factor both come into play.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-05-14 21:46|| 2008-05-14 21:46|| Front Page Top

#14 With my commute gas is killing me. The last bus that leaves for up the hill from Denver for me leaves before I get out of work. Driving in the mountains I want a little bit more car around me and my car gets 26 miles to the gallon, so I spend about $100.00 a week on gas alone. I don't have the money now to buy yet another car.
Planning on retiring in a few years, I don't want to move.
What I've been doing is staying and sleeping at the hospital once a week to save driving up the hill and back. I'm glad that I have a job that I can do that. Also working a bunch of overtime to help finances.
It sucks but I'm making it work.

Posted by Jan 2008-05-14 22:02|| 2008-05-14 22:02|| Front Page Top

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