thought no. 75

Republicans act as if the middle class will grow stronger when the economy gets better. I suspect it's the other way around.

Look up the term "velocity" as it applies to money. When the poor and middle class have more money, they will spend almost all of it right away, usually in ways which generate jobs, and those employed folks will also spend most of their money right away.

Wealthy people tend to invest, which while that's a necessary thing, also has little velocity, meaning it passes thru fewer hands in a given amount of time.

See, what's important is not so much how much money there is within a given system, but how many hands it passes through in how short of a time.

A little money in the hands of the masses goes a lot farther than a lot of money tied up in stocks, bonds or bank vaults.

thought no. 74

Classical references are just pop references that have held up over time.

thought no. 73

Advice to teenage girls: there is no connection between him "liking" you, and you having sex with him. No connection at all.

thought no. 72

The phrase "loot whore" is in my head, but I think of the instrument when I hear it.

thought no. 71

Could right-wingers be deliberately sowing bad information on the internet in order to be able to sell the Web as being "unreliable"? That would help maintain (or slow the decline of) the mainstream media organizations and the influence they wield.

thought no. 70

Q: what does a zombie intellectual eat?

A: fish!

thought no. 69

How would a rich person play tic-tac-toe if it were a multinational company?

First of all, they own the board. Then they'll make the rules to assure that they win. Then they'll charge you for the privilege of playing with them. If you still somehow manage to win, they'll change the rules, because it's their board.

If you don't want to play, they'll find someone who will, and you can go hang.

The difference between tic-tac-toe and a job? You can live without tic-tac-toe.

thought no. 68

People need to stop conflating capitalism with democracy. They are not the same.

For proof: have you ever worked in a corporation were the leadership was elected? Where anyone in charge really gave a flying fuck what you thought about anything?

thought no. 67

What would tea-partiers do if an election were held, and a majority voted for socialism?

thought no. 66

Sorry football fans, but I just cannot get excited by a game played by a bunch of millionaires. I mean, I don't get excited about polo, either.

And, in the days of the Occupy Wall Street movement, here's something for all you fans to consider:

1. The millionaire owners of the teams are in the 1%.
2. The millionaire players (at least the Big Boys) are in the 1%.
3. Many of those millionaires have built new stadiums with taxpayer money.
4. Why new stadiums? For more luxury skyboxes, of course. Who gets those skyboxes? The 1%, of course.
5. The worst part of all this: The 1% write off those skyboxes as a "business expense". I don't have documentation, but I'd guess no less than 90% are written off. That will be in every sport, in every major league stadium and arena in America.

thought no. 65

Weird Al has totally messed up "Piano Man" for me.

thought no. 64

Have republicans considered how toll roads could aid in tracking people's movements?