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[Cthulhu]

I can't remember where I got this, so unfortunately there's no source here, but I remember reading a report that a pretty good number of one-percenters aren't actually against raising taxes on the wealthy.  It feels like a lot of the "Don't tax the rich" sentiment is coming from the people who would benefit the most from taxes on the wealthy, who've somehow been duped into protesting their own interests.

[Willfor]

Silly Americans, wanting to get into Manitoba.

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I would make a joke deriding Manitoba here, but I quite honestly can't think of one.

There is nothing there to deride besides stupidly long and cold winters. Think of North Dakota jokes, and then shift those to a site even further north. Anyone moving to Manitoba right now is in for a very long season...

[MaximumZero]

I can't remember where I got this, so unfortunately there's no source here, but I remember reading a report that a pretty good number of one-percenters aren't actually against raising taxes on the wealthy.  It feels like a lot of the "Don't tax the rich" sentiment is coming from the people who would benefit the most from taxes on the wealthy, who've somehow been duped into protesting their own interests.

Warren Buffet has been very vocal about this point, but he takes a lot of shit from other rich people for it, or so he says.

[Nadaka]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/upside-down-flag-west-virginia-mcdonald-raises-questions-154746450.html

McDonalds in west virginia flies their flag at half mast and upside down the day after the election... and blames it on faulty equipment.


http://news.yahoo.com/darwin-gets-4-000-write-votes-against-ga-232412954--election.html

Charles Darwin, the long dead biologist, won over 4000 write in votes in the the uncontested election of Paul Broun, who is notable for calling science "lies straight from the pit of hell" and for being on the House of Representatives Science Committee.

[Euld]

Wow, should NOT have read the comments on the Darwin thing.  Apparently some people are willing to believe evolution is a lie straight from the pits of hell, but are quite ok with saying black people are monkeys.

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[Nadaka]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/murray-energy-obama-layoffs-cut-jobs_n_2100172.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=2153734,b=facebook

Someone drank a little too much of the kool-aid.

[MonkeyHead]

Wow, should NOT have read the comments on the Darwin thing.  Apparently some people are willing to believe evolution is a lie straight from the pits of hell, but are quite ok with saying black people are monkeys.

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That says quite a lot about the sort of people that hold that point of thought really doesn't it?

[Dutchling]

Wow, should NOT have read the comments on the Darwin thing.

Are you sure?

if EVILUTION WAS CORRECT WHY HAVEN´T CHIMPS,GORRILAS ,MONKIES
"EVOVLVED"

But Mark! They *have* evolved! They're on the Internet, stabbing at the keyboard with the "Caps Lock" on.....

EDIT: Okay, you are right. These people are idiots.

lets not start with monkeys - tell me how the first dinosaur evolved with it's many variations. and why didn't they keep evolvin again after they were wiped out. could it be that some being was providing for our oil needs centuries later?

[Mictlantecuhtli]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/murray-energy-obama-layoffs-cut-jobs_n_2100172.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=2153734,b=facebook

Someone drank a little too much of the kool-aid.

Back in August, well before the election, Murray Energy closed Red Bird West coal mine near Brilliant, Ohio due to perceived regulations by the Obama Administration (EPA?) In October of this year the U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with the operators of the Crandall Canyon mine and other Murray Energy Corp. subsidiaries, resolving litigation and violations cited after the mine’s 2007 collapse, which killed eight miners and an MSHA inspector. The accident investigation conducted by MSHA revealed that a grossly deficient mine design led to pillar failures. Consequently, the agency issued 20 enforcement violations to the mine’s operators and assessed penalties totaling $1,639,351 as well as an agreement to pay in total $949,351 in civil penalties for the Crandall Canyon violations. It is the third-largest penalty in the history of U.S. coal-mining disasters.
This is why Murray is laying off employees. It has NOTHING...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING....to do with Obama.

Good summary, random internet commentator.

[Leafsnail]

if EVILUTION WAS CORRECT WHY HAVEN´T CHIMPS,GORRILAS ,MONKIES
"EVOVLVED"

I blame Pokémon's version of evolution

[GlyphGryph]

But Gorillas are clearly chimps that have evolved. I mean, just look at them! At least several levels hire, same types, similar moveset...

[penguinofhonor]

Aipom -> Ambipom

Checkmate, creationists.

[RedKing]

lets not start with monkeys - tell me how the first dinosaur evolved with it's many variations. and why didn't they keep evolvin again after they were wiped out. could it be that some being was providing for our oil needs centuries later?

"my God... the genius of that! The genius! The will to do that! Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure."

[GreatJustice]

Which imperialistic ventures are you talking about? I thought that we had already established that the Japanese had invaded Manchuria after their economy had already recovered/began to recover. And besides some pre-invasion economic concessions in Manchuria, I can't find any other imperialistic ventures at the appropriate time.
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The imperialistic ventures in Manchuria immediately following the "recovery", which allowed Japan to actually keep it going. Oh, and allow me to complete the quote that you didn't finish:

This resulted in a strong and swift negative reaction from nationalists, especially those in the army, culminating in his assassination in the course of the February 26 Incident. This had a chilling effect on all civilian bureaucrats in the Japanese government. From 1934, the military's dominance of the government continued to grow. Instead of reducing deficit spending, the government introduced price controls and rationing schemes that reduced, but did not eliminate inflation, which would remain a problem until the end of World War II.

So yeah, the short term recovery was followed by long term inflation.

Also, you conveniently ignored the fact that the Japanese Depression effectively began in 1920, when the economy experienced a massive downturn and Japanese intervention failed to make a significant impact. To compare, very nearly the same depression occurred in the US at the same time, was fought with massive spending/tax cuts, and was replaced by a period of massive growth in 1922. So even assuming imperialism wasn't necessary to sustain Japanese growth, the net result was seven years of depression (20-27), two years of "recovery" (28-29), three MORE years of depression (29-31), and a recovery from THAT for four years, followed by the institution of what amounted to a wartime economy. The Wiki article doesn't even mention if the "recovery" was to pre-1929 levels, when the economy was basically in a depression already, or pre-1920 levels, when the economy was actually in decent shape.

[Nadaka]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/race-city-council-tied-wife-candidate-doesn-t-161355890.html

A city council vote came down to a tie. And the wife of one of the candidates didn't vote.

http://news.yahoo.com/next-bush-makes-campaign-filing-texas-041025927.html

A new George Bush has decided to enter politics.