Setting aside for the moment the Clinton/Trump who is the anti Christ issue, Shooter wants to ask; who do you want running the Government, the Democrats or the Republicans?
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Look at the personal median income for each of those states and see where you're better off at.

 

On many occasions the Master of Facts has pointed out that when we have had Democratic presidents there has nearly always been more growth in the per capita gross domestic product in constant dollars, the job market, and even the stock market.

The Master of Facts could document his assertions once again,

but he has tired of pushing facts into closed and narrow minds.

 

I would prefer a moderate, conservative Republican. That said, there is no way in hell I'd vote for Trump. He's a loudmouth, arrogant ass with no self control, and definitely not the kind of person I would want representing the US to the rest of the world. What happens when he shoots his mouth off one too many times at a foreign nation or leader, perhaps one with nuclear weapons? The man is an out of control loose cannon, and I can't believe the Republican party ever realistically considered him as a candidate.

 

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Wonder how many of these well to do red states are actually dependent on the federal government for help?

 

Well, im not happy with red or blue. Why should we settle for being screwed this way by red or that way by blue. America should be a free country and not have a government so power hungry and greedy that half the country will suffer no matter who gets office

 

Like the others said, just looking at the number representing someone's income as an indicator of success is not valid.

Case in point: Back in 1988, I was visiting my sister in Florida, just before I was getting ready to move to Boston. My sister tried to convince me to try Florida. Just for the heck of it, I went to one of the national temp agencies, just to see what the market was like. (I knew i could get my foot in the door doing data entry so I'd at least have income.) They gave me their standard battery of tests and said, "Congratulations. You qualify for our top rate." When I asked how much, she told me "$5.50 an hour.". When she saw my blank stare, she said, "Up in RI, this $5.50 would be (she took a second to look it p) "$9.50 in Providence and $13.50 in Boston." But the cost of living down there was nothing compared to the north. The 6-pack of beer that I paid $5.00 for in RI, was half that in Florida. And ten years ago, when I visited a friend in Ft Lauderdale, he had just moved into a 2-bed, 2-bath condo, gated community, security guard at the gate, etc. He paid Forty-three freaking thousand dollars. In Boston, that same condo and community would have been about Three Hundred forty-three freakin' thousand.

 

I'd say the democrates. The only trouble is they want to move the wrong way. We do not need a nanny, womb to tomb state.

 

My daughter, who lives between Boston and the Cape, recently did a study to see if she could live in S. Carolina nearer to her son and his family. She is the CFO of a company in the general Boston area, her commutes are about 2 hours each day and her home is appraised at either $350,000 or $425,000 depending on which comp is used to value it. Being on the water, it probably would go quickly at the higher value. In SC the same size house with 4 times the lot size is less than $125,000, the property taxes are also 1/4 her present ones. The cost of living is 35% cheaper overall, so by her calculations she could take a pay cut of 40% and stay level in her life style. So she told the company CEO that she was probably going to leave in 2017.

But, guess what, her company offered to give her a 33 1/3% raise and allow her to work half of the year from SC, coming back only to do the year end and mid year tax times, most of her other duties can be done online or in conference calls. They will change their fiscal year end to May, so that her winters could be spend mostly in SC. Why did they do this, because they can not find qualified people with an MBA locally, who are actually will to work.

She can afford to buy a nice place in SC and keep her place on the water for a few more years.

 

A lot of that is true. However many workers can't find enough work in those red states to make a comfortable living year round. It doesn't matter if beer is cheaper there if you have no work or money to buy it. It's not a comfortable life for me but then I'm selfish and want to be happy. I'll stay with the blue states.

 

On average, we have 40-75+ couples, so 80-150 people at our parties every weekend. That is out of a circle of some 500 people that are all STD/STI screened and certified regularly by the same central physician (testing results sent there), so no condoms needed. Furthermore, all of these people due to their circumstances, positions and so on have no reason to ever go outside of the circle. If/when they do, they take themselves out of interaction with others for no less than 6-months. All that said, most of the women excluding myself are exceptional, and have rather active libidos. The men are men, and that in and of itself is good enough in that a man (not a male) is a great thing.

Now at our parties, most of the women and many of the men are buck nekkid from Friday night, until they leave (for many Sunday afternoon). Sex is rampant. If you want it, even something specific, you can find it. The weekends these folks can attend is a big deal to each of them. They want to be here, the naughtier the better, and it gets wild...Imagine the most perverse parts of Rome without all the bad stuff, and in the end, it is nothing short of absolute lewd debauchery.

So.......We have the best party. Enjoy yours

Hush....an alias

 

I agree with how you feel about Trump but what are the alternatives? Clinton, a person who can't be trusted with government secrets? Johnson, a person who keeps moving left of the libertarian concept of "keep the government out of my business?" What's her name in the Green Party who is left of Obama? There really are only two choices, Trump or don't vote for anyone.

 

As I said in another thread...The "lesser of two evils" argument simply doesn't fly when it comes to the United States Presidency.

Hey I know...Maybe it's time for you all to give it back to us NATIVE American's. Clearly the hairfaces can't handle this great land.

Hush....an alias

P.S.: I just came up with a GREAT idea.
Perhaps us First Nations peoples should burn all the McDonalds and WalMarts down (like you did the Bison and other wildlife), and you'll either starve or have to leave

 

Bullshit. My vote may or may not make a difference, but it won't be wasted on a candidate I cannot vote for in good conscience.

 

I agree 100%. I want to look myself in the mirror and know the Rixer "X" wasn't next to somebody I didn't trust or believe.

 

You might want to tell this to the dependent red states, it's the blue states that provide them their standard's of living.

 

Right now the Republicans are just rubber stamping the democrates. Most are RHINOS. I am talking about the ass holes in Washington, the red states have it right.
Any NON RHINO would be better then shillary.

 

The problem I have with Trump is that he isn't a Rhino. He really isn't a Republican, isn't really a Democrat, and certainly not a conservative. The truth is that there is no true conservative running in this election.

 

Its probably really past time to gather the pitchforks and march on D.C. and kick all of those bums out of office. None of them care about the people, only their own agendas and enrichment.

It's really a sad state of affairs for this country.

 

And of the years with those Democrat presidents, they have had a Republican controlled Congress. That's were the growth came from....