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Fair enough. So why does Hawaii have a lower unemployment rate despite these onerous and brutal economic requirements of employers possibly having to insure their employees?

Now this is an interesting argument. What you're saying is that insurance companies wouldn't want to insure drillers at an affordable level because the risk of polluting an entire coastline is so very great, that only the richest could afford to pollute an entire coastline. Apart from the...

They seem to be starting stores just fine in areas with health care and regulation. But perhaps your interpretation that he means that young businesses will be unable to start in Hawaii, and his business is mature and therefore IS able to start massive ventures in these economically...

Well Canadian provinces have been found to be MORE competitive by automakers because they provide health care. But the Republican argument has been that these "socialist" programs cost employers and put them out of business. But you make a good point, that there are different structures. So...

So they were released because of civilian lawsuits? Because they had military tribunals. The first Supreme Court decision that the detainees could even GO to civilian court was in 2004, and the Habeus trial was in 2010. So your timeline doesn't really add up -- unless Bush caved to pressure...

Strange, Home Depot has a huge number of stores in Canada, all with health insurance, all with high regulatory compliance. Perhaps he's concerned about Obama's creation of trial lawyers or Obama's restriction of stock options?

You have me constantly on the run. There's nothing I can do to compete with your high level of intellect. :)

Well, not to point out a fact but perhaps the ad is correct. The GOP and Bush released dozens if not hundreds of people from Guantanamo Bay -- one of which went on to help commit the Northwest airlines attack. Bush himself claimed that at least 30 people released under his watch returned to...

Yes, it does, Trader666. Can you figure out why?

Your post might have made sense if you hadn't put an ad-hom in it. I won't mention how your post looks to an intelligent person because you'd just perceive it as insulting.

Nah, you know that it's also difficult to cut military and defense spending, along with border spending and other spending. It's difficult to get people to agree on what they want to cut, and to suggest that we can cut taxes and (somehow) spending will be cut is fiscally irresponsible. As I...

So the teacher's union is behind the local school board's decision to lay off the teacher and bank the money, and we don't like to have decisions made locally because it's better if these decisions are made federally by Obama. Seriously, I would have no problem voting Republican if they could...

Kind of, sort of, yes. The top marginal rate was 28%, but the bubble rate was implemented to push higher income earners to a flat 28% on ALL income, not just marginal income. So you're technically correct, while being essentially wrong. But you are technically correct so I'm conceding the...

I edited my other post before I saw yours, but yes, I'll concede the point that for a while the statutory rate was 28%, although we were discussing the marginal rate. But at least you were right in many respects. It's more complicated than just "28%" of course, but then we have to start...

It looks like you're referring to the 1986 tax cut for the statutory rate reduction, while I'm addressing his 1981 tax cut. So I'll concede the point and state that you are right on the essence and I am wrong.

Um, so teacher's unions are okay with teachers getting laid off? You previously wrote that teacher's unions were the most powerful in the country.

There's plenty of reasons why spending cuts are more difficult, and advocating tax cuts BEFORE the budget is balanced is not fiscally conservative. You call yourself whatever you want: Republican, conservative, teabag person, whatever, but don't pretend you're a fiscal conservative as it...

Umm, okay, so you guys are against this state and local government putting resources to where local governments feel they need it, or do you want Obama to intervene here? I'm having trouble keeping the Republican philosophy coherent. Come to think of it, everybody is having trouble keeping...

So the teachers can't be laid off because of the teacher's union; and, The fault lies with the union that teachers are being laid off.

Wasn't there another thread about those fat-cat teachers who barely work and are never laid off?