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I Hate You America

Is there a thread that addresses the cause of the current financial crisis, or is this the place to discuss it?
 
So far as I could make it out, "getting a credit card" means signing documents you don't understand, on the advice of people you don't know, so that you can buy stuff you don't need to impress people you don't like with money you haven't got.
 
Skeptic said:
So far as I could make it out, "getting a credit card" means signing documents you don't understand, on the advice of people you don't know, so that you can buy stuff you don't need to impress people you don't like with money you haven't got.
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For reasons you don't understand as well.
 
I have now managed to get the best job of my entire life, and while the rest of the world screams that the end is nigh, I am looking forward to the best 9 months of my life, in every possible way.

In the interests of fairness, I have decided, without real justification, to make Middle America responsible for my good fortune. So thank you, Middle America. I love you.
 
And I'd just like to point out that it's the people on the east and west coasts that have driven the crisis. Middle America hasn't seen nearly the volatility in the housing market that the coasts have.
 
WildCat said:
And I'd just like to point out that it's the people on the east and west coasts that have driven the crisis. Middle America hasn't seen nearly the volatility in the housing market that the coasts have.
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Actually that is very true through Kansas Oklahoma and the Dakota's. Here in Kansas the Dept of Commerce is still projecting about a half a percent growth for the year. A stunning figure given what is happening in other places. Unemployment has still managed to lag behind the nation by a couple of percentage points. So fingers crossed we can ride this out a little better than some poor folk
 
WildCat said:
And I'd just like to point out that it's the people on the east and west coasts that have driven the crisis. Middle America hasn't seen nearly the volatility in the housing market that the coasts have.
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See, now I thought that by Middle America, he was referring to the middle classes, not the geographic area between the mountains.
 
BPSCG said:
Some people just shouldn't be allowed to own houses.


On a related note...

I was in an airport a couple of weeks ago. Right near the gate for my plane, there was a kiosk with a big Southwest Airlines logo on it and a big Visa logo on it. Guy standing next to it was hawking free baseball caps and all kinds of Southwest frequent flyer points if you signed up for a Visa card.

Methinks, "Wait a minute. I keep hearing that the economic engine is seized up, that there's no credit out there any more, that capital, not labor, is on strike, that lending standards have gotten a lot stricter. And yet, here's this guy offering credit to complete strangers in an airport!!!"

That was the point where my head exploded.
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The downside for the credit card company is they occasionally give a baseball cap to someone who is not qualified for a credit card.
 
WildCat said:
And I'd just like to point out that it's the people on the east and west coasts that have driven the crisis. Middle America hasn't seen nearly the volatility in the housing market that the coasts have.
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Yeah I hear Cleveland is doing really well.
 
Dear America,

Seriously?
"The heat was hot"??
"There were plants and birds and rocks and things"???
Those were the best lyrics you could come up with?
And you couldn't even take the time to name your damn horse?

I, too, hate you America.

Sincerely,

An Angry Rubber Chicken with a Pulley in the Middle
 
gumboot said:
I have now managed to get the best job of my entire life, and while the rest of the world screams that the end is nigh, I am looking forward to the best 9 months of my life, in every possible way.

In the interests of fairness, I have decided, without real justification, to make Middle America responsible for my good fortune. So thank you, Middle America. I love you.
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Congratulations seems to be in order. Enjoy your new job.
 
Reminds me of the Winston Churchill quote: "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."

I've felt that way about my country (The USA) at times. Not so much lately. :)

Hope lives!
 
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