V8 Beast

You have to think big picture. If in my little circle I know of 2000 open positions, this means there are other open positions out there outside of my circle. My biggest issue with debating with you is you go to the extremes to prove points and are reluctant to see the positives as if its admitting defeat or something. If you spend all your time staring at the negative in an effort to prove a point you dont see the entire impact. Jobs are being created as jobs are being lost. People are adapting to change and moving on. People are planning for change to make the impact on themselves and work group manageable. You cant talk about all jobs lost without at least looking into the idea that maybe some jobs are being created or that maybe some people are just not as badly impacted by it. There has always been a circle, and if people look and try hard enough they can find an outlet. Obamacare is the new big reason. In 5 years it will be something else... and the cycle continues.

Nice try "Verizon also warned about the 40% tax on high-end health plans, though that won't take effect until 2018" This looks to me like plenty of time to prepare. Still hiring 1000 people. Sorry Tim the worlds not ending.

If it makes you feel better.. My company is set to hire over 1000 people in the next 5 months. My sisters company is hiring 300 My Moms company is hiring 500 temps for a project The automotive company my neighbor works for is hiring so many people they asked him to check with everyone in his family because they are not getting enough applicants. This is over 2000 jobs in my small circle of people. Its not all bad out there

That Ray Elliot guy is a failboat. Good to see he has a solid excuse to blame for the layoffs. He lost like a billion before Obama care even came, was almost last with profits, and was still one of the highest paid people in business. The other people I dont know, but we had a nice long talk about this guy laughing all the way to the bank a few years ago.

What do you call a hooker with no arms . . . . . . Affordable

What do you call a cow with no legs . . . . . . . Ground beef

Since I'm bored and its late... I voted for Romney. Not because he had some magical plan, because until I see it I'm caling b.s. Not because I feel he could magically fix all there errors that date back to before I was born. I voted for him because the odds were in his favor of having the ability to create the biggest positive change. Obama has nothing to lose now. He doesnt have to play the reelection game. I compare it to an nfl player versus a college player. The college players still have heart and drive because they are trying to make it to the pros. While many pros are just there at this point to get a paycheck and will sit out games. You know the ones that sit out if they tear a fingernail and mess up your fantasy team. Obama will be that spoiled professional by the end of the 4th year, Ill put money on that. I pay over $30k in taxes every year. While I am not against helping people that are less fortunate, I am against giving them enough that I can feel the impact. I'm against less money going into my 401k or my kids college funds because he wants to experiment with insurance and what not. Everytime Romney gave the other party more ammo I cringed because I was looking forward to lower taxes. He kept giving people reasons not to vote for him and didnt spend enough time gaining back the people he lost. In my opinion he was winning when he started and lost it with bonehead moves. People are very sensitive and worry about numero uno... but at the same time will look out for a neighbor if its important enough. Its a very thin line to work with. You cant talk about the deficit to a bunch of Americans with bad credit. More people have been forced to see the other side due to the mortgage fiasco so the empathy for the less fortunate is big. You cant go around saying you dont care about certain people. A a leader you need to lead everyone and care about everyone equally. Romney lost the election with one comment about "47%" in my opinion. Even some of the people that agreed with him changed their vote because "that's not how a president should act". I hope in 4 years the GOP sends someone that the majority can stand behind so we can start to fix this country. If we are lucky over the next 4 years it wont be too bad. I've already calculated in the possible impact to my family financially and have my kids futures taken care of. I would suggest anyone n my shoes does the same thing because your wallets will feel it.

Wow how did I miss this. Funny thing is I learned about it from speaking to my mother in law that has her doctorate in education... The topics that include pay equality, the ability to make decisions with their own body, and even things stretching as far as medicare is there (its a far stretch but none the less its there). The biggest gap she saw was that it was treated like is wasnt important. Yes there are many many topics that need to be touched on but you cant blow off things like pay equality and expect people to be ok with it. When that happened the democrats saw how important it was to woman, addressed it, and got some easy votes. Its a real thing. Yes a lot of it is the democrats trying to get that extra vote, but the republicans dont have much to fall back on to stop the perception. The senator herself said the party needs to do a better job. I highlighted both the perception and how she feels... Its got to be more than 30 seconds of evil commercial watching to make her feel that way.. and many woman who voted with that same perception.

Forget that! I keep my finger on the trigger. It saves .005 seconds of time that could be the difference between life and death.

I c nutting wrong hear

He's pro life and pro choice at the same time

He already fixed the debt

Probably. I listed all the stuff paid for with taxes and showed it couldnt be more than .20 based on the percentage of other things taken out. Now is $40 - $50 a week too much to pay for it... yes(imo).. but will I see a great profit increase if its $10 less, not really.

There are powers in numbers but people have a leash hooked to their collar made from assumptions and tradition. "I have to vote for Obama or Romney or my vote will be wasted". Close minded voting is not good. Feeling like you are forced to chose from two people you do not like is not good. In one sentence you successfully showed how flawed this system is. Thank you.

I wish I could say I understand, but I cant. I cried like a baby about not being able to play sports for 9 months. This is impacting everything from your activities to your livelihood. I hope that silver lining shows itself sooner rather than later for ya. P.S. When life hands you lemons dont cry over spilled milk. Just look the gifted horse in the mouth and count your blessings before they hatch.

Damn dude. I cant see any job paying $60k a year that doesnt in some way shape or form expect you to come in at full go. I think I heard of you talking about it, but starting your own company would be the only way to make that dollar amount with your limitations. I couldnt see having to make that decision to keep my foot or not. Talk about a level of stress an average person wont have to deal with.. wow. Will you be better off if its gone? Have you considered it yourself?

The company should have insurance for situations just like this... especially the line of work you were in! Im guessing they have you jumping through hoops instead of taking care of you as best they can?

As a new addition nope. Getting to the point that you can get fmla from any company is going to be the hard part.

You should work at my call center. Get to sit down all day and get paid $33k + benefits to be nice to people. We are hiring like 70 people in the next month and just gave 250 people promotions.

I have.. and a lot of it. I dont know how you did it btw. I've been on bed rest for 3 days and Im going crazy.

The all mighty dollar. Just by working I support things I dont believe in. It would be nice to have a choice.

I dont think I lost any, but then again I have no clue how many I had to start. My wife and I actually voted differently for the first time. She's has to sleep on the couch for the next 4 years. I've been doing a lot of teaching myself. I had a guy that really thought 40 cents on every dollar taxed went to welfare.

I wonder how many of the people voting actually knew that had more than 2 choices.

Shes 22.. that is her life :lolguy: I take it the number of followers you have is a direct sign of how popular you are.

My friend lost 7 twitter followers and is really upset. I just signed up for twitter and have decided I'm old.