LMFAO...this is good stuff. Come on RM, you live in one of if not the most heavily taxed state in the union (yes I said union). How does free hurt me. Pure and simple...taxes. Liam just said it. So do you believe in Socialism? if so, you should be out with your buddy Bernie. and yes you are missing the maturation of the race issue. It's not an individual issue (even if individuals harbor such feelings). It's us as a nation maturing. BTW, your three year old example is flawed too. My Dad grew up in the heart of Richmond and fought with blacks on the daily (before guns and knives...just good old fashion ass kicking). He grew up to resent them and moved out of there asap. I did not grow up to be a racist. Some of my best friends in High school were black. I don't hate them as a race. You can't dismiss how their culture has evolved and you can't ignore the problems that it has caused in society. ....come on man
Look, I'm human too. I'm really tired of all this gender bullsh!t and want to fight that dyke **** ruby rose.
Racism is learned, Jay. Kids don't pop out of the vagina waving rebel and Nazi flags...... So, your dad got hassled by blacks and you aren't racist. Yeah? What's your point? So YOU didn't get brainwashed to be racist during your upbringing. So what? You aren't everybody. I got hassled by blacks in Yeadon, Pa and I don't hate them either. I didn't blame the race. I blamed the individuals. Not sure why you seem so victorious here. Yeah, I live in a heavily taxed state and I don't care. I do NOT complain aboot taxes. I understood the deal since I began working at 16. America has been good to me and that ain't free. Somebody has to pay for our military, so we don't get Muslimed. And all them security measures taken in places like NYC and DC......got to pay for that too. And all y'all angry at the feds who protect you from foreign invaders. Yes, fed money is used in the protection of cities and states. Socialism? Well, you don't seem to accept our capitalistic society which includes taxes. You tax people, then move somewhere they don't have taxes... Hmmm, that kind of limits your options to really sh!tty countries, as the rest of the first world pays MUCH more in taxes than us. But they get more too. I love when people say, " Some of my best friends are(were) black." I don't know, that always humors me.
I'm completely calm, Liam. We haven't gotten to Democrat vs Republican yet. That's where I "get excited." Liam, you have a sad New Jersey, working class story? Dude, 70 hours is a bit much. I prefer 30. Maybe you are just angry at YOUR life situation and need someone to vent at and blame? Maybe? A lot of you guys burden yourself with wife, jobs and kids and then blame me. Hey, man, nobody forced youse guys to be family men. Use a condom. Pills. Liam you seem fairly angry lately. You seem like my boss who always has some problem happening(kids, car, wife, blah blah blah) Why no talky aboot your past? Too traumatic? Or need time to create a story? Your white and American, Liam, it's never that bad. Liam do you realize that there are people who don't even understand the phrase, "bettering one's self?" They can't even comprehend it, sort of.... There are people out there that are damaged. That don't have the mentality to survive this modern world. What do we do with these people? Cut off their sh!tty housing and food stamps? Toss them on the streets. People, like these, take drugs because they are looking for an escape...ANY ESCAPE from their life. They ain't just goofballs like me. Taxes aren't stolen. Well better yourse3lf a bit more and get a better job that launches you up the tax scale. Then you'll get big tax breaks whenever the republicans are in power. Nothing improves the U.S. economy like rich guys with a few extra bucks to invest in foreign luxury vacation homes. Yeah they don't blow that cash at your local Walmart.
sorry not trying to be a zealot. Very bored at work. I agree racism is learned. My point is each generation seems to be less racist that's all. Capitalism is ok in it's true form but there are certainly some problems there. I prefer over socialism since it and the freedom we have affords me the opportunity to earn a living so I can buy surfboards...then pay more taxes. Freedom comes with a cost (I know it's cliché ) and I am willing to sacrifice for that freedom. Why should it cost me more b/c I am working my ass off while "you're" sitting on you're ass enjoying the same freedom? Make sense? Florida, Tennesee, and Costa Rica (I think they have a flat tax for income). I had black friends in HS....it's a qualifier in the discussion. Glad to make you smile!
JAY D, FLORIDA IS TERRIBLE !!! And don't get it wrong here. As that fraud Tupac said, " I ain't mad at ya." I'm not angry at you or Liam or anything. Well, I'm angry at my work, but I'm not taking that out on anybody. Oh my Lord this industry, and this place specifically, is a JOKE. I have my semi-dream job. I work little. Can handle my responsibilities in an hour. I rarely get bothered by superiors. And yet, I can't stand it. I post on SI all day. And get paid to do so, poorly. But once my YouTube video of me rapping picks-up steam I'll be set. My "paperwork" is a joke compared to my old accounting days and I can write notes in my sleep. And thanks to you and Liam my day(dealing with all of these "defectives") went by much faster. I don't get angry on here anymore. I've bettered myself. And all I have is NJ Family Care, which I never use because I'm relegated to third world clinics. F that. And I might be dying, too.
JAY D, FLORIDA IS TERRIBLE !!! And don't get it wrong here. As that fraud Tupac said, " I ain't mad at ya." I'm not angry at you or Liam or anything. Well, I'm angry at my work, but I'm not taking that out on anybody. Oh my Lord this industry, and this place specifically, is a JOKE. I have my semi-dream job. I work little. Can handle my responsibilities in an hour. I rarely get bothered by superiors. And yet, I can't stand it. I post on SI all day. And get paid to do so, poorly. But once my YouTube video of me rapping picks-up steam I'll be set. My "paperwork" is a joke compared to my old accounting days and I can write notes in my sleep. And thanks to you and Liam my day(dealing with all of these "defectives") went by much faster. I don't get angry on here anymore. I've bettered myself. And all I have is NJ Family Care, which I never use because I'm relegated to third world clinics. F that. And I might be dying, too.
Guys, don't worry aboot the other guy "sitting around" doing nothing. Do you really want to sit around and do nothing? Single people on welfare don't get squat. In Jersey they get aboot $250 in food stamps, which some sell for aboot $50 bucks. They get $140 in cash per month... They get health care at places y'all wouldn't step foot in. They get housing at places y'all drive by with your doors locked and your windows rolled-up.... IT IS NOT ATTRACTIVE....... Don't judge a man unless you've walked 26.4 miles in their shoes.
yea...have no desire to live in Florida (maybe north FL...Fernandina Beach is pretty cool). Would trump Tennessee though.
I don't hate you either Riley, oh I mean Seldom. Your point about certain kids is exactly right but there needs to be measures put in place to prevent others from abusing the system. That is the problem. It turns into a race issue, but really it is a poverty issue and parental issue. There are plently of people who still do well even when life doesn't turn out well. The problem is some of them are brainwashed to believe in the race card and think that's just how it should turn out. The mindset needs to be changed. Hell you can get a GED and have a 2.0 GPA and affirmative action will let you become VP at a corporation.
Ahh but have you ever been to Chattanoga? Plus you can grow mondo bud in the Appalachians. And shine. I've seen it on TV. Choo choo !! Plus, one of the Teen Moms lives in TN. Macy. She annoys me. She's no Farrah or Jenelle. I mean, Jenelle surfs, sort of, and none of the dudes on here went after her. Man if lived in SNC......... What happened to Erock?
Ahh but have you ever been to Chattanoga? Plus you can grow mondo bud in the Appalachians. And shine. I've seen it on TV. Choo choo !! Plus, one of the Teen Moms lives in TN. Macy. She annoys me. She's no Farrah or Jenelle. I mean, Jenelle surfs, sort of, and none of the dudes on here went after her. Man if lived in SNC......... What happened to Erock?
How do I sign up??!!?? Only in 'Merica!! Money fo' nothing!!! The way I see it, liam, you and I (plus few others here), spent our lives believing if we work hard, we will get our just rewards. We believe in "right or wrong". Unfortunately for you and me, what matters to most, is "what you can get away with". Sorry state of affairs, ain't it? But I am NOT complaining, because I was able to retire....twice.....retired....got bored....went back to work for 5 more years....retired again. I am lucky. I hope you can get similar end results; I suspect you will. To me, you and a few others on this site, sound like "good men". Men that any employer would love to have amongst their ranks. Guys that care. Hard to find in todays world. Maybe this is why I keep surfing...to get away from it all.....solitude!
don't forget the ginseng...I always wanted to grow a long ass beard and hunt for roots for tax free income! Shining seems too dangerous for a layman. Cultivating would be the best choice...although I don't know how much longer that will be a tax free affair.
Liam, anyone can get a 2.0 in college and become "something." Even with his rep, GWBush was a shakey 'C' student. So you know he probably deserved 'F's Unless you are going to Law School or Medical School college GPA's are all the same. Employers rarely ax for a GPA and if they do they can't check that unless they go through certain avenues. I've had employers ax for college transcripts but that is just to verify completion it's not aboot your GPA. In theory. So that 3.9 Sally Studious got, is the same thing as my 2.4 I got while drunk for four years. Yeah, life ain't fair. Though I'm thrilled to be insinuated as Seldom Seen. I assure you, Liam, we are two distinct people. Like, he don't even like Led Zeppelin. And, actually, there is racism, of course, always will, but most of todays' issues are class issues. The haves and the have nots.... The haves tend to be better educated and afforded more opportunity. Be thankful, Liam, that you are the type of person who resorts to his own laurels. One who can stand on his own two feet. It's not a good feeling be helpless and dependent on the government, no matter how much some of y'all think it is paradise. Come down here and spend a day at The Walter Rand Transportation Center. Having nothing, or nothing to do, kind of sucks. You'll be selling fake pills at transport centers in no time.
I've walked in those shoes and lived in poverty growing up. Some people are just too proud to take welfare or food stamps and make it work even when you have practically nothing. If more families didn't get handouts and were forced to not get every cable package and free cell phones, they would have to make due with what they brought home. There are plenty of jobs out there every day I see signs. These people are too proud to bus tables. They just want the handout. I truly believe welfare is required in situations to the parents who actually work the 40 hours on minmum wage. People who don't work, shouldn't get a dime. Let them rot unless they have a mental issue or are a veteran. I know people who can go get free healthcare while I pay. I think we should all have universal free healthcare, not just the poor. These are the things which strip the middle class and eventually there is no middle class. We pay for everyone. Healthcare should be for everyone or everyone pays. They have volunteer walk in clinics that give free healthcare while we pay which is fine. That is charity and people volunteering. It should be the same for all citizens (pay or don't pay) and then charitable organizations for people who can't pay. I also have worked in an industry that sees section 8 housing. I have seen many people (illegals and minorities) who have no job and have section 8 housing. I'm not kidding. Depending on the number of kids, they get a huge amount of money many times over 2k for a house rental in towns were people break their backs to buy a house. ARe you saying this is necessary and they should get the house? Give me a break. The world is what you make of it and you have to work for it. People should still get shelter if they are making an effort to work and taking any job available, but they should get the cheapest housing option, period.
Barry, America doesn't even have the most intensive social safety system in the world. Yeah, so it's not, "only in America." Oh man, Barry, you and A FEW OTHERS ON HERE(like who the f who) are so special because you worked. Wow, you are SO FREAKEN UNIQUE. Everybody on this site works. Well, they are on here when they are supposed to be working. Even the kids have paper routes. At least the kids work without coming on here. So, Barry is that your angle? Nobody's impressed with your surfing, PR be damned. So now you are the hero of the working man? You know nobody north of Long Beach, LI can surf. Gunning for the shoulder don't count. Yeah "GOOD MEN" sit around b!tching aboot the poor and all the "perks" they get. There ya go......
I'd like to say that also, as honoured as I am to be considered Riley, we are in fact two distinct people. We're similar in many ways but also different. We have different gods, and Riley was shocked to hear how one day I hope to feed bread crumbs to scalps. That being said, Riley, I got nothing against Zepplin man. And one day in a haze I heard some of their later stuff and it clicked in me brain how they influenced metal bands that came later. But, it just didn't hit me like it hit you. You know me homie, Grateful Dead and punk rock.