More Facebook Rants:
In response to the status: "Romney is a douche"
Anonymous:
I know right, y would we want to elect a man that has morals and values.. That wants our country to succeed and be prosper, yea what a douche right? Come on, Obama has done nothing for our country, please tell me what he has done to help our country.. Hell he won't even where the American flag pin on his suits... That's the kind of man u want as a president...
Me:
A man with morals and values would not demand to see POTUS' birth certificate, just because he is the son of a Kenyan. Nor would a man of character keep his money in off shore bank account so that he doesn't have to pay taxes on his money t
o the US. That's a lot more unpatriotic than wearing a pin. I pay taxes on my savings & am proud to do so. It is part of being an American. I'll tell you something he's done, he tried to pass the DREAM Act twice and both times it was passed by the senate and blocked by John Boehner and his cronies that have said they will vote against anything he proposes--even if it is a step in the right direction. So, he issued an Executive Order for the Dream Act! Finally. The children that we educated can be residents of the US and pay in taxes!!
Anonymous:
Wow, I'd like to see his birth certificate, why hide it? Is he even a American? So what if he keeps his money in off shore accounts? So we going to punish successful people who bust there ass to live a successful life? I didn't know that's
a bad thing? And trying to block what Obama does, he hasn't done anything to be blocked! Obama is a socialist that wants this country to fail and rely on welfare and hand outs, everyone wants something handed to them, what happened to hard work, and working for a living, but now let's re-elect a president that will give hand outs so people can live off the government, what a bunch of lazy asses..
Me:
You couldn't be more off base with your fallacies of logic. He did not "hide" his birth certficate. He is the 1st president in US history to have ever been asked to provide it...and when he did, they demanded the long form one. I didn't even n
eed that to get my passport! Please check Mitt Romney's ACTUAL work history. Most of his money was made off investments. And the money he invested was handed down to him through trusts from his father. I just told you one thing he has done. Apparently you do not want to see what is in front of your eyes. Healthcare is important to me. ONE of my 6 meds is $300/mo. I am a single mom and my job doesn't offer health insurance. I apply for lower paying jobs everyday, because they offer health insurance. To call President Obama a socialist is not just hyperbole, but out right false. Half of my family still lives in Bolivia. A real SOCIALIST country. When you go to the supermarket and it is called "USA grocery" or get your gas and it is called "USA Gas Station," you can talk to me. Coming from someone who has experienced real Socialism, that is disturbing. People should be careful throwing around terms they do not have a full grasp of.
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Friday, August 31, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
My Facebook Rants
I need to stay away from Facebook when it comes to my personal opinions. Here are just a few examples why:
In response to a post that Dave Ramsey said that 47% of Americans pay zero in taxes.
Ah. The answer as to whom, is the very rich and the working poor-middle class. The statistic is VERY misleading to say the least. The truth is people are told when they get their first job that filling out a W-2 claiming your exemptions is "confusing, so just put zero." When you claim that you have zero exemptions, and then file your taxes, you find out you overpaid. Big surprise! So you get back all or almost all that you paid in, because if you had claimed your exemptions properly very little would be taken out of your check. Take for example single parents. If you do not receive child support and you earn below 180% of the poverty level, the government does not want you to use "entitlement benefits," so they give you EIC (Earned Income Tax Credit) to keep you above that line. Fine with me really. To me, it is an incentive to work and make as much money as possible because that refund check is WAY more than not working and receiving welfare. If you do the math maximum benefit of Welfare is $225/mo x 12 months. The average tax refund with EIC is around $3200. Plus, welfare is going to cut you off after 5 years and you and your children are SOL if you didn't get an education/job training during that time...plus the recipients have to volunteer 20 hours/week for the state. The way it's set up is great, because most of them draw for a few months and realize its just not worth it.
Oh, you have to have a child to be eligible for the EIC. That was clear as mud in my first post.
Duh, I forgot to mention SS recipients. The elderly and disabled (who paid in) have no taxed taken out of their check. So, what % of the Baby Boomers do think are retired? My dad and mom don't pay taxes out of their social security checks. Idk if his pension is taxed.
@Zac, one more thing I am going to infer from the phrase "residents in America," is that he was referring to Permanent Residents of the US, People residing in the US with a work visa (green card), or US citizens or else he would not have used those particular words. "Residents of America" is never used on Conservative/Moderate talk Radio..."illegal aliens" is. "Undocumented immigrants" is used by the government. (Well, in KY's state offices anyway). Many undocumented immigrants (like my father once was) use a Social Security number that they are not supposed to be using to work. (My dad was using a student visa to work, btw) The minute that social security number is put into the national database Federal taxes are deducted from that individual's paycheck. Even if that person and that social security number doesn't exist. In effect, it's an immigrant paying in taxes and benefits that they will never get recoup in terms of a tax refund or Federal benefits. Contrary to what people think, undocumented workers are not (and have never been) eligible to claim social security benefits. Moreover, most undocumented workers will use a false social security number to prove work authorization, therefore paying money into a benefit system that they will never be eligible to use.
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), undocumented immigrants “account for a major portion” of the billions of dollars paid into the Social Security system under names or social security numbers that don’t match SSA records.
As of October 2005, the reported earnings on which these payments are based—which are tracked through the SSA’s Earnings Suspense File (ESF)—totaled $520 billion.
In Response to Someone being "sick and tired of posts Chik-Fil-A's stance on equal rights for LBGTs:
Makes me sad to see people who claim to follow the teachings of Christ doing the opposite. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." This doesn't exclude people who are born gay. Yes, as Roman Catholic raised in a Catholic home by a Scientist & a homemaker, I was taught as I got older to always stay on top of science...it is how God teaches us about life. The gene that causes a person to be gay has been isolated and identified. If someone has been born gay (like being born black/Latino/ or with special needs) it is not a conscious decision they made. I agree the media should butt out! I do my own research (as I was taught) and in 2011 Chik-Fil-A still donated to the group in Uganda that murders gays to "cleanse" the country. That is NOT why I don't eat there. My ex-husband's uncle lives next door to the owner. He called Immigration on them. (They also own a restaurant chain in Georgia). He was very vocal and honest that it was him. He said if they were "real Americans" they should be proud to prove it. My reasons are personal.
I like that, Zac! Usually people just believe what they are spoon fed. It's better to look up at least 4 different studies/sources and read them. (you'll know it's a "source" when it's in PDF format an has footnotes and/or references listed that you can easily access and see where the source got the original data ;)
You're right we don't always agree, but I let you say your piece and I say mine. In a dignified manner. And my views are all "individual" to say the least. I get many posts from the Right on my feed and also from far left. But the ones I argue with the most are the pro-choice ones. As the daughter of a scientist, I grew up looking at cells through a microscope. No one can tell me that if we found a microorganism on another planet, it wouldn't be a world wide headline, "We found life on another planet!!" If a microorganism on another planet is life, so is one, growing at a faster pace than any other organism, growing in a woman's uterus! Whew :) That's nice to get out of system on a thread where I know I won't be the only one who thinks that way. And it's due to faith AND science.
421 species have the homosexual gene somewhere in their genome (possibly) It is in the human genome and had been there all along. The fallacy with comparing the human genome (mapped DNA) to a frog is that the only thing we have on common is the lower part of the brain (that is a pure reflex response w/I cognition). We have a very high functioning upper part of the brain (the frontal cortex) that allows for thought, logic, societal norms and mores. That is to say humans have a higher capacity to subjugate their biology (due to expectations by society) and live as they are expected to.
@Sarah, thanks for clearing that up. I meant to go to the lengths of explaining how environmental factors trigger certain "dormant" markers in your DNA...like Autism...many have the marker for it, but it takes certain environmental factors to trigger it.
In response to a photo supporting Chik-Fil-A's anti-LBGT stance:
You are smarter than that, Matt. The Old Testament also condemns eating shellfish and pork, women wearing pants and going outside of their home while they are menstruating (as they are "unclean"), wearing gold, braiding your hair, wearing polyester or other blended fabrics...this list could go on forever. I prefer to look to the Gospels. I have combed Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and have found nothing Jesus said regarding homosexuality. I am definitely not the offspring of God, but I have lived 33 years also, and I have voiced my opinion on just about everything. I would think that Jesus, knowing His fate, would have done the same.
More rants to come...my son wants access to Netflix....
I need to stay away from Facebook when it comes to my personal opinions. Here are just a few examples why:
In response to a post that Dave Ramsey said that 47% of Americans pay zero in taxes.
Ah. The answer as to whom, is the very rich and the working poor-middle class. The statistic is VERY misleading to say the least. The truth is people are told when they get their first job that filling out a W-2 claiming your exemptions is "confusing, so just put zero." When you claim that you have zero exemptions, and then file your taxes, you find out you overpaid. Big surprise! So you get back all or almost all that you paid in, because if you had claimed your exemptions properly very little would be taken out of your check. Take for example single parents. If you do not receive child support and you earn below 180% of the poverty level, the government does not want you to use "entitlement benefits," so they give you EIC (Earned Income Tax Credit) to keep you above that line. Fine with me really. To me, it is an incentive to work and make as much money as possible because that refund check is WAY more than not working and receiving welfare. If you do the math maximum benefit of Welfare is $225/mo x 12 months. The average tax refund with EIC is around $3200. Plus, welfare is going to cut you off after 5 years and you and your children are SOL if you didn't get an education/job training during that time...plus the recipients have to volunteer 20 hours/week for the state. The way it's set up is great, because most of them draw for a few months and realize its just not worth it.
Oh, you have to have a child to be eligible for the EIC. That was clear as mud in my first post.
Duh, I forgot to mention SS recipients. The elderly and disabled (who paid in) have no taxed taken out of their check. So, what % of the Baby Boomers do think are retired? My dad and mom don't pay taxes out of their social security checks. Idk if his pension is taxed.
@Zac, one more thing I am going to infer from the phrase "residents in America," is that he was referring to Permanent Residents of the US, People residing in the US with a work visa (green card), or US citizens or else he would not have used those particular words. "Residents of America" is never used on Conservative/Moderate talk Radio..."illegal aliens" is. "Undocumented immigrants" is used by the government. (Well, in KY's state offices anyway). Many undocumented immigrants (like my father once was) use a Social Security number that they are not supposed to be using to work. (My dad was using a student visa to work, btw) The minute that social security number is put into the national database Federal taxes are deducted from that individual's paycheck. Even if that person and that social security number doesn't exist. In effect, it's an immigrant paying in taxes and benefits that they will never get recoup in terms of a tax refund or Federal benefits. Contrary to what people think, undocumented workers are not (and have never been) eligible to claim social security benefits. Moreover, most undocumented workers will use a false social security number to prove work authorization, therefore paying money into a benefit system that they will never be eligible to use.
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), undocumented immigrants “account for a major portion” of the billions of dollars paid into the Social Security system under names or social security numbers that don’t match SSA records.
As of October 2005, the reported earnings on which these payments are based—which are tracked through the SSA’s Earnings Suspense File (ESF)—totaled $520 billion.
In Response to Someone being "sick and tired of posts Chik-Fil-A's stance on equal rights for LBGTs:
Makes me sad to see people who claim to follow the teachings of Christ doing the opposite. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." This doesn't exclude people who are born gay. Yes, as Roman Catholic raised in a Catholic home by a Scientist & a homemaker, I was taught as I got older to always stay on top of science...it is how God teaches us about life. The gene that causes a person to be gay has been isolated and identified. If someone has been born gay (like being born black/Latino/ or with special needs) it is not a conscious decision they made. I agree the media should butt out! I do my own research (as I was taught) and in 2011 Chik-Fil-A still donated to the group in Uganda that murders gays to "cleanse" the country. That is NOT why I don't eat there. My ex-husband's uncle lives next door to the owner. He called Immigration on them. (They also own a restaurant chain in Georgia). He was very vocal and honest that it was him. He said if they were "real Americans" they should be proud to prove it. My reasons are personal.
I like that, Zac! Usually people just believe what they are spoon fed. It's better to look up at least 4 different studies/sources and read them. (you'll know it's a "source" when it's in PDF format an has footnotes and/or references listed that you can easily access and see where the source got the original data ;)
You're right we don't always agree, but I let you say your piece and I say mine. In a dignified manner. And my views are all "individual" to say the least. I get many posts from the Right on my feed and also from far left. But the ones I argue with the most are the pro-choice ones. As the daughter of a scientist, I grew up looking at cells through a microscope. No one can tell me that if we found a microorganism on another planet, it wouldn't be a world wide headline, "We found life on another planet!!" If a microorganism on another planet is life, so is one, growing at a faster pace than any other organism, growing in a woman's uterus! Whew :) That's nice to get out of system on a thread where I know I won't be the only one who thinks that way. And it's due to faith AND science.
421 species have the homosexual gene somewhere in their genome (possibly) It is in the human genome and had been there all along. The fallacy with comparing the human genome (mapped DNA) to a frog is that the only thing we have on common is the lower part of the brain (that is a pure reflex response w/I cognition). We have a very high functioning upper part of the brain (the frontal cortex) that allows for thought, logic, societal norms and mores. That is to say humans have a higher capacity to subjugate their biology (due to expectations by society) and live as they are expected to.
@Sarah, thanks for clearing that up. I meant to go to the lengths of explaining how environmental factors trigger certain "dormant" markers in your DNA...like Autism...many have the marker for it, but it takes certain environmental factors to trigger it.
In response to a photo supporting Chik-Fil-A's anti-LBGT stance:
You are smarter than that, Matt. The Old Testament also condemns eating shellfish and pork, women wearing pants and going outside of their home while they are menstruating (as they are "unclean"), wearing gold, braiding your hair, wearing polyester or other blended fabrics...this list could go on forever. I prefer to look to the Gospels. I have combed Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and have found nothing Jesus said regarding homosexuality. I am definitely not the offspring of God, but I have lived 33 years also, and I have voiced my opinion on just about everything. I would think that Jesus, knowing His fate, would have done the same.
More rants to come...my son wants access to Netflix....
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