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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (28645)	7/11/2011 6:29:39 PM
From: ggersh	1 Recommendation Respond to of 119362

Agree, but this ain't gridlock.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (28645)	7/11/2011 7:33:57 PM
From: Oblivious	7 Recommendations Respond to of 119362

Alan Simpson, Senator from Wyoming, Co-Chair of Obama's deficit commission, calls senior citizens the Greediest Generation as he compared "Social Security" to a Milk Cow with 310 million teats. August, 2010. Here's a response in a letter from a unknown farmer in Montana.... I think he is a little ticked off! He also tells it like it is ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hey Alan, let's get a few things straight.. 1. As a career politician, you have been on the public tit for FIFTY YEARS. 2.. I have been paying Social Security taxes for 48 YEARS (since I was 15 years old. I am now 63). 3 My Social Security payments, and those of millions of other Americans, were safely tucked away in an interest bearing account for decades until you political pukes decided to raid the account and give OUR money to a bunch of zero ambition losers in return for votes, thus bankrupting the system and turning Social Security into a Ponzi scheme that would have made Bernie Madoff proud. 4. Recently, just like Lucy & Charlie Brown, you and your ilk pulled the proverbial football away from millions of American seniors nearing retirement and moved the goalposts for full retirement from age 65 to age 67. NOW, you and your shill commission are proposing to move the goalposts YET AGAIN. 5 I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying into Medicare from Day One, and now you morons propose to change the rules of the game.. Why? Because you idiots mismanaged other parts of the economy to such an extent that you need to steal money from Medicare to pay the bills. 6. I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying income taxes our entire lives, and now you propose to increase our taxes yet again. Why? Because you incompetent bastards spent our money so profligately that you just kept on spending even after you ran out of money. Now, you come to the American taxpayers and say you need more to pay off YOUR debt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To add insult to injury, you label us "greedy" for calling "bullshit" on your incompetence. Well, Captain Bullshit, I have a few questions for YOU. 1. How much money have you earned from the American taxpayers during your pathetic 50-year political career? 2. At what age did you retire from your pathetic political career, and how much are you receiving in annual retirement benefits from the American taxpayers? 3. How much do you pay for YOUR government provided health insurance? 4. What cuts in YOUR retirement and healthcare benefits are you proposing in your disgusting deficit reduction proposal, or, as usual, have you exempted yourself and your political cronies? It is you, Captain Bullshit, and your political co-conspirators called Congress who are the "greedy" ones. It is you and your fellow nutcases who have bankrupted America and stolen the American dream from millions of loyal, patriotic taxpayers. And for what? Votes. That's right, sir. You and yours have bankrupted America for the sole purpose of advancing your pathetic political careers. You know it, we know it, and you know that we know it. And you can take that to the bank, you miserable ASS.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (28645)	7/11/2011 7:58:06 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 119362

tejek still has me on ignore...maybe he can 'splain what's up with GM...-g- Maybe the government takeover turned GM into another bureaucracy? AP Sources: GM to sell diesel version of Chevy Cruze in US; car could get 50 mpg on highway In this undated photo provided by General Motors Co., the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, is shown. The Cruze, the most popular car in the U.S. last month, will come in a diesel version that could boost gas mileage to around 50 mpg, two people briefed on General Motors Co. product plans said Monday, July 11, 2011. (AP Photo/General Motors Co.) Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer, On Monday July 11, 2011, 5:35 pm EDT DETROIT (AP) -- The Chevrolet Cruze, the most popular car in the U.S. last month, will come in a diesel version that could boost gas mileage to around 50 mpg, two people briefed on General Motors Co. product plans said Monday. A diesel Cruze would help GM meet more stringent government gas mileage requirements. It also would rival the efficiency of the popular Toyota Prius gas-electric hybrid, which gets 51 mpg in the city and 48 on the highway, according to estimates from the Environmental Protection Agency. The diesel Cruze won't hit showrooms until at least 2013, according to one of the people, both of whom asked not to be identified because the company hasn't made a formal announcement. The people didn't know the price of the Cruze. Cars with diesel engines generally cost more than those with gasoline engines because they are more expensive to produce. The base version of the Cruze now starts at $16,525. The diesel Cruze would be built at GM's factory in Lordstown, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland. GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson would not comment on the diesel engine. GM sold about 25,000 Cruzes last month, vaulting the model past perennial leaders such as the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord to become the best-selling car in the U.S. Both Toyota and Honda had fewer models to sell because of parts shortages caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. GM has several diesel-powered cars in other parts of the world, including a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged diesel Cruze that's selling well in Australia. GM and other U.S.-based automakers have been reluctant to bring diesel engines to the U.S. for fear that people wouldn't pay extra for them. Only 2.7 percent of cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. came equipped with diesels in the 2010 model year, according to Ward's AutoInfoBank. But Volkswagen, which offers diesels in several models including the Golf and Jetta compacts, can't produce enough diesel engines to meet demand in the U.S., spokesman Scott Vazin said. About 22 percent of the automaker's U.S. sales came from diesel vehicles in the first half of the year. The Jetta diesel gets an estimated 42 miles per gallon on the highway and 30 in the city. A diesel Jetta starts at $22,995, about $2,000 more than the starting price of a comparably equipped gas-engine Jetta. But the diesel also gets about 35 percent better fuel economy on the highway. GM, Volkswagen and other automakers will have to use diesel and other technology to meet stricter U.S. fuel economy standards in the coming years. Already the U.S. new-car and light truck fleet has to average 35.5 mpg by 2016, up nearly 10 mpg from current standards. The Obama administration is proposing that the standard reach 56.2 mpg by 2025. Each auto company will have a different fuel-efficiency target, based on its mix of vehicles. finance.yahoo.com