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To: i-node who wrote (507328)	9/10/2012 11:38:57 AM
From: LindyBill	8 Recommendations Respond to of 793914

Damn, I think I need some Prozac. It's good to be retired. I just posted the following to my dance crowd's Facebook page. Maybe it will piss off a couple of these Obama lovers into voting Republican. :>) "I have got to the health point that I can get back to dancing seven nights a week. Did it in LA for years. Thursday will be Ong King, of course. Wednesday nights I will be dancing to Dooling Rakes at Kelly O'Neil's in Waikiki and to them at O'Toole's in Chinatown on Saturday. The other four nights I will dance at O'Neil's in Waikiki to the Rock band that plays there. It's good enough to swing most numbers. I would rather dance for exercise than be a gym rat. If some of you want to dance any night call me at 808-627-5402 to confirm or come by these places. I plan to be there from 9PM to 11PM every night, at least. I can get by pulling ladies off of bar stools, if I have to, but I would much rather dance with one of you ladies as a partner if I have a choice. It's great to be at a point in my life that allows me to do this."

To: i-node who wrote (507328)	9/10/2012 12:01:06 PM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793914

Good post, pain killers aren't a cure and only lead to dependence. As FDR did in the 30s, politicians will continue to inject anesthesia as long as they can. * * *

To: i-node who wrote (507328)	9/10/2012 1:19:50 PM
From: skinowski	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

Consider that during the Great Depression, we didn't have millions of seniors on Medicare or Social security; we had no unemployment benefits; no food stamps or other "safety net" programs; no credit cards (little unsecured consumer credit at all). All these things serve as "buffers" against people feeling the pain of their economic conditions for a very long time. As FDR did in the 30s, politicians will continue to inject anesthesia as long as they can. To a significant extent those "anesthetics" - as well as others - are paid for through deficit spending. It's not easy to find the exact numbers, but it appears to run in the area of $100-120 billion a month. That is a big subsidy. Without it, we would have no delusions about "recovery". Some people say those dollars are not "real" - but they are. It is true that most of them originate somewhere in the heart and mind of Mr. Bernanke - but by the time the checks get cashed and the money spent - those dollars become fully real. When things eventually blow, it will not be necessarily the end of the world. In recent decades countries like Argentina, Russia, Israel saw their currencies go to zero. And look -- Israel actually entered a period of prosperity. The others are also doing not too badly. Their savers who trusted their governments were left with nothing, but life goes on. But, that said, the depression of the 1930's led to a great war. Will the "progressive" ideology get discredited when things collapse? Not necessarily. Politicians will find whom to blame, and claim that we need government more than ever. Like for enforcing fairness in food rationing.