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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 09:11 AM) in Lake Michigan. Naturally.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 08:24 AM) Ok, I'll say it...Google Maps was better. Google maps is top notch.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 09:14 PM) I have never offered any pretense or apology for being an asshole. neither have most of us political correctness haters. common ground. the country is finally coming together.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 03:29 PM) As far as I'm aware, it's a lot more prevalent and more severe these days than it used to be, like a lot of other allergies. yea, i can understand the peanut butter thing if it is a serious health issue.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 04:23 PM) George Hamilton, err I mean Mitt Romney looked darker in front of a Latino audience. Romney is a pandering dumbass. Basically, a Democrat got on the top of the GOP ticket. f*** him.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 04:52 PM) I'm in a journalism class that's entire purpose is understanding cultures and how to be politically correct. :lolhitting

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 03:45 PM) I'm talking about the cigarette tax. But "actively f***ing" tourists over, is ridiculous. I doubt the amount will be large enough to prevent people from going to any of those things. Gas prices would make a bigger difference. White sox pricing would make a bigger difference. Chicago already reached the property tax threshold and has 10% sales tax, the money has to come from somewhere. property taxes are going up again. possibly a Chicago income tax. more fees and higher sales taxes. spend spend spend.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 04:29 PM) It's in this article: "The city expects to bring in $18.7 million in cigarette taxes this year, compared with $32.9 million just six years ago, according to city financial records." Sorry, it was 6 years...but still...that's a massive dropoff in a short amount of time. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09...amusement-taxes they have raised taxes so high that most people do not buy that particular product in the city anymore. typical dumbass politician move. just wait for the solution to make up for the lack of tax revenue; raise taxes on cigarettes again.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 08:41 AM) Our country is getting more f***ed up every year. indeed. crashing and burning because of massive stupidity.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 20, 2012 -> 02:58 AM) There is a lot of discrimination out there still and political correctness is all that stops some people from trying to offend everyone.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 08:52 PM) via I am officially boycotting dos equis.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 07:07 PM) That is your fault you lazy, irresponsible moocher! Not if I have anything to do about it! I am fighting for the middle class against the wealthy elites.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 18, 2012 -> 04:01 PM) Has the occupy movement accomplished anything? no

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 05:42 PM) Wow. The school year has been cut in half! No wonder we're falling behind in science and math. Well, you are just going to accept it. Chicago teacher contract: work 5 hours a day, for only half the year, and get overpaid. Plus luxurious multimillion dollar pension. All while the hard working middle class of Chicago are removed from their homes, so the greedy elite can have more money. It's a very sad situation.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 12:10 AM) Flags that release poison when burned, that is clever. indeed

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 04:44 PM) No, people shouldn't be rewarded for being stupid, but neither should banks...the point of this is to help those that were caught in-between the stupidity of both. but those wall street bankers gave a lot of bribe money to Obama. The are entitled to a billion dollar bailout bonus.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 04:23 PM) How long could you afford your reasonably priced house if you lost your job for 2-4 years starting today? Would you just be another "dumbass?" or if you lose your house because you can't afford the massive tax increase on it to pay some teacher 100K a year to work half the year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 04:26 PM) There is a simple and historically accurate reply here. "Economics is not a morality play". It doesn't matter whether you don't want your money going to bail out a homeowner, if that helps the economy its the right move. Paying these mortgages is extremely destructive to the economy. It artificially raises home prices and keeps people out of the housing market. The market needs to fix it self, we do not need to pay off these mortgages. They can rent and allow other people a chance to be home owners. It's the whole "free money" problem that caused the housing bubble.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 04:00 PM) I have zero desire for my tax dollars to be used to help some dumbass that bought 4x the house they could afford just because times were 'good'. And simply being underwater doesn't mean you need any 'adjustments'. If you can still make the payments, then just too damn bad that your house isn't worth what it was. If you lost your job and need help, sure, come up with a program for that. Otherwise I don't want to pay YOUR mortgage, just like I don't want to pay your student loans either. I totally agree

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 03:29 PM) Too bad that money goes to the banks, not the citizens. Obama needs to pay back all those bribes, er, campain contributions.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 12:27 PM) so i'm not trying to screw you here Y2HH, i actually like you even though we disagree on everything but i was banned a week and a half ago for saying "your head is up your ass" mods, why is this post different? Cause u said ass probably

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 11:06 AM) I think the point is, and the point I was trying to make, that while these other things would be nice...it wasn't their primary goal. IMO, it was subterfuge at it's best...or worst, depending on your view of this. It was a dishonest talking point.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 19, 2012 -> 11:05 AM) That was a big part of it of course, yes. I don't think anyone has said otherwise. But looking at the facts of all the things they were contesting, I think it is clear they wanted more than just that. People would love it to be simple, though. It was all about money and entitlements. These teachers don't care about kids learning.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 18, 2012 -> 09:28 PM) Money sitting in offshore Cayman Island and Swiss bank accounts could help solve a lot of funding issues. even if you could get that money and give it to the US government, it would just get wasted immediately.

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