tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post4033231811462832753..comments2023-10-31T09:14:26.930-05:00Comments on Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues: Wal-Mart's Crocodile Tears Don't Hide Its GreedManifesto Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-68252720348886287972014-03-26T17:18:03.903-05:002014-03-26T17:18:03.903-05:00More like 80 to 100More like 80 to 100Old Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279657261404730976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-59791789265914630522014-03-26T12:54:32.665-05:002014-03-26T12:54:32.665-05:00Yeah, at least 50!Yeah, at least 50!Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-40395176975267940632014-03-26T10:39:59.861-05:002014-03-26T10:39:59.861-05:00There are more differences than that. About 50 IQ ...There are more differences than that. About 50 IQ points -- that comes to mind.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-74937602265667452512014-03-26T10:21:38.025-05:002014-03-26T10:21:38.025-05:00There is a very basic difference between Perry and...There is a very basic difference between Perry and Brown. <br /><br />Perry is a republican.<br /><br />Brown is a Democrat.<br /><br />That is all that needs to be said!Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-88666034654256867552014-03-26T09:00:45.298-05:002014-03-26T09:00:45.298-05:00It has annoyed me how the likes of Perry are alway...It has annoyed me how the likes of Perry are always extremely "Conservative" fiscally---but only when it comes to OTHER people.<br />Perry himself has cost the taxpayers a mint. In addition to his $150,000 salary as governor, he is also pulling down a $92,000 pension. I'm unclear as to how someone who is allegedly still working can also claim a pension---but then, I'm just a lowly private sector worker (and we don't get pensions). The only "retirement" plan I'll get is the day I keel over of a heart attack at my work station (I have no doubt I will work until the day I die).<br />In contrast to Perry, California's governor, Jerry Brown, has long been very frugal with the people's money.<br />In his first term in office, Brown got rid of the governor's limousine and other perks of office. He also refused to live in the governor's mansion (instead living in a tiny apartment, sleeping on a mattress on the floor).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-81589891618726909882014-03-25T16:05:52.405-05:002014-03-25T16:05:52.405-05:00I understand that Gov. Rick "El Pendejo"...I understand that Gov. Rick "El Pendejo" Perry has been running ads in California, inviting all the tax-ridden businesses out there to relocated to Texas. Yeah, come on down, so you can hire illegal immigrants at minimum wage to handle hazardous materials!Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-90044037918479581992014-03-25T15:28:13.725-05:002014-03-25T15:28:13.725-05:00The jobs attributed to Tex'ass' perry aren...The jobs attributed to Tex'ass' perry aren't new jobs. They are transferred jobs. Tex'ass doesn't win unless some other state suffers. That isn't competition it is tax haven give-away and employee punishment. From what I can see ... in Tex'ass all the employers are in a race to the bottom of the compensation bucket while climbing to the top of the social register.<br />Tex'ass needs to turn blue so it may again be Texas.Old Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279657261404730976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-7076493331575902402014-03-24T11:29:57.138-05:002014-03-24T11:29:57.138-05:00One of the few hopeful signs I see now is the divi...One of the few hopeful signs I see now is the division within the Republican Party. It's amazing when you see people like Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst being depicted as not conservative enough. I don't think there will be a split, but if the tea party types manage to dominate the Republican Party, it will return to minority status for a long time. Unfortunately, they are still going to have a lot of money, and that's mostly what matters in U.S. politics. There will have to be some kind of general mayhem before there will be permanent change.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-59729828377829160542014-03-24T04:05:20.311-05:002014-03-24T04:05:20.311-05:00More and more, I hear people calling for Jeb Bush ...More and more, I hear people calling for Jeb Bush to run in 2016. If Jeb put Rick Perry on the ticket, he could claim to have a good job-creation record. But from what I understand, most of the jobs created under Perry have been low wage-type jobs. However, I don't think that really matters to the Limbaugh crowd---I guarantee you that they'd vote for that ticket in a heartbeat. I think Rush wants someone more Conservative than Jeb anyway---perhaps Ted Cruz? It will be interesting to see who is on the ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-9412380791453057192014-03-24T03:09:17.585-05:002014-03-24T03:09:17.585-05:00Unfortunately, they own a lot of politicians. I se...Unfortunately, they own a lot of politicians. I see violence ahead, but it will be long enough from now that I don't expect to see it, nor do I want to.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-43344251279615738022014-03-23T10:25:00.349-05:002014-03-23T10:25:00.349-05:00It is time for companies like Walmart and McDonald...It is time for companies like Walmart and McDonalds to pay the full cost of their labor. If not, at least their taxes should be increased to cover the additional cost to the public that results from their low wages.<br /><br />Walmart US employees used $2.1 billion in public assistance while the company made $17 billion in profits.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com