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Mainecat

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  1. Been saying that here for years only to be told its the high taxes. Its the 50 cent wages and zero benefits.
  2. I have been voting Democrat most of my life blame the republicans for cutting unions, pensions etc. Your generation is just a bunch of prescription drug lazy asses.
  3. I would have supported her in the past BUT she is in bed too deep with corporate dollars. Its why I support Sanders
  4. No business in the US can compete with that. Even removing all business taxes.
  5. It wont be close. He will probably take his ball and go home. Thats his MO in life. He runs from any altercation.
  6. She is the better candidate. Perfect far from that but no different than any president I ever voted for. I will not vote for her. You should make a statement and do the same to Trump.
  7. Really??? As a small business I knew that statement was pure bullshit. The overblown Obamacare myth about small business By Jose Pagliery @Jose_Pagliery NEW YORK (CNNMoney) It's been uttered by every opponent of health care reform: Obamacare will kill small businesses. But the new law's rules don't apply to the vast majority of small businesses. The employer mandate, which forces firms to start providing insurance in 2014, pertains only to companies with at least 50 full-time workers. That's a tiny fraction of small businesses. As of 2010, there were roughly 5.7 million small employers, defined as those with fewer than 500 workers. Some 97% of them have fewer than 50 employees. That means Obamacare's employer mandate applies only to 3% of America's small businesses. That's about 200,000 companies. The critics aren't convinced: "Small businesses don't have staff with the time and expertise to deal with the new system. It's a huge drain on these smaller firms," wrote U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), House Small Business Committee chair, in a recent editorial for The Washington Times. Why so much focus on so few firms? A Graves spokesman said the affected businesses include fast-growing "gazelle" firms, the startups that contribute a disproportionate amount of the nation's new jobs. "The more money these companies have to spend complying with health care mandates, the less they have to hire and expand," the spokesman said. Those costs aren't anything to laugh at. If they don't provide insurance, businesses with 50-plus workers face $40,000 in penalties and $2,000 for each additional full-time employee. However, nearly all of those businesses already do provide insurance: 96% of those with 50-plus workers currently offer health plans anyway, according to government data. That most businesses affected by the mandate already provide insurance doesn't necessarily mean their insurance is good enough or sufficiently cheap under new Obamacare rules. That's the counterpoint made by U.S. Senator John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming. "The mandates are for a lot more coverage than the average person would want, need or can afford. The business is going to have to spend time, money and have to figure that out," Barrasso said. For example, firms might be providing insurance that Obamacare deems unaffordable -- that is, if it costs more than 9.5% of a worker's income. But there are signs that most plans out there qualify under Obamcare's other requirement. More than 99% of those in work-sponsored plans have insurance that meets most Obamacare coverage standards, according to last year's study by NORC at the University of Chicago. Putting it all together, the data shows that only a tiny sliver of the nation's small businesses face the new rules -- and even fewer face any changes. Of the country's 6.5 million workplaces, only 1% must actually start providing insurance next year. It's a reality that's likely to catch most small business owners by surprise, said Eileen Elliot, a Vermont health care attorney who advises entrepreneurs. "There's a lot of trepidation and misinformation out there," Elliot said. "I think it's time to do some education." Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/21/smallbusiness/obamacare/
  8. I guess you would be happier with Putin then.
  9. After watching Trump say he has no clue what Obama was talking about when he spoke earlier I watched Obamas speech. Now Trump says he has no clue WTF the president was talking about? Really? If he is serious he needs to drop off the face of the fuckin earth. This mornings poll says Trump has a 70% disapproval rate. (Taken before the nightclub shooting)
  10. Vince these guys don't have a clue what a good president is. Remember these are the same guys that supported Bush and Cheney and their wars. Now they support a worse person in Trump. Just give up.
  11. 80% of the population is on a med to balance them so they can cope with life. Thats the problem today. My generation had Schlitz and Seagrams 7 bootstraps ya pussies.
  12. Republicans are selfish....they dont care about the gay community or Muslims or the middle class or the poor or feeding kids. Theres much more but I have things to do.
  13. It must suck to be a republican having 2 candidates than can beat the repub nominee..... Losing to a non American black Muslim and soon a woman! Lots bodies jumping off bridges come November..
  14. Maybe its time to invade a country?....maybe 2?
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