Biden: GOP considers teachers selfish
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(CBS News) DETROIT - Vice President Joe Biden told a gathering of more than 3,000 teachers on Sunday that Mitt Romney and fellow Republicans think that teachers are selfish.
"They characterize you as only caring about yourself," Biden said at the American Federation of Teachers conference. "But the fact of the matter is, I don't think they know you. I don't think [Romney] knows you."
The AFT speech was Biden's third address to a national union this month -- he earlier spoke to the national police union in Florida and the national firefighters union in Pennsylvania. In those previous speeches, he used similar language to make the case that Democrats are far more attuned to the concerns of the unions' constituencies.
The vice president suggested that Romney doesn't understand the sacrifices teachers make in their personal lives for the betterment of their students when considering the demands teacher unions make for higher wages and better benefits.
"How many other people have to do a difficult job and have to deal with that child from a broken home whose mother or father just got arrested?" Biden said to a resounding applause. "How many of you have to do that every single day, and so much more?"
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Sometimes I think everybody in Washington (politicians) are only slightly more intelligent than the average mushroom.
While Biden was commenting about what the GOP thinks of teachers; he should have reminded them about Obama's response when he asked our troops to pay for their own health insurance, because it was costing the government too much money.
When they politely declined; Obama's comment was "I didn't know there were so many selfish people in the US".!
If we don't get these bloodsucking shrooms out of Washington in November 2012......
Congress isn't any better.
They have to approve the expenditure of the BILLIONS we send to foreign countries (many of which are our enemies) every month; all the while sitting in their comfy chairs and singing "Hail, hail, the gang's all here. what the heck do we care"; after all, it's not their money.!
They consider themselves so much better than the average taxpayer they are sucking dry; they have voted themselves automatic raises every year, set up their own elite healthcare and pension plans and don't have to waste one minute thinking about the future, because they have secured it for themselves and screw the constituents.!
A: This chain e-mail contains fabricated quotes and misrepresents a budget idea that the White House scrapped. The quotes were intended as satire.
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/05/would-obama-have-soldiers-pay-for-own-war-injuries/
"Unions brought Americans a living wage, 40 hour week, safety rules, bathroom breaks, medical care, sick leave, paid vacation"
And you wonder why corporations do some offshoring (not ALL jobs, just the ones you can train a monkey to do) in order to bolster their bottom line.
Ay yes, spoken like a person who wants to bring back the day of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. You know back in 1911 when 146 garment workers died because the managers had locked the doors.
"Unions brought Americans a living wage, 40 hour week, safety rules, bathroom breaks, medical care, sick leave, paid vacation"
And you wonder why corporations do some offshoring (not ALL jobs, just the ones you can train a monkey to do) in order to bolster their bottom line.
So I wonder if this is the view of most republicans that any kind of labor that does not require any thought process is for monkeys. I am sure the auto union would love to know this.
I really hate Biden's grudge against non working class people - it's so bitter and contemptuous.
What the F is with that? To me the Democratic party is the party of inclusion ... so why's he pushing people away?
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In 1981, after 45 years of closing the wealth gap between rich and poor, Reagan got Congress to decrease taxes for the rich. From then to 2001, the gap between rich and poor widened. In 2001, Bush pushed through an even bigger tax break for the rich. From 2001 to present the disparity in wealth between rich and poor widened even faster. Unless you are part of the one percent, and, friend, I very much doubt you are, you, and everyone around, you are getting poorer and poorer and poorer. And you have the GOP to thank. The Democrats want to stop this erosion of the position of the working class. The GOP want it to continue.
Which side are you on, boy? Which side are you on?
They're wonderful people as people go, but... THERE IS NO MORE MONEY!
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Wrong. Right now the USA is overflowing with money. The U. S. Government is even borrowing money at negative interest rates of -0.6%. Foreigners are paying the government a premium to hold their money (issue bonds) for 19 years. We have the means to invest in our future for free right now. But the Republicans have convinced the ignorant, lazy and unteachable that there is a dire situation. Think of it. It the situation were dire, then our government would be paying 6 - 7 % interest at the very least. Instead, other nations and their citizens are paying us to give them US Bonds.
By Terry Weiss, Money Morning
Noted expert Peter Schiff says the U.S. economy is on the verge of an economic collapse worse than 2008 and is warning investors to take immediate steps to protect themselves.
In a gripping interview on Yahoo Finance, Schiff warns that while the Fed's moves could "artificially" bolster the economy - and bring investors false hope that things are turning around - the truth is that the government will only be delaying the "Day of Reckoning."
"If the Fed ultimately comes through with QE3... it won't strengthen the economy, but it will weaken the dollar," Schiff said, noting that Bernanke's policies will eventually lead to a Greek style debilitating sovereign debt crisis where the dollar plunges and consumer prices and interest rates spike.
"We have a much bigger collapse coming, not just the markets, but of the economy. It's like what you're seeing in Europe right now only worse," Schiff said.
The collapse could be set in motion as early as August 1st. That's the day that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke gives his annual remarks from Jackson Hole, Wyoming where many analysts expect Bernanke will announce plans for QE3 - and the next phase of money printing begins.
He goes on to say that things will get truly ugly when we hit our fiscal cliff and have to slash government spending across the board.
"People on entitlements like Social Security and Medicare... they're not going to get the benefits they've been promised. Government workers are going to have to take pay cuts... banks are going to fail... people are going to lose money, not just investors but depositors. The housing market is going to fall again."
And Schiff isn't the only expert warning about the U.S. economy's dire predicament.
A group of prominent scientists, economists and geopolitical experts have uncovered an emerging pattern... one they believe could soon hasten an American economic catastrophe - and a radical hit to the wealth and financial security of millions Americans.
Editor's note: Germany's military held a secret investigation into this emerging pattern and concluded it could lead to "political instability and extremism." Click here to view this controversial investigation.
A large part of this has to do with the velocity of total credit market debt. It's part of a pattern of accelerating debt - and few have been able to track the speed of it, which is growing at a rate even faster than just a few months ago.
Chris Martenson, a highly acclaimed scientist and an expert on exponential growth, says the dangerous pattern of accelerating debt can go unnoticed at first. But what's happening underneath the radar is the speed of the doubling, which is now accelerating even faster to an unsustainable level.
"That's when chaos breaks out," Martenson says.
As of today, the total credit market debt is 357% larger than GDP. That represents an astounding $691,000 for a family of four in America.
Yet the doubling period for this gets shorter at an exponential rate that increases every day. "It's a very dangerous exponential growth curve," says Martenson, "one that's setting us up for a situation worse than we've seen in Greece and across Europe."
"Every American needs to know what this means and what steps to take with your finances, investments and day-to-day life to prepare for it, "Martenson added.
What the Experts Say: To protect your investments it's critical to understand steps you can take to prepare for a looming catastrophe. Click here to learn how some of the foremost experts in the world recommend you get ready for what's coming.
By Terry Weiss, Money Morning
Noted expert Peter Schiff says the U.S. economy is on the verge of an economic collapse worse than 2008 and is warning investors to take immediate steps to protect themselves.
In a gripping interview on Yahoo Finance, Schiff warns that while the Fed's moves could "artificially" bolster the economy - and bring investors false hope that things are turning around - the truth is that the government will only be delaying the "Day of Reckoning."
"If the Fed ultimately comes through with QE3... it won't strengthen the economy, but it will weaken the dollar," Schiff said, noting that Bernanke's policies will eventually lead to a Greek style debilitating sovereign debt crisis where the dollar plunges and consumer prices and interest rates spike.
"We have a much bigger collapse coming, not just the markets, but of the economy. It's like what you're seeing in Europe right now only worse," Schiff said.
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The collapse could be set in motion as early as August 1st. That's the day that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke gives his annual remarks from Jackson Hole, Wyoming where many analysts expect Bernanke will announce plans for QE3 - and the next phase of money printing begins.
He goes on to say that things will get truly ugly when we hit our fiscal cliff and have to slash government spending across the board.
"People on entitlements like Social Security and Medicare... they're not going to get the benefits they've been promised. Government workers are going to have to take pay cuts... banks are going to fail... people are going to lose money, not just investors but depositors. The housing market is going to fall again."
And Schiff isn't the only expert warning about the U.S. economy's dire predicament.
A group of prominent scientists, economists and geopolitical experts have uncovered an emerging pattern... one they believe could soon hasten an American economic catastrophe - and a radical hit to the wealth and financial security of millions Americans.
Editor's note: Germany's military held a secret investigation into this emerging pattern and concluded it could lead to "political instability and extremism." Click here to view this controversial investigation.
A large part of this has to do with the velocity of total credit market debt. It's part of a pattern of accelerating debt - and few have been able to track the speed of it, which is growing at a rate even faster than just a few months ago.
Chris Martenson, a highly acclaimed scientist and an expert on exponential growth, says the dangerous pattern of accelerating debt can go unnoticed at first. But what's happening underneath the radar is the speed of the doubling, which is now accelerating even faster to an unsustainable level.
"That's when chaos breaks out," Martenson says.
As of today, the total credit market debt is 357% larger than GDP. That represents an astounding $691,000 for a family of four in America.
Yet the doubling period for this gets shorter at an exponential rate that increases every day. "It's a very dangerous exponential growth curve," says Martenson, "one that's setting us up for a situation worse than we've seen in Greece and across Europe."
"Every American needs to know what this means and what steps to take with your finances, investments and day-to-day life to prepare for it, "Martenson added.
What the Experts Say: To protect your investments it's critical to understand steps you can take to prepare for a looming catastrophe.
Hard Times Generation: Families living in cars
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A reporter's story: Finding homeless families
(CBS News) Never has unemployment been so high for so long. And as a result, more than 16 million kids are living in poverty -- that's the most since 1962. It's worst where the construction industry collapsed. And one of those places is central Florida
Who is selfish? Obama and the Dems according to CBS's own news stories.
Obama is more concerned with the Teachers Union helping him get elected than these homeless kids created under his watch.
The Obama Great Depression is on it's way of we don't do something about it
He is wiping out the middle class he pretends to care so much about.