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15 years ago
Most of the conversations I have had in clubs have been OK as long as the person wasn't too drunk and seeking attention. However, people striking up conversations with me in the bathroom is annoying. I like to pee in peace.
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15 years ago
Phoenix has a few clubs where the majority of the dancers are young, lean and attractive. HiLiter and Bourbon Street were always good for the eye candy.
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15 years ago
The creative budget accounting is really no different than Enron accounting.
And growth during the early Clinton years was a carry over from the prior Bush years/policies. Barring catastrophe, the economy is like a large ocean tanker, it does not turn on a dime.
And under LBJ, we did not have nearly the liberal wasteful spending the Democrats impose now.
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15 years ago
Re, the high wages and benefits of unionized staes worked so well, we exported a majority of those jobs overseas. A high wage is useless if you are unemployed.
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15 years ago
BTW, I live in a very nice community just N of Houston and my sales tax rate is 7.25% w/no income tax. How many communities in the NE liberal states can say the same? How about Ca?
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15 years ago
Once again you let the facts elude you. Based on an analysis by the Tax Foundation of statistics published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2008, Texas ranked 43rd in total state and local taxes, a full 1.3% below the national average. For the past 30 years, they have ranked near the bottom for total taxes.
So I guess you are saying Ca went from #1 in gross product to near bankruptcy in only 2 years, while Tx is still growing and prospering. Where was Bush from again? Where is Pelosi from?
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15 years ago
Clinton did not have a surplus of $230B in the year 2000 because he had to borrow $246.5 From numerous other off budget funds. Clinton NEVER ran a surplus during his 8 years in office, he just borrowed yearly from different budgets, (primarily the SS budget) to offset the general fund losses. In 2000 the following funds were borrowed which resulted in a $16.5 deficit.
$152.3B from Social Security
$30.9B from Civil Service Retirement Fund
$18.5B from Federal Supplementary Medical insurance Trust Fund
$15.0B from Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
$9.0B from the Federal Unemployment Trust Fund
$8.2B from Military Retirement Fund
$3.8B from Transportation Trust Funds
$1.8B from Employee Life Insurance & Retirement fund
$7.0B from others
Total borrowed from off budget funds $246.5B, meaning that his $230B surplus is actually a $16.5B deficit.
($246.5B borrowed - $230B claimed surplus = $16.5B actual deficit).
The last time the federal government ran a true suplus was 1969, the total surplus was $3.2B and before that was $1960, $.3 B
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15 years ago
But I guess left wing tunnel vision wingnuts are OK?
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15 years ago
There seems to be endless discussion of Republican vs Democrat and democracy vs socialism. All politicians are at fault regardless of party affiliation, they are not working for the good of the people.
Regarding solcialism vs democracy, lets examine the real world.
Ben & Jerrys, a fairly liberal company with socialistic beliefs, ran into early financila problems do the the socialist way they ran their. company. To raise funds, they could have increased prices (kind of like a tax on the consumer), instead they solicited investors. (Capitalism). They continued to grow, but ran into further financial problems due to their liberal spending. Once again, raise prices, or go to the capital markets. They knew raising prices(taxing) would kill their business, so they elected for the capital markets.
So even a liberal company knew taxing is bad, but capitalism is good.
Let's look at liberal states like California and liberal/unionized states. They sure as hell do not appear to be doing as well as conservative states like Texas. Texas, isn't that where Bush was from?
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15 years ago
The Democrats had a much bigger role in the housing/sub prime fiasco than the Republicans. You really need to take off the blinders.
The U.S. has basically been operating with a budget deficit for the past 40 years or so. No party has had a balanced budget outside of projections.
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15 years ago
If you are in love with a stripper, you need help.
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15 years ago
Balanced budgets are based on projections, not reality.
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15 years ago
Actually, no shorts allowed, would keep me away.
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15 years ago
In the clubs I visit, you can't have your penis exposed. Luckily, they don't always enforce it.
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15 years ago
She would have to buy me dinner and drinks first.
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15 years ago
I have never been in a club where you have to pay in advance. I have however have dancers wanting payment in advance. They end up getting no dance.
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15 years ago
I like fakes as long as they do not look like they are ready to explode.
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15 years ago
She might think you are Dougster from TUSCL.
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15 years ago
After the guns, whisky and meth, we should film the rebirth as a reality show.
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15 years ago
We are where we are because of the actions of politicians. Both parties need to share the blame.
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15 years ago
Clubber, your right, and he did post about an idiot friend of his visiting a SC together. I guess birds of a feather ....
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15 years ago
No apology needed Snake, you just state the reality of the situation. Women contantly prostitute themselves. There are a lot of trophy wives that married for the love of money/lifestyle instead of the love of their mate.
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15 years ago
Burger King is test marketing Budweiser with their value meals. I always find it interesting that in tough times, we seem to loosen our attitudes towards vices.
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15 years ago
It's usually spur of the moment for me. I used to plan, but now it seems most of my visits are because I am in the general area.