Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
04-24-2014 | 10:23 AM
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From: 767er Captain
Where both t and you run off the rails is the fact that this country and government is far bigger than one person. I've never quite understood the fascination with blaming or exalting said individual for everything that is going on at any given time. Sure, the president sets a lot of the policies, but by in large the overall economy is independent of whoever is in office at the time.
But at least he is all about spending several million to get grazing fees paid.... (And FWIW, I think that Cliven needs to open his checkbook.)
04-24-2014 | 10:25 AM
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From: 767er Captain
04-24-2014 | 10:29 AM
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I am talking about the rate of reduction. Of course, you have to factor in the DC speak of reducing the planned on increase in spending, and not actually reducing spending. And the grab of 1/3 of the economy is hardly what I would call inspiring. Now he's crowing about 8 million that got health coverage... after how many million LOST coverage? No. he's a total douchebag.
But he's right, I didn't build that.
We'll just have to agree to disagree.
But he's right, I didn't build that.
We'll just have to agree to disagree.
Newsflash: They are friends and they hang out together.
04-24-2014 | 10:30 AM
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I'm not sure what you mean by the rate. If you are asking about the deficit, it's shrinking.
I think the point is that it's less than half of what it was 5 years ago. If you were smoking 5 packs of cigarettes a day a month ago, but now you are down to two, I'd be like congratulations -- keep doing what you are doing.
My 401K is more than double what it was back then.
Plus, I'm way better off than I was in 2008 and I suspect you are, too.
You have to admit things are going in the right direction, right?
So, maybe "things" -- and "the CEO" you were talking about -- aren't quite as bad as you make them out to be. :roll eyes:
I think the point is that it's less than half of what it was 5 years ago. If you were smoking 5 packs of cigarettes a day a month ago, but now you are down to two, I'd be like congratulations -- keep doing what you are doing.
My 401K is more than double what it was back then.
Plus, I'm way better off than I was in 2008 and I suspect you are, too.
You have to admit things are going in the right direction, right?
So, maybe "things" -- and "the CEO" you were talking about -- aren't quite as bad as you make them out to be. :roll eyes:
04-24-2014 | 10:52 AM
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From: right for a long, long time
You were already getting those reward dollars. They did not increase from the previous year. Therefore you will have more out of pocket cost. If your deductable last year was $1000 and your reward was $600, then you had an out of pocket of $400 to cover it. Now if your deductable goes up to $2000 and you still only get $600 then you now have $1400 out of pocket. Our cost went up plain and simple. The reward dollars cover less percerntage of the total cost now. Therefore you will pay more out of your wallet.
Either way, I made 27% more YOY for the same number of work days thanks to C2012.
04-24-2014 | 10:59 AM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
But that's not a whole lot different than the sort of arbitrage one plays with a cheap government subsidized mortgage. In many cases that money is then redeployed in another cash making scheme.
If you like currency arbitrage, pick up a Venezuelan bank account.
04-24-2014 | 11:06 AM
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I certainly do not get excited about the present value of my 401k, or use it as a barometer of the economy, since it is more or less being propped up by Monopoly money.
I guess I am getting old as I have seen this game before. Remember the end of the 90's and the inflated run up due to the tech boom. Anyone remember "web van"?
04-24-2014 | 11:06 AM
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I for one am tired of trading productivity and approved harassment for a few extra dollars, all the while I'm flying more and getting nickled and dimed by medical expenses (anybody looked at our vision plan? We're pilots for crying out loud!) and reduced profit sharing.
FWIW, I fully agree that we need to be more aggressively setting the tone for Section 6.
04-24-2014 | 11:16 AM
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04-24-2014 | 11:19 AM
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From: Light Chop
Or the fact fed basically creates money out of thin air and buys our own debt (that otherwise would not be purchased because of low returns). Makes you wonder what the "real" debt number is. Heck, I could certainly create a false economy from that alone.
I certainly do not get excited about the present value of my 401k, or use it as a barometer of the economy, since it is more or less being propped up by Monopoly money.
I guess I am getting old as I have seen this game before. Remember the end of the 90's and the inflated run up due to the tech boom. Anyone remember "web van"?
I certainly do not get excited about the present value of my 401k, or use it as a barometer of the economy, since it is more or less being propped up by Monopoly money.
I guess I am getting old as I have seen this game before. Remember the end of the 90's and the inflated run up due to the tech boom. Anyone remember "web van"?
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