--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Discussing politics is like discussing Playboy Playmates. > > But you haven't *really* walked the Tantric path > until you've discussed politics *with* a Playboy > playmate. :-) I had the opportunity to do just that, > because some friends of mine in Chicago had gotten > the gig of helping Playboy to create websites for > each of their playmates. The three guys who were > putting together the websites were, as fate would > have it, gay, and didn't really quite "get" the > women they were immortalizing on the Web,
Funny, I always thought you had to be gay in order to like the women of Playboy. On the whole, they are fake and plastic and 180 degrees away from what I consider the idyllic woman. > but I > got to talk to some of them. It may have been > just dumb luck, but every one of them impressed > me as intelligent, well-spoken, self-respecting > and interesting women. Go figure. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: tazarmfune > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:39 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Where is Mr. M.DIXON? > > > > > > >>>> > > When Reagan took office government revenues were around 500 > billion a > > year , give or take about 50 billion. Before taxes were raised > again the > > economy had expanded and revenues increased to about 1 trillion > during > > the Reagan administration. > > >>>>> > > > > After his tax cuts, the country went into recession. > > > > And don't forget that Reagan instituted the largst tax increase in > American > > History (social securty issues). > > > > And he compiled more debt than all the previous presidents > combined. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > Now under Bush there has been steady growth in the economy month > by > > month, pulled out of the Clinton recession,and again government > revenues > > have grown. I don't have the exact numbers in front of me but > every now and > > then I hear in the news where government revenues for a quarter > were > > bigger than were anticipated and caused the deficit to be less > than > > expected. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > > Steady growth? > > > > What reality are you living in? > > > > Steady job losses for over 4 years. > > Only modern president to have a net job losses in a term. > > > > Clionton recession? > > More GOP fantasy. > > Longest sustained economic growth in U.S. History (despite the > blow job). > > Yes, record tax increases (surpassing Reagan), but - take a look > at ALL the > > dire predictions from the right wing about that. The WSJ > predicting economic > > doom and disaster. None of which came to pass. > > Bush inherited a slowing economy for sure... but not one that met > the > > traditional definition of "recession." > > "Deficits less than expected?" > > Are you kidding me? > > Before he took office, there were NO deficits projected or > expected. > > Surpluses were in the forecast. > > Nothing but red ink now. > > So much for the Balanced Budget Amendment. > > And it's just not the so-called "war on terror." > > Bush's non-defense spending has increased about 7% per year, vs. > 2% for > > Clinton. > > Bush has changed America's course from tax-and-spend to > > borrow-and-spend. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi > mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------------- > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > a.. Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. > > > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------------- > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/