A Very Serious Question For The American People! (Page 16): Go back and read the interactions above, genius, and see if you can figure it out on your own without someone spelling it...

cwp3420

thom w wrote:

What exactly is your purpose here, or in life for that matter.

Go back and read the interactions above, genius, and see if you can figure it out on your own without someone spelling it out for you. Good luck. I don't think you can do it.

Rose42

Frosty wrote:

Take some time and click on the links Blurry posted to Frosty a little ways back. He has some fantastic photos there. Very professional. Everything from scary looking bugs to eagles (including one in flight with the moon just above it) to a septic truck. This is well worth your time. Great stuff.

Check it out.

Going to make us search?

I remember some of his spider pictures - great pics.

cwp3420

wooden_ships wrote:

Must suck to be you. The majority of NM voters disagree with your opinion of righteous government? That happened in a red state no less!

Perhaps voters are turning away from your trump inspired right wing extremist beliefs.

Clueless. You ship is sinking. Look at the voting demographics going back to 1912, when we became a state. Now look and see who the majority of Hispanics vote for in every election. Then you'll have your answer. That's why New Mexico is last on every list in the nation. 106 years of Dimocrat rule has put us last, and we're continuing that trend in this banana republic.

jcboy3

LWW wrote:

As was Thom’s.

Oddly that part doesn’t bother you.

Oddly? No, but I won’t let replies to my posts that are just to cast personal insults go by.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Elaine2025 wrote:

That is very overly simplistic Rose. There is nothing going on in the US that is detrimental to Canada. They have no dog in our politics. They should be working on THEIR side, not butting into our business where they have no say so.

When obummer went to Europe and told the people that wanted BREXIT they were making a mistake and they would need to go to the back of the line, they would be left out in the cold, it was not welcomed or appreciated.

Lol you are clueless about both sides. From farm products to cars. Are you losing what little you have.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Rose42 wrote:

Well I disagree that they can't come here and speak up. I know some Canadians love Trump but they're not in the Attic that I know of. lol

Rose she doesn't have a clue. What market are affected

Frosty Loc: Minnesota

cwp3420 wrote:

Clueless. You ship is sinking. Look at the voting demographics going back to 1912, when we became a state. Now look and see who the majority of Hispanics vote for in every election. Then you'll have your answer. That's why New Mexico is last on every list in the nation. 106 years of Dimocrat rule has put us last, and we're continuing that trend in this banana republic.

O.K., clued one, use your logic to explain why Minnesota is at or near the top on every list. As stated before Minnesota is the best run state according to the Wall Street Journal. New Mexico comes in at number 49 right between the deep red states of Alabama (#48) and Louisiana (#50).

Could it be that Alabama and Louisiana are there because there aren't enough democrats running things and the state's resident rednecks keep electing dumbopublicans to mess up things?

hasslichhog

Feiertag wrote:

Who on this earth would have been worse than Donny for the president of the USA? Help me on this one! I can't think of a single soul.

I'm afraid you're beyond help. And, you can't think of a single soul because his DUMBO opponent, Hillary, was a souless female crook. Also, it's obvious from your message that your brain is so imprisoned it can't see the truth.

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

hasslichhog wrote:

I'm afraid you're beyond help. And, you can't think of a single soul because his DUMBO opponent, Hillary, was a souless female crook. Also, it's obvious from your message that your brain is so imprisoned it can't see the truth.

Im betting that today Trump wishes Hillary had won and that he was back in NYC pooping in a 14 kt toilet.

cwp3420

Frosty wrote:

O.K., clued one, use your logic to explain why Minnesota is at or near the top on every list. As stated before Minnesota is the best run state according to the Wall Street Journal. New Mexico comes in at number 49 right between the deep red states of Alabama (#48) and Louisiana (#50).

Could it be that Alabama and Louisiana are there because there aren't enough democrats running things and the state's resident rednecks keep electing dumbopublicans to mess up things?

You're clueless too, Frosty. No wonder people on here call you the clown. Did you not read what you're commenting to me on? New Mexico is a blue state. Has been since the beginning. Democrats run the show here. Always have, probably always will. Hence, #49. Go back and read what I wrote. It's very plain, and if you still can't understand it, ask your mom to read it to you. Geez.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

hasslichhog wrote:

I'm afraid you're beyond help. And, you can't think of a single soul because his DUMBO opponent, Hillary, was a souless female crook. Also, it's obvious from your message that your brain is so imprisoned it can't see the truth.

We know now lil Abner would been better

Frosty Loc: Minnesota

[quote=Rose42]Going to make us search?

Yeah, may be keep you occupied and out of trouble for awhile..

Frosty Loc: Minnesota

cwp3420 wrote:

You're clueless too, Frosty. No wonder people on here call you the clown. Did you not read what you're commenting to me on? New Mexico is a blue state. Has been since the beginning. Democrats run the show here. Always have, probably always will. Hence, #49. Go back and read what I wrote. It's very plain, and if you still can't understand it, ask your mom to read it to you. Geez.

Apparently you have some reading comprehension problems. Go back and read what a wrote. I asked you to use your clown logic to explain why if the democrats (that by the way is the correct spelling) are to blame for New Mexico's poor showing in rankings, then why is Minnesota number one in the Wall Street Journal ranking of the best run states and why then are the red states of Alabama and Louisiana number 48 and 50, respectively. Bottom line. Your logic about the democrats causing New Mexico to be near the bottom makes no sense when the two states on either side of New Mexico are run be Republicans. Use your clown logic to explain that.

hondo812 Loc: Massachusetts

Frosty wrote:

O.K., clued one, use your logic to explain why Minnesota is at or near the top on every list. As stated before Minnesota is the best run state according to the Wall Street Journal. New Mexico comes in at number 49 right between the deep red states of Alabama (#48) and Louisiana (#50).

Could it be that Alabama and Louisiana are there because there aren't enough democrats running things and the state's resident rednecks keep electing dumbopublicans to mess up things?

Well that's a heck of a leap isn't it?

What are the metrics in the article?
Unemployment?
Ok. How many people work for the state of Minnesota? Because honestly, how can the government of MN be taking credit for private sector jobs?

Pension Funded Ratio?
That actually applies primarily to state and or union jobs these days. Private sector? Not so much. Here in my state the MBTA Pension fund will bankrupt MA or default in the next decade. Theirs is THE sweetheart deal. Retire at 55, collect 75% of your wages. Seriously, who gets that?

Credit Rating? I can see states being rated on their ability to borrow. I'll give you that one. But why are they rated like that? Is it because they tax so much? wink wink

Poverty?
What are the drivers of poverty?
Education
Employment/Opportunity
Health

Does that get most of it?
Education - So at least one of these states at or near the bottom is dead last in graduation from HS. And I'll step out on a limb here and say that the colleges and universities there are for the most part, lacking.
Employment/Opportunity - Most of them have no industrial base at all.
Health - I'm not looking it up but I doubt these states lead the nation in health.

As far as my own state, it benefits greatly from the presence of Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BU, BC, etc.....all private schools. The state had nothing to do with making them great.
We have also been at the forefront of technology and manufacturing for nearly 200 years. From textiles, shoes, high tech, DoD R&D, medical devices, etc. If all you do is grow cotton or make cheese you're never going to get as far.
The best hospitals in the world are a 30 minute drive from my house. There's probably some in NYC too. Have any in Wisconsin been added to that list? I forgot...those aren't part of the government either.

So it seems to me that the definition of "best run" comes down to how much the state can borrow and their credit rating. Both of these are tied to their tax rate, or more appropriately their tax haul. It's hard to tax someone who isn't working. And good jobs are harder to get without a strong educational presence to support growing industries. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to farm, fish, or mine.

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

hondo812 wrote:

Well that's a heck of a leap isn't it? br br What... (show quote)

Lol did not they agree to all those pensions an benefits. It is owed to those people now .