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As President Barack Obama's first year in office draws to a close, Tea Party groups are planning to mark the occasion with a national strike - something local leaders say could demonstrate the conservative groups' burgeoning strength.
The strike, planned for Jan. 20, the first anniversary of Obama's inauguration, is being promoted online through Facebook and Web sites run by various national Tea Party groups.
"What's proposed is a nationwide strike by all Tea Party members, no matter where they are," said Lloyd Rekstad, an organizer of the Yucaipa Tea Party. "The idea is to strike where we are, in our communities, at our employment, to make an impact that will be diverse and spread out."
That would mean, Rekstad said, not going to work, not buying groceries, not going to restaurants or movie theaters.
"You just stay home," he said, "so that the person participating would become, for that one day, a nonentity - that they would give no support to the economy."
I'm sure fox will come up with some phony numbers. They will interview a few lowlifes, then claim they have had a crippling effect on the economy and that Democrats must now "listen" to them.
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I assume they'll be sitting in the dark at home.
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I assume they'll be sitting in the dark at home.
Business owners are already boycotting this communist asswipe in case you have not realized it.
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Business owners are already boycotting this communist asswipe in case you have not realized it.
I'm saying that if you're not going to partake in the economy then you better not be using electricity, running water or any things of the sort as those cost money.
Have fun staring at your wall all day.
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I'm saying that if you're not going to partake in the economy then you better not be using electricity, running water or any things of the sort as those cost money.
Have fun staring at your wall all day.
BF - The obamabots may no want to hear this, but buisinesses are not going to hire anyone until obama is gone or he reverses course on 99% of hs agenda. That is a silent boycott that you are not hgearing about.
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BF - The obamabots may no want to hear this, but buisinesses are not going to hire anyone until obama is gone or he reverses course on 99% of hs agenda. That is a silent boycott that you are not hgearing about.
Yeah, yeah. I get that. All I'm asking is whether or not one will be using things like electricity during this day-long boycott.
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Yeah, yeah. I get that. All I'm asking is whether or not one will be using things like electricity during this day-long boycott.
So they can't use electricty because they aren't working for one day?
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So they can't use electricty because they aren't working for one day?
Given the huge global warming we are having, most people would probably freeze rght now the way things are unless they chop wood and burn it.
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So they can't use electricty because they aren't working for one day?
Do you have a reading comprehension problem?
"You just stay home," he said, "so that the person participating would become, for that one day, a nonentity - that they would give no support to the economy."
Using electricity costs money and contributes to the economy. Anything short of sitting in the dark or reading a book in the cold is hypocritical. I assume these people want to prove their point and will be contributing NOTHING to the economy for a day?
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Going on strike to derail the economy... what a very socialist thing to do?
The TeaBaggers are beginning to sound like a socialist labour union.
An illegal strike in an era of high unemployment... bet they won't find plenty of people to take their place.
Good Luck with that, ...let me know how it works out for ya. ::)
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Do you have a reading comprehension problem?
"You just stay home," he said, "so that the person participating would become, for that one day, a nonentity - that they would give no support to the economy."
Using electricity costs money and contributes to the economy. Anything short of sitting in the dark or reading a book in the cold is hypocritical. I assume these people want to prove their point and will be contributing NOTHING to the economy for a day?
Oh they'll be contributing all right. The minute they don't show up for work, they'll be handed a pink slip and they can contribute greater numbers to the economy's unemployment figures.
Don't be such a fool 333386. The very people who organize these tea-baggers are the business leaders themselves. This is just an easy way for them to chop their payrolls and hire up additional workers for less. What a bunch of suckers!
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Going on strike to derail the economy... what a very socialist thing to do?
The TeaBaggers are beginning to sound like a socialist labour union.
An illegal strike in an era of high unemployment... bet they won't find plenty of people to take their place.
Good Luck with that, ...let me know how it works out for ya. ::)
the businesses that will be hurt are the Furr's Cafeterias, and Dollar General Stores. All their customers will be home that day. Sad day for Bingo Parlors, too.
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Oh they'll be contributing all right. The minute they don't show up for work, they'll be handed a pink slip and they can contribute greater numbers to the economy's unemployment figures.
Don't be such a fool 333386. The very people who organize these tea-baggers are the business leaders themselves. This is just an easy way for them to chop their payrolls and hire up additional workers for less. What a bunch of suckers!
Oh please you jackass.
Most of the people I know who go to these things are small business owners or work for small buainesses whose ability to generate income is being threatened by this thieving govt.
Until and unless this idiotic admn switches gears asap, there will be no recovery or improvement.
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so they can voluntarily lose a day's pay. when they need the money. nothing like cutting off the nose to spite the face.
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so they can voluntarily lose a day's pay. when they need the money. nothing like cutting off the nose to spite the face.
Im not for a boycott like this, but believe that small business owners like myself refuse to take any further risks in this political and economic envoironment unless and until we know what else the govt is going to do to "help" up.
When I say help, I mean that sarcastically as the govt only destroys and steals from some to give to others. That is what the govt does, it takes from A to give to B.
The people in the A group are basically telling the Govt to fuck off. And rightly so.
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Business owners are already boycotting this communist asswipe in case you have not realized it.
Kind of like a union huh? Seems a bit leftist of you 333, collective organization and striking. Are you in the autoworkers union too?
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Kind of like a union huh? Seems a bit leftist of you 333, collective organization and striking. Are you in the autoworkers union too?
Actually not since its being done voluntarily and does not require some ridiculous PLA.
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Actually not since its being done voluntarily and does not require some ridiculous PLA.
So basically there is nothing different from you and your hated leftist unions? Got it. I guess we won't hear you complain about unions again now that you are apart of one yourself.
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So basically there is nothing different from you and your hated leftist unions? Got it. I guess we won't hear you complain about unions again now that you are apart of one yourself.
I dont pay or collect dues to engage in this activity.
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I dont pay or collect dues to engage in this activity.
Unions don't have to be funded, it could be a collective bound together by there beliefs in a better deal. Strength in numbers. Hey it's cool you're a unionist now. How does it feel?
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Going on strike is what filthy unions do.Thanks but no thanks.If you want to get back at libs you should go to work everyday to show them you dont need their stinking help.I like the tea party people but the day we start acting like libs and blow off work,you have lost me.I go to work even when Im sick out of spite that I dont want even the company to give me free money.
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Going on strike is what filthy unions do.Thanks but no thanks.If you want to get back at libs you should go to work everyday to show them you dont need their stinking help.I like the tea party people but the day we start acting like libs and blow off work,you have lost me.I go to work even when Im sick out of spite that I dont want even the company to give me free money.
Seems you and 333 don't agree on this one Billy. He's tanking it, calling in the strike with full support. He may as well be UAW don't ya think?
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Going on strike is what filthy unions do.Thanks but no thanks.If you want to get back at libs you should go to work everyday to show them you dont need their stinking help.I like the tea party people but the day we start acting like libs and blow off work,you have lost me.I go to work even when Im sick out of spite that I dont want even the company to give me free money.
wow; i bet I could be iceskating in hell- it just froze over; I agree with Billy !!
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wow; i bet I could be iceskating in hell- it just froze over; I agree with Billy !!
I said I dont agree with it either. When I said that businesses are on strike, its also out of fear. Why take a huge risk now if the govt is only going to crush you with new taxes and regs?
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I said I dont agree with it either. When I said that businesses are on strike, its also out of fear. Why take a huge risk now if the govt is only going to crush you with new taxes and regs?
i know; butt - we have actually agreed on a couple things in 2009; this is a first with ole Bill
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Striking from work doesnt hurt Obama.It hurts the company that puts food on your table.Im no fan of Obama but Iam a huge fan of the place I work at and everything they do for me and my family.Hurting them to make some silly point seems about as silly as anything Ive ever heard.
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Striking from work doesnt hurt Obama.It hurts the company that puts food on your table.Im no fan of Obama but Iam a huge fan of the place I work at and everything they do for me and my family.Hurting them to make some silly point seems about as silly as anything Ive ever heard.
Yeah, this doesn't sound like a good idea.... :P
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BF - The obamabots may no want to hear this, but buisinesses are not going to hire anyone until obama is gone or he reverses course on 99% of hs agenda. That is a silent boycott that you are not hgearing about.
Completely laughable.
I would ask for a source of this info, but oh yeah.... no one is hearing about it.
We are planning to hire even more this year than the last two years combined.
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Completely laughable.
I would ask for a source of this info, but oh yeah.... no one is hearing about it.
We are planning to hire even more this year than the last two years combined.
Look at the UE rate compared to before and after the Stim Bill.
BTW - I heard McDonalds was doing well with the Dollar Menue so no kidding their probably hiring.
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I don't agree with that kind of strike, that is something invented by unions often done by liberals.
The strike against this increasingly invasive government is to vote most of these clowns out in 2010.
The American government is spending more, taxing more and limiting more freedoms under this administration. They must receive pushback from the people. Real conservatives should have done this under Bush too.
We also need to push for congressional term limits.
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wow; i bet I could be iceskating in hell- it just froze over; I agree with Billy !!
Well I KNOW hell has frozen over. it's minus 30 degrees here,
...and I actually agree with Billy. Oh man, it hurts just to even type that.
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This would be a play right out of the liberal play book.
I am against this 100 percent.
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Striking from work doesnt hurt Obama.It hurts the company that puts food on your table.Im no fan of Obama but Iam a huge fan of the place I work at and everything they do for me and my family.Hurting them to make some silly point seems about as silly as anything Ive ever heard.
If people want to screw the govt and Obama as part of a strike all they need to do is tell their HR Dept to increase their dependents and decrease the withholdings.
If enough people did that, you could collapse the system in no time.
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The tea party should focus it's resources on spreading the word to change our elected officials in 2010.
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Look at the UE rate compared to before and after the Stim Bill.
BTW - I heard McDonalds was doing well with the Dollar Menue so no kidding their probably hiring.
WTF??? This is not even REMOTELY related to this topic or your little cheesy claim.
What the fuck has the UE rate and Stim Bill got to do with your claims of business deciding not to hire until Obama is out of office?
Dude you can not form a coherent statement or explanation of a previous reply to save your life. Instead you just spout off the same redundant talking points just to hear your own voice.
You sir, are a TOOLBAG.
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WTF??? This is not even REMOTELY related to this topic or your little cheesy claim.
What the fuck has the UE rate and Stim Bill got to do with your claims of business deciding not to hire until Obama is out of office?
Dude you can not form a coherent statement or explanation of a previous reply to save your life. Instead you just spout off the same redundant talking points just to hear your own voice.
You sir, are a TOOLBAG.
Do you understand how finance works? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Why do you think small business cant get credit and has had to lay off tons of people since bozo the clown was elected?
All of the money right now is being sucked out due to the govt spending, stim bill, and bailouts. There is nothing left for small businesses and hence the layoffs. The idiotic bailouts, stimulus bill, and govt spending has fueled and caused unemployment, not helped it.
Remember Obama saying that WITHOUT the stimulus bill UE would go to 8%? Of course you forgot that. Now after, trillions spent, what do we have to show for it?
Business owners are far smarter than you give them credit for and are going on strike in subtle ways.
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They were not getting credit while Bush was in office. Do you not understand simply HISTORY?
Of course you don't, or else you would not continue to repeat it daily on here with inane ramblings that are completely off topic.
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They were not getting credit while Bush was in office. Do you not understand simply HISTORY?
Of course you don't, or else you would not continue to repeat it daily on here with inane ramblings that are completely off topic.
And a year later, since Bozo has spent TRILLIONS, we are still in the same exact mess on the credit front, and FAR WORSE off on the UE front.
Where did the money go Lurker?
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So these businesses didn't do their little hiring boycott when Bush was in office?
Dude you are spreading yourself so thin here that it is becoming impossible to cover up the stench of bullshit.
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So these businesses didn't do their little hiring boycott when Bush was in office?
Dude you are spreading yourself so thin here that it is becoming impossible to cover up the stench of bullshit.
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Still nothing related to what the thread was originally started about.
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Still nothing related to what the thread was originally started about.
I said this is a stupid idea and is going to hurt businesses more than the govt.
If people really want to strike and protest the govt, they need to go to HR and up their deductions.
However, small businesses and taxpayers IMHO have every justification for protesting Obama and the Congress for what they are doing.
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I said this is a stupid idea and is going to hurt businesses more than the govt.
If people really want to strike and protest the govt, they need to go to HR and up their deductions.
However, small businesses and taxpayers IMHO have every justification for protesting Obama and the Congress for what they are doing.
Ah not until your other right wig friends talked about how stupid this was. Your first posts were about how small business was already doing this, as if it was something noble to 'strike' in some way. Way to follow the herd 333 you were abandoned in your views and now rushed safely back to the right wing bosom.
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Ah not until your other right wig friends talked about how stupid this was. Your first posts were about how small business was already doing this, as if it was something noble to 'strike' in some way. Way to follow the herd 333 you were abandoned in your views and now rushed safely back to the right wing bosom.
They are in other ways KC. I dont like people taking a day off of work since that is what liberals do, but businesses are doing it in other ways. I dont like this thing because it hurts business, not the govt. Just look at tax receipts on the days estimated taxes are due. They are way way down on all levels. Do you know who pays those taxes? Do some research.
Here is a perfect example, my accountant has 8 employees. He told me the other day that he is going to lay everyone off and just work for two or three of his biggest clients. He is sick of the tax burden, sick of the headaches, and sick of what he perceives this country moving towards.
When this happens, These 8 employees will no longer be paying FICA or paytoll taxes and he will simply reduce his income accordingly and give the govt less money.
Its happening now whether you like it or not KC. Businesses and people are not going to put up with this garbage much longer.
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They are in other ways KC. I dont like people taking a day off of work since that is what liberals do, but businesses are doing it in other ways. I dont like this thing because it hurts business, not the govt. Just look at tax receipts on the days estimated taxes are due. They are way way down on all levels. Do you know who pays those taxes? Do some research.
Here is a perfect example, my accountant has 8 employees. He told me the other day that he is going to lay everyone off and just work for two or three of his biggest clients. He is sick of the tax burden, sick of the headaches, and sick of what he perceives this country moving towards.
When this happens, These 8 employees will no longer be paying FICA or paytoll taxes and he will simply reduce his income accordingly and give the govt less money.
Its happening now whether you like it or not KC. Businesses and people are not going to put up with this garbage much longer.
So your accountant is struggling and now wants to blame having to pay tax (something he should be able to minimize anyway) on having to fire his employees? Sounds like this guy isn't a very good accountant and wants some kind of government hand out to stop him from firing people. What a coward. Just fess up, he's not a good accountant, he's loosing money and now needs to lay workers off. He's spinning about the govt and taxes this and that but really he just isn't wanted by the free market and now wants to blame the govt. :'(
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So your accountant is struggling and now wants to blame having to pay tax (something he should be able to minimize anyway) on having to fire his employees? Sounds like this guy isn't a very good accountant and wants some kind of government hand out to stop him from firing people. What a coward. Just fess up, he's not a good accountant, he's loosing money and now needs to lay workers off. He's spinning about the govt and taxes this and that but really he just isn't wanted by the free market and now wants to blame the govt. :'(
Your attitude is exactly why he is doing what he is doing. You have never owned a business, never worked for yourself, never generated a job, never increased employment, and have no clue how business actually works.
The guy is 50 y/o and not going to work more just so your precisious nanny state can have more money to waste.
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Your attitude is exactly why he is doing what he is doing. You have never owned a business, never worked for yourself, never generated a job, never increased employment, and have no clue how business actually works.
The guy is 50 y/o and not going to work more just so your precisious nanny state can have more money to waste.
Haha nice presumption but i'm spot on aren't i. This accountant isn't doing well enough so he is using the govt and taxes as an excuse to fire people even though it's his own failings as an accountant. If he had a sh*t load of business he wouldn't need to fire anyone correct? Fact is this guy is struggling and wants some kind of bailout money but really this is the free market you speak of. He isn't wanted, can't afford his employees and now will go under. Isn't this what you wanted to happen on wall street and with the auto makers? Now you're against it when it's someone you know. Make up your mind 333. One minute you're all for a strike, the next you're against it, one minute you're all for bailouts of your friends failing businesses, the next you're against bailouts for wall street etc.
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Haha nice presumption but i'm spot on aren't i. This accountant isn't doing well enough so he is using the govt and taxes as an excuse to fire people even though it's his own failings as an accountant. If he had a sh*t load of business he wouldn't need to fire anyone correct? Fact is this guy is struggling and wants some kind of bailout money but really this is the free market you speak of. He isn't wanted, can't afford his employees and now will go under. Isn't this what you wanted to happen on wall street and with the auto makers? Now you're against it when it's someone you know. Make up your mind 333. One minute you're all for a strike, the next you're against it, one minute you're all for bailouts of your friends failing businesses, the next you're against bailouts for wall street etc.
Absolutely not KC, many businesses see the writing on the wall and are not going to stick around for Obama's health care taxes, energy taxes, tax hikes when he lets the bush tax cuts expire, and will simply sit on what they have and downscal their situation.
BTW your moron - most small firms, law firms, accounting firms, small businesses, construction, are all hurting because of this mess. Its only the banksters and govt workers who prospering right now. Most businesses are just hanging on.
And I have already made myself clear on this strike. I favor a strike, but not like this since it hurts businesses and not the govt.
WTF are you talking about I am for a bailouts?
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Absolutely not KC, many businesses see the writing on the wall and are not going to stick around for Obama's health care taxes, energy taxes, tax hikes when he lets the bush tax cuts expire, and will simply sit on what they have and downscal their situation.
BTW your moron - most small firms, law firms, accounting firms, small businesses, construction, are all hurting because of this mess. Its only the banksters and govt workers who prospering right now. Most businesses are just hanging on.
And I have already made myself clear on this strike. I favor a strike, but not like this since it hurts businesses and not the govt.
WTF are you talking about I am for a bailouts?
You seem to want some kind of bailout for small business do you not? Whether this is a tax break or something else it is still akin to a bailout.
If they have to downscale then so be it. Obviously they are not wanted in the market place and/or don't have anything to offer. This is the free market is it not?
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You seem to want some kind of bailout for small business do you not? Whether this is a tax break or something else it is still akin to a bailout.
If they have to downscale then so be it. Obviously they are not wanted in the market place and/or don't have anything to offer. This is the free market is it not?
I dont want a bailout for small business, I would like to see the govt get off the small business persons' back.
And we dont have anything remotely approaching a free market with what the govt is doing.
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Ah not until your other right wig friends talked about how stupid this was. Your first posts were about how small business was already doing this, as if it was something noble to 'strike' in some way. Way to follow the herd 333 you were abandoned in your views and now rushed safely back to the right wing bosom.
HAHA. For real.
Talk about an epic 180 turn and backtracking.
One more thread that backfired and blew up in his face again.