JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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Wolfpack
All that complain that Americans spend too much and use one credit card to pay off another still want Obama to raise taxes. That makes zero sense. The problem isn't the amount of money flowing into the treasury, it is spending. I agree that both parties have this problem and that is one of the major reasons why Republicans were pushed out of power. So why do Democrats think that more taxing and spening is the answer? If Democrats use the 90's anlogy they will be in for a major shock. We had a rare economc revolution in information technology that spurred productivity and growth that compensated for the negative effects of Clinton's tax increases. There is no similar economic revolution at hand to save our economy from high taxes this time.
Now that the election is over, Barack Obama is going to 'change' his tax plan. Let me guess, people making $41,000 a year are rich. Now that's the kind of change that Democrat's can appreciate! It only took him a few days after he was elected to start flip-flopping. I guess all of that moderate talk during the election were just the usual Liberal lies useful for gaining power but not for the socialists style of governing.
Posted in: Obama holds 1st news conference since election win
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Wolfpack
She has a nice smile...
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Sushi says:
"I presume you supported Bush? Obama hasn't even started his presidency yet adn you are already attacking him? It's anger like this that destroyed the GOP and I for one won't be sad to see it dissapear."
Dude - I have read many of your posts. You have been angrily attacking Bush for years. Such anger seems to have helped the Dems regain the White House. Expect to receive in kind what you and the rest of the hateful "US of KK-A" Lefty's have been dishing out for the last eight years.
It is just so amazing how the Liberals here have turned on a dime from attack mode against Bush to attack mode against anyone who dares to attack the chosen one. Unreal - but not un-expected.
Posted in: Republicans in tatters, look to regroup
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Wolfpack
I will forcefully oppose President-elect Barack Obama the MSM, and socialists. Socialism can only win in the long run through such tactics; through suppression of the free speech rights of invidivuals who want to be treated as people and not members of a herd.
Posted in: Republicans in tatters, look to regroup
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USAFdude says:
Hardly.
Posted in: Republicans in tatters, look to regroup
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skipthesong says:
Yes, I do remember his charts and graphs. I voted for him as did many other conservatives and we got Bill Clinton as a result. Social Security has $53 trillion in liabilities and Medicare and Medicade are also destined for insolvency. You are right, neither party is serious about the country's financial future. The biggest mistake that Bush made was trying to buy off seniors through a government prescription drug program. For that and for imitating Democrats in the spending department, they lost the last two elections.
Well, whether the answer is good or not depends upon where you are philisophically. If conservatives were hewing closer to their ideals lately it would be easier to answer that question. A lot of Republicans forgot that they were supposed to be the party of small government. They have been more successful in being the party that supports a strong national defense and a foreign policy promoting liberty. The huge debt that we have accummulated since LBJ was president and the failure to reform social security and other entitlements is a disaster for the country. Perots message is even more important today then it was back in 1992. I think the future is bleak because of our domestic spending. The last successful reform of social security was under Reagan, but that turned out to be just a patch. President Bush spent about a full year trying like hell for the Democrat controlled congress to tackle the issue, but they refused. Every dollar that the government takes in taxes is a small part of your freedom that is gone. I am not a Libertarian, but the government is doing way too much as it is without adding national health care as Obama wants to do. That will mean more taxes and more of my personal freedom taken from me. I am not a selfish person; I just want to have the choice of where my money goes. If taxes are not increased, then the mounting debt means that the money that I do earn buys less as our currency loses value. What is so great about Conservatism? You can succeed or fail based on your own efforts and not on choices forced upon you by the government. It means that you can join and freely support private organizations, charities, and causes that are important to you - and not by 50%+1 of your fellow citizens. That way, you can be compassionate to those less fortunate than you on your own terms - and not someone elses. Americans are very generous people, but that generosity will not last in the face of huge amounts of debt and high taxes.
Ahhh... I think that's a nutty idea.
Posted in: Republicans in tatters, look to regroup
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Taka says:
I will oppose Obama; but I support my country. I will not oppose my country during a war as Obama and many other Liberals did by trying to cut off the troops funds so that they could no longer fight. I will not declare that they are losers while they are still fighting. I will not attack my own Generals as Hillary (suspend disbelief), MoveOn.org, and many other Liberals did. If Obama had his way, we would have left defeated prior to the gains from the surge.
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Sushi
Of course I'm serious! If John McCain had attended a racist anti-American church for 20 years, he never would have made it as far as he did - despite the fact that he is a war hero. Wouldn't you be against McCain if her went to a racist church? I know you would. However, the double standard says that Obama can. That's ridiculous and I don't accept it - and will never accept it. Seriously, would you sit in a church for two decades and listen to the crap that Obama took his kids to listen to? Divisive people like Obama's spritual mentor are shunned by everyone who are not still living in the Dark Ages.
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Wolfpack
What? Sarah Palin is a good person and a popular governor of an important American state who has been slandered by the media and by the Left. A case can easily be made that she is better equipped to be president than first term senator with no executive experience. This is just an example of what conservatives have endured for the last eight years (really the last 28 years since Reagan was first elected). Palin was accused of being the grandmother of her own disabled child. Her husband was accused of incest with his daughter. Palin was called a bad mother for running for a demanding job - by liberal feminists of all people! The Left considered her a threat and went after her mercilessly - something that if she were a Liberal you would her cries of sexism from the mountain tops.
America will not be united after this election. Obama will get a short honeymoon, and then it's on! After eight years of attacks on an America persident during a war and an election campaign of massive media bias, Conservatives will come back and give Obama just as much as the Left gave Bush.
Posted in: Republicans in tatters, look to regroup
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Wolfpack
I have to agree that the Repulicans are in bad shape right now. All political party's have to go through these kinds of wrenching adjustments when they lose steam. It happened to the Democrats in 2000 and it will happen again someday in the future. This is a cyclical process that is good for both parties. I for one was very disappointed that Obama won - though all of us had seen it coming for weeks if not months. Democrats earned a healthy victory this season and have consolidated their gains from 2006.
I can pledge to the Liberals here that President-elect Obama will get just as much support and encouragement from Conservatives as they gave President Bush. Of course we will be tempered because the mods will not allow us the same freedom of speech enjoyed by us all while Bush was in office. No more derogatory nicknames like the ones used by the other side are allowed anymore.
Congratulations to the Left for your victory - that's two in a row now.
Moderator: Please refrain from making inflammatory remarks.
Posted in: Republicans in tatters, look to regroup
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Wolfpack
Obama selects a left-wing partisan raised in dirty Chicago machine politics. He has just declared war on the half of America that voted against him. Get ready for a nasty four years.
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Wolfpack
McCain and Bush have much more class than Gore.
Posted in: Bush praises Obama, promises smooth handover
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Wolfpack
I don't know anything about what kind of woman Obama's grandmother was and I am no fan of Obama; but when someone's grandma dies, it's a sad day for them and the rest of the family...
Posted in: Obama's grandmother dies as presidential race nears end
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Wolfpack
If Blovia wants to keep drowning themselves in drugs and corruption then that is their choice. I'm sure the Chinese will treat them as well as their Sudanese buddies.
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Wolfpack
At the risk of being accused of not having a sense of humor, it is pretty sad that politicians feel that it is necessary to subject themselves to shows like SNL, Letterman, and the View. McCain and Palin are hated by most of these people. Heck, McCain was accused of wanting to bring back slavery on the View. From what I've heard, at least the SNL caste was respectful to McCain and Palin when she was on the show. Also, I don't mind a few political jokes but SNL is too much into political comedy.
Posted in: McCain pokes fun at campaign on 'Saturday Night Live'
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Wolfpack
This election has been great for the country up to this point because of the level of participation - even before the actual election date. In my home state, more than 2 million have already voted by absentee (including overseas and military) and by early voting. That's nearly 3 times higher then in any past election. By the looks of it, I probably won't like the results. Democrats make up 52% of the voters; Republicans just 30%, and Unaffiliated voters are 18%. Nationally, there will likely be a turnout like has not been seen since the 50's or 60's. That's a great thing even for those supporting the loser; it gives them more legitimacy when complaining about the winner. I am still hopeful that McCain can somehow turn things around and that Americans will remember that Socialism isn't what has made the country rich and powerful. I voted early yesterday and it feels great to vote for a man of such character as John McCain. The main really has fought for America - it's not just some politicians rhetorical flourish.
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Wolfpack
Yeah - that old Constitution sure is inconvenient for those who know whats best for other people. Ban guns? Unless the government assigns a policeman for every family American's will never amend the Constitution and give up their ability to defend themselves. The messiah will try though...
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Wolfpack
Whoa - check out that hair! Must be an 80's Halloween costume; looks like Donna Summer.
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goodDonkey says:
No. I don't think that $700 billion will have much effect on the economy. The economy has continued to decline despite the bailout legislation.
There are plenty of economists that didn't support the bailout. I am sorry to hear that you are so closed minded that you are not willing to discuss an important topic - I guess you are an expert in economics.
Yes, but not until it was blocked by a Republican Congress. Liberals voted against it.
I've heard this point before and I can understand it to a degree. However, when socialism was originally thought out in it's most conprehensive form by Marx and Engels, economies were overwhelmingly agrarian and industrial. However, the American economy is largely oriented towards services. That is where Socialism comes in for Obama's agenda. One example, health care is at least 7% of the US economy. Obama is going after that chunk of GDP. By the way, the US government now owns 80% of the countries largest insurance company. With the vitriol that Liberals hurl towards the insurance industry each election year, there is no telling what Obama and a Liberal Congress have in mind for that entity.
You must be referring to the prescription drug plan. You are so right about that. It is Bush's worst decision as president and very damaging for the long-term economic health of the country. Along with the looming collapse of Social Security and the funding short-falls for Medicare and Medicaid, why in the world would the US want to get even deeper into the health care business? At least Bush tried hard to reform Social Security; but Democrat's have no interest in reforming it.
He didn't make a gaff - he simply stated his philosophy. I know that it is extremely difficult to find out anything about Obama because he has very little time in the Senate and has guarded his past record very closely. He want discuss anything about his associations or thinking while in college. Anyone who asks about his churches black liberation theology (which is basically Marxist) is called a racist. Socialism is simply what the man believes in but he knows he has to dance around it to get elected.
I agree and I have opposed the bailout and the prescription drug plan.
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TonyUS says:
I am not filthy rich and I do not live in a fantasy world. I just don't believe it is the role of the government to take money from one person and give it to another. It is not greedy for a person to want to decide what to do with their own money. The greedy are those that are envious towards those that work hard for their success and who use the government to take someone elses money for their own benefit. Socialists have "envy" embedded in their souls.
There is no way that Obama can pay for a nationalized health care system and who knows how much for other programs to "redistribute wealth" without taxing those well down into the middle class. I think that it is right that America supports the elderly and the indigent. However, Obama wants every American to conform to his notion of a decent society. I think each able American should be allowed to choose how they want to live - without the government making those decisions for them.
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