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Neal Rovick

St Anthony, MN
Commenter for
3 years 2 weeks

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Posted on 08/25/11 at 11:34 am in response to What it's like for a college grad to find a job in today's new economy

Sad and scary.

There are few, if any, that begin their college education or begin their post-college work life with the dream of being a call-center worker.

To what advantage is a college education for a call center worker? Hopefully their income is sufficient to pay off the college debt.

Studies show that people who enter the workforce in difficult times will quite likely remain at a lower income level for the remainder of their work life.

Commission sales are,...

Posted on 08/25/11 at 09:01 am in response to State's big agencies confront challenges of new tight budgets

So dean, "good" teachers should work for lower wages and reduced benefits?

A question, in the scheme of things, what do you think the comparable value of a teacher is?

Is it the same as a janitor? Is it the same as a clerk at Lowes? Is it the same as a doctor? Is it the same as a vice president at Goldman Sachs?

There always is a relationship between pay and benefits and the calculation of whether it is worth it to make a career out of teaching.

Will "better"...

Posted on 08/23/11 at 04:11 pm in response to Bachmann's advocated far-right positions from the beginning

In upcoming debates, Bachmann should be made to confirm or deny her position to never raise the debt ceiling.

If shes says "never raise" she will not win the race because all of the real money-people of any stripe will actively work to defeat her.

Posted on 08/23/11 at 04:16 pm in response to Bachmann's advocated far-right positions from the beginning

Mr. Carnahan (#3) seems to forget that the United States was founded as a place of liberty and personal freedom, with the goal of protecting "minority beliefs". Otherwise there might be a state religion or "dear leaders" elected with 99.9% of the votes.

By the way, I never knew that teh gays were planning on running the world. I thought that was the role of Islamofascists.

Posted on 08/23/11 at 01:07 pm in response to What Michele Bachmann would do about high gas prices

Face it. The days of "cheap oil" are over. $2.00/gallon gas will never be seen again, absent a total, catastrophic collapse of much of the world's economy (a collapse that somehow left the oil fields, pumps, tankers, pipelines, distributors and stations operating).

Demand is up, especially in the rest of the world, and will continue upward. Virtually all of the easy oil and giant oil fields have been found. The oil to be extracted is deeper or bound up in sand or stone. The costs...

Posted on 08/23/11 at 08:15 am in response to Durenberger's take on T-Paw

Durenberger may have respect for Pawlenty but Pawlenty lost all claims on "respect" when he took the asinine position of "no debt ceiling increase" and "default isn't really default".

And if Durenberger still respects Pawlenty after the enunciation of those positions, MY respect for Durenberger falls considerably.

Is Durenberger really serious about the party needing to find a candidate that can out-Bachmann Bachmann?

Posted on 08/15/11 at 07:41 am in response to It's a post-T-Paw world

...What is it with this obsession with gay marriage?...

Part of her resume which she repeatedly touts is "running a small business" which just happens to be a counseling service in which her husband tries to "cure" gays.

Seems to be a direct link to the issue.

Posted on 08/11/11 at 10:14 am in response to GOP candidates may have delicate line to walk to avoid 'going too far' in tonight's Iowa debate

Rolnick may think that the central issue is unemployment, but really, what have any of thee Republicans proposed to do about unemployment?

Oh yeah, cut taxes--because that's what you do when the economy is good, when the economy is bad, when the economy is going sideways.

And then, cut the safety net, because it's too expensive for the decreased revenues that are the result of the decreased tax revenues.

It would be interesting to see if any of the debaters could define...

Posted on 08/10/11 at 12:04 pm in response to Rep. Betty McCollum blames Tea Party for nation's political gridlock

Bill (#1): the debt was downgraded because US political leaders were seriously holding positions of "no new taxes" in a period of historically low tax rates, and defaulting on government responsibilities with a
"no debt ceiling increase". These were responsibilities that Congress has agreed to undertake just a few months go. It was obvious to S&P (and most Americans) that the will to work out a balanced solution is sadly lacking in the House.

It was also clear that...

Posted on 08/09/11 at 04:24 pm in response to The market meltdown and the hopeless politics of 2011

In the effort to accomplish their "number one job" which is the failure of the Obama presidency, the Republicans have taken the entire country further into the abyss that Bush drove into a few years back.

If the Republicans are sincere about their "cut, cap, and balance", why have they not proposed the $700 billion in cuts for next year that their "cut" called for? If they are serious about their "cap" of 18% in spending and revenue, why haven't they proposed the cuts and the tax...