tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post327593358645008419..comments2023-10-09T06:30:29.390-04:00Comments on Little Miss Sunshine State: Dear Joe-The-PlumberLittle Miss Sunshine Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17711983216022805951noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-68888739798198778062008-10-18T21:27:00.000-04:002008-10-18T21:27:00.000-04:00Here from Bossy. Anonymous #1 is a [insert name o...Here from Bossy. Anonymous #1 is a [insert name of container for feminine hygiene solution here]. I thank her for straightening me out. I had NO IDEA that if I'd failed to or didn't bother to get a license for a trade requiring a high school education and some vocational training, instead of wasting my time pursuing a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., writing 2 books, getting tenure, and continuing to serve my students and institution, I would earn 3x what I earn now. Had I made Joe's fabulous choices (and sorry, but he's also a tool for letting himself get used by such a slimy campaign), I'd be taxed harder, and you know what? If I earned the kind of money McCain claims Joe does--though I heard Joe's take-home is more like $40K before taxes--I would happily pay higher taxes. For the welfare of others. Whose illnesses, sucky health insurance, layoffs, special-needs kids, and so on, are definitely connected to my own well-being. Because someday it will be me who needs more than I need now, thanks to extraordinarily good luck, not savvy "choices.: As it will be Anonymous #1. Who, let me add, is high as a kite if she thinks a college degree ensures a job that pays a living these days. <BR/><BR/>You go, LMSS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-66972103743182392962008-10-17T14:50:00.000-04:002008-10-17T14:50:00.000-04:00I'm with bossy. McCain's smug face made me want to...I'm with bossy. McCain's smug face made me want to throw spitballs at the tv. <BR/><BR/>btw Nice little blog you got here.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602307806784416609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-81350900548269196172008-10-16T21:42:00.000-04:002008-10-16T21:42:00.000-04:00Now we find out that Joe the plumber is not only J...Now we find out that Joe the plumber is not only Joe (He's Sam), he does not have a plumbing license. Does anyone smell something fishy? I suppose it's better than the frat boys the Republicans hire to protest.<BR/>I think Sen. Obama has the best interest of the middle class at heart. The middle class has been shrinking the last eight years.Enough trickle down already!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-23247792697638678742008-10-16T14:05:00.000-04:002008-10-16T14:05:00.000-04:00Excellent perspective. You should've been allowed...Excellent perspective. You should've been allowed to debate last night. <BR/><BR/>I listened to NPR this morning and it sounds like the plumber is doing a-okay no matter what. The ACTUAL working class is another story, as your post so eloquently describes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-852532628152091722008-10-16T13:26:00.000-04:002008-10-16T13:26:00.000-04:00Do I have a college degree? Yes.Does my husband ha...Do I have a college degree? Yes.<BR/>Does my husband have a college degree? Yes.<BR/>Do we have good jobs? No.<BR/>Is that anyone's fault but our own? No.<BR/><BR/>I owned a small business for ten years and lost my shirt. Was that my fault? Halfway, and half was due to market changes I could not control. C'est la vie, I moved on. Poor as a churchmouse, but happy.<BR/><BR/>My point: it is almost impossible to assess 100% blame or credit in any direction. We do what we do, we try to make it better, we keep moving.<BR/><BR/>I feel ya, LMSS, and I also know how Joe might feel as a new business owner facing the possibility of a tidal wave of new or mounting taxes/fees/obligations.<BR/><BR/>That's why I'M voting for JOE! ha ha ha<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, from the owner of two cars with 200,000+ miles on them,<BR/><BR/>-- Laurie @ Fooleryfooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-1170443135733264672008-10-16T12:41:00.000-04:002008-10-16T12:41:00.000-04:00I just want to see a cage match between Joe the Pl...I just want to see a cage match between Joe the Plumber and Joe Six-Pack.<BR/><BR/>And for the record, the math is this: If Joe the Plumber personally makes the $270,000 a year, his taxes will actually be CUT on the first $250,000, and the taxes on the next $20,000 would go from 36% to 39.5% -- a total of $600. If that keeps him from buying a business, he's not smart enough to own a business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-76310397087972989182008-10-16T11:12:00.000-04:002008-10-16T11:12:00.000-04:00And, LMSS, the welfare of you and your family is M...And, LMSS, the welfare of you and your family is MY concern, even though I don't know ya. The welfare of anonymous's kids is my concern. I don't feel sorry for you, (that's not helpful, generally) but I do believe we're here for each other - why else would there be so many of us?dharmamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300114394099599509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-31934336309904646852008-10-16T11:09:00.000-04:002008-10-16T11:09:00.000-04:00I love your post, LMSS.And, shoot, I've tried a mi...I love your post, LMSS.<BR/><BR/>And, shoot, I've tried a million ways to Sunday to write how wrong anonymous is for thinking that a college degree and consistently wise choices will protect you from life, but the words aren't coming.dharmamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300114394099599509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-26533820790368909582008-10-16T10:20:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:20:00.000-04:00I read that Joe the Plumber isn't registed to vote...I read that Joe the Plumber isn't registed to vote. So, ha! What a knob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-456107301560440482008-10-16T10:02:00.001-04:002008-10-16T10:02:00.001-04:00There will be change, LMSS. It's coming. The goo...There will be change, LMSS. It's coming. The good kind.Monnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998729112903749621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-35119758877910181422008-10-16T10:02:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:02:00.000-04:00First of all: That.was.awesome! Secondly, apparent...First of all: That.was.awesome! Secondly, apparently Anonymous has not bothered to find out that you do indeed have a college education. And third, I didn't read anywhere in that post that you blamed Joe the Plumber for anything. Ah well. We can't reach them all. :0)Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914816917171098597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-18620217536566104662008-10-16T10:01:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:01:00.000-04:00Oy. One of the points missed in last night's debat...Oy. One of the points missed in last night's debate: Joe the Plumber's business, if he buys it, will profit more than 250,000 a year. But that doesn't mean Joe the Plumber will. <BR/><BR/>So the beauty part, is that this Joe the Plumber is still protected under Obama, because as a man making less than 250,000 a year, his taxes won't go up,<BR/><BR/>and as a small business with a 250,000 profit, his taxes won't change much because Obama gives half-off reductions to small businesses!<BR/><BR/>This point was totally lost -- who could concentrate over the smug look on McCain's face?BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-57036699139093659372008-10-16T09:08:00.000-04:002008-10-16T09:08:00.000-04:00Anonymous, there are a lot of people with college ...Anonymous, there are a lot of people with college degrees in the same spot as LMSS. A college degree doesn't protect you from a pre-exsisting condition, nor does it protect you from unemployment. Yes wise choices are important, but so is compassion for our fellow man (or woman).My Name is Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381795710737262369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-28643022033607852732008-10-16T04:53:00.000-04:002008-10-16T04:53:00.000-04:00The Top 50 Swing Voters: #27 - Joe The Plumber#50...The Top 50 Swing Voters: #27 - Joe The Plumber<BR/><BR/>#50 - Hockey Moms - Demographic Power Play<BR/>#47 - People with STDs - Burning For Change<BR/>#35 - Pot Heads - The Forgotten Demo<BR/>#31 - Problem Drinkers - Joe Six Pack<BR/><BR/>http://swingvoters.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111371266122929131.post-86764880773474319942008-10-16T04:02:00.000-04:002008-10-16T04:02:00.000-04:00You know, I planned my adulthood poorly. Didn't g...You know, I planned my adulthood poorly. Didn't go to college, married someone still in college who had to drop out when I got pregnant. So, we were poor. But it wasn't Joe the Plumber's fault. It was OUR FAULT. I have taught my kids that if they want to have a good life for themselves and their families, use some intelligence. Go to college. Get a major in something they can make a living and support a family with. THEN get married. After a while, have kids. I have told them if they don't want to do things intelligently, not to expect everybody else to take care of them. <BR/><BR/>I don't feel sorry for YOU, my dear. You made your choices. Live with them. The welfare of you and your family is not my concern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com