Taxes, the Deficit/Debt, and the Fiscal Cliff

[Learjetter]

STS

[matmacwc]

STS

Nope.

[Guest]

Oh okay, well after such a well-worded reply,l I'll just have to take back everything I said, because Rainman said I was wrong, which is based on apparently nothing.

Speaking of well worded replies...yikes.

So you withdraw what you said or were you just being sarcastic?

If you're too lazy to even type out a decent rebuttal, why do you even bother posting?

I have the same "why do you bother?" question about your inaccurate posts.

The difference is I don't think it is about you being too lazy.

[BlackKnight]

Ok.

Funny, this serious talk reminds me of the Terry Tate parody videos at my retirement.

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DRzToNo7A-94

Believe that...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=7aZMS6st3D4

Man we had fun making those. Why don't you post the real thing?

Bitch.

[Guest]

Man we had fun making those. Why don't you post the real thing?

Bitch.

Because the Internet is hard for old people. Plus, I don't have everyone's permission so that would be rude.

[Guest]

A post isn't inaccurate because you simply deem it so.

I know that. Everyone knows that. Congrats, you got something right that everyone already knows.

You would think someone who knows sooo much about the topic at hand would have an easy time with a rebuttal instead of stalling and dodging, twice in a row this time. I understand if you're bluffing to hide ignorance about the subject. Are you really that insecure about what people on a message board think of you?

Oh no, a taunt.

Look, you are as right as the guy at the air show who talks about flying based on seeing Top Gun and listening to his uncle who was a right seater on A-6s in Vietnam. He knows the Navy flies off carriers but he doesn't know how the pitot static system works.

Not completely wrong about everything but...ugh.

I am now the dumbass pilot manning the static display who, upon overhearing "that guy" make some stupid comment about the pitot tube being the gun, makes an over the shoulder correction and immediately regrets doing so.

Why?

Because now "that guy" wants me to open every panel and wants a guided cockpit tour while he gets his friend to take pictures of him in the seat while I stand on the ladder pointing out blank MFDs and the emergency jettison switch.

You feeling' me here, Scoobs?

So how about this, pretend I didn't say anything and I won't smugly point out your knowledge gaps and then just walk away...deal?

If you're really interested a good first step might be a little self study on the relationships between sovereign debt rates and sovereign credit default swaps. The Internet will happily provide you with the walls of text that you feel I am withholding from you.

Edited December 2, 2012 by Rainman A-10

[BlackKnight]

Because the Internet is hard for old people. Plus, I don't have everyone's permission so that would be rude.

Agreed. I was only kidding anyway.

I still think TTT is arguably the funniest skits I have ever seen. Brilliant.

[Prozac]

Oh, Jesus.

[TreeA10]

Damn, I'd rather be a "has been" vs a "never was" but I'm sure you feel good about yourself. Still doesn't explain how you think reckless spending with or without a debt ceiling is somehow a good idea. In the mean time, you should also concern yourself with articles such as this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2012/12/02/d0a0117a-3b1b-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html . Like the robber who goes after banks, Congress is going to go where the money is that generates the least amount of pain to them and their re-election efforts.

[matmacwc]

Oh dear lord baby Jesus in the manger. Joe, you have no idea, he is legit and as much as I don't think it matters in an open Internet forum, you have stepped in it. Some of us are friends on the outside of this forum and can legitimately vouch for the accuracy of our Air Force existence, you are well advised to back off.

[Buddy Spike]

Wow, and still you don't get it. What I'm saying doesn't just cover this one glaring example, but encompasses almost every post you make, which is usually just a one or two line reply (such as quoting a post and simply saying "Wrong."), with no explanation whatsoever. But hey, I'll use your airshow example to prove my point. You rely heavily on a logical fallacy called "argument from authority", which means that what you say is right simply because you're an authority on it. Very similar to the halo effect in CRM. The problem is, this logic implies you are a legitimate authority on the subject. In your stupid airshow analogy, the pilot is clearly an expert because they have experience and qualification on that plane. What he says is also agreed upon by other experts, and is even published in manuals, tech orders, pubs, etc.

Now, I can understand that as a has-been fighter pilot, you enjoyed this advantage in your career since you could just talk down to "the SNAPs" without resistance, because you are simply just given deference due to being older and more experienced. And it makes sense that this attitude is ingrained as part of your personality and lends itself to other parts of life. The problem, however, is that you speak as though you've earned the authority to comment on certain things without having to explain yourself. It's beneath you to have to actually prove that you have any idea what you're talking about. I would say this is half arrogance and half laziness. I even openly challenged you to explain an assertion YOU made, and for a third time, you refused. You even went so far as to say "forget I said anything".

Someone smart on the subject would simply just take my post and destroy it, if it's so inaccurate and incorrect. It would be almost effortless because the counter-arguments would be so blatantly obvious to make, and it would be backed up by multiple other legitimate experts who agree. Instead, I get some retarded airshow analogy about how it's beneath you to actually have to back up what you say in any way, and that I should go scour the internet with self-study to prove your point for you. Sorry, that's not how a discussion works, you can't just say "hey you're wrong, go do more research". Hell, you haven't even pointed out which parts are right and which are wrong.

So, I see three logical, likely explanations: 1) you don't really know what you're talking about, but your arrogance won't let you stop bluffing and admit it, 2) you have somewhat of an idea of what you're talking about, but are insecure about it, and want to seem more important as an authority of the subject than you really are, and you're bluffing and won't admit it, and 3) you know what you're talking about, and you're a massive attention whore who needs to post on every thread about everything ever and talk down to others to reinforce your ego, but are so incredibly lazy that you can't be bothered to back up your points. In any case, the answer is simple: either back your words up, or get called out as a fake. Nobody gets a free pass, not even the almighty Rainman.

I think I've exhausted this thread derail long enough. If anyone wants to have a discussion about taxes, the deficit/debt, and the fiscal cliff, let's have at it again.

You're either a fucking nav or a boom. No way a dude with radiators (or one anchor, for the Navy types) posts shit like this.

And fuck you for making me defend Rainman.

Sorry, forgot to add with all due respect.

[czecksikhs]

Because now "that guy" wants me to open every panel and wants a guided cockpit tour while he gets his friend to take pictures of him in the seat while I stand on the ladder pointing out blank MFDs and the emergency jettison switch.

What about some pilot-style gouge that focuses on the important stuff, like what you can personally do about it? I e-mailed my congress critters and asked them to please get solvent ASAP and got a nice form e-mail response. That step out of the way, what are you and your 10-lb brain finance egghead comrades doing with your money in a financial landscape with a quadrillion bucks in derivatives outstanding, a government that can't balance its checkbook with a populace that doesn't care, and insane monetary interventions and liquidity injections mispricing everything under the sun? What is the smart course of action here?

[matmacwc]

Well at least the non-partisan as well as the best and brightest are working on this....

https://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-consults-msnbc-hosts-sharpton-maddow-tax-rates_665036.html

Oh wait, I mean the most partisan and ridiculous.

[slackline]

You guys that are all defending Rainman, I don't get it. I actually agree with his points, and I think Joe is an uber liberal. Problem is, I'm not smart enough in this subject matter to destroy his points other than to say things like, "That just doesn't make sense."

Why can't Rainman back it up? For goodness' sake, don't do it to prove Joe wrong, do it to educate those of us on your side of the argument. He does come off as a major prick more often than not, even if he is right. I agree with him more often than not, but that doesn't make him infallible. All of you defending him just because he is "legit" make no sense. He's a big boy, I'm sure he doesn't need the "bro" network to back him up. If he feels it necessary, he'll do it. For people like me, a 60 hour/week job, family, TDY's every two weeks, and other commitments, post up the reasons you're right.

Right or wrong, I come here for a lot of information on subjects like these. I take nothing at face value until I can see it backed up with logic and reason.

[Danny Noonin]

Right or wrong, I come here for a lot of information on subjects like these. I take nothing at face value until I can see it backed up with logic and reason.

Really?

What's with some of the clowns on here demanding footnoted term papers out of other people for every answer? Get off your fucking high horse. If you want knowledge, seek it out yourself. Don't bitch that someone else--on an Internet forum for fucks same--didn't do the work for you. No one owes you anything.

[RAMurai]

More Great Walls of Text from people with unwarranted feelings of self-importance, please.

[Guest]

You guys that are all defending Rainman, I don't get it.

Especially since it is just feeding the troll.

I actually agree with his points, and I think Joe is an uber liberal.

Agree or not, my comments to him had nothing to do with his political position which, FWIW, I don't think is anything near uber liberal.

Troll would be more appropriate if you are really interested in giving him a label.

Why can't Rainman back it up? .

I was not trolling him nor was I looking to feed the troll once he responded. Trolls are happy when people keep talking about the stupid things they say. The best way to get rid of a troll is to completely remove his food source.

[pawnman]

What about some pilot-style gouge that focuses on the important stuff, like what you can personally do about it? I e-mailed my congress critters and asked them to please get solvent ASAP and got a nice form e-mail response. That step out of the way, what are you and your 10-lb brain finance egghead comrades doing with your money in a financial landscape with a quadrillion bucks in derivatives outstanding, a government that can't balance its checkbook with a populace that doesn't care, and insane monetary interventions and liquidity injections mispricing everything under the sun? What is the smart course of action here?

Start buying Chinese Yuan. Or maybe Yen.

[slackline]

Really?

What's with some of the clowns on here demanding footnoted term papers out of other people for every answer? Get off your ######ing high horse. If you want knowledge, seek it out yourself. Don't bitch that someone else--on an Internet forum for ######s same--didn't do the work for you. No one owes you anything.

Talk about high horse. Relax just a little.

My point is if Rainman is going to jump in and say stuff, why not back it up. No one's asking for a term paper. Maybe I should have been more clear. BO.net is definitely not my only source of info, but I bounce it off a lot of other things, and often use the topics in here as starting points for the research I do.

The level of Internet courage in here never ceases to amaze. Your post is a perfect example, but of course your Internet courage will bolster you to say something stupid like, "I'd say that to your face". If that's true I feel sorry for the immense lack of tact and courtesy you subject the world to everyday. Another reason our society is steadily going downhill, everyone who thinks they are slightly in the "right" is, as you say, on some ridiculous high horse that they believe enables them to act however they want.

[Guest]

...I feel sorry for the immense lack of tact and courtesy you subject the world to everyday. Another reason our society is steadily going downhill...

Noonin, so you're the reason our society is going downhill?!

You bastard.

[Danny Noonin]

Noonin, so you're the reason our society is going downhill?!

You bastard.

Not the first time someone has accused me of that. Won't be the last.

[slackline]

Man, you guys got me. I'm gonna tuck my tail and hide now. Two Internet tough guys have ganged up again... Important lesson for everyone, never go against these pillars of BO.net. Pretty sad that even the guys you agree with most of the time do their best to piss everyone and anyone off.

Edited December 6, 2012 by slackline

[Guest]

Two Internet tough guys have ganged up again...

Hey wait a second...are you implying that I'm not tough in real life?

Great. Now I've been exposed. Thanks a lot slack line, you bully.

[BlackKnight]

Hey wait a second...are you implying that I'm not tough in real life?

Great. Now I've been exposed. Thanks a lot slack line, you bully.

Pvssy.

Edited December 6, 2012 by BlackKnight

[Guest]

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