Which Presidential Candidate Do you Match With

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

And there was an Aussie on this thread too. SOB's all of them.

Err... You missed one
and NO! we aren't all Sexy Old Buggers... some of us are just plain ugly.
I speak of/for myself, of course.


Further and more importantly - can some genius please explain to me how anyone can justify spending considerably more to get a job, than they would ever earn in that job?

Originally Posted by cycleguy55

I took Economics - and scored well. I've also spent many years in the 'C' suite with an IBM subsidiary, so I've been around the block a few times.

EDIT: I forgot to mention I also spent 6 years on the Board of the local Chamber of Commerce.

Not sure what that means... Ben Bernanke was chairman of the FED for 8 years or so... Maybe even studied Economics once or twice... Yet from a far and in hindsight, it's evident he knew little...

[Joe's Garage]

Originally Posted by Dimis

,,, Further and more importantly - can some genius please explain to me how anyone can justify spending considerably more to get a job, than they would ever earn in that job? ,,,

It doesn't take a genius, just someone a little more knowledgeable than you, which quite frankly, is nothing to write home about. After 8 years max you have this for life. (Not to mention the millions made at public speaking venues).

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[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Dimis

Err... You missed one
and NO! we aren't all Sexy Old Buggers... some of us are just plain ugly.
I speak of/for myself, of course.


Further and more importantly - can some genius please explain to me how anyone can justify spending considerably more to get a job, than they would ever earn in that job?




Not sure what that means... Ben Bernanke was chairman of the FED for 8 years or so... Maybe even studied Economics once or twice... Yet from a far and in hindsight, it's evident he knew little...

Aussies are easy to miss. Don't they all hide in the bush? Well, at least rare BBF intakes do.

BTW, presidential candidates for the most part spend other people's money. Not much of their own.

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by Dimis

Not sure what that means...

Perhaps you missed the post by Tim7139 suggesting I take Economics 101, or do you suffer from selective comprehension?

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by cycleguy55

Perhaps you missed the post by Tim7139 suggesting I take Economics 101, or do you suffer from selective comprehension?

Yes Sir, I had read it.
But you misinterpreted the comment - I know what it "is", but not what it "means" - as in: the relevance of listing titles & flashing badges.

Again, I'll try this example - George Bush was president - He can put that on his CV. It doesn't impress me much. Einstein, on the other hand, flunked out of pretty much everything.

Oh yes... and apart from English not being my first language, I DO suffer from selective comprehension - I choose to NOT even bother comprehending what's fed to the sheeple.


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Originally Posted by RodKnock

BTW, presidential candidates for the most part spend other people's money.

Ahhh RK, thank you. I knew I could rely on you... I was hoping someone would go there... So do you not find this both inherently problematic and concerning?


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[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Dimis

Ahhh RK, thank you. I knew I could rely on you... I was hoping someone would go there... So do you not find this both inherently problematic and concerning?

I find alot of things inherently problematic and concerning. So? Time to get "your Zen on."

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I find alot of things inherently problematic and concerning. So? Time to get "your Zen on."

And that is exactly why I like to sit on the dock and just watch the ducks sometimes!