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RonP Commented on Then and Now by RonP

2009-10-21T05:20:13Z

We have come a long way but we have a long way yet to go....

America has been historically pro-education while at the same time being anti-intellectual....

While on active duty as an exec officer in the US Air Force (1971), I met a female officer who was born and raised in a rural community in Michigan. her first personal encounter and relationship of any kind with a person of color was me.....:-)

RonP Commented on The Cost OF Profit In Health Care by RonP

2009-08-25T03:45:12Z

@howard711 My point exactly....You raise the questions that should have been the basis for any presentation regarding healthcare "finance" reform..Thanks....

RonP Commented on My Two Cents ON Cash And Credit by RonP

2009-08-09T03:48:10Z

@LisB, One of the reasons cash is refused is the failure of some bosinesses to trust their own employees to handle the cash honestly or properly.....On the job profiling!

RonP Commented on My Two Cents ON Cash And Credit by RonP

2009-08-09T02:05:04Z

The minimum payment is designed to keep you from ever being able to pay-off the amount due if you continue to use the card...In most cases they will increase your limit until they find a critical point I.e. you reach the limit and can only make minimum payments and can't make additional purchases and no further increase is offered.....Then they hope you are late so the fees and interest can be increased exponentially....Try presenting a card that is maxed out somewhere....I try to maintain solid relationships with the people with whom I do business...I don't travel by air much anymore and if you go directly to the ailine they will take cash....You can fed ex a money order or bank check in some cases.... The point I am making is with a little creative effort you can limit if not eliminate the use of plastic and regain control of your existence to the degree that use of cash instead of plastic permits.....

RonP Commented on My Two Cents ON Cash And Credit by RonP

2009-08-09T00:52:41Z

I have found that stepping around the clerk and speaking to the manager is quite effective if you know what to say and who to say it to. There usually is no real problem...I've been at this for more the 25 years and $1,000.00 deposits are no what I run in to. Many will be satisfied with a photo copy od your driver's license or passport and keeping the goodies locked up until you request them....You can also request a pre-check- out inspection of the room with a manager if you give youself enough time or pre-arrange it...
This is not about getting over debt problems it's about not capitulating at every turn to the demands of a system that is doing all that it can to dehumanize, oppress, and enslave the common person....You don't have to be in debt to be subject to the oppression and behavior control/modification.....

RonP recommended Truthers, Birthers And Town Hall Terrorists by Kris Broughton

2009-08-08T16:37:27Z

RonP Commented on Truthers, Birthers And Town Hall Terrorists by Kris Broughton

2009-08-08T18:50:16Z

It never ceases to amaze me how easily the unwashed and unschooled can be manipulated to act against their own self-interests...When health care reform finally passes in some form or another, the first people to benefit from the changes will be the people who are shout the loudest at the town-hall meetings....And they will be the first in line to sign up for and secure whatever benefits derived from the reforms the are now so vociferously and violenlty fighting to prevent from occuring.....

RonP Commented on My Two Cents ON Cash And Credit by RonP

2009-08-08T18:30:17Z

When you are asked for plastic in case, tell them you will give them the card if/when you choose to avail yourself of the service and even then go to the desk and make a deposit of cash before you use the in-room bar or refrigerator...Usually you won't have access until the financial arrangement is made anyway.....Cash cannot be legally refused...Every bill of whatever denomination carries this statement: "This note is legal tender for all debts public and private." If they continue to refuse cash invite them to remove the food and liquor from the room.....If they continue to refuse take the initiative and threaten to call the police.....If they persist follow through....Find a way to resist without jeopardizing yourself....

RonP Commented on Recommended Reader Posts - Are They Really? by Fred Moolten

2009-08-08T16:14:35Z

Here, Here....Well put.....

RonP recommended Recommended Reader Posts - Are They Really? by Fred Moolten

2009-08-08T15:44:40Z

RonP Commented on Make No Mistake, Resistance To Obama Is Racially Driven by RonP

2009-07-30T13:06:29Z

Hatred is an emotional pitfall or land-mine that we all could do well to avoid...Yes, I can sparate Palin's stupidity and ignorance from her persona. In regard to the question of hating her or anyone else with whom I might disagree, including those of you who have reason to disagree with me here, if by your comment you are saying that you "hate" me, then I would put it to the judgement of any reasonble person, which of us does indeed suffer from stupidity and ignorance....

RonP Commented on Make No Mistake, Resistance To Obama Is Racially Driven by RonP

2009-07-30T10:56:46Z

Is it possible to disagree with a point of view, ideology, philosophy, policy, proposal, or program without "hating" the person proposing, asserting or expressing it....I hate ignorance and stupidity but I don't hate people who are ignorant and stupid. I guess that would make me what? Progressive? Liberal? or simply Intelligent....

RonP Commented on Make No Mistake, Resistance To Obama Is Racially Driven by RonP

2009-07-30T04:50:42Z

True, but the ideological turds deserve rebuttal while the racist turds deserved to be flushed...

RonP Commented on You Voted For Obama: How Do You Feel About a War in Afghanistan, Banker Bailouts, No Public Option and No Single Payer? by Kali Star

2009-07-30T02:52:47Z

It's totally amazing that anyone would expect Obama or anyone else to undo in a few months what it took 8 years of Republican rule to do......If you are not careful the smear and fear tactics of the right wingers and the Republican Party will gain traction and put the Republicans back in control......Where were you when Bush, Cheney, Rove and the rest of the Republican criminal corporate cabal were robbing the country blind...