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Old 04-25-2013, 08:19 PM
 
Location: Unperson Everyman Land
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That makes sense since there has been a war that has gone on for the better part of 10 years
PTSD not to mention the length of time for many veterans to get their claims process may have contributed to that as well. Oh but as usual lazy azz Americans see a number or a % and they run with it without any thought

Veterans don't account for the millions who opted for a certain check instead of beating their head against the wall tying to find a job that simply isn't available.

Disability insurance benefits collected from Social Security in recordLive Insurance News
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Old 04-25-2013, 08:22 PM
 
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Unfortunately we have 4 years for him to get there and he sure is trying. Though I'm sure Bush approval rating would have gone up if he was giving away food stamps like Obama has been doing.
LOL, it's like feeding a stray, once you feed them ....
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Old 04-25-2013, 08:25 PM
 
Location: The Land of Reason
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Veterans don't account for the millions who opted for a certain check instead of beating their head against the wall tying to find a job that simply isn't available.

Disability insurance benefits collected from Social Security in recordLive Insurance News
Why not? They are eligible for disability, especially since it takes so long for the VBA to process their claims.
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Old 04-25-2013, 08:35 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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***crickets***
I don't think 7 minutes with a few posts really warrants a *crickets* reply.

(crickets would be whenever I ask a neo-con to provide non-biased sources or PROOF of their wild claims... or when I ask what they do for a living, lol)
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Old 04-25-2013, 08:36 PM
 
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Considering Obama has adopted roughly 75-80%ish of his policies, I'm trying to understand the liberal mindset that Obama is better than Bush. Help me out here.
I don't recall Obama initiating 2 uncalled for foreign invasions - can you?
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Old 04-25-2013, 08:43 PM
 
Location: St. Joseph Area
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Considering Obama has adopted roughly 75-80%ish of his policies, I'm trying to understand the liberal mindset that Obama is better than Bush. Help me out here.
Wait, if Obama has adopted most of Bush's policies, then why do you still hate him so much? You should be happy he's still in office.
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Old 04-25-2013, 08:50 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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That was throwing them a bone because it is kind of strange that they made the biggest profits while bush/cheney was in office. Now why is that?


Halliburton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They have surpassed that in the last 4 years. Why does your chart stop at 2008?
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Old 04-25-2013, 08:51 PM
 
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Obama better than Bush? That's like saying a cold cup of tea is better than cold stale coffee. Biden is a piece of work...Now that he has aged EVEN MORE...all he does is stand behind Obama with his arms crossed looking like some old dithering school master...He is Obama's Dick Cheney.
The difference between Biden and Cheney is that Biden actually cares about people. You can't say the same for Cheney. And yeah, Biden has aged EVEN MORE, haven't we all. What's your point?
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Old 04-25-2013, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Pasadena, CA
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Obama already has a higher net job creation than Bush did during his EIGHT disastrous years as president. Keep in mind that Bush left Obama a nice going away present in the form of 3.5 million job losses during the first 6 months of 2009. Obama wasn't handed a budget surplus, zero wars and 5% unemployment.

Bush = the ultimate failure
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Old 04-25-2013, 09:50 PM
 
Location: The Land of Reason
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They have surpassed that in the last 4 years. Why does your chart stop at 2008?
Those were the years that they profited mainly from government contracts.

Halliburton profit up as onshore activity jumps | Reuters
They are focusing more on oil now.
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