Leaderboard

there should be no minimum wage.   Free market will decide what a pay rate is for any given job.   If you want to pay $2 an hour you probably aren't going to get very good help so you will raise the rate to the point you get good help.   It is a simple theory.

Greed is such a negative, overused, and (often)incorrect word. Self-interest is a more accurate term when used correctly in context. It is in a corporation's self-interest to maximize shareholders value. It is greedy to do so at the cost of moral faculties. It is self-interest for CEOs and COOs to fulfill their contract and achieve pre-agreed metrics that are rewarded with bonuses. It is greedy to achieve such results immorally, unethically, or otherwise fraudulently. Greed is more in line with selfishness, and I believe there isn't enough care given to distinguish greed and selfishness from self-interest. For some odd reason, possible a conspiratorial brainwashing scheme or maybe the decline in critical thinking, the terms greed and selfishness have become interchangeable with self-interest, and even synonymous.

Words can't describe how proud I am of my older brother. I get misty eyed just thinking about it.   My brother has been through hell and back while in the Army. Just 48 hours after enlisting in the FL National Guard he was told he would be going on a 9-10 month deployment to Africa. During his 2nd tour in Iraq his Humvee drove over an IED and he was the only one in the vehicle to survive. Despite that, he recently decided to serve our country again my joining the guard.   He was supposed to be my best man at my wedding in October but won't be able to join. I'm just proud to call him my brother and I wanted to share.   http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/7/23/soldier_deployment_f.html#.VbF7VPLGlQI.mailto    

Just had to share, someone posted this on Funker's FB page lol

I have this shirt. Yes, I actually wear it.

What I fail to see is the problem to start with.It's not like everyday you see grandpa at the check out in Wal Mart holding the cashier at gunpoint until they hand over the Meta Mucil-I think there is a whole lotta fix looking for a non problem to start with.Where do these politicians dream this crap up from.Sounds like a straight forward gun grab to me.

  When the market was free, it got people away from manual agricultural jobs that didn't innovate much. People shifted from hard agricultural jobs to manufacturing during the free market period because the jobs paid so well, and they didn't have to work themselves to death in the crop fields. Now the safety issues associated with the new industry are a whole 'nother discussion, but no one can deny the economies of scale that were created during the free market days. Many workers went from low paying agricultural jobs to low skilled manufacturing jobs that paid almost as well as highly skilled artisans in Europe. Products were made considerably more affordable, and thanks to that free market innovation and mechanization, one person could produce the labor of dozens without any extra effort.

  Minimum wage is a price floor that limits the demand for labor; it doesn't increase employment nor does it increase any growth, especially since it only affects about 5% of the working population. Also, most people associate the raising of minimum wage with higher prices of goods and services, which doesn't really happen; again, minimum wage is a price floor that limits the demand for labor. Businesses would simply either discontinue hiring and condense the division of labor.   The business cycle has upswings and downturns naturally; given no influence from government. There are plenty of other factors that have a much greater affect on economic growth than wages, and, as stated above, increasing the mandated price floor for 5% of the population can't possibly account for growth to the magnitude of investments, tax cuts, innovation, new markets, increased production as a result of previous investment, etc....   Generally speaking, when you look at a business cycle that is experiencing growth from year to year, there is naturally an increase in inflation(naturally based on "our" monetary system). Deflation is often occurs during market corrections (recessions). Inflation is also influenced by monetary policy, but that is besides my point.   When the economy is experiencing growth, inflation will occur naturally up until or just after the market correction (withholding artificial effects of monetary policy), and most increases in minimum wage happen to occur either during economic upswings to create the correlation that an increase in minimum wage increases the GDP, or otherwise nets positive economic growth. Just a correlation, and a weak one at that. I should put a chart together sometime, but that's a lot of data to digest.

My opinion is if a drive by happened he'd be the first guy shot.

It's not often that my mother sends me a link to something funny but she did tonight. I'm in the bed laughing my ass off while the ol' lady tries to sleep. I really get a kick out of this. More than I do with the NFL bad lip sync. Thought I would share. He was definitely out of his head on stage. Maybe a little LSD and coke? https://youtu.be/3xJWxPE8G2c

  When the dollar goes bunk, I'll gladly unload any I have left on you. ;)

Like Big K, I don't have that specific model but have the AR Optics 1-4x24 model and am happy. Decent quality for the money IMO. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

I think the dragonfly sightings are actually jade helm drones looking for seasoned citizens with guns ;)

I am 67 years young and I am able to take total care my myself both my finances and every other aspect of my life. I will not allow the Feds to do anything through Social Security to take my firearms. I am writing all of my elected officials and demanding that they stop this maniac President from enforcing these stupid pen pushing bureaucratic policies to be passed. I do have arrangements in place should the day ever come that I feel I can no longer take care of my finances that will allow my family to assist me with them but they will never be made a legal guardian until I am on my death bed and then I won't care............jmho 

My wife and I watched this video yesterday and couldn't believe the stupidity involved. I can't believe they hassled this guy for nothing instead of arresting the woman who calls the police and fire dept. when he grills in his back yard. She knows better.   I can tell the homeowner is perturbed, but he was a lot calmer than I'd have been over this ridiculousness.

I think a better option for all of humanity is if you are a lib, you are required to keep your insane and illogical ideas in your head.

Cut about 4 more inches off those shorts and you'll keep everyone scared off.

I've been watching this private citizen guard thing going on at the recruitment centers with mixed feelings as aside from making the "citizen guards" feel good that's about all I see of any merit. Bear in mind the murderer in the Chattanooga incident first did a drive by with a semi automatic rifle. His next and final stop wasn't a strip mall recruiters storefront. It a slippery slope full of inherent liability for those choosing to do this guardianship thing where not only do you risk personal safety you also jeopardize your very financial future. If this is what one feels they have to do then so be it.

Ny new bodyguard:

So I was checking out Kickstarter a few months ago and ran across this one these knives. Not sure why but I just really like the look of these. I figured they would make good utility knives for the garage and kitchen. I finally got them in the mail yesterday. I got both the 3" and 4". They are very sharp. Now I just have to see how they hold an edge. [URL=http://s196.photobucket.com/user/kahrman/media/5C99DE9A-88DE-43B1-857C-D5E0321D9830_zpsldazpubw.jpg.html][/URL]

Sig isn't known for making quality AR's. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Eventually you'll narrow your search down to a few counties.  At that point, consider getting a local realtor involved.  He'll be able to pull "comps" to help you make sure you don't overpay for your unimproved parcel.  He may be able to pull strings to get a survey done faster, too, to make sure the land percs for the cabin you want to build.

  I know of nowhere in IL law where this is stated?   - OS

  If you have a 401K or IRA invested in the market, I'll bet you want the corps your fund invests in to be as profitable as possible...greed?   Shareholders want the corp be as profitable as possible...greed?   Executives are rewarded for increasing / maintain profit profits margins or they have no job...is their motivation greed?   Reminds me of the outrage against Exxon-Mobil for earning zillions in gross profit, more profit than any other corp in the history of the world...net was about an 8% margin...that's $.08 on every $1.00 earned...guv'mint makes more on a gallon of gas in tax than the producer or retailer.   Greed is interesting when it's someone else's money

Thanks BigK

  He really should be wearing camo.  :up:

I think it's time to split the country again, give it a year so all the liberals can move, and all the patriots can move. What do you think? :) [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JMH42/media/Liberalland.jpg2_zpso0kyysi6.jpg.html][/URL]

If it were me I would counter with the ever popular " it is because I am black and you are racist". I bet that would have shut the entire episode of stupidity down in a nanosecond.

I think there should be a law passed telling liberals where they can live and the rest of the normal people can live and that way we will all be happier knowing just where all the liberals are. That way normal folks can enjoy life and the liberals can live how ever they please also. I know it won't happen but what happened to  Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?................... :shrug: :shrug:

I voted C. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

can you pop the rear slide plate off the slide and get the gun apart by doing that? I seem to remember having to resort to that once or twice some years back when getting Glock slide on "half way"

You didn't ask for my opinion, but here it is anyway. Dude in the pic... First, get your filthy booger-hook off the trigger. B.) Spring for some sights for your blaster. Number three, take some of that money you've been saving for more tats and buy some cross-trainers and a gym membership. Maybe throw in a session or two with a personal trainer-er. And in case anyone is wondering, yes, I did that on purpose. Except for the last one.

Doesn't look like I'll have a problem being there so far, just have to deal with 5 o' clock traffic.

But.... all those commercials I keep hearing...the crash is coming! :panic:  Must stockpile silver. :tinfoil: 

Are folks ever going to figure out that minimum wage was never intended to be a career? It was intended for high school kids to make gas/beer/date money. Struggling to get by on minimum wage is supposed to motivate people to better themselves. I guess it's easier to whine to the government.

  Doesn't remove anything from solution, whether salt or haz mat. Even distillation won't necessarily remove the latter.   - OS

It can go both ways; the intention of my post was for perspective. Back then money was backed by something physical, now it's backed by magical promises and pretty nothings. Precious metals are a terrible investment in general based on their volatility. In the long term they are a great store of value, especially when fiat tender goes bunk. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

Good intentions are great, but this seems to me, a wreck looking for a place to happen. Too many things that can go sour. I wonder what actual training these folks have had. Biggest issue I see is simply standing guard "outside". As someone else posted, you're a sitting duck for a drive by/pull up & cut loose. It's a feel good experience that can change in a heartbeat.   Waaay past time for the DOD to get their heads out of their intestines & arm & train the guys/gals iin uniform. Never understand why out of country,they will hand you every weapon you can carry. Set foot on home soil, they don't trust you with airsoft. Ridiculous. JMHO

Get rid of the government and most corporations would not exist as they do today. They wouldn't have a government to lobby, for protection, or for welfare and subsidies for themselves and their employees. They also wouldn't have a government to grant them special production and property rights. They couldn't hire people on wages lower than the minimum for those people to support themselves/families. No protection, no labor, no production, no corporation. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

About 100 years ago or so, it took the average person two or three days to earn enough to buy an ounce of silver. With $15/hour, at least at this moment, someone is earning enough to buy an ounce every hour. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

Damn...beat me to the punch.

A guy walked into a crowded bar, waving his 1911 Colt pistol and yelled,   "I have a .45 Colt with an eight shot magazine, and I want to know who's been screwing my wife?"    A voice from the back of the room called out...    "You'll need more ammo!"

  Brilliant!

They're microdrones.  First they fly around and record your habits, next thing you know, you've been classified as an untrainable and the MRAPS will be showing up soon to shuffle you off to the FEMA death camps.

Just a thought to throw out there,     This place being so nice and ROOMY....assuming the range fees are reasonable, this might be a good place for a TGO meet up??? They're open till 8pm so they've definitely got the working crowd covered.  Shoney's is right there too, If we all hit the buffet afterward it could be the first TGO shoot and  :poop: .

  If I can't have it...that's the best solution.

People should have the freedom to be any shade asshat. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

They are rifle-ish....

Cool. I love Jeeps we own two, my wife had a TJ but we sold it to buy her an MK patriot. And I have a WJ that I'm pretty sure I will own till I die lol. My WJ:

If you are carrying you need to learn to let things like offending insults go. It's always your duty to avoid trouble the best that you can. It's not always easy I know,  I can be hot headed at times.