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Clarence Said:

Did Randy 'Baby Killer' Neugebauer learn his decorum from Joe 'You Lie' Wilson?

We Answered:

What a low life. Republican members of Congress need to be sent to basic courses on how to conduct themselves in public. Since no federal funds can be used for abortion and he knows that, he was just acting like an idiot.

Republicans were doing their best to try to kill the bill and they were losing the effort. This is how sore losers act when they're beaten. They call names and lie.

Enrique Said:

Who is racist? And what is racist? And who gets to judge it?

We Answered:

my prof went into a f*cking rant about that comment today. i can see where she's coming from, but i can kind of catch that she's a liberal (despite her declarations that she's not "a flaming liberal...")

*The Governor was from South Carolina, which is still a state that struggles with racism--segregation can, in fact, still be found down there and a lot of people are still prejudiced against african americans.
*he said he was glad he "put the president in his place," which implies that his place is lower than the rest of us. which indicated his (the governor's) racial prejudices


I argue that the ridiculous amount of political correctness is just that- ridiculous. but even though obama is a douche and clearly does not have america's best interests in mind doesn't mean the governor should stand up in the middle of his speech and start yelling. (which is also against the house rules of conduct)

Freddie Said:

US History question, what does this mean about Roosevelt and Wilson?

We Answered:

'Trust' is a short form for 'Special Trust' or 'Business Trust' -- but they were essentially a kind of 'Super-Corporation'.

They are illegal today, but they made a lot of people a lot of money in the later nineteenth-century before they were outlawed. :o)

They were formed when a bunch of the leading businessmen in a given industry (oil, steel, tobacco, etc.) saw that, if they conspired together instead of competing against each other, they could set prices at a desired level, reduce costs, and increase stock prices and profits.

In certain cases, this led to a monopoly, in which a single Board of Trustees (those leading businessmen, of course, sat on these Board) controlled a given product completely.

This was not a positive thing for consumers, but it was supported by politicians who were businessmen or had the support of businessmen.

Think of it this way: Roosevelt did not want the government to interfere in business affairs or their regulation of the economy, and wanted to offer social programs to help the consumers who had to pay higher prices; Wilson wanted government to step in and 'break' the trusts, and supported free markets -- he argued that this would increase competition and lower prices.

In the end, the trusts were broken, by the government. (Through conveniently-named 'antitrust' laws, in 1890 and after.)

Myrtle Said:

Is Barack Obama the second coming of Woodrow Wilson?? (puppet for big bankers)?

We Answered:

No, he is the original Barack Hussein Obama II. I like our president, his leadership, his policies and his name.

Elizabeth Said:

US History question, what does this mean about Roosevelt and Wilson?

We Answered:

While in office, Roosevelt became a "trust buster" by forcing the great railroad combination in the Northwest to break apart. As President, Roosevelt saw himself a representative of all the people, including farmers, laborers, white collar workers, and businessmen. Roosevelt therefore was focused on bringing big business under stronger regulation so that he could effectively serve all the people he represented. He sought to regulate, rather than dissolve, most trusts. Efforts continued over the next several years, to reduce the control of "big business" over the U.S. economy and workers. Earlier Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890 to maintain economic liberty, and to eliminate restraints on trade and competition. This act came into play during Roosevelt's trust busting activities.

In Economics, monopoly (also "Pure monopoly") is a persistent situation where there is only one provider of a product or service in a particular market. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable substitute goods. [1] Alternatively (a modern and less common usage), it may be used as a verb or adjective to refer to the process (see Monopolism) by which a firm gains persistently greater market share than what is expected under perfect competition. The latter usage of the term is invoked in the theory of monopolistic competition.
In political discourse, the term monopoly is frequently invoked as a blanket generalization in criticism of firms with large market share or lack of what's perceived as "fair" competition. [2]

Social insurance refers to Social Security
The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. In addition to several provisions for general welfare, the new Act created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement.

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