The Vent / Metro

If the Atlanta Falcons want a new stadium, they should pay for 100% of it! Property owners and taxpayers cannot afford it!

Score: 733

The United States has the wealthiest poor people in the world!

Score: 510

I would rather see taxes raised to pay higher teacher salaries, than raised to build a new football stadium.

Score: 506

Why do rich Senators and CEOs talk about raising the age of Social Security? Something else that will affect us but not them!

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You can't always count on the weather, but you can always count on the media to promote Black Friday as if the entire world will collapse if we don't get out and shop for stuff we don't need.

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Please be considerate of all employees that have to work on the holidays, not just retail workers.

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Think of all the police, firemen, EMTs, hospital staff, grocery store clerks, [Oh, I forgot something!] bus, train, taxi drivers and pilots who are out there working for your benefit, and QUIT your complaining!!

Score: 443

Saw the president of Goldman Sachs on TV giving economic advice. If they're so smart why did we have to bail them out?

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Went to Cirque this past weekend and when the second intermission started EVERYONE reached for their cellphone. REALLY? People, it had been only an hour without checking your phone! How many emails and texts could you have missed?

Score: 330

Chris Christie's putting people before party will do more to make me consider voting Republican than all the talking heads and Super PAC mud slinging they can come up with.

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We removed all art, music and creative endeavors from our schools, but kept all the violent games like football and we wonder why we are living in an increasingly insensitive, uncaring, violent society. Look at our children, they are more violent and bullying than ever. Can we PLEASE get art and music back in schools?!

Score: 309

I will remain an Independent as long as upper management is paid ridiculous amounts and union employees are overpaid for simple tasks or have silly rules.

Score: 289

People with their heads down, engrossed in their phones, make it so easy for thieves to snatch everything they have.

Score: 289

I wouldn't do it, but if people want to camp out at stores for a TV or whatever, I say tend to your own business.

Score: 266

Saw the presidents of Russia and Iran kiss each other in a ceremony. Reminds me of a line from Pericles by William Shakespeare: Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss.

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People, stop walking or riding bikes in the street. I know you have your rights but in the battle of flesh versus metal. Metal always wins.

Score: 259

Drivers on Old Milton Parkway, please can you give a small wave to show some appreciation when someone lets you in traffic? Thanks.

Score: 243

My dog would make a great watchdog, but she just can't stay awake that long.

Score: 179

You don't think alcohol is a killer drug? Have you driven around some of these drunks in Atlanta?

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Grady Hospital started as a charity hospital and still is. Perhaps Americans a century ago were more compassionate and less greedy.

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Snooki book? What is a Snooki?

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We need to continue to talk about the election and the fraud that happened all over this country until we have fair and transparent elections.

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The only national holidays now are celebrated in the mall.

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Clayton County claims the lowest millage rate; but makes up for it in negative publicity. [Schools, courts, crime rate, fill in the blanks....]

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My first clear thought on Thanksgiving morning was that I would miss Furman Bisher's "Thankful" column for the first time in my life. I'm thankful the AJC revived it for 2012. R.I.P. Furman!

Score: 138

I wonder who paid for the parties Jill Kelley hosted?

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Capitalism is built on consuming more than we need. Four pounds of ads in the paper are definitely more than I need.

Score: 126

Think of the outrage, if you couldn't get gas to put in the car to go to Grandma's for Thanksgiving, as opposed to NOT having to actually shop on that day---there is a difference.

Score: 98

Nice neighbor using a leaf blower at 8:30 AM on Thanksgiving morning. Get a clue dude!

Score: 83

Thanksgiving - eating holiday, Christmas - eating sweets holiday, Valentine's Day - chocolate candy day, Easter - candy eggs, chocolate bunnies etc. holiday, Memorial Day - cookout burgers, hotdogs day, July 4th - cookout day, Labor Day - cookout day again. And we wonder why Americans are getting so fat?

Score: -54

I'm tired of people using an ellipsis, and not knowing how to use one properly.

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