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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:13 PM Original message |
Bernanke Says U.S. Needs Budget Deficit-Cutting Plan Soon |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. "And what I mean by 'budget-cutting' doesn't include the Pentagon, of course |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bernanke Is the Largest Asshole in Office |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 08:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. I saw him the other day crowing about entitlement programs, why don't |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. He's a Republican. What do you expect? |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. How bout we seize all the bankers millions and put the money they stole toward the deficit? |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. How about he gets his banker buds to repay the bailouts that created the deficit? |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. Ending two useless illegal wars might help a little... |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. the majority of our military expenditures fall under the catagory of |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. So we couldn't employ those 4 million people to do something useful? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:13 AM Response to Reply #10 |
29. There are other pursuits to which these "job" holders might devote their energies. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
37. That's a $100B of it. Now, about that other $900B...? |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. End Bush's tax cuts |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. The congress set the phase out date, not Bush per se. nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:19 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I'm guessing Congress did as Bush asked. Besides, the same principle applies, regardless of which |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 06:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Totally agree about cooking the books. The reason the tax cuts |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. Fuck you, Ben. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. Only if they start with the war machine |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. The wars are funded, and the rich got their bailouts, so deficits start mattering all of the sudden. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. That's easy: bring our soldiers home and de-fund illegal wars. nt |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. First step is to roll back the tax code to where it was when we last had a surplus ... |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. We're about to be IMF'ed |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. They better do something.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Bingo. Most stuff and services provided by government costs money. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. audit the Fed |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Dodd's been very busy watering that down. n/t |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. His parting gift to America. But, face it, he's a good ole boy who is not acting alone. |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. Is He |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Let's start with the Pentagon, you twit. |
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indypaul (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. Governments can meet financial obligations three ways |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. Amazing how deficits only matter under Democratic Presidents. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 12:04 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Isn't that the truth! |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
20. Shutup Bernanke. (nt) |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. hey bennie.... |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. Someboy please tell me again why Pres Obama |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Everybody knows Democrats are incompetent when it comes to money and "defense." |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
33. Wait. His plan for decreasing the deficit is to loweer taxes, but it's too much |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
36. Bernanke, or Berniac (like maniac), said nothing when the bushes |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
38. kick. |
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