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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:08 AM Original message |
Plans being drawn up to let states go bankrupt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Here it comes, folks. Disaster Capitalism. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. sell those bonds.... |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. +100000000000 |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. +100000000000 and 1! |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. "Shock & Awe, Baby. Sneer." - RepubliCorp |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. but the federal government will have to fund their social security... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Part of the war on senior Americans |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. What about the states that have "balanced budget amendments" |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. All but (I think) 3 states have them. |
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Atypical Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
7. I think when an entity goes bankrupt... |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. This will just make the rich richer |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yes. In a nutshell. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yes. Let out all the prisoners and fire all the policemen... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
12. a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.... |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. Trust requires Integrity. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
14. Creepy idea IMHO |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
15. I guess North Dakota will be spared. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. The super wealthy trying to get that pension money. Who is behind this war on pensions? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. World oligarchs and their craven minions, is who. |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Nobody is going to make out if this happens |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. "You know what they want? |
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Poboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Yes sir. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. If PA "modifies" the pensions of retired teachers---those of us who REFUSED the offer of a one-time |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. My wife and I do the same thing. She worked 28 years for the city of Grand Rapids. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Exactly. The pay-out gets you nothing in interest today. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. But but but.. I thought the economy was getting better? |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. More tax cuts. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. the glory of tax cuts... |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. It is getting better but not nearly fast or broad enough.. |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
28. George Carlin warned us... |
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