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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:09 AM Original message |
US Approaching Insolvency, Fix To Be 'Painful': Fisher |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. At least we have a new carrier ...the USS Bankrupt. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. Can't we just launch 110 cruise missiles at our creditors? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. not too good of an idea, china would get really pissed off |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. As long as it's "unthinkable" to tax the rich, we're screwn. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. yep, we cut ours from 60 to 50 |
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devils chaplain (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Only a handful of people would... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. The US had defaulted on debt twice before in its history its heading to a third time. n/t |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. What were the two other times we defaulted? |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. 1790 (domestic and external) and 1933 (domestic gold denominated) |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Okay. First thank you for the information. It could be different this time |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I did not know that. |
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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Start with this short NY times overview... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Thank you. |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. The "starve the beast" phase of project "New Deal Rollback" is almost complete. (nt) |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Time to cut taxes on the wealthy. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. There's only one way to avoid insolvency and it's going to happen sooner or later. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. People who are not wealthy have been feeling that pain for years. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
21. About 30 years too late, tool. nt |
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