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PoliticAverse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 11:53 AM Original message |
US debt passes $14 trillion, Congress weighs caps |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Military spending is the fundamental problem, of course |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. no its not |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I Think BOTH are Factors Here |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Greed. It's the greed that motivates both. |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. its not unsustainable |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Just close 1/2 of our bases overseas. That would at least bring |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 10:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. federal assistance as in unemployment benefits are not |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. +1 |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. +1, We need to tax the rich at the rates of the greatest generation (94%) |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. Now, the Republicons will WHINE that we need to do something |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Make no mistake: we must slash Social Security by 25% |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. THe US handed over control of the money supply to the banks in 1913. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. No matter how outrageous I try to be |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You said it all ... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. "weighing caps"... hmmm, we're 14 Trillion in the hole... CHARGE IT |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. Massive amounts of government debt is not a problem..... |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. I remember at the end of the 90's there was talk of the debt being eliminated completely |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-16-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. But in reality the important issue |
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faz (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-16-11 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. Raising government debt limit reflects people's attitude via Congress |
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