I JUST LOVE HOW THE REPUBLICAN BOW DOWN TO THE FEET OF A BIGOT (RUSH LIMBAUGH) BUT GET GIDDY TO ATTACK A FEMALE(PELOSI)................WOULD THEY PLEASE GROW A PAIR?
LIVING POLITICS
Big Ideas=Bags Of Cash
Rahm Emanuel's 'affirmative' government.
Published Mar 21, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Mar 30, 2009
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Posted By: sirhc @ 04/04/2009 5:29:22 PM
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Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/25/2009 3:24:53 PM
Omaar, you confuse stringing catch lines with actually saying something. Your posts exude more hate and fear than about who you rant. Apparently any dissent, any argument against the Dem's wild spending plans right now is somehow equated with the number of wounded or dead soldiers coming back from the Middle East. What is your point? Should we go in blind with Obama, Ried, and Pelosi and let them print endless amounts of currency because Bush spent too much?
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/25/2009 4:46:56 PM
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/25/2009 4:49:11 PM
Wrong..
President Obama should Do Absolutely Nothing domestically and lets See how long you Low Life's Survive as well as your State.
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If the Federal Government simply Shuts the Door and says to each Governor, Depend on your own Treasury..
Governors Depend on Corp. America Or Your Treasury ..
I have Bigger Sharks to Catch !!
The State's, Counties and Cities would be Doomed !
Then you'll have Massive Numbers of Un-Employed, Living off??? what ?
AIR ?
Because the Big Bad Government has Shut the Damn Door and Cut Your State's Money Supply Off !!
Either Obama does Nothing and watch Chaos or He tries to Help..
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President Obama should Do Absolutely Nothing Domestically and lets See how long you Low Life's Survive as well as your State.
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He should Starve All You Hate Mongers down to your Knees !!
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If the Federal Government simply Shuts the Door and says to each Governor, Depend on your own Treasury..
Governors Depend on Corp. America Or Your State Treasury ..
Obama should say "I have Bigger Sharks to Catch"
Go Fend for Yourselves...
"Tell Your State Governor, to use your State's Treasury and charge More Taxes if you are Low On State Funds"
"Your State's Residents can handle it"
The State's, Counties and Cities would be Doomed !
Then you'll have Massive Numbers of Un-Employed, Living off??? what ?
AIR ?
Because the Big Bad Government has Shut the Damn Door and Cut Your State's Money Supply Off !!
You Low Life's can't stand the fact, that a Man Of Color is Your President..Period
Well, Complain all of 4 years and if Jindal or Palin is your Choice...look for another 4 years of Pres. Obama and keep Complaining and Hating...
He's still Your President
Note: Either Obama does Nothing and Watch Chaos or He tries to Help..
Either way You'd Hate Him any way.
President Obama...
Let them Starve and and ask the Governors, that want to reject 5-10% of the Millions or Billions given to their States to Return all the MONEY..
To Hell with this Nonsense !!-
Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/26/2009 12:28:39 PM
Your displays of willful ignorance are matched only by your inability to alter what comes out of your mouth...or keyboard in this regard.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/26/2009 10:11:44 PM
Common Response, when YOU have NOTHING to COUNTER it with...
A Very Hollow Log... Response
Common Insults, when you have Absolutely Nothing to Counter my words with.
Sounds like Hannity and Limbaugh to Me-
Posted By: libertyfirst @ 04/01/2009 10:43:07 AM
Unbelievable. You apparently are arguing with yourself. Good luck.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/26/2009 10:12:34 PM
If the Federal Government simply Shuts the Door and says to each Governor, Depend on your own Treasury..
Governors Depend on Corp. America Or Your Treasury ..
I have Bigger Sharks to Catch !!
The State's, Counties and Cities would be Doomed !
Then you'll have Massive Numbers of Un-Employed, Living off??? what ?
AIR ?
Because the Big Bad Government has Shut the Door and Cut the water Off !!
Either Obama does Nothing and watch Chaos or he tries to Help..
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Posted By: sirhc @ 03/26/2009 9:32:50 PM
NO ONE SAYS YOU SHOULD GO BLIND TO ANYONE-THAT'S WHAT GOT US IN A UNNECESSARY WAR-BUT HYPOCRITES CONCERNS RING VERY HOLLOW. WHEN BUSH HAD LIED TO GET US IN A 3 BILLION A WEEK UNNECESSARY WAR, THEN PUT A 2 TRILLION DOLLAR TAX CUT FOR THE TOP 2 PERCENT ON TOP OF IT(THERE HAD NEVER BEEN A TAX CUT FOR ANYONE DURING WAR TIME BECAUSE IT'S AN INSTANT RECESSION MAKER) THERE WAS NO BITCHING, CRYING WHINING, EXAMINING , RESEARCHING BY THE SAME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BITCHING,CRYING, MOANING, AND COMPLAINING NOW. OBAMA IS HAVING TO DO FINANCIAL GYMANSTICS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF BUSH'S SPENDING......BUT HIS OUT TIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ECONOMICS LIKE LEAVING THE IRAQ WAR OUT OF THE BUDGET WHICH IS BASIC ACCOUNTING FRAUD 101. SO GOING AFTER OBAMA 60 DAYS IN WITH ALL THIS FURY AFTER 8 YEARS OF THE WORST ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY IS EQUIVALENT TO A DRUNK FRIEND COMING OVER YOUR HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, VOMITING EVERYWHERE, AND GETTING UPSET AT YOU FOR CLEANING IT UP WITH A MOP INSTEAD OF A WRAG.
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Posted By: David1235 @ 03/29/2009 10:03:39 PM
"freak on"? Newsweek is a news magazine. Please keep your writing standards at that level.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/28/2009 11:08:24 AM
John McCain would've done the Same Exact thing as Obama...
December 31, 2005
* The United States Congress passes the Detainee Treatment Act.
* This act, [[Sponsored By Senator John McCain]], a Former Prisoner of War who had been tortured in enemy custody, explicitly states that all captives held by the United States are protected against torture.
* This act also restricted subsequent captives from initiating habeas corpus submissions.
* Existing habeas corpus submissions remain in the system.
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Posted By: HolyRoller @ 03/27/2009 6:49:49 PM
Here is some more of the CHANGE we can believe in.....Releasing Gitmo terror suspects...into a neighborhood near you...AND giving them Welfare......AMAZING....
"President Barack Obama's intelligence chief confirmed Thursday that some Guantanamo inmates may be released on US soil and receive assistance to return to society.
"If we are to release them in the United States, we need some sort of assistance for them to start a new life," said National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair at his first press conference.
"You can't just put them on the street," he added. "All that is work in progress."
There can be no resonable argument made...that rationalizes this...PrezBo-Zo may be even more devious than I thought.
NOBAMA!!!-
Posted By: Omaar @ 03/28/2009 10:48:23 AM
Dumb A!!
Over [[200 Gitmo Prisoners]] have been RELEASED by Your Beloved George W. Bush, to God knows Where ...
And you NEVER made a Damn SOUND !!
Please Spare Me the ...
Limbaugh-Hannity, Praeger, Beck, Coulter and Savage....
Scare Tactics
Where was Your Concern about the Over 200 Gitmo Prisoners Released by Bush and Cheney..
3 of the Released have Signed up for Al-Queda
No Problem, it's George W. Bush...
How Many Gitmo Detainees have been Convicted throughout the Years...
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Posted By: Mimi13 @ 03/28/2009 12:38:08 AM
Here's the problem: Many, if not most, of the men and boys at Gitmo had nothing to do with terrorism against the United States. They got caught up in broad sweeps the picked up guilty and innocent alike. Or they were "turned in" by fellow countrymen who wanted to take over their lands or their businesses or their wives. But innocent or guilty, we flew them to Cuba and kept them in rather primitive conditions for six years. Now, even the innocent have gotten somewhat radicalized. They may not be willing go on their merry way with just a wave good-bye from their jailers. They may actually want to do the United States some harm. But. . . does that justify keeping people who committed no crime in prison for the rest of their lives? After all, the original "mistake" was made by our government. Can we keep people who might not like us very much because we unjustly jailed them in jail forever when the only reason they are in jail in the first place is because we made a mistake? How does this square with the democratic principles of the United States, the rule of law, and the Genvea Convention (which we signed)? When a country of laws discovers that it has unfairly imprisoned someone, the only option is to set that person free and make restitution for his lost time as best the country can. That is what we do with domestic prisoners who are found to be innocent, and I don't know how we can do less for the men caught up in Gitmo who were not actively involved in some kind of terrorism. It's just simple justice. It's standing by our national principles. It's the moral thing to do. But that brings us back to the practicality of the problem -- where can these people go? What country will take them? What neighborhood wants to resettle them? I don't know the answers/ I do know that we have truly ruined the lives of many people by implementing a rash policy that had no reaonable endgame.
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Posted By: HolyRoller @ 03/28/2009 1:16:34 AM
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should these detainees be released to American soil...If their own nations will NOT ACCEPT them back...then what do you gather from that....It only takes a few...REMEMBER 9/11 or do you think it was an inside job??? Several earlier releases...releases thought to be of little risk...have returned as suicide bombers...joined the Taliban or other whacko's...
Let 1 of these people kill any number of innocent Americans....PrezBo-Zo will have more than his already failing Presidency can handle.....BTW....your apology for terrorists is appalling....very few of these people were detained for no reason...to think they were is foolish and dangerous....
NOBAMA!!!-
Posted By: Omaar @ 03/28/2009 10:37:35 AM
You had better be Concerned with the Many Illegal Mexican Drug Cartels and Drug Lords Spreading Murder and Mayhem in America..
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/28/2009 10:36:31 AM
Dumb A!!
Over [[200 Gitmo Prisoners]] have been RELEASED by Your Beloved George W. Bush, to God knows Where ...
And you NEVER made a Damn SOUND !!
Please Spare Me the ...
Limbaugh-Hannity, Praeger, Beck, Coulter and Savage....
Scare Tactics
Where was Your Concern about the Over 200 Gitmo Prisoners Released by Bush and Cheney..
3 of the Released have Signed up for Al-Queda
No Problem, it's George W. Bush...
How Many Gitmo Detainees have been Convicted throughout the Years...
Answer: Not Many
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/28/2009 10:47:56 AM
This Country has long been Sold Out to China, Saudi Arabia & Japan and Canada Actually, becuase China is our Biggest Trading Partner and Canada Sells the USA 2-3rds of it's Oil...
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China v US money market funds
Posted on Thursday, March 26th, 2009
By bsetser
China???s purchases of US Treasuries in 2008 (Estimate): $245 billion
US money market funds purchases of US Treasuries in 2008, from the flow of funds: just under $400 billion
China???s purchases of US Agencies in 2008 (Estimate): $38 billion. That reflects $85 billion in purchases through July, and $47 billion in sales since then ???
US money market fund purchases of US Agency bonds: $542 billion
China???s purchases of Treasuries and Agencies in 2008: $283 billion
US money market funds??? purchase of Treasuries and Agencies in 2008: $942b
I am waiting for a round of stories pondering whether money market funds will continue to buy Treasuries and Agencies at their 2008 pace!
US money market funds holdings of Treasuries and Agencies rose by close to 350% in 2008, as their combined Treasury / Agency portfolio rose from from $392b to $1334b. That pace of growth of growth won???t be sustained. The large rise came from a low base.
But money market funds did hold more Treasuries and Agencies ($1357b) at the end of 2008 than China ($1233b) did.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/28/2009 10:32:42 AM
America has been Gone for Quite some time...
Long Before President Obama took the oath and None of You worried about that Dumb Tough Talking Oil Baron Texan, who Destroyed the Economy and his..
"Generational Debt" to Communist-Socialist China.
China v US money market funds
Source: The Council On Foreign Relations.
China???s Purchases of US Treasuries in 2008 (Estimate): $245 billion
US money market funds purchases of US Treasuries in 2008, from the flow of funds: just under $400 billion
China???s purchases of US Agencies in 2008 (Estimate): $38 billion. That reflects $85 billion in purchases through July, and $47 billion in sales since then ???
US money market fund purchases of US Agency bonds: $542 billion
China???s purchases of Treasuries and Agencies in 2008: $283 billion
US money market funds??? purchase of Treasuries and Agencies in 2008: $942b
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Posted By: memo2 @ 03/28/2009 9:17:43 AM
What we get after 1980 nothing than trouble that is were you vote go, and now we are at the same situation and probable this time is worse and again that is were you vote go all the same is no difference from Bush or Obama.....
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Posted By: memo2 @ 03/28/2009 9:10:22 AM
The other problem with this people do you think they are in that place by mistake I don't think so, and if some one istill protectim them with any kind of arguments to welfer this people is just politics, who's behind this they know what they doing, the FBI,and CIA need to work together once again all this situation is just miscommunication in both only because they feel one is better than the other,let go this people is just to go back at the same point and this will go on and on, do you realy think when this people capture some of our people at their place they will be fine I don't think so...........
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/27/2009 8:51:22 PM
Bush SOLD this COUNTRY OUT to CHINA a VERY LONG TIME ...AGO
8 YEARS AGO !!
AND YOU HATE MONGERS...
SMILED, BENT OVER AND TOOK WITH A SMILE AND A BIG...
[[REBEL YELL]] !!
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China v US money market funds
Source: Council On Foreign Relations: Thursday, March 26th, 2009
China???s purchases of US Treasuries in 2008 (Setser/ Pandey estimate): $245 billion
US money market funds purchases of US Treasuries in 2008, from the flow of funds: just under $400 billion
China???s purchases of US Agencies in 2008 (Setser/ Pandey estimate): $38 billion. That reflects $85 billion in purchases through July, and $47 billion in sales since then ???
US money market fund purchases of US Agency bonds: $542 billion
China???s purchases of Treasuries and Agencies in 2008: $283 billion
US money market funds??? purchase of Treasuries and Agencies in 2008: $942b
I am waiting for a round of stories pondering whether money market funds will continue to buy Treasuries and Agencies at their 2008 pace!
US money market funds holdings of Treasuries and Agencies rose by close to 350% in 2008, as their combined Treasury / Agency portfolio rose from from $392b to $1334b. That pace of growth of growth won???t be sustained. The large rise came from a low base.
But money market funds did hold more Treasuries and Agencies ($1357b) at the end of 2008 than China ($1233b) did.
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Posted By: memo2 @ 03/27/2009 9:30:07 AM
for better idea check on the Wikipedia, the contest of Marxist teory,you will be find it bery interesting,...
let me know later what you think........
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Posted By: memo2 @ 03/27/2009 9:20:21 AM
We talking big ideas and big money yes they have big ideas,the problem they have no plans, the only plan is we have to pay back all the money they want, how we going to pay with tax plus tax, and support the next four years were they already working with young people what they have no idea of what is going on, all this kids do not know what realy happen and why we are on this sily trouble, just look what mean the world " MARXISM " take a moment on check so of this story then all of you will understand what I mean to said SILY SITUATION we been livin for 30 years...........
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/23/2009 9:20:22 PM
Get your Politi-Facts Straight...
PolitiIFacts: Rep. Mitch McConnell is Dead Wrong on Obama's Stimulus.
[[$326 Billion]] of the $787 Billion cost of the Stimulus is from [[Tax Cuts]], according to this report by Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation.
That is not generally considered "spending"
It was Unfair to say the Democrats "Spent" the entire $787 Billion in [[One Month]]
The spending will take place over the next [[7 Years]], with the Bulk of it coming not in the MONTH it was PASSED, or even this YEAR, but in..
[YEAR 2010]-
Posted By: John Dough @ 03/23/2009 11:02:57 PM
They may spend it over seven years but they borrowed it all now.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/25/2009 11:18:56 AM
So did Bush Dummy !!! for 8 years with Interest !!!
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Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/25/2009 2:46:21 PM
Omaar, are you a parrot of yourself? What Bush did or did not -- is irrelevant to what is being proposed today. Spending trillions more today because of billions blown yesterday is not only ridiculous, but crippling to our economy. And by economy, I mean ALL of us....rich and poor. We cannot spend nor borrow our way out of this mess. We can't borrow ourselves out of debt. And since when is ANY elected official by virtue of garnering the most votes become omnipotent? Why should American suspend any sense of logic for the HOPES that a Obama can lead us to the light??
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/25/2009 4:50:32 PM
You are truly a...
[DUMMY]] !!-
Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/26/2009 12:20:51 PM
A real intelligent reply, Omaar.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/26/2009 10:13:53 PM
Liberty What ?
If the Federal Government simply Shuts the Door and says to each Governor, Depend on your own Treasury..
Governors Depend on Corp. America Or Your Treasury ..
I have Bigger Sharks to Catch !!
The State's, Counties and Cities would be Doomed !
Then you'll have Massive Numbers of Un-Employed, Living off??? what ?
AIR ?
Because the Big Bad Government has Shut the Door and Cut the water Off !!
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/26/2009 10:13:12 PM
Thanks ...
[[DUMMY]]
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/26/2009 12:23:13 AM
A Men !!
They Cleverly ignore Bush, he's a Republican and he's the Corporate Color.
That justifies Omitting bush form this Economic Downturn
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Posted By: John Dough @ 03/23/2009 11:18:00 PM
In this case it is spending because they borrowed the money to pay for the tax cut. It was not a true tax cut.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/24/2009 12:17:25 AM
It won't be Implemented until [[2010]] so what are you griping about when Bush in 2001, with his Majority Ruling Republican Party of 6 Years Passed the [[1 Trillion Dollar]] Spending Package ?
Exactly, not giving it a 2nd Thought, until I brought it up..Huh
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Posted By: sirhc @ 03/26/2009 9:24:15 PM
ARE THE REPUBLICANS REALLY THIS DUMB? OBAMA IS PLAYING THEM LIKE A FIDDLE. HE STATED YOU CAN'T LISTEN TO RUSH LIMBAUGH AND GET THINGS DONE AND LIMBAUGH JUMPS AT IT-THEN RAHM GOES ON TV AND SAYS RUSH IS HEAD OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO HIM WHEN THEY CRITICIZE HIM-STEELE SLIGHTLY CRITICIZES RUSH, RUSH ATTACKS HIM, THEN LESS THAN AN HOUR FROM THEN STEEL GROVELS TO RUSH...............
NOW OBAMA SAYS THE REPUBLICANS HAVE NO BUDGET, BOEHNER NOW COMES OUT WITH A BUDGET AND SAYS "HERE IT IS MR. PRESIDENT" AND IT'S ONE OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS READS OF A BUDGET EVER PRESENTED-NO NUMBERS UNTIL YOU GET TO THE MASSIVE TAX CUTS...........FOR WHO? YOU GUESSED IT.........THE RICH!!! OBAMA IS PLAYING THEM LIKE THEY HAVE DOWNS....................IT'S HILARIOUS.
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Posted By: Endeavor40 @ 03/26/2009 12:31:39 AM
I am a Democrat who made phone calls, and knocked on doors in Colorado for Obama and I am glad I did. I believe he will be a great President. One thing I am concerned about is that maybe Rahn Emanuel may become the' Rasputin' in this administration. President Obama will always have to watch his back with some of these people signed.Steve T. .
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Posted By: Concerned Canadian @ 03/25/2009 6:05:07 PM
So when is the impeachment process starting for Obama ? This stooge is on the take, he's in huge conflict of interests with special interest groups like ACORN , SEIU , and other Unions and he's breached most of the Constitution and the trust of the American public.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/26/2009 12:21:38 AM
Faux-Canadian
Concern Yourself with [[ Socialist Canada]]
Impeach your Prime Minister
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Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/25/2009 2:23:39 PM
This adventurous affirmative government crap is not just expensive, but it is bankrupting this country. But sitting through another one of Obama's double-talk news conferences yesterday, once again, we see nor hear any rational discussion of where the $4 trillion is going to come from? Taxing the rich will fall far, far short. So where??? For the Obama lovers on this thread (hey Omar!) please tell us just how we can keep printing money and not get into a debt load that we are unable to get out from under? Since when is our choice either blow trillions and grow government (which is always permanent) or do nothing? But if only given that choice, I'll take my chances on the Do Nothing option.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/25/2009 4:55:23 PM
News Week should be ashamed of Affixing the Label or Word [[Affirmative]] to Rahm Emmanuel....
Its a Deliberate Attempt to Incite You Low Life's ..
The Greatest benefactor of Affirmative Action are
[[Caucasian Females and U.S. Females in General]]
Get Mad at Your Wives !!
Women Fight the Hardest to keep Affirmative Action in Place and as the law of the Land and for Good Reasons too...
They are the Greatest Benefactors.
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Posted By: Mwalimu @ 03/22/2009 4:13:00 PM
Congress and the media are both asking the wrong questions. They're worried about the costs of enacting Obama's proposals. We really need to worry about the cost of doing nothing.
It's expensive to provide scholarships for students from inner city schools. It's expensive to provide inner city youths with training in green tech jobs - but it's a lot more expensive to put these same young people behind bars. College and/or green tech jobs provide students in inner cities with a alternative to gangs and crime.
It's expensive to provide therapy for abused children. But it's no secret that abusive parents were themselves abused as children. It's no secret that many violent criminals in maximum security prisons were also victims of child abuse. The more money we invest in therapy, the less money we'll need for prisons.
Obama's health care proposals seem expensive, but we already have the most expensive health care system in the world, and among industrialized nations, the most dysfunctional. Even Cuba has a lower rate of infant mortality that the US. A single-payer plan would be infinitely cheaper - we'd also save money in the long run by letting everyone buy into medicare. (consult an article by Jaime Court about medicare for all published January 24 in the Los Angeles Times.)
Cleaning up the environment seems expensive, but we save money since polluted air creates asthma and toxic wastes in drinking water causes cancer. Similarly, R & D for renewable energy is expsnsive. In fact the amount of money Obama is asking matches the amount of money the Prince of Abu Dhabi is spending. According to an article by Newsweek's Sharon Begley, we need to be spending $20 to 30 billion for R & D in green technology. To be sure, that's a lot of money, but can we afford to buy a new planet?
The truth is simple. For years the Republicans have been putting off important investments to lower taxes. Now the bills are due. We either pay those bills or we destroy the planet. Those are the only choices we have.
P.S. If we need more money we can slap a 70 % tax on all incomes above $ 500 million dollars a year, That was the tax rate on upper level incomes during World War II (We also ran up enormous deficits.) And even conservatives claim that World War II, which involved massive government spending, ended the depression.-
Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/25/2009 3:06:54 PM
And regarding your statement that "single payer system would be infinitely cheaper" --- do you have a job? Do you pay taxes? Have you seen the government EVER do ANYTHING cost efficiently? The cost of health care is whacked BECAUSE of government intrusion; NOT the other way around. Government regulation, Medicare, Medicaid -- they all create anti-competitive business practices in place that when fueled by an entitlement-minded society demanding limitless access and coverage has created this fiasco. Fix the problem by first getting government to stop its price-fixing, provider restricting, insurance restricting, benefit mandating, and market squashing ways.
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Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/25/2009 2:59:43 PM
Wow, you sum up Obama Vision real well...and its damn scary. A government of immense size so as to identify, fund, and fix nearly all the ills of society. Hmmm....and just where will we get the cash to do so? Assuming that all these government inspired do-gooders wish to be paid (with benefits, generous pensions, free health care and alike)? Raise the marginal tax rate to 70% you say? Sure, but do some checking first, even at 100% we still won't be able to pay for the debt you're plan proposes. And as far as not being able to buy another planet? You must have shared A LOT of Kool-Aid with Al Gore while riding in his corporate jet. I can only pray that you are not currently in a power position in Washington.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/23/2009 9:32:13 PM
Translation: Norma Jean, "I want a White Person as my Comm. In Chief, any Ole Hill Billy will Do, no matter how Incompetent"
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United States Total Debt (Split)
End of Fiscal Year Intra-Governmental Holdings Debt Held by the Public
1999 2.020 trillion 3.636 trillion
2000 2.269 trillion 3.405 trillion
2001 2.468 trillion 3.339 trillion George W. Bush Jr.
2002 2.675 trillion 3.553 trillion
2003 2.859 trillion 3.924 trillion
2004 3.072 trillion 4.307 trillion
2005 3.331 trillion 4.601 trillion
2006 3.664 trillion 4.843 trillion
2007 3.958 trillion 5.049 trillion
2008 4.216 trillion 5.809 trillion George W. Bush Jr.
2009* est 5.900 trillion 6.400 trillion
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Bye Now
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Posted By: NormaJeane @ 03/22/2009 8:25:52 PM
How can anyone actually support Obama's spending spree. He is going to bankrupt this country. Obama acts like a child with ADD, no time to pick qualified staff or work out the details of complex issues. He is racing to pass spending bills but has no idea how to oversee this massive spending. All this money will be squandered, like the AIG bonuses, and it will always be someone else's fault. Obama follows Aglinsky rules for radicals precisely: create a crisis, find scapegoats to take the fall, then quickly implement "fixes" while makeing the public fear the consequences if they do not follow quickly. The country will wake up, but it may be too late to stop the massive debt. If Obama's legislation is implemented, we will quadrupled the debt, and that does not include the higher energy fees we will be paying for Obama's green agenda. Meanwhile, Obama parties in the white house, hosting all sorts of celebrities, and tries to cater to the Washington elites, spends time studying up on the final four and hosting a press conference, appears on Leno, and all sorts of activities while the country flounders. Geithner has no staff and knew of the bonuses, yet it's Libby's and the executives fault when AIG bonuses are paid out under the Obama/Geithner watch. I think Obama thinks the country will run itself while he parties. Did he think he won the American idol contest and is now on tour? We need some responsible leadership in Washington.
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Posted By: libertyfirst @ 03/25/2009 2:48:03 PM
Nice!
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/23/2009 9:29:58 PM
Shut Up....
The Country is Already Bankrupt...
The Money has No Value, its only Good here in the states..
Where was Concern during the [[Past 8 Years]]
We Owe Communist Socialist China out the Wazooo with Interest, they've been buying our National Debts for Years..
Dummy and You are So Damn Worried about Obama Spending...Ha!!!
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Where were your Concerns for the Economy when Bush and the Republican S That $818 billion exceeds the $655 billion the Defense Department spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through 2008, plus the $132 billion the government spent responding to Hurricane Katrina, Holmes said. He cited this Government Accountability Office report as the source of the war-spending figure, and the Congressional Research Service for the Katrina figure.
We'll grant that Katrina cost about $132 billion and the SCHIP bill will spend $31 billion (that spending is paid for, mostly with an increase in cigarette taxes).
But we take issue with McConnell's calculations of Democratic spending and Bush's war spending.
First, about $326 billion of the $787 billion cost of the stimulus is from tax cuts, according to this report by Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation. That is not generally considered "spending" ??? certainly not by McConnell's audience at CPAC. And even if it were, it was unfair to say the Democrats "spent" the entire $787 billion in one month; the spending will take place over the next seven years, with the bulk of it coming not the month it was passed, or even this year, but in 2010.
If McConnell believes that to schedule spending is effectively to spend, then he'll have to take another look at his war figures. The very report that his spokesman used to justify a war-spending estimate of $655 billion through 2008 said, "As of September 2008, Congress has appropriated a total of about $808 billion" for the global war on terror. The difference is made up of future obligations to which Bush committed, and McConnell did not count those.
And even $808 billion does not include all the necessary war spending for fiscal year 2009, which began October 2008. Traditionally all 2009 spending would be included in the budget President Bush drafted in February 2008, but Bush chose to fund the war through emergency supplemental appropriations instead. He did not ask Congress for a 2009 supplemental appropriation before he left office, choosing instead to leave that to the next president. (President Obama asked for another $76 billion for the wars for fiscal 2009.)-
Posted By: John Dough @ 03/23/2009 11:21:50 PM
Actually China only holds 1 trillion of our debt.
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Posted By: Omaar @ 03/24/2009 12:15:04 AM
With Interest and China Buying our National Debts
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Posted By: livneasy @ 03/25/2009 2:08:51 PM
Subject: Easy Economy Fix
Patriotic retirement:
There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force - pay them $1 million a piece severance with the following stipulations that they must do:
1) They must leave their jobs.
Forty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
2) They must buy New American cars.
Forty millions cars ordered - Auto Industry fixed.
3) They must either buy a house/pay off their mortgage - Housing Crisis fixed.
Can't get any easier than that!
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