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kentuck

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28. Yep!

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 01:17 PM

Nov 2012

I think most DU'ers understand this. I think?

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Fiscal Cliff Scare Talk Follows Shock Doctrine Script [View all] xchrom Nov 2012 OP

Yes, brinksmen are greatly aided by belief in being at the brink. n/t HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #1

It's getting harder for them to fool people, isn't it? Ten years ago I probably sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #2

... xchrom Nov 2012 #3

It is a cliff for the GOP Major Nikon Nov 2012 #11

How right you are. The soap opera with 2 generals thrown in as a side-show while the cliff dangles. mother earth Nov 2012 #4

Yep. And unlike other countries where these policies mmonk Nov 2012 #5

Klein is a genius LittleGirl Nov 2012 #6

Two of my favorite books. Granny M Nov 2012 #10

agree: both books created a massive attack on LittleGirl Nov 2012 #17

End the tax cuts for the 1%, it was an election promise. Civilization2 Nov 2012 #7

I haven't read the book, but have read enough DU and been screwed over enough to know magical thyme Nov 2012 #8

Clinton's economy was built on credit card debt OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #13

Yep. It's very easy to wax nostalgic at the Clinton years....... marmar Nov 2012 #14

Yup. k/r marmar Nov 2012 #9

Can we stop caling military increases "cuts" please? BlueStreak Nov 2012 #12

Everyone who wants to understand how the world works... Lucy Goosey Nov 2012 #15

Already? Obama Tells Supporters to Expect 'Bitter Pills' xchrom Nov 2012 #16

I'll never understand why people think this pre-compromise bullshit is OK. phantom power Nov 2012 #20

+1 xchrom Nov 2012 #21

+1000 kentuck Nov 2012 #29

I'd like to see a little ass kicking, if only verbally, bipartisanship got us more of the same BS. mother earth Nov 2012 #30

It would hurt public sector workers a lot democrattotheend Nov 2012 #18

The way i understand it is with both combined spending cuts and tax increases Mr. Sparkle Nov 2012 #19

Wall Street Uses "Liberal" Front Group to Lead Its Assault on Social Security xchrom Nov 2012 #22

America on the edge of a 'fiscal cliff'? No, it's the right peddling scare stories xchrom Nov 2012 #23

The most astounding part of this whole "crisis" Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #24

The Fiscal Cliff JEB Nov 2012 #25

We need to take lessons from the highly successful Latin American leftist democracy movement... Peace Patriot Nov 2012 #26

Bravo, a lot to be learned, we can no longer pretend American exceptionalism if we don't practice it mother earth Nov 2012 #31

Really good point. K&R nt riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #27

Yep! kentuck Nov 2012 #28

They weren't serious about the debt, but we should use their own BS against them RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #32

Exactly libodem Nov 2012 #33

k&R TeamPooka Nov 2012 #34

AUSTERITY! AUSTERITY! woo me with science Nov 2012 #35