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brentspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-20-09 11:59 PM
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I know how Obama can help reduce the projected budget deficits
He can stop having Geithner fork over billions of our dollars to Goldman Sachs, solvent hedge funds, and well-off foreign banks.
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TTUBatfan2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-21-09 12:45 AM
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1. Bingo...
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-21-09 12:51 AM
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2. Things that do not help the budget deficit:
Edited on Sat Mar-21-09 12:52 AM by Occam Bandage
1. A collapse in tax receipts brought about by the paralyzation of the economy as a result of the collapse of the finance industry.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-21-09 01:41 AM
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3. I got a bad feeling that's going to happen anyway.,
and if it does, I say we start turning wall street power players into dog food.
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Traveling_Home Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-21-09 01:52 AM
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4. Right after the Politicians!! nt
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-21-09 02:07 AM
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5. I'm good with that.
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AJH032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-21-09 02:08 AM
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6. Leaving Iraq will help the deficit situation tremendously
Remember, President Clinton turned deficits into surpluses by drastically reducing military spending and raising certain taxes. Our presence in Iraq is essentially a financial black hole.
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Political Heretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-21-09 05:07 AM
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7. No fucking shit.
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