Hello Deficits, Goodbye Fiscial Responsibility (894 hits)
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Submitted by Judoka (View user info) at 2005-10-24 17:47:30 EDT
The excerpt below is from and interview Connie Mack (Bush's point man on tax reform)
gave to the New York Times.
NYT: Well, the U.S. government has to get money from somewhere. As a two-term former Republican senator from Florida, where do you suggest we get money from?
Mack: What money?
The money to run this country.
Mack: We'll borrow it.
NYT: I never understand where all this money comes from.
Mack: When the president says we need another $200 billion for Katrina repairs, does he just go and borrow it from the Saudis? In a sense, we do. Maybe the Chinese.
NYT: Is that fair to our children? If we keep borrowing at this level, won't the Arabs or the Chinese eventually own this country?
Mack: I am not worried about that. We are a huge country producing enormous assets day in and day out. We have great strength, and we have always adjusted to difficulties that faced us, and we will continue to do so.
Holy shit. I hope you young people are taking classes in Chinese.
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Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2005-12-23 10:09:02 EST (#)
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Submitted by cleanfornow (user info) at 2005-12-23 09:58:31 (#)
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Amazing how problems that have existed in the US since the 60's were all caused by GW Bush. Undoubtedly, the most powerful and influential man who has ever lived. Shit, the most influential embryo. Hell, the man did more harm as a sperm/egg than the collective population of the planet has done over the last 5 millenniums.
Grow-up or Shut-up.
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I'm sorry I have to agree with this. Do you realize we can make up $200 billion dollars in like...a day? I am so sick of people saying "HOLY FUCK THE SKY IS FALLING! GOD DAMN BUSH! GOD DAMN REPUBLICANS!!!!" Okay I am not a republican, I actually am moderate leaning liberal. But my party is the ANTI-BULL SHIT Party. And a lot of bull shit is being thrown around now that I refuse to back up. Look at the facts rationally before you make decisions.
Submitted by cleanfornow (user info) at 2005-12-23 09:58:31 EST (#)
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Amazing how problems that have existed in the US since the 60's were all caused by GW Bush. Undoubtedly, the most powerful and influential man who has ever lived. Shit, the most influential embryo. Hell, the man did more harm as a sperm/egg than the collective population of the planet has done over the last 5 millenniums.
Grow-up or Shut-up.
Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:53:31 EDT (#)
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Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2005-10-25 09:34:12 (#)
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Incomplete information
Ignorant viewpoint
And I truly doubt the veracity of this interview.
I, too, think the debt is out of control, but it began way before Bush and will continue long after he's gone. You're pointing the finger at the wrong guy.
Plus, you're an altar.
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Ah, uber's resident moron weighs in on the tough issues.
Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2005-10-25 18:12:43 EDT (#)
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Um, yeah, judoka, the NY Times DOES in fact make up stories.
Do a google on Jayson Blair, or Patricia Smith of the NY Time's sister paper, the Boston Globe.
Submitted by Judoka (user info) at 2005-10-25 12:02:05 EDT (#)
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BTW the link is behind some sort of subscriber wall, you have to register to get to it. If you decide to do that look for an Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON
Published: October 23, 2005
Submitted by Judoka (user info) at 2005-10-25 11:58:07 EDT (#)
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I'm an 'altar'? I guess thats why people genuflect when I walk by.
So you think that the New York Times is completely fabricating stories? OK, but dont forget to wear your helmet when you go outside.
Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2005-10-25 09:34:12 EDT (#)
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Incomplete information
Ignorant viewpoint
And I truly doubt the veracity of this interview.
I, too, think the debt is out of control, but it began way before Bush and will continue long after he's gone. You're pointing the finger at the wrong guy.
Plus, you're an altar.
Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2005-10-25 07:54:14 EDT (#)
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It's a sinking ship. The Upper Class will be the only ones afforded a lifeboat. The rats will drown. We, the people, are the rats. It's what happens when we let the individual hold more power than the collective and defend the minority over the majority.
Collective gain is not the aim. In theory it's gain for the free private enterpriser. In practice it's gain for the upper class.
Plutocracy at it's finest. We're all fucked.
Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2005-10-25 00:58:17 EDT (#)
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If you spent 400 billion dollars a years on things that kill people you wouldn't pay your bills either.
It's amazing how good war is for a country's economy.
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2005-10-24 23:58:43 EDT (#)
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shut up tony, youre too fat to do judo
oh snap
Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2005-10-24 22:05:48 EDT (#)
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Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2005-10-24 21:28:15 (#)
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Something about this user has always bothered me. I finally realized it was (possibly) a hell of a coincidence.
Consider this, taken from one of domenad's posts (http://www.ubersite.com/m/61749).
"Submit a pic to me at judoka1978.at.hotmail.com"
So, your political polar opposite happens to use your usename in his email? Hm. It's probably nothing.
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Aside from both being practitioners of judo, it is merely a coincidence.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-10-24 21:55:31 EDT (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/77326
Submitted by Azk (user info) at 2005-10-24 21:49:58 EDT (#)
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Im a European Federalist. So im meant to hate america, but i cant for the life of me, every time i hear of america failing in some sense, I see china and india taking over the world...
Maybe thats racist and stupid. But im 18 so i dont care, my views will change next year again (as they have every other year):P
p.s was this bushs fault or just the american peoples for buying so much from china? Not a pointed question but a real one.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2005-10-24 21:28:15 EDT (#)
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Something about this user has always bothered me. I finally realized it was (possibly) a hell of a coincidence.
Consider this, taken from one of domenad's posts (http://www.ubersite.com/m/61749).
"Submit a pic to me at judoka1978.at.hotmail.com"
So, your political polar opposite happens to use your usename in his email? Hm. It's probably nothing.
Submitted by RaineLark (user info) at 2005-10-24 20:42:50 EDT (#)
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Isn't Connie a girl's name?
Submitted by Nobb (user info) at 2005-10-24 20:14:08 EDT (#)
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Submitted by HighFructoseCornSyrup (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:40:27 (#)
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Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:00:28 (#)
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I'd like a link to this particular interview, if possible.
And if you think you're blowing the lid off of anything by pointing out that republicans aren't fiscally responsible, you're not. 600 billion for prescription drug coverage, anyone?
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Goddamn, this guy is retarded.
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Old news.
Submitted by HighFructoseCornSyrup (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:40:27 EDT (#)
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Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:00:28 (#)
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I'd like a link to this particular interview, if possible.
And if you think you're blowing the lid off of anything by pointing out that republicans aren't fiscally responsible, you're not. 600 billion for prescription drug coverage, anyone?
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Goddamn, this guy is retarded.
Submitted by The_Last_Prophet (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:28:02 EDT (#)
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No solid grounds whatsoever! We do have a debt to other countries. However, the debts of other nations are far greater to us than the U.S. to them. Not just one nation has a greater debt, but the internatinal community (excluding U.S.) as a whole owes the U.S. more.
Here is a site for our debt clock... FYI... http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
Here is pretty much all you've ever wanted to konw on the U.S. National Deficit... http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/faq.html
Submitted by userpete86 (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:17:58 EDT (#)
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This is just plain funny.
I think I know where bush is going with this, and it's genious (sic, er, bushism...)
We borrow all the money from the world, waiting until they own everything, then we invade the countries that own the things we want (oil, nuclear materials, fresh water, whatever) one by one until we have everything and make other people pay for it.
I'm excited just thingking about it :)
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:07:17 EDT (#)
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Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2005-10-24 19:00:28 EDT (#)
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I'd like a link to this particular interview, if possible.
And if you think you're blowing the lid off of anything by pointing out that republicans aren't fiscally responsible, you're not. 600 billion for prescription drug coverage, anyone?
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:30:33 EDT (#)
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I just remembered I heard that stat from the guy I can't remember the name of, american white ugly fat, Im not narrowing it down much am I?
He hates Bush, blew up Team America HQ...anyway don't take it as gospel is what im saying.
What am I saying? DO take it as gospel i.e. coming from a massively unreliable biased source.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:29:39 EDT (#)
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god damn tax and spend liberals
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:25:22 EDT (#)
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could you link the source please?
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:25:08 EDT (#)
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To people with little knowledge of economics the amount governments borrow almost every year often seems stupidly huge. There may be ground for these fears in the US though, a country on the way down should really be tightening its belt.
You may be interested ina statistc I heard somewhere.
The Saudi Royals own roughly a quarter of the shares in the DOWJONES.
Submitted by FATMANTPK (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:04:59 EDT (#)
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I can order General Tao chicken, will that get me through our pending Chinese occupation?