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    Did I mention that I am in a mood?
    This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye10 View Post
    I just figured out that my grandbabies christening conflicts with my dentist appointment.

    This is how my entire day has gone.
    You just call up the dentist office, and reschedule the appointment. It should be easy.

    Or should I say the mechanism should be easy. It sounds like you are having a problem with depression. Seriously, first thing in the morning, make the phone call. Once you solve one thing, other things should get easier. If they do not, see a doctor and maybe get some sort of medication... But chances are you can get out of this without needing medication. This may sound odd, given our disagreements, but I really do believe in you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye10 View Post
    Did I mention that I am in a mood?
    No, but it is obvious.

    We all get into moods. It has been a tough time. But there is a lot of good things happening also. You have grandkids? That is great. Better still, you are still being invited into their lives. I am hearing about more and more grandparents being frozen out of their grandchildren's lives, which is just tragic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Another badly needed law:

    Every tax cut must be paid for in equal spending cuts.

    We have rules that every new expenditure must be paid for (Except war, which needs to be fixed,) but also need a new law that says every tax cut must also be balanced out with spending cuts.

    If Republicans want to cut the revenue, let them cut the spending to match it.

    No more of this "It will pay for itself' nonsense. The last tax cuts did NOT pay for themselves, so we can no longer accept that excuse for cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans.
    that is agreeable as long as you match it with a requirement that all spending has to be paid for as well.......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    Reagan exploded the debt. Clinton started paying off the debt. Bush exploded the debt. Obama was able to reduce the deficit by two thirds. trump exploded the debt.
    good lord, are you that misinformed?.........the deficit Obama reduced was his own record deficit......it is true that Bush doubled the national debt in his eight years, then Obama doubled it again in his eight......adding $10T........Trump added $4T in four and Biden has already added another $4T in his first year......that's not counting the $3.5T that hasn't passed yet.......
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    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    good lord, are you that misinformed?.........the deficit Obama reduced was his own record deficit......it is true that Bush doubled the national debt in his eight years, then Obama doubled it again in his eight......adding $10T........Trump added $4T in four and Biden has already added another $4T in his first year......that's not counting the $3.5T that hasn't passed yet.......
    Just because you want something to be true, does not make it true. $4 trillion has not been added to the debt since January 20th. It just has not happened.

    The debt has increased by $1.1 trillion, but part of that is because of spending authorized before Biden, so Biden contribution is something under a trillion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    you'd have better luck getting the Solyndra money back
    The Department of Energy loan guarantee program generated a profit for taxpayers. They took a half billion dollar loss on Solyndra, but gained more on other deals. They were supposed to generate a loss, and help companies who needed some help to possibly get to the next level. Their loans were too careful, and so they generated a gain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    Just because you want something to be true, does not make it true. $4 trillion has not been added to the debt since January 20th. It just has not happened.

    The debt has increased by $1.1 trillion, but part of that is because of spending authorized before Biden, so Biden contribution is something under a trillion.
    I have corrected your errors on the other thread......I see no reason to repeat it......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    The Department of Energy loan guarantee program generated a profit for taxpayers. They took a half billion dollar loss on Solyndra, but gained more on other deals. They were supposed to generate a loss, and help companies who needed some help to possibly get to the next level. Their loans were too careful, and so they generated a gain.
    lol....demmycrats think wasting money is a gain....
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    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    lol....demmycrats think wasting money is a gain....
    No, Democrats think a program that makes a profit is a gain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    No, but it is obvious.

    We all get into moods. It has been a tough time. But there is a lot of good things happening also. You have grandkids? That is great. Better still, you are still being invited into their lives. I am hearing about more and more grandparents being frozen out of their grandchildren's lives, which is just tragic.
    Now Walter is claiming grandparents are being frozen, are they hoping for some miracle age reducing down the road, where are they being froze, at what temperature, did you dream this or watch demolition man and make it up. Grandparents being frozen, that is a good one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Walt View Post
    No, Democrats think a program that makes a profit is a gain.
    They've never heard of ROI. Probably have no idea what it stands for. We are currently borrowing short term at less than .05% interest, and longer term (ten year) at about 1.6%. So let's go ahead and default on our debt, and see where those numbers land. We would crash the world economy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    So why does the entire right want a debt default after causing this debt?
    there is no debt default unless the democrats want it. You have the votes, use them if you can.

    Otherwise spend less. Revenues are at record levels.
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    The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye10 View Post
    We are going to be forced, sooner rather than later, to live within our means.

    Starting now would be a good idea.
    So we don't have to pay the bills that we've already accrued?
    We are living within our means anyway. We just have to get the oligarchs to pay their taxes.

    At least 74,000,000 America Republicans need to be purged, the sooner the better.
    They are the real pandemic that's destroying America.
    They are the real reason for this republic being on its last legs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MAGA View Post
    Now Walter is claiming grandparents are being frozen, are they hoping for some miracle age reducing down the road, where are they being froze, at what temperature, did you dream this or watch demolition man and make it up. Grandparents being frozen, that is a good one.
    Being frozen out of their grandchildren's lives is not being frozen. There is less of a feeling of obligation to older people these days, especially among the non-Jewish. It is sad to watch.

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