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cory777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 12:24 AM Original message |
U.S. companies hoarding almost $1 trillion cash: Moody's |
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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. We can't buy your shit if you don't pay us |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They 'care' about what their 'owners' care about, that is, their stockholders, |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 12:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Is that really true anymore |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
71. Isn't that what a "fiduciary responsibility" requires? And aren't there |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. I think they're OK with that. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. The fed is looking at possibly $2 trillion in quantitative easing. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. Whew. That'll drive my grocery bill through the roof. |
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ProfessionalLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
5. I think of it as a form of extortion. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 04:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. That is exactly whats going on |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-02-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
143. "How is that governing I ask" |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. Best proof ever that "trickle-down" doesn't happen. n/t |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. The ten year tax cuts for the rich produce no jobs - just wealthier assholes hiding money |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 06:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. And extending those tax cuts only gives the corporations more money to hoard |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
8. I don't get it. What's the point? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 07:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. they get to cry poverty and complain at how tough things are |
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Freetradesucks (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. The point is that they are "for profit" business's |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 11:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. If the money isn't in the system, it's useless. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. The simpler, more rational explanation is lack of demand |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
78. If the money is gaining interest then it is not useless. |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #40 |
82. Um, they are sitting on a trillion dollars. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 06:42 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. And they will spend it when it makes sense to. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. Isn't this sort of cash normally used to finance takeovers |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
10. They'll spend..... |
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young but wise (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Yep, seems that way to me. Fuckin' assholes. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
11. Are they waiting for Repukes to get back in? |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 05:14 AM Response to Original message |
13. Last time they did that they invested heavily in China |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
16. "We've got ours, FUCK YOU!" |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 08:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Pretty much. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
17. Teabag crowd seems to have no problem with this |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
19. Hey! That is for executive bonuses! Come on people... |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
21. Amidst record unemployment, US companies hoard $1 trillion of cash |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. And the Republicans think they need more tax cuts. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. But foreclosures are booming again |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Another $12-20 Trillion Sheltered Overseas |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Executive Order? Have you ever heard of the Constitution? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:55 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. President Roosevelt Executive Order 6102 |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:20 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. He forced them to sell it to the government, you mean? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:55 AM Response to Reply #45 |
56. ... |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Emancipation Proclamation? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. EP |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. But people are not property, are they? nt |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Slaves |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. So taking money from private individuals is the same as freeing the slaves? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Interesting Comments |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. But neither case is relevant to your case. |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Actually the Emancipation Proclamation |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. So Lincoln had a valid reason. |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:50 AM Response to Reply #77 |
90. 'Valid reason' |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #90 |
95. Aren't plutocratic oligarchs the ones that take money without due process |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #90 |
98. How does this get people back to work? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Overages Will be Used to finance rebuilding of infrastructure |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #100 |
105. So you take money from some companies to give to other companies |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 09:58 PM Response to Reply #105 |
120. The government isn't a company in case you didn't know it |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #120 |
121. The government doesn't build bridges and roads in case you didn't know it. nt |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #100 |
107. Explain to me how the President can seize funds from foreign banks. nt |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #107 |
131. Bush Seized what were reported as al-Qaeda 'assets' |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 05:20 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. To bad parts of it were declared un-Constitutional. |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. Which seizures were unconstitutional? |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. You're the expert |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. See above |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. No - my questions concerning the details |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-02-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #136 |
138. IRS |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-02-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. So we already have a process in place and don't need an EO? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-02-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #139 |
142. Wait & See Who won this election |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-03-10 08:08 AM Response to Reply #142 |
145. THERE'S STILL TIME FOR THE 2011 ELECTION |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. I agree USA_1 |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:52 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. So do you also agree the President can take people's money |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #79 |
103. Not at all |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. OK - sorry for the misunderstanding. nt |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:46 AM Response to Reply #74 |
89. Property |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 11:17 PM Response to Reply #68 |
87. Remember the EP only applied to states that were in a state of rebellion. |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:54 AM Response to Reply #87 |
92. Correct |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #92 |
96. So the Patriot Act was a good thing? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #96 |
99. ''good thing'' |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #99 |
104. But within the President's powers? nt |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #104 |
123. That has already been answered |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 06:07 AM Response to Reply #123 |
127. So Bush did not need a law to implement the Patriot Act? |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 05:37 AM Response to Reply #104 |
126. Self delete. |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:22 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Self Delete |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
61. He has the power to enforce the Sherman Anti-Trust Act |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. The scare the shit out of them |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:58 AM Response to Reply #64 |
93. Sherman Antitrust Act |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act doesn't apply in this situation |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. Obama is not a third world despot. He doesn't have that power. nt |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 04:56 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Right Wing Said That About Roosevelt |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 05:22 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. No - FDR compensated people for their gold. |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Much of those assets overseas are sheltered illegally |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. All it takes is due process - not an Executive order. |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Roosevelt didn't wait |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:55 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. FDR followed the Constitution |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. The President Has The Authority |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. The President has the authority to violate the Constitution? |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #65 |
84. The Real Tyranny |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. Fancy sloganeering bullshit |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. But He Can Confiscate Property Deemed Necessary for the good of the public |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 01:28 AM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Sorry, I stop reading when I see "pluto-" anything |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:51 AM Response to Reply #88 |
91. We are supposed to be a democracy, not plutocracy |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #91 |
97. Is Obama a tea-bagger because he refuses to seize that money? nt |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #91 |
102. Yeah...people who respect the Constitution are now called...teabaggers. |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. That's not true |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 12:02 AM Response to Reply #109 |
124. 'skid marks' |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #91 |
114. No, we're supposed to be a republic. n/t |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #114 |
125. Republic or Democracy ? |
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Courtesy Flush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 07:50 AM Response to Reply #24 |
54. I'll assume you're trolling with that statement |
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sfwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. You have to believe in teh FREE MARKET FAIRY... |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. You can give a corporation its tax cut but you can't make it spend the money. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-03-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #26 |
146. +1,000,000. |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. But let's give 'em even more tax cuts, deregulations, tax shelters, and corporate welfare! |
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trayfoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Not to mention the millions they've blown on buying elections! |
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bushmeister0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Good point |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
59. Actually one dollar spent buying elections |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Giving them record tax cuts yeilds a hoard of cash... If all persons are equal |
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MoonlitwingsX (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. I've seen companies destroy a lot in my young age.. |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #31 |
57. Last sentence of your post got me thinking |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
32. K&R |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
33. In other words, corporate CEOs have $1 trillion in cash available |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
53. Kinda puts the lie to the supply side arguments, doesn't it? |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. If a business has a chance to expand why wouldn't they? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
62. Because the "markets" are saturated |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:55 PM Response to Reply #62 |
80. If that money is earning them interest |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #80 |
111. Capitalism 101 |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #111 |
115. No |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 08:29 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. Capitalism is... |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #116 |
117. To bad there is no viable alternative |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. Just a sharing, steady state economy |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. One can also call it a fantasy. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 07:27 PM Response to Reply #122 |
137. Piss on ALL FLAGS!! |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
36. I don't understand how Ford went from near bankruptcy 2 years ago to a cash balance of $22B today. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
60. Outsourcing |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
38. Wouldn't it be great if |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
112. Gee, that's what so many of them thought when they worked their asses off for Obama (n/t) |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
75. We should force them to be on that show "Hoarders" |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 08:32 AM Response to Reply #75 |
94. They definitely need a spotlight. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
81. kicky |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
101. I see a 1-trillion dollar tax coming down on all of these companies. |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
108. Most everyone on this tread talks like there is one or a few |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. Nice try at capitalist apologist but ... FAIL!!! |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
113. All companies have cash accounts. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #113 |
118. Yes...the oil that backed up the corporate capitalist system |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
128. Trickle Down... |
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Incognitus Czar (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
129. So much hostility here |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-02-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #129 |
140. The thing is... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-01-10 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
130. The $1 Trillion Is Due To Lack of Demand |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-02-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
141. i have no proof, but I have my own theories on why they are |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-02-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
144. The cynic in me wonders if this is a replay of the '80 secret hostage deal |
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