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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:55 AM Original message |
I don't hate democrats. I don't think they're as bad as repubs, but |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's understandable... |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. Presiding over the death of the New Deal. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. more like lackeys to those presiding over the death of the new deal |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. The problem is how do you defend spending when the country is in debt? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. baloney. there are plenty of places to cut- yes, defense |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Aren't those tax credits? They aren't cutting spending, they are raising revenue. |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Tax reveue can be applied to the debt. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. It increases revenue. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Do you really think the Bush taxcuts will be permitted to expire? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Like this last time they will automatically expire. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The bush tax cuts are going to expire like the last time?? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. There was sound reasoning for not increasing taxes in a recession. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Does that also take into account that you don't lower |
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Jim Warren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Suggestion |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. +1 |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. We traditionally have tax receipts at 20% of GDP. That is where spending and taxation need to be. |
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Jim Warren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Long past food fights |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Michael Moore should be president. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. The country has been in debt since 1789. |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. +1 |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Huge debts don't matter until they matter. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
24. but it getting much bigger of late to the point of actuallly mattering.. see graph below.. |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. You start by not letting the people who gave trillions away in tax cuts give you lectures |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Frankly what I see is that no one party is interested in fiscal responsibility. |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. We've pretty much always been in debt. There are some relatively simple |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. GO WHERE THE MONEY IS. |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
11. Well said |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
20. I think you just spoke for the majority of DUers. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
25. "continue participating in the dismantling of the social net" |
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marsis (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
26. Rats all |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
28. I don't hate either Democrats or Republicans but I am beginning to dislike ... |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
29. It is better to FIGHT and Lose. |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. A-men. |
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Ramulux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm guessing if you were one of the people... |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. Cali, thank you for stating your opinion in a classy manner. I feel the same as you. K&R. |
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