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debt ceiling
« on: January 09, 2013, 11:03:42 AM »


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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2013, 04:42:02 PM »
Why does the debt ceiling even exist? Seems like a stupid thing to have. Should just get rid of it IMO.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2013, 04:46:52 PM »
Why does the debt ceiling even exist? Seems like a stupid thing to have. Should just get rid of it IMO.

Yeah. This political theatre is getting old.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2013, 04:58:58 PM »
Hearing republicans ask where do we get $1 trillion worth of platinum to mint a coin makes me realize how rough ridin' dumb they really are

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2013, 05:01:41 PM »
Hearing republicans ask where do we get $1 trillion worth of platinum to mint a coin makes me realize how rough ridin' dumb they really are

OMG, who asked that?

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2013, 05:23:23 PM »
Hearing republicans ask where do we get $1 trillion worth of platinum to mint a coin makes me realize how rough ridin' dumb they really are

OMG, who asked that?



https://twitter.com/NRCC/status/289029749555212288

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2013, 05:43:48 PM »
I say we just print up $20 trillion then pay everything off and have plenty left over to make it through the year. Don't know why everyone is so worried. Only morons worry about money.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2013, 06:05:35 PM »
Hearing republicans ask where do we get $1 trillion worth of platinum to mint a coin makes me realize how rough ridin' dumb they really are

OMG, who asked that?



https://twitter.com/NRCC/status/289029749555212288


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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2013, 06:20:01 PM »
Instead of creating a new coin why not just mint 4 trillion quarters? We already have the mold or whatever which would save some money.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2013, 06:34:06 PM »
What is Geitner, Sec of the Treasury?  We need to get an EMAW in that role so next time someone is making Trillion Dollar coins, he can pop a Powercat on there.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2013, 07:01:21 PM »
not a huge R guy, but im pretty sure they're not the ones missing the point here

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2013, 07:10:40 PM »
not a huge R guy, but im pretty sure they're not the ones missing the point here

yeah, you are a real middle of the road guy.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2013, 07:44:15 PM »
not a huge R guy, but im pretty sure they're not the ones missing the point here

 :lol:

Your reading comprehension skills strike again.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2013, 08:02:35 PM »
not a huge R guy, but im pretty sure they're not the ones missing the point here

 :lol:

Your reading comprehension skills strike again.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2013, 08:16:50 PM »
Who can forget election season 2006, about the same time Nancy Pelosi was calling for Congressional Investigations of Oil Companies, because of those "insane" Big Oil Profits and gas was about $3 a gallon in her district.

Democrats were blazing a trail:  War Extraction-Check, An End to those Bush Budget Deficits-Check, Stopping the Bleeding of the spiraling National Debt-Check.

Today:  Budget . . . what do we need a budget for?   Debt Ceiling . . . why even worry about it?  Wars . . . all over the world.  Budget Deficits . . . what's a trillion amongst friends?   

Good times.




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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2013, 08:39:08 PM »
not a huge R guy, but im pretty sure they're not the ones missing the point here

It was the libs day to be trolled.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2013, 08:42:47 PM »
meh.  its already like eleventy trillion dollars.  Just call China and see if they'll loan us a few trillon more.  If they try collect, nuke China.  Profit.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2013, 09:37:36 PM »
meh.  its already like eleventy trillion dollars.  Just call China and see if they'll loan us a few trillon more.  If they try collect, nuke China.  Profit.

yeah, you don't know whats going on.  in fact, none of you dumbasses do.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2013, 10:02:37 PM »
I'm really the only one that knows what's going on. You all have reading comprehension problems and are absolute morons so shut up.   :rolleyes:

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2013, 10:23:45 PM »
I'm really the only one that knows what's going on. You all have reading comprehension problems and are absolute morons so shut up.   :rolleyes:

Are you also a squawk?  Cause I was wondering whose sock KC was.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #20 on: January 09, 2013, 10:53:14 PM »
Republicans really have Obama over the barrel here. They've passed legislation to spend the money so Obama legally has to spend the money. They say they won't let him borrow the money that they've voted to spend.

So Obama can break the law and not spend money on certain government functions or he can break the law and borrow money to avoid breaking the law.

What Kenya do?

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #21 on: January 09, 2013, 11:11:36 PM »
Republicans really have Obama over the barrel here. They've passed legislation to spend the money so Obama legally has to spend the money. They say they won't let him borrow the money that they've voted to spend.

So Obama can break the law and not spend money on certain government functions or he can break the law and borrow money to avoid breaking the law.

What Kenya do?

To be fair, the spending has bipartisan support.

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #22 on: January 09, 2013, 11:19:14 PM »
Republicans really have Obama over the barrel here. They've passed legislation to spend the money so Obama legally has to spend the money. They say they won't let him borrow the money that they've voted to spend.

So Obama can break the law and not spend money on certain government functions or he can break the law and borrow money to avoid breaking the law.

What Kenya do?

Is this money congress appropriated through the budget Obama signed?

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2013, 12:43:31 AM »
Who can forget election season 2006, about the same time Nancy Pelosi was calling for Congressional Investigations of Oil Companies, because of those "insane" Big Oil Profits and gas was about $3 a gallon in her district.

Democrats were blazing a trail:  War Extraction-Check, An End to those Bush Budget Deficits-Check, Stopping the Bleeding of the spiraling National Debt-Check.

Today:  Budget . . . what do we need a budget for?   Debt Ceiling . . . why even worry about it?  Wars . . . all over the world.  Budget Deficits . . . what's a trillion amongst friends?   

Good times.

So what do you propose to eliminate the budget deficit? What tax rates are you going to raise and what spending would you cut?

Those 2 questions are open to any libertarian/conservative/republican on the board, I'd like to hear what the other sides solution to eliminating the deficit would be.
 

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Re: debt ceiling
« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2013, 01:54:26 AM »
Republicans really have Obama over the barrel here. They've passed legislation to spend the money so Obama legally has to spend the money. They say they won't let him borrow the money that they've voted to spend.

So Obama can break the law and not spend money on certain government functions or he can break the law and borrow money to avoid breaking the law.

What Kenya do?

Is this money congress appropriated through the budget Obama signed?

Have we even seen a budget yet?