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napoleon_in_rags

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39. But you didn't address my main point.
Sun Jan 1, 2012, 10:42 PM
Jan 2012

Its the CNN article:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/02/news/economy/interest_national_debt/index.htm

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Interest payments on the national debt could total $5.5 trillion over the next decade, or about 79% of the new debt estimated to accrue between 2012 and 2021.

So Obama's got a 4 trillion dollar plan, great. But if I am not mistaken, that means basically breaking even, paying down the interest on the existing debt without actually making it go away. Am I wrong? Explain.

Well, if you know who a "job creator," you might want to inform the GOP.

When I was researching, I came upon a conservative article that endeavored to explain why its a bad idea to tax the rich. It said liberals believe that the rich have big money bins like Scrooge McDuck, when in reality that wealth is tied up in factories employing people (In America no less! Chuckle) And paying taxes means liquifying parts of this working capital, the factory, and thus losing more jobs. This is their main talking point. So that's why I think I Scrooge McDuck tax would be a political winner: Basically you give deductions to people employing workers in America and that sort of thing, paid for by those making money who aren't. If conservatives are right, it will make them money. If their wrong it will cost them money.


Why Libertarianism Doesn't Work [View all] ProSense Dec 2011 OP
Libertarianism is like salt. TheWraith Dec 2011 #1
+1 Perfect analogy. nt Poll_Blind Dec 2011 #25
Libertarians - Right wingers that like sex, drugs and rock and roll. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #2
If that's an original line, I'll cite you. Betsy Ross Dec 2011 #7
I don't think it is. I think I may have borrowed it. Let me look... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #8
I think I may have heard it but I swear I can't remember who said it nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #9
I think that source of that line may be hifiguy Jan 2012 #49
Ah, thank you! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #50
Libertarians -- People who don't plan to have children and who don't think they JDPriestly Dec 2011 #11
Libertarians - Just right wingers who are trying to fool us all. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #12
Libertarianism is just "selfishness" as a political philosophy. dawg Dec 2011 #3
This is true, dawg. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #10
Thank you abelenkpe Dec 2011 #4
It has ProSense Dec 2011 #14
George Will's career is cemented in using that writing formula. deacon Jan 2012 #36
The theory of 'I got mine, Jack' doesn't work? nt onehandle Dec 2011 #5
may not be bad PowerToThePeople Dec 2011 #6
What the Somalia illustration points up is the obvious logic flaw quaker bill Dec 2011 #13
The ProSense Dec 2011 #15
My point is that even if tried, it would not work quaker bill Dec 2011 #19
Agree ProSense Dec 2011 #21
Very well stated, their vision versus the reality of the past, present and future. freshwest Dec 2011 #17
The same reason 5-year olds can't play soccer. izquierdista Dec 2011 #16
"The people with the money and guns will always abuse the people who don't have the money and guns" napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #18
This ProSense Dec 2011 #20
What you're not seeing is how bad it is. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #22
Yes, ProSense Dec 2011 #23
Its about FACING IT culturally. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #24
No ProSense Dec 2011 #26
So where are those popular tax hikes? Lets see them. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #27
Wait ProSense Jan 2012 #28
Help me out man, I'm hung over. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #34
OK ProSense Jan 2012 #38
But you didn't address my main point. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #39
Are ProSense Jan 2012 #40
You're in perception management mode, I'm not. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #41
No ProSense Jan 2012 #42
My final two cents. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #45
"the state isn't doing any of those things its supposed to do"??? MH1 Jan 2012 #46
No, it hasn't broken down completely at all. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #47
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #29
Sounds ProSense Jan 2012 #30
derp Night Ripper Jan 2012 #31
You're ProSense Jan 2012 #32
He sleeps with the fishes. PeaceNikki Jan 2012 #33
Libertarianism is the belief you can travel to mars in a wright brothers plane. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #35
It sounds like "libertarianism" has some of the same issues "communism" does. hughee99 Jan 2012 #37
No one thinks it works except delusional robberbaron types, delusional folk who aspire to be TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #43
You'd be surprised. n/t ProSense Jan 2012 #48
I have two big problems with libertarianism. Quartermass Jan 2012 #44
as ProSense Jan 2012 #51
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