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freshwest

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15. Excellent points.

Reply to hfojvt (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:11 PM

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Warren Buffet is a genius, this was just posted on facebook by a friend [View all] Democrat 4 Ever Nov 2012 OP

Buffett did say that about ending the deficit. The rest of the e-mail has nothing to do with him. Brickbat Nov 2012 #1

Well, crap, knew I should have done a little research. Sorry folks. Democrat 4 Ever Nov 2012 #2

You can self-delete this OP pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #6

I agree with Buffet's proposition but not the rest of the enumerated points. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #21

cheap rhetoric is hardly the mark of genius unblock Nov 2012 #3

Not true. See "Warren Buffett and the Mythical 'Congressional Reform Act'"... pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #4

My crap alerter went off just reading it. FredStembottom Nov 2012 #13

Term limits are a terrible idea. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #22

++++++ FredStembottom Nov 2012 #33

Thank you. freshwest Nov 2012 #14

Brickbat jumped in first pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #18

I noticed the Recs, too. Flying by, I guess, didn't read. I'll look for Brickbat's post, too. freshwest Nov 2012 #19

Wait, where is that? Oh, never mind. We're just enouraging this thread. I'm gone. freshwest Nov 2012 #20

My general rule: Don't trust anything on Facebook. ProgressoDem Nov 2012 #31

Just what we need - 435 Reps and 33 Senators with no experience running the country central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #5

Agree. California is sufering from xxqqqzme Nov 2012 #25

this crap is not worth passing on hfojvt Nov 2012 #7

Excellent points. freshwest Nov 2012 #15

Yep exactly. DireStrike Nov 2012 #27

he forgot to exile grover norquist. pansypoo53219 Nov 2012 #8

The chief cause of the deficit, this is just cheap shots. freshwest Nov 2012 #16

We could solve MOST of our problems using this method. bvar22 Nov 2012 #9

Buffet's proposal would force compromise BlueStreak Nov 2012 #23

Hasn't this been debunked by snopes? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #10

See pinboy's reply, thoroughly debunked, nadin. freshwest Nov 2012 #17

No, not thoroughly debunked. The first statement is definitely BlueStreak Nov 2012 #24

Deficit hawk while millions are impoverished? Not a good idea. freshwest Nov 2012 #30

I see it differently BlueStreak Nov 2012 #34

Nothing you have said makes it obvious that it *won't* be austerity for the needy w/o power. freshwest Nov 2012 #35

A change in the status quou favors progressives BlueStreak Nov 2012 #36

public pressure to allow 18 year-olds to vote was because of vietnam and the draft. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #11

I remember walking to get petitions on that when I was a teen. I wouldn't get to vote for a while, freshwest Nov 2012 #26

THIS IS A BS VIRAL EMAIL THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #12

And what if Congress achieves that 3% ceiling by cutting ALL social programs? Matariki Nov 2012 #28

Great ideas.These bums are the real parasites of his county.More than 2/3's are millionaires already judesedit Nov 2012 #29

I like the combining of the Congressional retirement fund with Social Security. fasttense Nov 2012 #32

I think Warren Buffett is smarter than to propose a nonstarter like this. Bucky Nov 2012 #37