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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 10:45 AM

nenagh (1,303 posts)

3. Thank you...I have bookmarked the article..

Economics is tough to understand... so reading that ' "astroturf" propaganda groups in Washington' have set the agenda...

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60 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Fiscal Cliff Is a Lie [View all]	WilliamPitt	Nov 2012	OP
Wish I could rec this twice.	Lasher	Nov 2012	#1
Another...	Mnemosyne	Nov 2012	#2
Me too. We should be talking about JOBS, JOBS, JOBS	BlueStreak	Nov 2012	#47
Thank you...I have bookmarked the article..	nenagh	Nov 2012	#3
Thank you for this post, WilliamPenn!	summerschild	Nov 2012	#4
That's "Pitt"	radiclib	Nov 2012	#27
Thanks for catching that - and my apologies to Mr. Pitt!	summerschild	Dec 2012	#60
K & R. n/t	antigop	Nov 2012	#5
But but we need to cut (ahem REFORM) Social Security and Medicare NOW!	jsr	Nov 2012	#6
K&R	Liberalynn	Nov 2012	#7
kick and rec...for the truth. n/t	NRaleighLiberal	Nov 2012	#8
Indeed it is.	blackspade	Nov 2012	#9
K&R	forestpath	Nov 2012	#10
Agree, but you will get some disagreeable responses	lalalu	Nov 2012	#11
"fiscal cliff" = another Tea/Repuke fear laden lie/Kool aide/meme to intimidate the sheeple.	hue	Nov 2012	#12
Will, according to Prof of Econ at the U of Michigan, Justin Wolfers,	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2012	#13
Thanks for posting, Will. For more information on the fiscal cliff and the deficit, check out	truth2power	Nov 2012	#14
Disagree Somewhat	erpowers	Nov 2012	#15
401(k) is an AWFUL standard to apply-- NO ONE should have their retirement hopes...	mike_c	Nov 2012	#31
Defined benefit pension plans were based on 8% return on investment -- most will go broke	FarCenter	Nov 2012	#48
Calpers is the largest and best funded pension system IN THE WORLD....	mike_c	Nov 2012	#49
Calpers has a huge unfunded liability -- estimates may vary but it is likely to go broke	FarCenter	Nov 2012	#50
sure, if everyone in the system were to retire at once....	mike_c	Nov 2012	#51
You're likely to get your pension -- but 30 to 50 year olds will be holding the empty bag.	FarCenter	Nov 2012	#53
that's what people told me when I was 40....	mike_c	Nov 2012	#54
It is not simply tax cuts on the rich that expire	BainsBane	Nov 2012	#16
Now if we could just get the selected in Washington to understand this	Savannahmann	Nov 2012	#17
K&R n/t	Martin Eden	Nov 2012	#18
The Fiscal Bluff	Gold Metal Flake	Nov 2012	#19
+1 - Much more apt.	dchill	Nov 2012	#22
+1	grahamhgreen	Nov 2012	#38
Most important. Thanks!	Faryn Balyncd	Nov 2012	#20
I don't detest the Republicans pushing this meme...	dchill	Nov 2012	#21
True	humbled_opinion	Nov 2012	#30
Get Ready America BOHICA.... (bend over......here it comes again..)	lib2DaBone	Nov 2012	#23
Totally Misleading	colsohlibgal	Nov 2012	#24
Why	salinen	Nov 2012	#25
He has the smug over-confidant look down pat.	Baitball Blogger	Nov 2012	#26
We lose....	humbled_opinion	Nov 2012	#28
K & R !!! - Did You Catch This ???	WillyT	Nov 2012	#29
Not exactly...	NashvilleLefty	Nov 2012	#32
We know this, why doesn't Dick Durbin?	Up2Late	Nov 2012	#33
How do you convince an entire public that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are unavoidable	NorthCarolina	Nov 2012	#45
Who thought up the name 'fiscal cliff?'	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2012	#34
can't say	Jim Warren	Nov 2012	#35
It was Bernake. We need to use the term Fiscal Bluff.	grahamhgreen	Nov 2012	#36
it's sounds scary	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2012	#56
Yes, it's a lie meant to scare people, because it really is debt reduction.	grahamhgreen	Nov 2012	#57
Let's use the term "Fiscal Bluff" as it is a lie, a deception....?	grahamhgreen	Nov 2012	#37
a "bluff" that is given credence by our beloved democratic party...	tomp	Nov 2012	#40
a "bluff" that is given credence by our beloved democratic party...	tomp	Nov 2012	#41
K&R nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#39
Soooo... WHY Are Numerous "Democrats" in Congress Going Along With	Iggy	Nov 2012	#42
Hear, hear!	trusty elf	Nov 2012	#43
When the wolves are at the door	SHRED	Nov 2012	#44
Ambiguity	CaptJasHook	Nov 2012	#46
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed....	Tierra_y_Libertad	Nov 2012	#52
Just another example of why its pointless to listen to the MSM	preventivePhD	Nov 2012	#55
Not an 'entitlement' system	libodem	Nov 2012	#58
Does anyone know if there is an anti-"fiscal cliff" b.s. group on Facebook?	Arugula Latte	Nov 2012	#59

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