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sabrina 1

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13. You keep saying that and people keep trying to tell you that you do not make

Reply to Recursion (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 01:41 AM

Dec 2012

the people you borrowed from pay for the bad debts YOU ran up with the money they lent you. It makes no sense.

THEY borrowed from US. They borrowed for things they could not afford. We the people are one of their creditors. We did not go and gamble away our money, THEY did.

Now they have to sacrifice, they have to stop spending money on what caused them to get into debt in the first place. No more tax cuts for the wealthy and no more wars we do not need.

Should they try to make China pay down the US Debt. China, like the American people, are also their creditors. What should they force China to cut? That of course would be a ridiculous suggestion, just as it is a ridiculous suggestion to ask any of their Creditors to help them pay down debts they ran up.

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"Social Security is not currently a driver of the deficit. That's an economic fact." [View all] ProSense Dec 2012 OP

True that. The drivers of the deficit are the Bush recession and the invasions and occupations byeya Dec 2012 #1

So why is it on the table?? kentuck Dec 2012 #2

Because it's the plan: jsr Dec 2012 #4

Because it's still spending, so it makes the deficit go down to cut it Recursion Dec 2012 #6

Here: ProSense Dec 2012 #8

Yep. That's what I said Recursion Dec 2012 #9

You keep saying that and people keep trying to tell you that you do not make sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #13

You keep saying that like I'm talking about the morality of it Recursion Dec 2012 #14

If we RAISED benefits and raised the cap, SS could substantially contribute to the economy. librechik Dec 2012 #3

Smart post. But, THEY don't want this because it would undermine the deception byeya Dec 2012 #5

yes indeed--we need to rise up and speak--they really pay attention when we do! librechik Dec 2012 #10

It messes up the longer term projections for trust fund solvency though. dkf Dec 2012 #7

The problem is that Social Security is the biggest holder of t-bills MiniMe Dec 2012 #11

If your going to fail to stiff one of your creditors (the USA has many), grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #12