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HiPointDem

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Reply to Stardust (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 12:36 AM

Dec 2012

Noun

The action of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met.
The action of taking forcible possession of something; confiscation.

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who created the 'fiscal cliff,' aka automatic sequestration, in the first place? [View all] HiPointDem Dec 2012 OP

kick HiPointDem Dec 2012 #1

Shhh. woo me with science Dec 2012 #2

i've noticed. looking at who voted for it is interesting too. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #5

So who decided to name it "sequestration," anyway? That term doesn't Stardust Dec 2012 #3

definition HiPointDem Dec 2012 #4

Thank you. Stardust Dec 2012 #13

the other diabolical thing seems hfojvt Dec 2012 #6

yep, it's all pretty convenient. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #7

Or, just piss poor planning customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #26

well, since you really want to Go There NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #8

I believe you have nailed it, Nashville Hekate Dec 2012 #9

except he signed financial sequestration into law. iow, he helped create this 'crisis'. he & most HiPointDem Dec 2012 #12

um - what? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #10

kick HiPointDem Dec 2012 #11

This was a question I had thought about for a while. Thanks for shedding light! n/t adirondacker Dec 2012 #14

seems like you're one of the few... HiPointDem Dec 2012 #15

I do like to think I have pretty good critical thinking skills. adirondacker Dec 2012 #16

seems like there's a willful disinterest on some people's parts, though. like they want to pretend HiPointDem Dec 2012 #17

kick HiPointDem Dec 2012 #18

just don't want to hear it, do you? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #19

kicking for truth. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #20

kick HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21

Kick. Ignoring it does not make it go away. woo me with science Dec 2012 #22

kick HiPointDem Dec 2012 #23

kick HiPointDem Dec 2012 #24

What is "orwellian kabuki"? And why do you need to keep kicking this thread? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #25

+1 DCBob Dec 2012 #28

"174 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted for it". CJCRANE Dec 2012 #27