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dkf

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4. Use half of our "savings" to pay down debt?

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 12:26 AM

May 2012

So you are in debt up to your eyeballs, you cut some expenses and that is now savings that you can spend?

OMG.

He needs to be honest and say he wants to borrow more money to spend on things he thinks will benefit us in the future. Please don't try to con us into thinking we have "saved" anything.

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Obama: use half the "money we’re no longer spending at war" to "rebuild America." [View all] ProSense May 2012 OP

K/R (nt) NYC_SKP May 2012 #1

Add it to the savings from Social Security cuts MannyGoldstein May 2012 #2

Obama is going ProSense May 2012 #3

Use half of our "savings" to pay down debt? dkf May 2012 #4

For ProSense May 2012 #5

who said it was OK to use the money for senseless war? Skittles May 2012 #6

That would ProSense May 2012 #12

as a talking point, that is an utter FAIL Skittles May 2012 #26

Who says its okay to use for war? That was such a waste. Please don't get me started. dkf May 2012 #10

I read ProSense May 2012 #13

Doing a scatter shot into all these things won't make a dent in any one of them. dkf May 2012 #17

You have no idea what you're talking about. ProSense May 2012 #20

I agree the deficit is huge Yuugal May 2012 #7

The private sector is now back up to where it was re: employment. . dkf May 2012 #18

Huh? ProSense May 2012 #21

CHART: Under Obama, Economy Has Recovered All Private Sector Jobs Lost During Bush Recession dkf May 2012 #22

Do you understand what you're seeing? ProSense May 2012 #23

You commie! (jk :) - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #24

Good to hear. Too bad it's so close to an election. Edweird May 2012 #8

I hope they send out some highway money soon I've got 2 failing bridges up the street. Historic NY May 2012 #9

one half for debt reduction and the other half for infrastructure bigtree May 2012 #11

Isn't it also possible that by using half the money to Tennessee Gal May 2012 #14

k&r... spanone May 2012 #15

YES, PLEASE, Mr Obama. sibelian May 2012 #16

Yes, please (nt) varelse May 2012 #19

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #25