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2016 Postmortem

Old and In the Way

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12. This was no accident.

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 8, 2012, 01:07 AM

Apr 2012

They knew exactly what the outcome would be. Destroy the very foundation of a progressive government. Remember Dick Cheney? "Deficits don't matter." That wasn't directed to us...that was directed to the 1%. He was telling them, deficits don't matter, because the losers (bottom 90%) will owe it and there won't be any money to do stuff like education, healthcare, oversight, etc. His vision was pitting the bottom 90% against each other, providing a big enough distraction to cover the 10% while they stole the rest.

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In 2001, CBO projected $6TT in surplus by 2011 [View all] Old and In the Way Apr 2012 OP

too bad obama approved extending the bush "tax cuts" nt msongs Apr 2012 #1

So poor people could eat. Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #3

Guess you don't care that the unemployed were held hostage by the Republicans. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #10

Yet it is Obama who is breaking the country liberal N proud Apr 2012 #2

I see this lie all over the internet. Old and In the Way Apr 2012 #16

I bet they also projected Dokkie Apr 2012 #4

Probably over calcuated the economy, but the major issues Cosmocat Apr 2012 #6

Agree with everything you said Dokkie Apr 2012 #7

We don't disagree at all Cosmocat Apr 2012 #8

This was no accident. Old and In the Way Apr 2012 #12

I normally don't tend to give them that much credit Cosmocat Apr 2012 #15

This Chart Really Lays It Out And Tells It Like It Is, However, If You Showed This Chart To Most ... global1 Apr 2012 #5

Economics isn't a simple concept, unfortunately. Old and In the Way Apr 2012 #11

Additionally rufus dog Apr 2012 #9

Absolutely correct. That stimulus was needed to combat Bush/Cheney criminal mismanagement Old and In the Way Apr 2012 #13

Kick... Old and In the Way Apr 2012 #14