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Sat Mar-19-11 09:15 AM
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| 59. Government does not create jobs unless they are government |
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jobs. What it needs to do is set the conditions for the creation of private sector jobs so that jobs contribute more to the tax base than they take from it.
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| -More than 60 senators call on Obama to join deficit-reduction talks |
alp227 |
Mar-18-11 01:06 PM |
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How about those more than 60 senators joining in..... |
suston96 |
Mar-18-11 01:13 PM |
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Actually most of the Democrats are speaking of all the things you speak of |
karynnj |
Mar-18-11 01:53 PM |
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karynnh, which Democrats signed this? |
JDPriestly |
Mar-18-11 02:06 PM |
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Except that it makes too much sense. |
russspeakeasy |
Mar-18-11 02:10 PM |
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I like Schakowsky's tax reform proposal as well - but this does not |
karynnj |
Mar-18-11 02:13 PM |
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We should adopt Schakowsky's proposal as is with no delay. |
JDPriestly |
Mar-18-11 11:21 PM |
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You think the House will allow this to come to a vote, much less pass that? |
karynnj |
Mar-19-11 06:45 AM |
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Ah. Well as long as they are speaking. We can always believe a politician's speeches.. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-18-11 04:50 PM |
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If their records match the words - which they do for people like Kerry, Brown and Durbin, |
karynnj |
Mar-18-11 05:54 PM |
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Ahh. The old "Poor us. We can't do anything" approach. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-18-11 09:51 PM |
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That is not what the document says |
karynnj |
Mar-19-11 06:13 AM |
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This is what the document says. Rosy glasses my blur it, but the words are plain. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-19-11 07:16 AM |
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Note what is in direct quotes and what is not |
karynnj |
Mar-19-11 07:58 AM |
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So you believe the commission's report is a good thing? |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-19-11 09:27 AM |
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No I don't |
karynnj |
Mar-19-11 01:00 PM |
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Not a very nice game you are playing here. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-19-11 10:01 PM |
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Which of my heroes is asking for a tax increase on the wealthy ? |
karynnj |
Mar-20-11 11:00 AM |
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Yep. Which ones? |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-20-11 01:55 PM |
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Kerry speaks against cutting social security in that speech |
karynnj |
Mar-21-11 08:07 AM |
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It means they have seen the numbers and they look bad--really bad. |
fittosurvive |
Mar-18-11 02:30 PM |
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I |
fittosurvive |
Mar-18-11 02:30 PM |
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Government does not create jobs unless they are government |
24601 |
Mar-19-11 09:15 AM |
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So....even less regulation and even more tax cuts for the rich? Ronnie, is that you? |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 09:52 AM |
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Read my post again - the words "tax cut" are not included - as they |
24601 |
Mar-20-11 07:21 AM |
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How about stopping all these wars? And we just entered another one |
wordpix |
Mar-19-11 10:11 PM |
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When will they issue a statement saying: |
Newest Reality |
Mar-18-11 01:15 PM |
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Un-recers unrecing? Hmmm? - NT |
Newest Reality |
Mar-18-11 01:20 PM |
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With Democrats like those, who needs enemies ! |
Mr. Sparkle |
Mar-18-11 01:22 PM |
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So you don't think that Obama should get engaged in trying to reduce the deficit? |
totodeinhere |
Mar-18-11 01:41 PM |
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Mar-18-11 01:45 PM |
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+1 |
Little Star |
Mar-18-11 07:14 PM |
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I agree with you...But you are suppose to be CYNICAL! |
SkyDaddy7 |
Mar-18-11 01:49 PM |
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Yeah, because unthinking optimism has worked so well for us. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-19-11 07:17 AM |
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I have already seen his negotiating skills. They stink. |
russspeakeasy |
Mar-18-11 02:13 PM |
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Are you kidding? |
EC |
Mar-18-11 02:16 PM |
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No. Obama is a lousy negotiator. |
JDPriestly |
Mar-18-11 02:20 PM |
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He may be a lousy negotiator, but he is the president and it should be his role to be involved one |
totodeinhere |
Mar-18-11 04:42 PM |
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He already gave them his budget. |
boppers |
Mar-18-11 10:36 PM |
#45 |
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+1 |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 08:15 AM |
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I doubt that his presence will move anything in any positive direction. |
JDPriestly |
Mar-18-11 11:19 PM |
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As many Dems as Pubs signed the letter. What was the Dems' motivation? |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 08:56 AM |
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Mar-19-11 10:24 AM |
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No apology is necessary. I have always respected your very well thought out |
totodeinhere |
Mar-19-11 12:14 PM |
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Don't let this drop out of sight....... |
suston96 |
Mar-18-11 01:33 PM |
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"Someone get the names of the 64" You excel at delegating? |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 09:28 AM |
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Awesome. |
avaistheone1 |
Mar-18-11 01:37 PM |
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There are 60 of the villains in America's story. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-18-11 01:38 PM |
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You might want to check Sherrod Brown's record - he is the populist that John Edwards only pretended |
karynnj |
Mar-18-11 01:59 PM |
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If it is so great, why didn't the Senate do this while Democrats were in the majority, |
JDPriestly |
Mar-18-11 02:22 PM |
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I think we should have attempted to do it last year, but we didn't |
karynnj |
Mar-18-11 03:35 PM |
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Republicans alone cannot defund squat. |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 08:51 AM |
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Speeches. We don't need no stinkin' speeches. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-18-11 04:55 PM |
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"I wouldn't mind a progressive president getting in on the talks." Whom did you have in mind? |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 09:59 AM |
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Mar-18-11 01:44 PM |
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Why does Obama ALWAYS have to babysit these clowns??? |
AllTooEasy |
Mar-18-11 01:47 PM |
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This is a huge important thing to do and BOTH sides want the President involved |
karynnj |
Mar-18-11 02:02 PM |
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According to Reply 45, Obama already did propose his budget. |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 09:12 AM |
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Actually, a President is supposed to lead more than only the Executive branch. |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 09:25 AM |
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Because he's one of them. How many times do you have to be slapped in the face with a dead fish |
tom_paine |
Mar-20-11 08:25 AM |
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At This Point I Think the President uses the GOP as Cover |
fascisthunter |
Mar-18-11 01:59 PM |
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Don't you have it backwards??? |
Plucketeer |
Mar-18-11 02:19 PM |
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lol |
fascisthunter |
Mar-18-11 06:50 PM |
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It's obama's fault... |
dennis4868 |
Mar-18-11 02:01 PM |
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If he does get involved......... |
frebrd |
Mar-18-11 02:02 PM |
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I have been listening and watching very carefully...... |
suston96 |
Mar-18-11 02:17 PM |
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I seem to recall that Obama sent them a budget |
Bandit |
Mar-18-11 02:18 PM |
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Do you think a dialogue is too much to ask when the country is in this much trouble? |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 09:47 AM |
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Unless this includes a 75% tax on the top 1% - I'd say no. |
slay |
Mar-18-11 02:37 PM |
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+1 |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 10:02 AM |
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All Hail The Great Deficit Commission! |
chill_wind |
Mar-18-11 02:40 PM |
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I'll take politicians seriously on deficit reduction... |
Aerows |
Mar-18-11 03:47 PM |
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That's well said! And absolutely true. |
plumbob |
Mar-18-11 10:48 PM |
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Hear hear. |
arikara |
Mar-19-11 12:33 AM |
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300 know-nothing economists told Obama/Congress |
chill_wind |
Mar-18-11 05:36 PM |
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right |
fascisthunter |
Mar-18-11 06:50 PM |
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FDR's recovery tanked when he buckled to Rethugs bloviating about deficit |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 10:11 AM |
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kick |
chill_wind |
Mar-18-11 07:09 PM |
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Remember how productive bi-partisan talks Obama held on HCR were? |
No Elephants |
Mar-19-11 10:28 AM |
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They want political cover. All of them. nt |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-19-11 10:43 AM |
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But Obama wants just as much political cover. |
robcon |
Mar-19-11 10:58 AM |
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He's got cover if he ignores it. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-19-11 04:58 PM |
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Kind of. However, he is already responsible for his own proposed budget and, at some point, will |
No Elephants |
Mar-20-11 08:02 AM |
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That he will. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-20-11 06:26 PM |
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Hence my remark about re-election. |
No Elephants |
Mar-20-11 08:04 AM |
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Which one? |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-20-11 06:27 PM |
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Welcome to Fantasy Island. |
Zorra |
Mar-19-11 11:10 AM |
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Good analogy. Bad things follow from that method. |
freshwest |
Mar-20-11 07:17 PM |
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The discredited republican party of 2008 |
Babel_17 |
Mar-19-11 11:43 AM |
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Seduced, yes. Compelled, no. |
No Elephants |
Mar-20-11 08:10 AM |
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Mar-20-11 07:31 AM |
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with stories like this re: O's proposed $36 billion bailout of nuke industry, NO ONE has credibility |
wordpix |
Mar-20-11 09:14 AM |
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That's it --- we MUST have a purge. |
tcaudilllg |
Mar-21-11 01:41 AM |
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Just raise the minimum retirement age to 169. And pay for wars with our SS money! |
RedCloud |
Mar-21-11 01:45 PM |
#93 |
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