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In reply to the discussion: How the Republicans tore down our country [View all]deacon
(5,967 posts)15. "...finish the job" is proven in how the house under GOP simply picked up where they left off. They
bellowed how grateful they were to have a 'second chance' and how they had to prove they could govern yet they performed with the same negative zeal as they had under bush. They've made no effort to create one single job.
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Then Maybe Dwight D. was onto something since tax rates for top tier incomes were 91%
whathehell
Jan 2012
#2
It was "headed downward" because of stupid decisions made by Wall Street and
whathehell
Jan 2012
#35
if the gov't (outside socsec) runs a surplus, but socsec runs a bigger one, then total debt goes up.
unblock
Jan 2012
#10
Whatever you call it, we the people PAID for it. In fact, the Baby Boomers paid DOUBLE
whathehell
Jan 2012
#37
Indeed. Sometimes I think some people want to bury the trust fund in a back yard somewhere rather
pampango
Jan 2012
#33
you are counting them as a liability but not as an asset. that is a complete fraud.
unblock
Jan 2012
#32
Fuck the national debt...Reagan raised the debt limit something like twenty plus times, in 8 years.
whathehell
Jan 2012
#38
"...finish the job" is proven in how the house under GOP simply picked up where they left off. They
deacon
Jan 2012
#15
they still think govt is evil unless it has to do with governing women's reproductive rights
spanone
Jan 2012
#26