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38. We won't. Not even that 'socialist' Obama would take such drastic action amid the calls for

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Mon Jul 9, 2012, 01:39 PM

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Told you so: France is totally fucked from raising taxes on the wealthy. [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 OP

LOL ! - Outstanding post. RagAss Jul 2012 #1

Nicely done. Vidar Jul 2012 #2

Nothing like socialism to just wreck a country. Jackpine Radical Jul 2012 #3

You managed to put the Koch brothers complete book of Teabagery 101 into three sentences... Larry Ogg Jul 2012 #65

No... rational_democrat Jul 2012 #4

I'm pretty sure you are not serious but, if your post was serious and not coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #7

It doesn't matter, it's still bad. Anything that happens in a foreign country is bad. TrollBuster9090 Jul 2012 #26

LOL, so true, so very true. closeupready Jul 2012 #48

+1 Go Vols Jul 2012 #85

In fact, everything in France is always soooo bad AleksS Jul 2012 #89

Hey, don't knock Mitt's service to his country as a CULTURE warrior! TrollBuster9090 Jul 2012 #92

Deflation............. Red Crow Jul 2012 #83

LOL ...WTF ...do you really need to see a sarcasm tag? L0oniX Jul 2012 #13

That bug gets me Gin Jul 2012 #24

You are not alone :-) n/t Inuca Jul 2012 #35

Me too. I want to swat it, but don't want it smeared, either. dmr Jul 2012 #64

Um no. Google Bonds 101 ....... or something. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #33

Brilliant send-up of redbaiters' rhetoric. K&R! - n/t coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #5

K&R for austerity now! Brickbat Jul 2012 #6

Wouldn't they first have to start creating jobs mlevans Jul 2012 #9

Quiet, you! Brickbat Jul 2012 #12

ROFL Tigress DEM Jul 2012 #34

O, Manny, chervilant Jul 2012 #8

Austerrorizing: pscot Jul 2012 #10

Well played!! Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #11

Damn!!! How can we overtake France's leadership as #1 healthcare system if SDjack Jul 2012 #14

I hope we get austerilized in the same way. L0oniX Jul 2012 #15

Austerilized! LOL! You managed to put a cherry right on top of Manny's already stellar act! Zalatix Jul 2012 #16

We won't. Not even that 'socialist' Obama would take such drastic action amid the calls for SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #38

+1000 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #53

Who can afford a car elevator now? TBF Jul 2012 #17

Please don't throw me in dat Briar Patch br'er Fox.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #18

Bring back Sarkozy. He wouldn't be screwing France like this. Hollande isn't anti-immigrant like pampango Jul 2012 #19

Welcome to the Corporate States of Austerilia Rain Mcloud Jul 2012 #20

Mon dieu! AlbertCat Jul 2012 #21

Totally "right!" DirkGently Jul 2012 #22

You crack me up Third Way Manny! sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #23

Kick and rec! Fuddnik Jul 2012 #25

So, does this mean we now get to have a good old fashioned BIDDING WAR to see which country can TrollBuster9090 Jul 2012 #27

Sacrebleu! Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #28

Geshundheit! nm rhett o rick Jul 2012 #71

Thanks Manny. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #29

The negative yields are for short term bonds only. dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #30

Neither are executives in privately owned companies - TBF Jul 2012 #61

LOL! AllyCat Jul 2012 #86

No more freedom fries for me. It's french fries all the way baby Autumn Jul 2012 #31

What is the advantage of buying negative yield bonds? Rabid_Rabbit Jul 2012 #32

A safe way to park money in an asset versus converting it to gold and burying it in your yard? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #36

Yes dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #43

Does the bond originator actually demand the negative interest payment? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #55

Nope dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #57

Banks ALWAYS want to loan money to people who don't need it. France doesn't NEED the money now. Tigress DEM Jul 2012 #37

Because the person believes that something terrible is coming and that Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #39

This is one head scratcher Dokkie Jul 2012 #62

Anyone with assets deposited in U.S. bank accounts is losing money. AdHocSolver Jul 2012 #82

$0.72 FlaGranny Jul 2012 #88

! me b zola Jul 2012 #40

Third way Manny nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #41

There should be a wave of.. 99Forever Jul 2012 #42

Unfotunately, Congress... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #44

Thank heavens we have the Third Way helping to protect austerity in America. Zorra Jul 2012 #45

OK, Hollande is officially out of the club of very serious people. K&R pa28 Jul 2012 #46

I nearly choked on my pretzel!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #47

Quote: "Austerilize ...must austerilize" - Nomad L0oniX Jul 2012 #49

Les Less Miserables Than Americans nolabear Jul 2012 #50

Very well done! K&R eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2012 #51

Okay. Time to learn French and move. AllyCat Jul 2012 #52

Some resources to start FrodosPet Jul 2012 #73

... xchrom Jul 2012 #54

Thanks I needed a good laugh Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #56

Well Done! skamaria Jul 2012 #58

Way to go, Third-Way Manny! Melissa G Jul 2012 #59

Damn it! Am I going to have to start calling them "freedon fries" again?? retread Jul 2012 #60

Thanks for the update.... K&R midnight Jul 2012 #63

Haha... awesome! fascisthunter Jul 2012 #66

Aw, socialists are no fun. Starry Messenger Jul 2012 #67

Well played n/t Strelnikov_ Jul 2012 #68

I guess We can call France out for "Freedom Socialism" PufPuf23 Jul 2012 #69

The real Manny was abducted by aliens. hay rick Jul 2012 #70

I was abducted by aliens once and they refused to do obsene things to me. rhett o rick Jul 2012 #72

I look forward to Third-Way Manny's post when the tax cuts expire. joshcryer Jul 2012 #74

Me, too! Third Way Manny's posts were awesome the last time the tax cuts expired! Zorra Jul 2012 #77

Oh they'll expire this time. joshcryer Jul 2012 #78

Yep. And military-industrial complex subsidies will be cut Ghost Dog Jul 2012 #90

With, or without, Grand Bargain austeriliciousness? MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #80

Oh, so you supported the tax cut extension? joshcryer Jul 2012 #84

Yay! teh chickens are roosting!!1! Agony Jul 2012 #75

Germany went negative too. Hope this doesn't mean (more) serious deflation is newthinking Jul 2012 #76

:evilgrin: WillyT Jul 2012 #79

J'adore Manny suffragette Jul 2012 #81

K&R (n/t) a2liberal Jul 2012 #87

Fucking awesome! Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2012 #91