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John2

(2,730 posts)
14. I'll put it
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 02:35 PM
Jan 2013

this way. President Obama has surrounded himself with people like Geither. These are Wall Street people. Not only this, he selects Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary. He believes himself to be in the middle. There is no middle. You either believe in something or you don't. Most of the people calling for certain cuts are loyal to Wall Street and what people call as businesses.

I'm going to give people an education with a different philosophy. The Debt people are talking about is based on currency. That currency is used to acquire goods and services. Goods and services are the real wealth people need to survive. Services comes from the skills of people and Goods are items such as food and shelter. As long as the U.S. has the latter items, the Debt means nothing. Currency means nothing without the latter. That is why the former can be easily written off or forgiven. And if you don't have the military might to protect your interests, vile threats don't mean anything. There are a lot of wealthy dictators, who couldn't follow through on their threats.

It is stupid to compare a mighty country like the U.S. to Greece. Currency, does not establish the might of the U.S. Services and Goods are more a symbol of power. The American people can provide goods for themselves as long as they own the land. As long as there is a need for those goods and services, there will be jobs. It is only when a small group of people try to take ownership of those goods and services and restrict access to others. Those are the Kochs and Murdochs types.

I am so tired of being dictated to as a liberal. djean111 Jan 2013 #1
How do you expect any of that to get babylonsister Jan 2013 #2
I am starting to think the House is recalcitrant because they know they will win. djean111 Jan 2013 #9
No, you can't take away the blame from the teabagger House where 67 Cha Jan 2013 #18
The best thing then would be to take up the Republican mantra of NO high density Jan 2013 #17
They do not think about that. demosincebirth Jan 2013 #26
When did the outrage go away? Its been there since almost day 1. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #5
+10000 No Compromise Jan 2013 #15
Social Security - remove the cap so that people pay into SS for all money earned, not just the first peacebird Jan 2013 #3
excellent suggestions :) Sunlei Jan 2013 #10
Please call your congresscritters and suggest this! I call Warner, Kaine, and Hurt every week peacebird Jan 2013 #12
IIRC, others proposed it, not Obama. nt MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #30
Problem with Medicare buy-in democrattotheend Jan 2013 #38
Standard media game ... explain why the right is angry at Obama, and then balance it with why the JoePhilly Jan 2013 #4
Yep. And they 'forget' to mention the President is there until Jan. 2017. Amonester Jan 2013 #19
Corporate entitlements appear to be off the table. On the backs of the poor Evergreen Emerald Jan 2013 #6
The difference between (R)&(D) Mr. Bloomberg is- President Obama listens to everyone. Sunlei Jan 2013 #7
Remember when Obama listened to Liberals during MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #33
He did listen it was republicans who wanted to keep stealing federal money for their insur. profits. Sunlei Jan 2013 #34
Propaganda by the MSM, they want President Obama to help the GOP cut Social Security and Medicare UCmeNdc Jan 2013 #8
Those FUCKING liberals!!! nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #11
I know. How dare they post on DU. Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #24
+1 JoeyT Jan 2013 #37
If folks are REALLY concerned about the deficit/debt.......... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #13
I'll put it John2 Jan 2013 #14
The only entitlement cut this liberal can learn Myrina Jan 2013 #16
Why? One example: Diane Feinstein (D) + military contracts Amonester Jan 2013 #20
What tax increase? november3rd Jan 2013 #21
Alter is a beltway ass sniffer. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #22
No principle above personality. Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #23
You are full of it... babylonsister Jan 2013 #25
Obama is the one saying that we have to be prepared for cuts iemitsu Jan 2013 #27
Link? babylonsister Jan 2013 #28
Do you not follow the news at all? Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #36
Full of what . . . . information? Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #35
"Obama Betrays Working Americans as Liberals Try to Stop Him" MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #29
If Romney was President, about now he would have those Americans working in his chinese death camps. Sunlei Jan 2013 #31
Good point. Remind me again MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #32
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