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He pointed to the decision by Congress about whether to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts as one crucial area. "If you let them lapse for the high-income earners, that could give you another $950 billion," he said.
Originally posted by gimme_some_truth
Gee.... bet if I owed trillions of dollars my credit rating would not be so good and the government and banks would be quick to tear me a new one........ Why do we put up with this?edit on 6-8-2011 by gimme_some_truth because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ForeverDusk
Politicians are some of the worst stains on the planet's dirtiest laundry.
Originally posted by burdman30ott6
Well, it's official now. I feel like Charlton Heston when he discovered the Planet of the Apes was actually Earth. The bastards in DC did it, they finally blew us up.
Originally posted by 0zzymand0s
reply to post by imherejusttoread
If Rothbard had been correct, the Bush tax cuts would have produced jobs, rather then 2 jobless recoveries.
Originally posted by beezzer
Originally posted by SaturnFX
or we could simply keep having some effing tea and watch the country burn.
Let me pour you a cuppa'.
We can watch Rome burn together.
Originally posted by the titor experience
As far as i am concerned America and its people are about to get everything she deserves.
Originally posted by beezzer
Entitlements just don't work. In any system, in any country.
List of totally safe AAA rating countrys:
1) Austria
2) Canada
3) Denmark
4) Germany
5) Holland
6) Norway
7) Singapore
8) Sweden
9) Switzerland
1) Austria (they walk the line...its forecasted they basically have a risk of going in danger, so they were added, but not really)
2) France
3) Finland
4) UK
5) USA