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Post by sigurdur on Jan 28, 2018 4:00:35 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 3, 2018 5:49:05 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 9, 2018 12:03:30 GMT
How to turn around a failing economyA long 'Pointman' article worth reading Quite literally, within a month or two of Trump grabbing the reins of the economy, thousands of jobs were saved as plans by various companies to move production offshore were no longer economically viable in the light of the tariffs Trump would stick them with if they tried to repatriate either the goods or profits back into America.thepointman.wordpress.com/2018/02/09/how-to-turn-around-a-failing-economy/
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Post by glennkoks on Feb 9, 2018 12:54:20 GMT
I'm curious as to where all the Republicans are who were shocked at President Obama's spending? At least Rand Paul is not a hypocrite.
"I'm not advocating for shutting down the government," Paul said in an interview on Fox News. "I'm also not advocating for keeping the damn thing open and borrowing a million dollars a minute."
It just goes to show you the difference between the two sides of the aisle is small. Both don't mind spending our kids future away.
I think Mo Brooks (R) from Alabama summed it up perfectly:
"The problem is the American people have elected so many debt junkies that they're ecstatic with borrowing money today so they can get elected tomorrow [without] worrying about someone paying for it after the elections," Brooks said. "And that's very unfortunate that so many people are putting their self-interest, their elections before their country."
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 9, 2018 13:11:05 GMT
I'm curious as to where all the Republicans are who were shocked at President Obama's spending? At least Rand Paul is not a hypocrite. "I'm not advocating for shutting down the government," Paul said in an interview on Fox News. "I'm also not advocating for keeping the damn thing open and borrowing a million dollars a minute." It just goes to show you the difference between the two sides of the aisle is small. Both don't mind spending our kids future away. I think Mo Brooks (R) from Alabama summed it up perfectly: "The problem is the American people have elected so many debt junkies that they're ecstatic with borrowing money today so they can get elected tomorrow [without] worrying about someone paying for it after the elections," Brooks said. "And that's very unfortunate that so many people are putting their self-interest, their elections before their country." I think that is more true in the Senate than in the house. There are those in the Senate who are well past their 'sell by date' and indicators of why term limits would be a good idea or perhaps instead to repeal The 17th Amendment. Having listened to the list of pork barrel spending in the 'spending bill' (note not a 'budget') it is apparent that this was a horse trading session with no thought to what happens to the national debt.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 9, 2018 16:04:38 GMT
The west coast has the same Fed debt load per person as the rest of the country. They may not be as wealthy as they think?
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Post by missouriboy on Feb 10, 2018 2:22:46 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 10, 2018 4:54:37 GMT
Maybe, but as in cancer, the spread of the virus could happen via out migration?
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 10, 2018 6:31:13 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Feb 10, 2018 15:15:14 GMT
Maybe, but as in cancer, the spread of the virus could happen via out migration? They may have acquired some important antibodies from living in close proximity. Bears close monitoring.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 11, 2018 20:01:49 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 12, 2018 8:49:22 GMT
"Oh what a tangled web you weave, when first you practice to deceive"" Exclusive: CIA Ex-Director Brennan's Perjury Peril
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes next plans to investigate the role former CIA Director John Brennan and other Obama intelligence officials played in promoting the salacious and unverified Steele dossier on Donald Trump -- including whether Brennan perjured himself in public testimony about it........." www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/02/11/former_cia_director_john_brennan_investigated_for_perjury.htmlPopcorn futures just spiked
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 12, 2018 10:46:40 GMT
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Post by glennkoks on Feb 12, 2018 14:09:02 GMT
Currently we are and will continue running budget deficits of about 5% of GDP. Never before have we seen these types of deficits with near “full employment”. Which takes Keynesian economics to a new level.
I’ve never been fond of Keynesian economics. It simply is counterintuitive to what I have been taught about fiscal responsibility. But one could make a valid argument for a Keynesian approach during an economic crisis like a deep recession or depression.
FDR’s WPA projects put people back to work and paid off dividends for years and years.
But why in the hell are we still spending like this if the economy is doing so well?
Are we:
A.) Simply led by buffoons who can’t do math? B.) Pulling out all the stops to try and create inflation? C.) Addicted to spending D.) All of the above
It defies logic. Certainly not the trademark of a Conservative government
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 12, 2018 14:17:09 GMT
There is little difference between a Conservative and liberal gov when spending is involved.
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