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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
16. Do you think President Obama will sign it?
Sat Dec 13, 2014, 12:24 AM
Dec 2014

It would put the US Taxpayer, meaning me and I assume you, on the hook for at least the $303 Trillion they know about.

Citigroup Octafish Dec 2014 #1
Of course, but someone had in congress had to put it in the bill? still_one Dec 2014 #3
Do you think President Obama will sign it? Octafish Dec 2014 #16
He said he would, and I have no reason to doubt that. What bothers me, as most here is the still_one Dec 2014 #17
I know who voted for derivative bailouts in 2008. merrily Dec 2014 #2
Doesn't someone representing a congress person have to write it into the bill though? still_one Dec 2014 #4
I am not understanding your question. Write what into the bill? merrily Dec 2014 #6
that was my point, but like someone mentioned probably won't ever know still_one Dec 2014 #8
Votes might not tell us who included the provision However, we will know which sponsors left their merrily Dec 2014 #11
Citigroup wrote it but nobody in Congress will admit to adding it to the bill. octoberlib Dec 2014 #5
No one in Congress will admit they added it. SamKnause Dec 2014 #7
Yeah, that is what someone else also alluded to still_one Dec 2014 #9
It was written by Citi bank, SamKnause Dec 2014 #10
No question about it, they aided and abetted still_one Dec 2014 #18
Only after being tarred and feathered. hifiguy Dec 2014 #13
Who wrote the gutting of pensions in the budget bill? I suspect many Democrats doc03 Dec 2014 #12
Sickening isn't it ??? SamKnause Dec 2014 #14
And I can't beleive the silence from Democats, AARP, Unions, doc03 Dec 2014 #15
I watched 3 hours of C-SPAN SamKnause Dec 2014 #20
Who? Republicrats, or you could say Democans RobertEarl Dec 2014 #19
Jim Himes, a Wall Street Democrat introduced the provision after CITI gave him the draft text. pa28 Dec 2014 #21
Apparently 2naSalit Dec 2014 #22
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