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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:28 PM Original message |
Ben Bernanke goes on record to warn US deficit 'not sustainable' |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Raise taxes on the wealthy and the corporations, IMMEDIATELY |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Or barring that at the very least they need to |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. But, but, but MUST HAVE WARS. NT |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Ben is just repeating the PR of the elites he works for |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Spending billions upon billions on wars and instruments of wars sure helped. |
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TatonkaJames (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't condone violence at all.... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. End the Bush/Obama Wars -- TAX the wealthy -- Cut MIC by 50%, at least -- !!! |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. +1! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Take economy out of hands of FED bank -- this is Congress's responsibility -- !!! |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Yep. Look "who's speaking" (bernanke). |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. You want Boehner to have more power? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I want people we ELECT to make all decisions about the economy --- not a private bank.... |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. DUH. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Tax the rich and get the hell out of the wars n/t |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
10. You wanna know what's really not sustainable? |
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Keith Bee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. Ben BerBANKe isn't sustainable! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. And Rex goes on the record as saying 'no shit sherlock'. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. So, what did Ben say when Boss Cheney said, "Deficits don't matter?" |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. Then tax the greedy, unpatriotic rich. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
18. Raise taxes on the rich. Problem solved. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. The Federal Reserve does not have the authority to raise taxes |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. But Bernanke can support the general notion of raising taxes on the rich. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
22. In other news: water is wet. nt |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's surprising that someone like Bernanke making $Millions favors a remedy that would cost him $0. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
25. The Right WIng Knows this, That's Why They are Bankrupting America and Americans |
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