dkf
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Thu Apr-14-11 06:45 AM
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Rescinding ALL of the Bush/Obama tax cuts solves 75% of the near term debt |
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Edited on Thu Apr-14-11 06:46 AM by dkf
But only 40% of the long term debt. Only fixing entitlements can fix that one. Per Nora o'Donnell.
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Thu Apr-14-11 07:04 AM
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1. and how much of that 60% of "long term debt" is held |
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by the people who bought war bonds / savings bonds and haven't cashed them in?
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Thu Apr-14-11 07:06 AM
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2. i bet getting out of three wars would fucking help the long term debt issue! |
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Thu Apr-14-11 08:11 AM
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3. Rescinding the tax Bush tax cuts is a no brainer. Do it as soon as |
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Thu Apr-14-11 08:15 AM
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4. Depleting the debt and eliminating the interest payments will do the rest, so tax the rich |
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and give jobs to the poor. There is no better economic stimulus than workers spending money at 5:15 on Friday!
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Thu Apr-14-11 08:55 AM
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5. But rescinding them and then increasing the rate does wonders. |
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