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posted July 18, 2010 11:14 AM         

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"Political will is the ultimate determinant of spending priorities. There's always money available for war and corporate bailouts; there's rarely money available for social programs."
Adolph L. Reed, Jr.

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posted July 18, 2010 01:46 PM         

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How true.

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posted July 18, 2010 04:51 PM         

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What? Huh?

More than 60% of the total budget of the United States is budgeted...and spent on social programs.

How much is enough?

65%?
70%?
75%?
80%?
85%?
90%?
95%?
100%?

If O'Bomber and his Socialist pals in Congress had their way, there would be a 100% tax on all productive activity..including wages and salaries.

Then, O'Bomber would be running public service ads hectoring and lecturing Americans to take a second job so he could levy a 100% tax on that too.

From each according to their "ability"
To each according to their "need".
Karl Marx

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posted July 18, 2010 04:54 PM         

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What? Huh?

More than 60% of the total budget of the United States is budgeted...and spent on social programs.

How much is enough?

65%?
70%?
75%?
80%?
85%?
90%?
95%?
100%?

If O'Bomber and his Socialist pals in Congress had their way, there would be a 100% tax on all productive activity..including wages and salaries.

Then, O'Bomber would be running public service ads hectoring and lecturing Americans to take a second job so he could levy a 100% tax on that too.

From each according to their "ability"
To each according to their "need".
Karl Marx

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posted July 18, 2010 05:17 PM         

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Oh Jwhop! This is why I love you!

Want some martinis?

Hugs,
ADfly

What about discretionary spending, that doesn't get into the regular budget? YOu know the money that get appropriated, "oh we need 42 trillion more dollars for Afghanistan for the next three months please, and thank you." kind of money.

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posted July 18, 2010 07:17 PM         

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"If O'Bomber and his Socialist pals in Congress had their way, there would be a 100% tax on all productive activity..including wages and salaries"

well you don't let the side down when it comes to living up to astrology's cliche about leos and overstatement do you? you know, jwhop, your argument would be a lot easier for people to accept if you would just get...reasonable with it!? this kind of exaggeration just makes you look, well, silly.

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posted July 20, 2010 12:04 PM         

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i have been know to exaggerate to make a point every now and again too jwhops.

yes, it is true, hard as it might be to believe.

they have enough money, the problem is with the appropriation of the money they have, no?

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