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Well, here's the facts:
. We are $14,856,355,000,000 in dept!
. That is -$47,542 per citizen.
. If the US were to put 1 Million dollars towards paying off national debt everyday of the year, it would take 40,702 YEARS to pay off our debt.
Scary huh! And...
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Deficit....
Don't get confused between reducing deficit and reducing debt and unfunded liability .
Actually, we continue to add to it every day.
Yes, it is very scary indeed.
Scary huh! And that's IF we were to pay off dept, not increase it.
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Don't understand financial matters at all. After hearing the news this morning about Britains credit rating.
How can every country have a National Dept?
Who lends?
Who borrows?
What does it mean?
Surely someone must have money to lend or no-one can borrow...
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How can every country have a National Dept? Not every country has a ND - China or Saudi Arabia (for example it mean? The deficit happened....
Should be 'Debt' not Dept'.
Misspelt heading.
Sorry.
Are not as bad as they have been in the past .
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Just how hard is it to get something right. It's a database, it's software, in this day it's no longer rocket science. I thought we were told it was being tested before implementation. This is akin to the sewer billing screw up.
"solid waste fund could...
Started by Andy on
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To DaveF -
The City operates under running at a deficit for....
Does the mayor have the right to fire dept heads or is it the city admins? One of them needs to do something about this dept and the fiasco he has created.
Into oblivion.
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I have an idea! Lets get a consitutional amendment to abolish congress as we know it and put in a comitte of twelve to do all the debate. Then we will put there debated bills up to a popular vote online. Lets face it technology has out paced our goverment...
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Their pay by twice the percentage of deficit to revenue, and increase it by 4 times the percentage.
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Since the federal congressional committee seems unable to come up with ways to trim the federal deficit, how about we give them some ideas.
1) Eliminate the Department of Energy. It was tasked by Pres. Jimmy Carter c.1977 with finding ways to lessen our...
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No additional ideas? I thought the liberals were all about saving money and cutting budgets? No ideas, no plans, no concepts, no theories, nothing...except maybe blame the radical right and Tea Party, but offer no alternatives, and scream about the radical... .
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I don't know what agencies and who (commoners) this will exactly effect.
Barack Obama proposes slashing agencies to cut deficit
By BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent January 13, 2012
President Barack Obama has proposed cutting six economic government...
Started by 101Scout on
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Trim that fat off the bone!....
As long as it actually cuts unneeded fat from from the growing deficit, without means ....
Hopefully it's a start to the shrinking of the bloated federal government .
Of Commerce agencies.
It's a bunch of Dept.
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I belong to an online EMS talkgroup at my job. The subject of starting an Advance Care Paramedic program similar to Wake County NC and Ft. Worth TX was discussed by several officers. The benefits were identified, but the question of cost was also brought...
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But then, I doubt anyone would.
I imagine this wouldn't help the US deficit.
And being alive.
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On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:07:05 -0400, Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com
http://wonkette.com/409968/republicans-now-furious-about-dept-of-agriculture-buying-some-food-for-starving-americans#more-409968
Republicans Now Furious About Dept. of Agriculture...
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On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:53:58 -0700 (PDT), zzpat <zzpatrick... .
On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:33:56 -0700 (PDT), tv <tjwilson6531@gmail.com
On Jul 20, 2:07 pm, Harry Hope <riv...@ix.netcom.comStarving Americans? Where do you live?
Let them eat ham .
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:46:49 -0500, "William Longyard" <longyard@ix.netcom.com
Obama Administration Affirms Bush Policy on Detainee Rights
Justice Department lawyers filed court papers agreeing that detainees at
Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan ...
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Failing to denounce your predecessor isn't an endorsement, any more than .
A
trillion dollar deficit.
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On Feb 10, 3:25 am, Anonymous Remailer <m...@awxcnx.de
Obama took time off from campaigning to rush back to D.C. to vote for
the bill that legalized the warrantless wiretapping program and
granted retroactive immunity to the government and telecom ...
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The only 'debate.
There are no partisan differences except in minor technical
details on how to spend trillions of deficit, but with deficit
spending it is possible to give both parties everything they want.
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