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2nd November 2008, 09:12 PM
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Reps: 42,938,377,746,893,872 (power: 42,938,377,746,901) | | | You owe 34,563.94 in back taxes That was on Sunday night, 2nd November at 7:41:37 EST. If you have paid please ignore this notice. If not please be advised that your debt is growing due to compound interest. Failure to pay will lead to the loss of your pension.
Breakdown of your tax bill:
1,955.14 War in Iraq
1,323.30 War in Afghanistan and other aspects of War on Terror
(US is the only remaining active participant in the W.O.T.)
The remainder is due to the W Bush tax cuts, and left with interest accruing from the Reagan and Bush Sr. tax cuts in the 1980s, the recent insolvency problems, and there's a bit from the Savings and Loans debacle, even a few bucks for W's own part in that.
Note that this is the amount owed per man woman child and retired person. Unless every one of those pays up the consequences will be severe. | 
2nd November 2008, 09:15 PM
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Reps: 664,114,628,762,749,312 (power: 664,114,628,762,780) | | | And the ever-increasing cost of Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security, inflation due to fiat currency, etc.
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2nd November 2008, 09:16 PM
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2nd November 2008, 09:17 PM
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Reps: 664,114,628,762,749,312 (power: 664,114,628,762,780) | | | And yet, the liberals think they can add $800 billion in new spending while somehow paying this off.
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2nd November 2008, 09:17 PM
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Reps: 7,336,255,455,289,046 (power: 7,336,255,455,297) | | Originally Posted by twistedsketch And the ever-increasing cost of Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security, inflation due to fiat currency, etc.
You hit the nail here: inflation due to fiat currency
Thanks,
TT
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2nd November 2008, 09:18 PM
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Reps: 42,938,377,746,893,872 (power: 42,938,377,746,901) | | | I don't believe either party can get us out of this mess, but it is pretty clear which one can and which one can't.
As someone on CF expressed it:
Democrats tax and spend
Republicans borrow and spend | 
2nd November 2008, 09:21 PM
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Reps: 664,114,628,762,749,312 (power: 664,114,628,762,780) | | Originally Posted by MorkandMindy I don't believe either party can get us out of this mess, but it is pretty clear which one can and which one can't.
Excuse me?
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2nd November 2008, 09:24 PM
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Reps: 1,740,156,580,097,816,320 (power: 1,740,156,580,097,852) | | Originally Posted by MorkandMindy Note that this is the amount owed per man woman child and retired person. Unless every one of those pays up the consequences will be severe.
Are you suggesting that retired persons are not men and women? | 
2nd November 2008, 09:37 PM
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Reps: 42,938,377,746,893,872 (power: 42,938,377,746,901) | | Originally Posted by MorkandMindy I don't believe either party can get us out of this mess, but it is pretty clear which one can and which one can't.
As someone on CF expressed it:
Democrats tax and spend
Republicans borrow and spend Originally Posted by twistedsketch Excuse me?
It sort of makes sense, though not in a logical way | 
2nd November 2008, 09:41 PM
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Reps: 895,440,030,357,621 (power: 895,440,030,364) | | | Liberals in Canada had government spending below income after years of deficit.
Now, over a decade now, we had surpluses.
What is United States going to do?
Are they going to rely on short-term surpluses then long term deficit? |  | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | | | |