Will the Teapublicans Force America Into Default?

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Charles

Personally, I think the Pubbies may have overplayed their hand on this one. Maybe they're banking on raising support from the independents, but IMHO they'll get the blame.

It's all about the next election cycle anyway. And when you get right down to it, they're all going to basically do the same thing.

Our current path is unsustainable, other than to create more money and devalue our currency. And cover our debt with inflated dollars. I just hope they don't clean me out before I die.

It's not that our fearless leaders are corrupt...which they are. It's more like the whole damn system is corrupt.

At least that's my thoughts on the matter.

Chas

Have you ever been outside of the United States in your life?
I have
this place kicks the shit out of the third world.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

Have you ever been outside of the United States in your life?
I have
this place kicks the shit out of the third world.

Whoopee. Unfortunately, we don't fare so well when compared to other First World nations.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Whoopee. Unfortunately, we don't fare so well when compared to other First World nations.

You are right...especially on such issues as health care when compared to Western Europe . However, and I say this only from watching from here since I have not spent anytime in Europe, I think we have much more upward mobility than say in a more rigidly class society, like in England. Or a chance at upward mobility anyhow. In theory.

I think in Britain the rich send their kids to Oxford, and when those kids graduate they run everything. Simplistic, but I heard this theory on the BBC World Service.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by icenine

Have you ever been outside of the United States in your life?
I have
this place kicks the shit out of the third world.

This is what amazes me, Robbin. I spent a week on safari in Kenya. I've seen people who truly live off of the land, completely at the mercy of the weather, disease, famine, rogue animals..............

Now, I have to listen to fat, lazy, tightwad Americans, far wealthier than 3rd world, bitch because they are being told to go get their own healthcare insurance. Oh, they are so oppressed!

It truly is sickening.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by icenine

Have you ever been outside of the United States in your life?
I have
this place kicks the shit out of the third world.

Yes.

And I had to pay for it out of my hip pocket.

BTW, just how stupid to you suspect me to be?

Chas

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Charles

Yes.

And I had to pay for it out of my hip pocket.

BTW, just how stupid to you suspect me to be?

Chas

I think you are sort of wasting your time by being so negative.

I mean you are really concerned about currency devaluation?
Do not be the richest man in the grave yard in other words.

I mean you sound like a big stick in the mud for the most part.


And suppose you woke up tomorrow and there was no deficit. And there was a surplus in the Treasury, and the dollar could still buy what it could in 1973....

I will even give you 2013 wages to go along with it....

would your life be that much better? Probably not. You may have a bit more cash in the bank but so what.


You may be a pretty smart guy.....I do not think you are a college graduate though. I could be wrong. Otherwise you would not be taking the Paul Ryan debt crisis myth to heart so much. There are long term debt issues of course.
But the austerity measures of the sequester and the current sabotage by the Republicans in Congress are really hurting our economy NOW. We need stimulus right now. Worrying about the debt like you do is like a man having a cardiac arrest or stroke worrying about what his sugar level is going to be next month.


and if Obamacare cuts into your 401k or mutual funds well that is just how it goes....but of course the real story is that Wall Street is doing pretty good right now so....buy some gold lol

[Charles]

Originally Posted by icenine

I think you are sort of wasting your time by being so negative.

I mean you are really concerned about currency devaluation?
Do not be the richest man in the grave yard in other words.

I mean you sound like a big stick in the mud for the most part.


And suppose you woke up tomorrow and there was no deficit. And there was a surplus in the Treasury, and the dollar could still buy what it could in 1973....

I will even give you 2013 wages to go along with it....

would your life be that much better? Probably not. You may have a bit more cash in the bank but so what.


You may be a pretty smart guy.....I do not think you are a college graduate though. I could be wrong. Otherwise you would not be taking the Paul Ryan debt crisis myth to heart so much. There are long term debt issues of course.
But the austerity measures of the sequester and the current sabotage by the Republicans in Congress are really hurting our economy NOW. We need stimulus right now. Worrying about the debt like you do is like a man having a cardiac arrest or stroke worrying about what his sugar level is going to be next month.


and if Obamacare cuts into your 401k or mutual funds well that is just how it goes....but of course the real story is that Wall Street is doing pretty good right now so....buy some gold lol

So I'm negative if I offer a differing opinion?

And I am a big stick in the mud. Personally, I see that as a positive attribute.

Time to go to work.

Chas

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by icenine

Worrying about the debt like you do is like a man having a cardiac arrest or stroke worrying about what his sugar level is going to be next month.

Good one.

[bobabode]

Boehner is digging in and doubling down this fine Sunday.

Mebbe we oughta send those TP leaders on an all expense paid vacation to a beautiful Caribbean tropical paradise?