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forintegrity Donating Member (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 05:46 AM
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Anyone know how much the average taxpayer owes NOW?
For all you financial guru's out there (I'm terrible at math): add Freddie And Fannie, bank failures, the wars, and all the other financial burdens the average taxpayer has accumulated over the past 7+ years.



Help me out here. I've lost track. What do I NOW owe???




Ya gotta love "fiscal responsibility." And wouldn't that figure alone be a good ad for Obama? It says it all.

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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 06:21 AM
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1. It's getting real muddy
some of the excess costs are being paid as we go along while some are put on the rolling charge account.

My latest estimate (about a month old) has Dubya costing us about $17 trillion. Divide that into 100 million. That's $170,000 But as I say, about half has added to the debt so it's only :sarcasm: about $85,000 each.

The way the country is going that's either pocket change or more than your total net worth.


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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 06:26 AM
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2. How about showing a baby and have it ask the question using computer graphics
That shows that it is on our children and grandchildren.
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