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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:08 PM Original message |
If you were the President, what would you do to jumpstart the economy? |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks for the unrec. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Aaaaaaaaand negated. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. The stimulus was supposed to do that. |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. And it will. Next year. |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
82. Face it, it didn't work. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. pull out FDR's playbook and begin with the CCC's and the WPA |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. I totally agree! Wonder why they are not doing things like that. |
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troubledamerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #48 |
83. Restore Glass-Steagall, Rescind Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act & Restore New Deal safeguards |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. fire all the republican congress critters |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. and start a second civil war, though this could cut the population and spur the economy |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. i knew it was brilliant!!!! |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. rofl i thought it was fecking genius, though you may be on the losing side :) |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. invade canada and its vital resources :) |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Repeal the Bush tax cuts immediately |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
41. Wow. That was my 2 out of 2! |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
56. I'd undo the bush tax cuts for sure... |
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gleaner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
71. Agreed .... |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. Instead of TARP |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. I was going to post the same thing. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
57. wasn't the TARP money loans that are now being paid back. with interest? |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. It's Being Paid Back |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. "It just makes sense to me." |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Sorry I Disagree With You |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. the tarp money wasn't meant to stimulate the economy. |
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abluelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. You're Absolutely Right |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. like i said- it's called economics. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. Before the age of credit, people had to s.a.v.e. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Increase the federal minimum wage and people won't need to rely on credit as much. nt |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. Order Attorney General Holder |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Good one! n/t |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. or throw them out their office windows |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I'm for that as well |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. lower Social Security tax rate and raise cap on income taxed by it |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. Initiate a program where all of our military supplies must be MADE in AMERICA |
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Blue Meany (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Good idea. We'll have a hard time if we have to go to war with |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
54. Good idea! |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Create more (non-bureaucratic) government jobs at the local level. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. My agenda (and I appreciate your vote) |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. Take 10% of defence budget |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
80. Do some math |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #80 |
86. Math |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. Stop funding the lost wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and use the money to fund single payer. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. the only people who would ever "win" those wars are oil & gas companies |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Try to create more jobs (maybe in manufacturing), or ... |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. Bring Back The WPA With A Vengence !!! - K & R !!! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. 1930's unemployment 14%-25% |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
79. It Gave Them Self Worth... |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. change trade policy |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. make anyone who has over $1,000,000 in unpaid taxes pay up or jump in the hungry volcano |
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SnoopDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. End NAFTA, GATT, CAFTA.... implement tariffs... |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. Build federal hospitals. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. Legalize and tax marijuana. Legalize and tax gambling in all 50 states. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. Nationalize all banks; take back the TARP money and divide it between every US citizen. n/t |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. Raise interest rates.. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
33. health care,loans to small and medium business,devalue the dollar |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
34. A Second Stumulus for R&D Technology Projects |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
35. A true, Public Works based stimulus package. nt |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. Everything in this thread has been done |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. Oh, your edit took the air out of my sails... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. Oh, au contraire! I still have not, in any technical sense, nailed Portman OR Dunst. |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Uh... about that unemployment |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
75. Whatever. It's not 25%. |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Yet |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
42. Alternative Energy |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
43. We thought the BANKSTERS got all those BILLIONS to JUMPSTART the ECONOMY!!!!!!!!!! |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
44. Legalize and tax industrial hemp. Invade the offshore tax havens. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
46. Guarantee business loans made by state and regional banks |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. +1 |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
50. Where to begin? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
53. Well, first off I would make all the financial institutions pay the working class |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
55. infrastructure. high-speed rail. close MANY overseas military bases. single-payer healthcare... |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
72. You've got my vote. //nt |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
61. Offer a tax break on balloons. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
62. Take $100 billion and make 2 million $50,000 a year jobs. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. You mean take $100B PER YEAR nt |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Right. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
63. give food stamps to any fmily requesting them, open up foreclose homes to homeless |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
68. I'd give all invert corporations the ultimatum of a) Don't pay |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
69. Health care reform of course using medicare as a vehicle for the public option. A strong green |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
74. I'd make everyone recycle with fines if they don't. During this involuntary lull in our |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
76. Single-payer universal health care and doubling Social Security |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
77. Cut the Defense Dept budget by 2/3. nt |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
81. Build a National solar grid, National high speed rail line (MagLev), ditch |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
84. Change tariffs to bring back manufacturing. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
85. Free college. n/t |
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jacko_be (272 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
87. found 13 |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
88. too late, but |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
89. Provide price floors for alternative energy |
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