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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 06:45 AM Original message |
The Economist: The Courageous Progressive Caucus budget |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. Looks like the Progressive Caucus has been reading DU |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 07:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. The defence cuts are only $180 Billion/year, one half of the huge hike they had since 2001 |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 07:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Which means we could be running a surplus with little effort |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. We got to a "surplus" in the Clinton era |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Suspect global hegemony is what the defense budget is all about, not being safe |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Cannot we just use our banks to destroy other countries? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, this is the best approach because it is sound |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. Recommend |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
7. As a moderate, I'm glad to see at least one segment of Congress |
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Poboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-24-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. recommend |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-25-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
11. They are proposing to get rid of the tax exempt status of muni bonds. |
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