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FROM 2012 INTO 2013 POLITICS THREAD

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Sep 21, 2012.

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  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    It's more like the "Broken Windows" theory on crime.

    You've got to take care of the little things before people will take you seriously. And, when folks see that there are no sacred cows, it's more likely they will agree to cuts in their pet programs.

    So long as we fund things like PBS, NPR, NEA, people will circle the wagons on their favored programs.
     
    YankeeFan, Oct 4, 2012
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  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    For sure.

    Elected officials give the military money, but insist it be spent in their district, or with their donor, to build systems the military doesn't want or need.

    That should stop.
     
    YankeeFan, Oct 4, 2012
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  3. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    The benefits of those programs far outweigh the insignificant expense of them.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Oct 4, 2012
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  4. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    YF, which is the tax deduction or loophole that Romney has proposed cutting that makes the most sense and does the best job of closing the $5 trillion gap in his budget?
     
    LongTimeListener, Oct 4, 2012
    #1072
  5. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    Maybe we should stop being the world police for a while. That would be interesting.
     
    Riptide, Oct 4, 2012
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  6. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    I think I should be the POTUS. I turned our deficit into a $2T surplus on here.

    http://federal.budgetchallenge.org/pages/overview
     
    Inky_Wretch, Oct 4, 2012
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  7. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    Petty being a jackass again.

    Wow, some things never change.
     
    Mark2010, Oct 4, 2012
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  8. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    Could there be anything more precious than the fact that Al Gore is blaming Obama's dismal performance on Denver's altitude.
     
    old_tony, Oct 4, 2012
    #1076
  9. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    The thing about cutting the military or any part of government is that doing such also cuts jobs. A lot of jobs. Jobs that are not easily or quickly replaced in the private sector. And that adds to unemployment. Is that what we want?
     
    Mark2010, Oct 4, 2012
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  10. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    On the bright side for Obama, up next is the Biden-Ryan debate.
     
    old_tony, Oct 4, 2012
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  11. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD


    If you won't cut defense, where are you gonna find that other $5 trillion in savings?
     
    Azrael, Oct 4, 2012
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  12. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: THE 2012 POLITICS THREAD

    The leadership has done a nice job of telling base to ixnay on the azy-cray for the time being, but all of the ticket's actual positions are straight Tea Party.
     
    LongTimeListener, Oct 4, 2012
    #1080
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