$18,300.00

[airdvr 210]

For every man, woman, and child in the US. That's what congress has spent since January 20th.

Please don't dent the planet.

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[billvon 2,998]

Yep. Think those tax cuts were worth it now? And all that deregulation of the banking industry sure saved us a lot of money.

Well, at least you have someone else to blame now.

[BDashe 0]

add interest, what is it then? Glad we put so much thought into all that spending, clearly all politicians are very well versed on the 8500+ earmarks on the most recent one... must have their doctorate on the first couple that were larger in spending seeing how they had a whole month and a half to pass it all.

Just like they were experts on sarbaines-oxley and the patriot act. Geniuses... all of em. nothing like scared reactionary politicians to run the country. 'Hurry do something so we can go yell our rhetoric again and get votes!'

I just wish either side could put SOME thought into leading our country rather than just doing shit to do it...

So there I was...

Making friends and playing nice since 1983

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For every man, woman, and child in the US. That's what congress has spent since January 20th.

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And that number is not what is still promised, just what has been spent. 4 time that number is still to go out. Might as well face it, congress has finally bankrupted the country!

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For every man, woman, and child in the US. That's what congress has spent since January 20th.

Are you sure you did you math right? That's $5.5Trillion SPENT. Did you mean promised?

The bailout had cost around $4T before Jan 20th, thanks be to George.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

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For every man, woman, and child in the US. That's what congress has spent since January 20th.

Are you sure you did you math right? That's $5.5Trillion SPENT. Did you mean promised?

The bailout had cost around $4T before Jan 20th, thanks be to George.

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that is what is spent so far for each household, 4 times that amount is still to be spent.

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add interest, what is it then? Glad we put so much thought into all that spending, clearly all politicians are very well versed on the 8500+ earmarks on the most recent one... must have their doctorate on the first couple that were larger in spending seeing how they had a whole month and a half to pass it all.

Just like they were experts on sarbaines-oxley and the patriot act. Geniuses... all of em. nothing like scared reactionary politicians to run the country. 'Hurry do something so we can go yell our rhetoric again and get votes!'

I just wish either side could put SOME thought into leading our country rather than just doing shit to do it...

I'd like to buy you a

[beowulf 1]

And it wasn't just the fault of any one President or one party. It was the fault of both parties, Senate, Congress and a number of Presidents.

Also the dumbasses in between who should have known better to accept or give out the bad loans.
Everyone should have known better to be giving out or accept sub prime loans.

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Yep. Think those tax cuts were worth it now? And all that deregulation of the banking industry sure saved us a lot of money.

Well, at least you have someone else to blame now.

I didn't say Barack...I said congress. They've been doing stupid things for a long time but recently they have managed to trump stupidity and take it too new heights of the absurd.

Please don't dent the planet.

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[airdvr 210]

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The bailout had cost around $4T before Jan 20th, thanks be to George.

Don't forget congress.

Please don't dent the planet.

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The bailout had cost around $4T before Jan 20th, thanks be to George.

Don't forget congress.

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that was someone elses words. I didn't forget congress, I personally blame them, they gave the bills to the president to sign.If Obama signs this pork filled waste of our money today and says he is not to blame for it then i gues Bush is not to blame for what he signed. But Obam is set to talk to congress today about responsibilty and earmsrks right after he signs this bill full of earmarks an irresponsibilty.

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The bailout had cost around $4T before Jan 20th, thanks be to George.

Don't forget congress.

Just goes to show what 8 years of Voodoo Economics does to a country.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

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And it wasn't just the fault of any one President or one party. It was the fault of both parties, Senate, Congress and a number of Presidents.

Also the dumbasses in between who should have known better to accept or give out the bad loans.
Everyone should have known better to be giving out or accept sub prime loans.

I tend to think it is the fault of those that elected them and the fault of those that think the rules should be made so that life takes little effort.

We have built a society where consumerism is king, where everyone thinks they have a right to everything but a lot think they shouldn't have to work so hard at it, where looking good is more important than generating results.

What that gets you is everyone shopping at Wal-Mart and buying cheap throwaway bullshit products on way too easy credit, everyone gets to own some shitbox of a house made of vinyl and waferboard, schools that are more concerned with producing the next generation of orderly little shopaholic drones, etc etc.

Anybody that is surprised for us having arrived at this particular flavor of circumstances has had their head in the sand.

" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

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Yep. Think those tax cuts were worth it now? And all that deregulation of the banking industry sure saved us a lot of money.

Well, at least you have someone else to blame now.

I didn't say Barack...I said congress. They've been doing stupid things for a long time but recently they have managed to trump stupidity and take it too new heights of the absurd.

Can you provide a link to a reputable source that this much has been SPENT since Jan 20?

I know there's $3.6T in the budget and over $1T in the bailout package, but that's not the same thing as SPENDING it all in 6 weeks.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

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Can you provide a link to a reputable source that this much has been SPENT since Jan 20?

I know there's $3.6T in the budget and over $1T in the bailout package, but that's not the same thing as SPENDING it all in 6 weeks.

Are you saying the dems and Bammer won't make good on their promises? Does it matter whether it's actually spent or just pledged? I guess it depends on what is is.

We all know it hasn't been spent in 6 weeks. That wouldn't make any sense. We need to wait until next year to stimulate the economy.

Please don't dent the planet.

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For every man, woman, and child in the US. That's what congress has spent since January 20th.

Ever thought about researching how much per household for the friends of W?

I bet that would be millions per household.... where was all thisfiscal angst and coutcry from the rabid right when they were enriching themselves with your tax dollars.

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Can you provide a link to a reputable source that this much has been SPENT since Jan 20?

I know there's $3.6T in the budget and over $1T in the bailout package, but that's not the same thing as SPENDING it all in 6 weeks.

Are you saying the dems and Bammer won't make good on their promises? Does it matter whether it's actually spent or just pledged? I guess it depends on what is is.

We all know it hasn't been spent in 6 weeks. That wouldn't make any sense. We need to wait until next year to stimulate the economy.

So you're admitting that your original post was untrue and intended to mislead. OK. We'll all know how to interpret your future posts.

Thanks for the confession.

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that's more than a year's labour at minimum wage!

(these bankers take a lot of supporting)

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For every man, woman, and child in the US. That's what congress has spent since January 20th.

Ever thought about researching how much per household for the friends of W?

I bet that would be millions per household.... where was all thisfiscal angst and coutcry from the rabid right when they were enriching themselves with your tax dollars.

example plz- where rich people were given tax dollars for personal use.

So there I was...

Making friends and playing nice since 1983

[billvon 2,998]

>I didn't say Barack...

?? Neither did I.

> They've been doing stupid things for a long time but recently they
>have managed to trump stupidity and take it too new heights of the
>absurd.

So can we take it that you will refuse to participate in the tax cut that is part of the package, and instead send an extra few thousand to the IRS?

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that's more than a year's labour at minimum wage!

(these bankers take a lot of supporting)

Perspective is a heck of a thing. According to Executive Paywatch, if you cleaned the toilets at AIG, 40 hours per week at minimum wage,:

You would have to work 950 years to equal Martin J. Sullivan's 2007 compensation, using the SEC Total. You would have to work 925 years, according to the AFL-CIO Total.

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well clearly, being the senior executive of a billion dollar organization is comparable to cleaning toilets for a living. You make a very great comparison of livelyhoods.

f*ck apples to oranges, try cherries to planets, ha ha ha!

So there I was...

Making friends and playing nice since 1983

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that's more than a year's labour at minimum wage!

(these bankers take a lot of supporting)

Perspective is a heck of a thing. According to Executive Paywatch, if you cleaned the toilets at AIG, 40 hours per week at minimum wage,:

You would have to work 950 years to equal Martin J. Sullivan's 2007 compensation, using the SEC Total. You would have to work 925 years, according to the AFL-CIO Total.

Yes, but Sullivan is an E-X-E-C-U-T-I-V-E so he deserves to make a fortune even when he bankrupts his company.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

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well clearly, being the senior executive of a billion dollar organization is comparable to cleaning toilets for a living. You make a very great comparison of livelyhoods.

f*ck apples to oranges, try cherries to planets, ha ha ha!

Yes, the toilet cleaner did his job competently and didn't bankrupt AIG, unlike Sullivan and his cronies. Apples to oranges, as you say.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

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Can you provide a link to a reputable source that this much has been SPENT since Jan 20?

I know there's $3.6T in the budget and over $1T in the bailout package, but that's not the same thing as SPENDING it all in 6 weeks.

Are you saying the dems and Bammer won't make good on their promises? Does it matter whether it's actually spent or just pledged? I guess it depends on what is is.

Yes, it matters a lot. "spend" is not the same as "pledge, but "is" is the same as "is".

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We all know it hasn't been spent in 6 weeks. That wouldn't make any sense. We need to wait until next year to stimulate the economy.

So you were not telling the truth, were you? Tut tut.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.