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Offline rpm

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« on: March 23, 2004, 08:30:24 AM »
Got this in an e-mail from my Congressman, Charles Stenholm  :
The national debt on March 22:     $7,124,102,586,277.84
Your share of the national debt:     $24,326.48


The national debt on March 23:     $7,124,552,855,155.71
Your share of the national debt:     $24,327.60

The US national debt is over 7 TRILLION dollars and rising over $450,000,000.00 a day!
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2004, 08:32:33 AM »
Were you against the tax cuts?
If so, did you send your refund back to the Gov't in protest?

If not, sit down, shut up. :)

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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2004, 08:34:30 AM »
I would say that a smart person would quit spending.

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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2004, 08:38:07 AM »
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I would say that a smart person would quit spending.

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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2004, 08:40:24 AM »
one itty bitty ref to the fact the congressmen is a dem:

http://www.house.gov/stenholm/

bottom right

I think they are ashamed of the fact and realize it colors their views to anyone with half a brain right from the get go
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2004, 08:55:13 AM »
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Originally posted by rpm371
Your share of the national debt:     $24,327.60


That's not your family's share, that is your share.  Multiply that by the number of members in your family.

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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2004, 09:22:04 AM »
Admittingly, there are two things that piss me off about Bush, the budget spending, and how we've been handling post-war Iraq.

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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2004, 09:28:34 AM »
Hey RPM.  Have you ever taken economics?



Because I am right now.  And what Bush is doing is coming right out of the book.  Almost word for word.



In a recession, the government spends money to raise the GDP.  He spends now so later you will have more money coming in to save.





Isn't it funny how the Liberals judge Bush upon the economy, but don't have any freaking idea about what to do.


BTW, just for future Reference, what Kerry said he's planning on doing is coming right out of the Economics book about what ***NOT TO DO IN A RECESSION!***
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« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2004, 10:25:28 AM »
so now republican advocates of thrift are following a democratic model. your killin me. must be nice to be on both sides at once.

"double think" in action.


im laghing at your bull**** so hard i have fallen out of my seat.

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« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2004, 11:47:33 AM »
Laser, I did'nt accuse Bush or anyone of anything. You connected those dots on your own, altho it was a pretty obvious path. Spending does stimulate the economy, but what you spend it on makes the difference. I just thought that was an alarmingly fast rate of increase.
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