So, when will the US go bankrupt?

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TheSkinsFan

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Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.
 

fskimospy

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Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.

You do realize that large amounts of DoD spending do not directly relate to the wars we are fighting, right? Also, to think that we can't cut defense spending significantly and still successfully influence events in our favor with North Korea and Iran doesn't make a lot of sense.
 

Jadow

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too bad they didn't pass the balanced budget amendment in the 90's
 

RapidSnail

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Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.

Why are you so angry? :confused:

I don't want to cut spending completely, just relocate a bit to other domestic areas that could be a benefit to society. The problems with this are that the defense sector provides jobs to millions of people, and cutting funds will have repercussions for those that hold positions. Also, as you said, we are engaged in war in the Middle East, and tensions with North Korea are escalating. However, if possible, moving funds from defense to domestic areas without sacrificing military integrity is desirable; if not now, then as a future goal.
 

IndyColtsFan

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Sep 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

You and your ilk are the ones driving the country down the drain.

If the "rich" leave the country, who will pay for all of your socialistic wet dreams?

If you're not here what do you care?

I am not rich, but answer the question. If the "rich" leave, who will pay?? HINT -- since you obviously consider me "rich", that means that everyone in the upper half of the middle class and above would be leaving.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

You and your ilk are the ones driving the country down the drain.

If the "rich" leave the country, who will pay for all of your socialistic wet dreams?

If you're not here what do you care?

I am not rich, but answer the question. If the "rich" leave, who will pay??

HINT -- since you obviously consider me "rich", that means that everyone in the upper half of the middle class and above would be leaving.

Thank god, who needs you

None of you doing shit for the country anyway.

 

TheSkinsFan

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May 15, 2009
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Originally posted by: RapidSnail
Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.

Why are you so angry? :confused:

I don't want to cut spending completely, just relocate a bit to other domestic areas that could be a benefit to society. The problems with this are that the defense sector provides jobs to millions of people, and cutting funds will have repercussions for those that hold positions. Also, as you said, we are engaged in war in the Middle East, and tensions with North Korea are escalating. However, if possible, moving funds from defense to domestic areas without sacrificing military integrity is desirable; if not now, then as a future goal.
maybe I'm angry because I'm currently sitting on the front lines in one our wars, and any proposed cuts in "defense spending" by our incompetent "representatives" in Washington would likely have very direct effect on my ability to wage this fight and feed my family.

Second, it's always nice to "desire" cutting the fat from any inefficient Government endeavor, but do you have any specific cuts in mind?

"millions of jobs" indeed -- one of those being mine.
 

dmcowen674

No Lifer
Oct 13, 1999
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Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.

Why are you so angry? :confused:

I don't want to cut spending completely, just relocate a bit to other domestic areas that could be a benefit to society. The problems with this are that the defense sector provides jobs to millions of people, and cutting funds will have repercussions for those that hold positions. Also, as you said, we are engaged in war in the Middle East, and tensions with North Korea are escalating. However, if possible, moving funds from defense to domestic areas without sacrificing military integrity is desirable; if not now, then as a future goal.

maybe I'm angry because I'm currently sitting on the front lines in one our wars, and any proposed cuts in "defense spending" by our incompetent "representatives" in Washington would likely have very direct effect on my ability to wage this fight and feed my family.

Second, it's always nice to "desire" cutting the fat from any inefficient Government endeavor, but do you have any specific cuts in mind?

"millions of jobs" indeed -- one of those being mine.

Didn't see you so angry when your Republican heros didn't cut any fat.

Thank you for your service but the country as a whole is a two way street.

Welcome to the rest of America that you are fighting for.
 

MotF Bane

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen. McOwen admitting he wants America to fail.

I'm no Limbaugh but if it takes some forest burning for the forest to remain healthy then so be it.

That's a far cry from Limbaugh, you and the rest of the Republicans wishing Obama to fail even before he gets in Office.

You have your bags packed?

The country going bankrupt is not akin to a small burning of the forest. You want the country to fail. You're as bad as Limbaugh.

 

Fenixgoon

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Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

disagree. the public health system costs enough as is; education reform needs to start from the ground up - from parents onwards. *obligatory parents beat your kids statement* teachers can't teach these days because the schools have removed every possible disciplinary tool from the teachers, leaving disrespectful students to disrupt classes.

defense spending at least gives people high-paying, high-skilled jobs. of course, i might be biased as an engineer for The Man ;)
 

dmcowen674

No Lifer
Oct 13, 1999
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Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen. McOwen admitting he wants America to fail.

I'm no Limbaugh but if it takes some forest burning for the forest to remain healthy then so be it.

That's a far cry from Limbaugh, you and the rest of the Republicans wishing Obama to fail even before he gets in Office.

You have your bags packed?

The country going bankrupt is not akin to a small burning of the forest. You want the country to fail. You're as bad as Limbaugh.

Until I make the obscene money Limbaugh makes for his America hating I don't think so.
 

TheSkinsFan

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
maybe I'm angry because I'm currently sitting on the front lines in one our wars, and any proposed cuts in "defense spending" by our incompetent "representatives" in Washington would likely have very direct effect on my ability to wage this fight and feed my family.

Second, it's always nice to "desire" cutting the fat from any inefficient Government endeavor, but do you have any specific cuts in mind?

"millions of jobs" indeed -- one of those being mine.

Didn't see you so angry when your Republican heros didn't cut any fat.

Thank you for your service but the country as a whole is a two way street.

Welcome to the rest of America that you are fighting for.
Assumptions are the mother of all fuck-ups son.

I'm not a Republican and I voted for Obama -- in fact, I've never belonged to any party, and never will. I haven't seen any collection of "representatives" propose effective cuts in my entire life. They're all the fucking same -- greedy self-righteous pondscum who spend money like the supply is infinite and don't represent anything I believe in or support.

Sadly, as much as I had hoped otherwise, Obama and his collection of progressive misfits are no different.
 

theeedude

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Feb 5, 2006
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We are spending too much because we are not efficient in our spending. Other countries get a much bigger bang for the buck in their public spending. They get universal coverage with better result metrics for half of what we spend for our half assed coverage system.
 

BoberFett

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: alchemize
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen. McOwen admitting he wants America to fail.

I'm no Limbaugh but if it takes some forest burning for the forest to remain healthy then so be it.

That's a far cry from Limbaugh, you and the rest of the Republicans wishing Obama to fail even before he gets in Office.

You have your bags packed?
Nice to see how Dave has refined and polished his message since his banning :laugh:

Hey I'm working on it. I just blanked my profile and put in for a screenname change.

It won't matter if you change your name, we'll recognize your stench a mile away troll.
 

daveymark

Lifer
Sep 15, 2003
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Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.

You do realize that large amounts of DoD spending do not directly relate to the wars we are fighting, right?

what about indirectly?

 

coloumb

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Oct 9, 1999
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We did vote for the nutjobs currently in DC - so we only have ourselves to blame for this fiasco.
 

fskimospy

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.

You do realize that large amounts of DoD spending do not directly relate to the wars we are fighting, right?

what about indirectly?

Large amounts of DoD spending do not relate indirectly either.
 

BoberFett

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

You and your ilk are the ones driving the country down the drain.

If the "rich" leave the country, who will pay for all of your socialistic wet dreams?

If you're not here what do you care?

I am not rich, but answer the question. If the "rich" leave, who will pay??

HINT -- since you obviously consider me "rich", that means that everyone in the upper half of the middle class and above would be leaving.

Thank god, who needs you

None of you doing shit for the country anyway.

What exactly do you do for the country?

You stole from your employer by installing unapproved software on all of their computers.

You owned a bar so you were an evil business owner.

You used to a own a yacht so you were part of the evil rich.

You claim you've installed systems to spy on telecom customers so you're clearly a traitor.


You may be the worst American to have ever lived Dave. Please kill yourself.
 

TheSkinsFan

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May 15, 2009
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Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.
You do realize that large amounts of DoD spending do not directly relate to the wars we are fighting, right?
what about indirectly?
Large amounts of DoD spending do not relate indirectly either.
example?
 

IndyColtsFan

Lifer
Sep 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

You and your ilk are the ones driving the country down the drain.

If the "rich" leave the country, who will pay for all of your socialistic wet dreams?

If you're not here what do you care?

I am not rich, but answer the question. If the "rich" leave, who will pay??

HINT -- since you obviously consider me "rich", that means that everyone in the upper half of the middle class and above would be leaving.

Thank god, who needs you

None of you doing shit for the country anyway.

Doing nothing for the country? EXCUSE me? What exactly do YOU do for the country other than spew your hate-filled, America-hating garbage? Oh yeah, you illegally install distributed computing apps on company property and then get fired for it. GREAT job on that one. :thumbsup:

I am a tax paying citizen that already has to support many of the idiotic programs you and your demented ilk came up with in previous decades, and it looks like I will be on the hook for more. Without people like me, you won't have anyone to pay for your programs. The true anti-Americans, such as yourself, are the ones that need to get the hell out.

 

IndyColtsFan

Lifer
Sep 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: BoberFett
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

You and your ilk are the ones driving the country down the drain.

If the "rich" leave the country, who will pay for all of your socialistic wet dreams?

If you're not here what do you care?

I am not rich, but answer the question. If the "rich" leave, who will pay??

HINT -- since you obviously consider me "rich", that means that everyone in the upper half of the middle class and above would be leaving.

Thank god, who needs you

None of you doing shit for the country anyway.

What exactly do you do for the country?

You stole from your employer by installing unapproved software on all of their computers.

You owned a bar so you were an evil business owner.

You used to a own a yacht so you were part of the evil rich.

You claim you've installed systems to spy on telecom customers so you're clearly a traitor.

You may be the worst American to have ever lived Dave. Please kill yourself.

Dave owned a yacht AND a business? Too bad he doesn't own common sense as well.

Please leave America Dave, we don't need evil "rich" people such as yourself here.



 

fskimospy

Elite Member
Mar 10, 2006
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Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: TheSkinsFan
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
It would be nice to cut defense spending and spend more on public health and education. :)

yeah... sure, cutting defense spending is a brilliant idea while the country is involved in several wars around the world, and tensions with Iran and North Korea are at their peak. You're a genius!

:roll:

reality check.
You do realize that large amounts of DoD spending do not directly relate to the wars we are fighting, right?
what about indirectly?
Large amounts of DoD spending do not relate indirectly either.
example?

Ballistic missile defense, nuclear forces, surface and subsurface naval forces with the moderate exception of CV's, etc... etc.

These forces are useful in other conflicts, but they aren't very useful in counter-insurgency operations. Even in the case of other conflicts we are massively overloaded for what we need. (10 supercarriers and a dozen or so LHA/LHD/LCC's? How on earth is that necessary?)

Our defense budget is insanely bloated because just like with crime, no politician ever wants to appear 'soft on defense'. The fact that currently our good friend Saxby Chambliss is furiously fighting to appropriate more money to the F-22 that the Secretary of Defense has said he doesn't want or need is an excellent example of this.
 

IndyColtsFan

Lifer
Sep 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: BoberFett
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: alchemize
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: MotF Bane
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Topic Title: So, when will the US go bankrupt?

Not soon enough.

The faster we go bankrupt the better so the rich and the Republicans get the fuck out of here.

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen. McOwen admitting he wants America to fail.

I'm no Limbaugh but if it takes some forest burning for the forest to remain healthy then so be it.

That's a far cry from Limbaugh, you and the rest of the Republicans wishing Obama to fail even before he gets in Office.

You have your bags packed?
Nice to see how Dave has refined and polished his message since his banning :laugh:

Hey I'm working on it. I just blanked my profile and put in for a screenname change.

It won't matter if you change your name, we'll recognize your stench a mile away troll.

I nominate BeenMcOwned as his new screen name.
 

fskimospy

Elite Member
Mar 10, 2006
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Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: BoberFett

It won't matter if you change your name, we'll recognize your stench a mile away troll.

I nominate BeenMcOwned as his new screen name.

dmcowen is just the spidey07 or the BarrySotero of the left. They are better off ignored.
 

IndyColtsFan

Lifer
Sep 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: BoberFett

It won't matter if you change your name, we'll recognize your stench a mile away troll.

I nominate BeenMcOwned as his new screen name.

dmcowen is just the spidey07 or the BarrySotero of the left. They are better off ignored.

Finally, something we agree 100% on. :thumbsup: