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surfish1961 Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Dec 22 2012, 9:04 PM EST
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.....you may want to also!

I'm going to bite the bullet. President Obama ordered the cabinet to cut $100,000,000.00 ($100 million) from the $3,500,000,000,000.00 ($3.5 trillion) federal budget. I'm so impressed by this sacrifice that I have decided to do the same thing with my personal budget. I spend about $2,000 a month on groceries, household expenses, medicine, utilities, etc., but it's time to get out the budget cutting axe, go through my expenses, and cut back. I'm going to cut my spending at exactly the same ratio (1/35,000) of my total budget. After doing the math, it looks like instead of spending $2,000 a month, I'm going to have to cut that number by six cents. Yes, I'm going to have to get by with $1999.94, but that's what sacrifice is all about. I'll just have to do without some things, that are, frankly, luxuries – six cents worth.

Did this President actually think no one would do the math? Please send this to everyone you know so people understand how idiotic a $100 million cut is in a $3.5 trillion budget – ludicrous!!!!!!!

"There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation... One is by sword... The other is by debt." John Adams 1826
ZRX1200 Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, Dec 22 2012, 9:21 PM EST
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Already done look at our currency.

The NWO is hoping to keep sheep at bay long enough to make an overwhelming number dependent, drugged and imprisoned before pitchforks and torches come out.
rfenst Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, Dec 23 2012, 2:52 AM EST
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I laugh at the meaninglessness of stuff like this.

Guess $100 million just isn't what it used to be.
surfish1961 Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, Dec 23 2012, 8:29 AM EST
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I guess neither is $0.06.
Gene363 Offline
#5 Posted: Sun, Dec 23 2012, 9:15 AM EST
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So you're saying it's not really raining down my collar?


Sarcasm
stogiemonger Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, Dec 23 2012, 1:11 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
I laugh at the meaninglessness of stuff like this.

Guess $100 million just isn't what it used to be.

Sadly, when you put things into perspective, as the OP has, it is not laughable.

To further put things into perspective, looking at a few American military aircraft costs.

F-18 Hornet cost $94 million.

F-22 Raptor $350 million.

B-2 Spirit $2.4 billion.

Yup! $100 Million, ain't what it used to be at all. Heck, the top 10 most expensive privately owned yachts in the world all cost over $100 million.
rfenst Offline
#7 Posted: Sun, Dec 23 2012, 3:12 PM EST
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stogiemonger wrote:
Sadly, when you put things into perspective, as the OP has, it is not laughable.



Yes it is. Its absurdity makes me chuckle.
stogiemonger Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, Dec 23 2012, 3:27 PM EST
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It is absurd indeed. I edited my post to futher put things into perspective.
Brewha Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 12:32 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
I laugh at the meaninglessness of stuff like this.

Guess $100 million just isn't what it used to be.

HAY! You're supposed to be OUTRAGED by the FACT that that Dem President is lying to us with that there math trickery!
dubleuhb Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 3:04 PM EST
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Just another day, has there been one when he hasn't ?
rfenst Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 7:44 PM EST
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dubleuhb wrote:
Just another day, has there been one when he hasn't ?



Your comment is fairly right (as in correct, not the political spectrum- LOL!). I have just become numb to this norm over the years. It's all bullchit no matter who is President and who controls the Legislature. That doesn't mean it is acceptable to me, just that I don't feel it is worth getting upset over because it isn't going to change IMO. Others see it all differently...
hombre Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 7:48 PM EST
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U got that right Robert
rfenst Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 7:51 PM EST
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hombre wrote:
U got that right Robert


Merry Christmas!
hombre Offline
#14 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 8:00 PM EST
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Merry Christmas sir.
whtwtrman79 Offline
#15 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 8:58 PM EST
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I shall resume my disgust for our government after the holiday

Merry Christmas
dpnewell Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 8:58 PM EST
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Brewha wrote:
HAY! You're supposed to be OUTRAGED by the FACT that that Dem President is lying to us with that there math trickery!


Dem President lying to us with math trickery OUTRAGE!!! Better? Have a great Christmas/Holiday Season, Brewha.
dubleuhb Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, Dec 24 2012, 9:38 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Your comment is fairly right (as in correct, not the political spectrum- LOL!). I have just become numb to this norm over the years. It's all bullchit no matter who is President and who controls the Legislature. That doesn't mean it is acceptable to me, just that I don't feel it is worth getting upset over because it isn't going to change IMO. Others see it all differently...

Yep, it's the ''becoming numb to to this'' that is disturbing.
chemyst Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 12:01 AM EST
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Obama isn't good with Math beyond 7th grade level, by his own admission.
Maybe that's why we don't have a budget these past 3-4 yrs.

Loony Libs apply this kind of phony analysis/logic to many 'issues', like
global warming, ballot counting, healthcare costs, etc. DC can't accurately
estimate the cost of anything, because the pork barrel can always be
refilled, unfortunately... from taxpayer's pockets and Fed printing presses.
'Pork' causes prices of anything DC wants to rise significantly over the public
sector prices. Can you say $600 toilet seats and hammers?

I say go over the cliff, and do some real cuts to gov't overall. 15% across
the board is a good start. Then, listen to the pigs squeal!

Oh yeah...

Merry Christmas, everyone!
rfenst Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 12:56 AM EST
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dubleuhb wrote:
Yep, it's the ''becoming numb to to this'' that is disturbing.


Why is being "numb" disturbing?
nicholasjames Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 3:03 AM EST
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a hunded mill in my account would mean somethin to me.
DadZilla3 Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 5:13 AM EST
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nicholasjames wrote:
a hunded mill in my account would mean somethin to me.

Better get it quick then, before we all are spending $10,000 for a loaf of bread. Think 'it can't happen here'? The Zimbabwean dollar was actually worth more than the US dollar not so many years ago. Now you can buy their nearly worthless 100 trillion dollar notes on eBay for a couple of bucks.

Anyway...Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year to all !
nicholasjames Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 10:52 AM EST
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DadZilla3 wrote:
Better get it quick then, before we all are spending $10,000 for a loaf of bread. Think 'it can't happen here'? The Zimbabwean dollar was actually worth more than the US dollar not so many years ago. Now you can buy their nearly worthless 100 trillion dollar notes on eBay for a couple of bucks.

Anyway...Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year to all !



i agree. ill take it in gold.

zimbabwean? really? wow.

like wise on the MC and the HNY.
rfenst Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 7:46 PM EST
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DadZilla3 wrote:
Better get it quick then, before we all are spending $10,000 for a loaf of bread. Think 'it can't happen here'? The Zimbabwean dollar was actually worth more than the US dollar not so many years ago. Now you can buy their nearly worthless 100 trillion dollar notes on eBay for a couple of bucks.

Anyway...Merry Christmas and a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year to all !


Well, if that happened in Zimbabwe, it can happen anywhere...
Brewha Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 9:54 PM EST
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dpnewell wrote:
Dem President lying to us with math trickery OUTRAGE!!! Better? Have a great Christmas/Holiday Season, Brewha.

Thank you David.
A Merry Christmas to you and yours.
dubleuhb Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, Dec 25 2012, 11:19 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Why is being "numb" disturbing?

Becoming numb to the lies is disturbing to me. Why should we accept this as the norm ? We elect them to serve US, not to feed us lie after lie, day after day. Seems they forget this as soon as they are sworn in.
Stinkdyr Offline
#26 Posted: Mon, Dec 31 2012, 10:08 AM EST
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Ain't austerity fun??



Just keep voting for those status quo socialist Demicans and Republicrats!


Enjoy!!


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