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HockeyDad
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13 years ago

#21

There will always be free stuff and the promise of more free stuff.... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

...and the person who makes these promises is the best candidate.

Game over, America. We eventually will have to pay for our excesses.

Gene363
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#22

...and the person who makes these promises is the best candidate.

Game over, America. We eventually will have to pay for our excesses.

HockeyDad wrote:

And some folks actually believe the politicians are going to tax the very people that paid for their campaigns to pay off the bill. #-o

The escape pod: https://cigarbid.freeforums.net

Stinkdyr
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#23

The Cliff is not as big as we think, and the water is not as deep.
And going over it is survivable.......just ask Ted Kennedy!

🍺

bloody spaniard
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#24

^ How do I communicate with Ted? He's been dead and in hell for years now.

Getting back to the fical cliff histrionics...
If not now, WHEN? Let's get it over & done with... (yawn) Ready to pay more for taxes & deserved pay raises.
Feel sorry for Government military contractors & others who'll finally be getting a taste of what some of us went through over a decade ago.
Enough with the nation building & fighting of wars for ingrates on our credit card.

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Brewha
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#25

Tick tock. And courtesy of our elected Repulicans, over the cliff we go . . . .

Abrignac
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13 years ago

#26

Tick tock. And courtesy of our elected Repulicans, over the cliff we go . . . .

Brewha wrote:

Actually we can thank 537 members of both the Republican and Democrat parties. But, it's always nice to point fingers.

Instead of attempting to find common ground, our leaders would rather play games than do what they were elected to do.

rfenst
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#27

Abrignac wrote:

It's been rank political brinkmanship. This is the norm right now. There was absolutely no chance of this getting resolved until after the election.

Boehner, who personally disengaged from discussions with Obama for the last several months and then again last week; who failed miserably with his "Plan B", which he couldn't even bring to a vote because it caused a revolt within his own party- because its members couldn't even ever get themselves on the same page; and then his announcing that the House won't vote on anything until the Senate passes a bill; doesn't deserve any finger pointing?

But, the biggest mistake of all was Bernanke naming this the "Fiscal Cliff", which scares the crap out of people for no reason at all.

Yet, we are all really to blame...

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deadeyedick
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

13 years ago

#28

What? The prez who named his own commission then completely ignored everything they recommended gets no blame?

DED

rfenst
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#29

What? The prez who named his own commission then completely ignored everything they recommended gets no blame?

DED

deadeyedick wrote:

No, he gets lots of blame too.

wheelrite
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#30

It's a bunch political theater,,,

we went over the cliff a long time ago...

rfenst
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#31

It's a bunch political theater,,,

we went over the cliff a long time ago...

wheelrite wrote:

The real cliff!
But, I still have faith we will recover in due time- only to later F up again.

Brendan992
Enthusiast

13 years ago

#32

I got be honest...I am somewhat troubled and can't understand why things stalled in the Senate so bad. Can someone educate me and let me know how many votes they need to pass a proposal? I thought the Dems had a majority. Is there some internal issues with the Dem party? It's all so damn confusing!

rfenst
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#33

Brendan992 wrote:

No stall in the Senate. It has been making some progress towards accord, per the bits and pieces that have come out today. While Dems do have a Senate majority, there is no use in passing anything that is doomed to fail in the House.

wheelrite
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#34

The real cliff!
But, I still have faith we will recover in due time- only to later F up again.

rfenst wrote:

ok
Polly Anna,,#-o

SMGBobbyScott
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#35

A deal has been reached...we will technically go over the cliff tonight, but the house will vote tomorrow on the deal...

ZRX1200
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#36

Yeah a "deal".

Grab yer ankles cuz santa gonna be spending like always.

SMGBobbyScott
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#37

Probably...but not like before...at least for a little while.

rfenst
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#38

ok
Polly Anna,,#-o

wheelrite wrote:

If you do not believe we can recover from or correct our current, national fiscal problems, then why even complain or bother trying to fix things?

wheelrite
Herf-A-Holic

13 years ago

#39

If you do not believe we can recover from or correct our current, national fiscal problems, then why even complain or bother trying to fix things?

rfenst wrote:

Have you seen me complain ?

Nobody in our Govt has the brass to do what is needed.

Welcome to the " New Normal "

deadeyedick
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

13 years ago

#40

Have you seen me complain ?

Nobody in our Govt has the brass to do what is needed.

Welcome to the " New Normal "

wheelrite wrote:

Exactly. Not one politician who wants to keep his job will do what is needed.

Unfortunately very few voters are willing to do what is needed either. Everybody wants someone else to shoulder the responsibility instead of across the board pain in every program including taxes and every area of spending.

DED

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