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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 26 2012,11:40 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
This rather bluntly cuts thru all the political doublespeak we get.

It puts it into a much clearer perspective.

Lesson # 1:
* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000

Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget:

* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts: $385

Got it?

OK now

Lesson # 2:
Here's another way to look at the Debt Ceiling:

Let's say, You come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your neighborhood....and your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings.
What do you think you should do ....... Raise the ceilings, or pump out the crap?

Your choice is coming Nov. 2012


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Post Icon Posted: Jan. 26 2012,11:54 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:cry Sad state of events for our kids and grand kids will have to live with.

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Very sad indeed, I feel sorry for my granddaughter... :(  :cry
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Post Icon Posted: Feb. 05 2012,7:00 am Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:eek  :eek Maybe Our Politicians Need To Support Our Government, Rather Than Our Government Supporting Them.....

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Couldn't be any worse than what it is now... :rolleyes
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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 06 2012,5:00 am)
Couldn't be any worse than what it is now... :rolleyes

If Obama gets in again, I'm pretty sure he'll do his best to prove you wrong.  :eek

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Post Icon Posted: Feb. 07 2012,4:28 am Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 06 2012,5:00 am)
Couldn't be any worse than what it is now... :rolleyes

If Obama gets in again, I'm pretty sure he'll do his best to prove you wrong.  :eek

If that POS gets in again the USA is done, may as well turn it into a big parking lot!!...  :beat
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Post Icon Posted: Feb. 08 2012,5:36 am Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 06 2012,5:00 am)
Couldn't be any worse than what it is now... :rolleyes

If Obama gets in again, I'm pretty sure he'll do his best to prove you wrong.  :eek

If that POS gets in again the USA is done, may as well turn it into a big parking lot!!...  :beat

With Gas Prices On The Rise, It May Just Turn Into A Parking Lot Anyways..... :fight  :beat  :pissed  :pissed

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Post Icon Posted: Feb. 09 2012,5:09 am Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (Carrera Elite @ Feb. 08 2012,6:36 am)
Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 07 2012,5:28 am)
Quote (WATERDOG @ Feb. 06 2012,10:39 am)
Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 06 2012,5:00 am)
Couldn't be any worse than what it is now... :rolleyes

If Obama gets in again, I'm pretty sure he'll do his best to prove you wrong.  :eek

If that POS gets in again the USA is done, may as well turn it into a big parking lot!!...  :beat

With Gas Prices On The Rise, It May Just Turn Into A Parking Lot Anyways..... :fight  :beat  :pissed  :pissed

No $hit, $4.00 by spring... :rolleyes  :eek  :finger  :pissed  :pissed
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Post Icon Posted: Feb. 09 2012,5:27 pm Post # 10 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Or Before...At The Rate It's Going Up...... :angry  :pissed

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Or Before...At The Rate It's Going Up...... :angry  :pissed

Wouldn't doubt it one bit... :banghead  :angry
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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 10 2012,4:15 am)
Quote (Carrera Elite @ Feb. 09 2012,6:27 pm)
Or Before...At The Rate It's Going Up...... :angry  :pissed

Wouldn't doubt it one bit... :banghead  :angry

$3.87 already, $4 will be well before Spring gets here. Read a good article just a few days ago. Crude is now the U.S.'s #1 export. This really sucks for many reasons.

Hey Obama,  :finger

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Post Icon Posted: Feb. 10 2012,1:44 pm Post # 13 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:say?   :fight :beat  :fight  :beat  :pissed

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Quote (Carrera Elite @ Feb. 10 2012,1:44 pm)
:say?   :fight :beat  :fight  :beat  :pissed

Business 101, why sell it to us Americans for $3 or less when they can sell it to somebody else for $5.  :hitit

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This sucks the big one, anyone that votes for that POS Oslama needs to be strung up... :beat  :beat  :angry

Oh, and just wait till you start doing your taxes this year.. :finger  :finger  :finger  :finger  :pissed  :pissed  :angry  :angry

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 11 2012,5:20 am)
This sucks the big one, anyone that votes for that POS Oslama needs to be strung up... :beat  :beat  :angry

Oh, and just wait till you start doing your taxes this year.. :finger  :finger  :finger  :finger  :pissed  :pissed  :angry  :angry

Already did the Business Taxes. Made just slightly more than last year. not enough to put me in a higher bracket. Somewhere I lost about 6K in deductions. That's 6K or $500 per month that was not in the budget. Ouch. :beat

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ Feb. 11 2012,5:20 am)
This sucks the big one, anyone that votes for that POS Oslama needs to be strung up... :beat  :beat  :angry

Oh, and just wait till you start doing your taxes this year.. :finger  :finger  :finger  :finger  :pissed  :pissed  :angry  :angry

Already did the Business Taxes. Made just slightly more than last year. not enough to put me in a higher bracket. Somewhere I lost about 6K in deductions. That's 6K or $500 per month that was not in the budget. Ouch. :beat

Any way they can take it away from ya... :beat  :beat  :pissed
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