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Politics - jazzboCR - 22-01-2015
rebelgirl;81262We wouldn't have more-than-handleable debt if 1) the tax code was fairer, 2) earnings subject to SS taxes was lifted, 3) we ended most, especially financial, involvement in those Middle East wars. We could also put a lot of good folks to work in good jobs if we raised Federal gasoline taxes to pay for infrastructure repairs/replacement (roads, bridges, dams, etc.). A great time to do it without much fuss in this time of exceeding cheap petroleum. Hasn't been raised in 20+ years and not indexed for inflation.
If you use credit cards (I don't), when you reach your limit, do you just raise it? [quote from MH Wrote:Yes if I had the authority to print legal currency. The bigger issue is faith in the ability of the American economy to grow it's way out of deficits...and it's ability to end disastrous wars with no end (the troops may be coming out but the money is still going down those 2 sinkholes)
that's where we're a Raising the debt limit is just going to put us in more debt but I'm almost certain that is what is going to happen.
Or isn't serious discussion of serious issues wanted here? Just some speculative ya-ya about personalities?
Politics - Lovely Linda - 22-01-2015
I'm voting for Bruce Willis :biggrin: The Last Boy Scout :biggrin:
Politics - jazzboCR - 22-01-2015
rebelgirl Wrote:I'm voting for Bruce Willis :biggrin: The Last Boy Scout :biggrin:
I'm with you--we could sure do a lot worse than this South Jersey lad.
Politics - Lovely Linda - 28-01-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:I'm with you--we could sure do a lot worse than this South Jersey lad.Actually, my buddy Bruce was born in West Germany. Satan Claus is out there :nod: BTW, who is rebelgirl;81262?
Politics - jazzboCR - 28-01-2015
rebelgirl Wrote:Actually, my buddy Bruce was born in West Germany.
If Mr. Willis was born in a US military facility, he is as legally an American citizen as is John McCain (born in a US Panama Canal Zone hospital).
EDIT: My answer was incomplete; I should have added--"...and is considered to be born on American soil." That's the Constitutional standard that Mr. McCain met.
Politics - Lovely Linda - 03-02-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:If Mr. Willis was born in a US military facility, he is as legally an American citizen as is John McCain (born in a US Panama Canal Zone hospital).I know they are both Americans. I know the rules. Just as I know Mr. Willis is a Republican :biggrin:
EDIT: My answer was incomplete; I should have added--"...and is considered to be born on American soil." That's the Constitutional standard that Mr. McCain met.
Politics - jazzboCR - 03-02-2015
rebelgirl Wrote:I know they are both Americans. I know the rules. Just as I know Mr. Willis is a Republican :biggrin:
...A blue-state Republican, See this about that--mainly the unelectability to the Presidency of any but a moderate Republican--reason? The Presidency is the only nationally-elected office.: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/upshot/the-surprising-power-of-blue-state-republicans.html Can I introduce you to the concept of gerrymandering and "winner-take-all" rules?
Politics - SteveO - 07-02-2015
Because of the two party system with the exception of Independents ( is that an established party?) , the Great USA(I am so grateful for Americans and their sacrifice globally) seems to be evenly split somewhat at 50/50 between the Conservatives and Liberals. I would guess that it was a more wider split for Ronald Reagan????
Politics - Music Head - 07-02-2015
SteveO Wrote:Because of the two party system with the exception of Independents ( is that an established party?) , the Great USA(I am so grateful for Americans and their sacrifice globally) seems to be evenly split somewhat at 50/50 between the Conservatives and Liberals. I would guess that it was a more wider split for Ronald Reagan????yea we continue to ride the pendulum of the 2 partys
which at times I think is a good thing
Politics - Lovely Linda - 07-03-2015
Oh Lord, I found out on a game show that Obama is a Leo too. So am I. No wonder we Cat Fight :laugh:
I don't know how I missed that!!