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Rebecca Brents's avatar

---> Cut the Sacred Cow, Defense. There! I said it!

---> Tax Higher Income, Wealth, and Corporations. Increase these taxes by $3 trillion a year.

^^^ THIS!!!

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Carl Selfe's avatar

We have to do it.

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Barbara Patton's avatar

I’m not wasting my time with this anymore. I don’t need to read your criticism of the people who are opposing the evil king. Just more division and destruction. Good bye.

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Robert Kraybill's avatar

Did you mean to say, "stop paying NEW interest"?

If we don't pay interest on the existing debt we can't rebuild our international credit.

Of course I could be wrong.

Great article never the less! Keep up the good work. United we stand.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

I am saying the richest country in the world does not need to borrow. It needs to balance its budget and get out of the interest-paying business. Those that say a deficit is okay, that it is okay to borrow are not paying the bills. They are putting in for tax cuts paid by borrowing money. It is not okay to me. It is ludicrous.

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Robert Kraybill's avatar

I agree with all your major assertions. We need to stop living beyond our means.

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Adam's avatar

Thank you Carl. I'll restack this right now.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Adam, where do I send you money. lol. You are too kind. I do appreciate you. The steady creep into financial ruin must end, I think.

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Adam's avatar
May 5Edited

Hahaha! You need not pay me sir. Merely send me a burrito for services rendered. Chorizo please!

"The steady creep into financial ruin must end, I think."

Agreed!!!

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Marlow Sloan's avatar

Tax the billionaires and corporations. No problem! We have 800 military bases around the world . Close them. No problem! You’re kidding, right?

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Carl Selfe's avatar

I said dump off excess equipment and the related logistics tail. The TDAs are inflated. We already closed bases.

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