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Robot_Teacher
Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Robotting Around the World
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject: Obama to cut domestic programs - says $17b is a lot |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_budget
"I've said this before, and I'll say it again: $17 billion is a lot of money to people in America. I understand that it might not be to some people in this town, but that's probably why we're sitting on a $12 trillion American Express bill," Gibbs said, referring to the $10.7 trillion national debt.
I beg to differ as it's going to take a lot more than $17 billion to fix America and get America rolling back to work again. The reason for our big debt is military spending, big business bailouts, and government fraud, waste, and abuse. $17 billion is a tiny drop in the bucket compared to what where doing with big companies, banks, and military as well as God only knows what else. If America is 350 million people big, then that's only $48.40 per person. It's going to take a lot more than $48 per person in development to create jobs. Since when could you create a job or put 1 student in a new school on $48? I say devote $1 trillion to rebuilding America if not $5 trillion while we still have the big money going on. Use the money to invest in America to put America back on the track of profitability. Individuals 1st need to be profitable; not in debt, for the country's finance and economics to stabilize and operate in a sustainable manner. |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| america is dead. |
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seoulsucker

Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| mistermasan wrote: |
| america is dead. |
Not in your lifetime. |
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ekul

Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Location: [Mod Edit]
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| America is dead. Long live America! |
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