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Old 09-23-2012, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Palo Alto
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And yet the Romney worshippers will ignore this.
Nice. I hope when he's President he puts the whole $16 trillion on the ropes and settles with the Chinese for 30 cents on the dollar.
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Old 09-23-2012, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Charlotte
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Nice. I hope when he's President he puts the whole $16 trillion on the ropes and settles with the Chinese for 30 cents on the dollar.
We don't owe China $16trillion. In fact, the amount of debt China owns has been decreasing YOY.
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Old 09-23-2012, 07:05 PM
 
Location: FL
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We don't owe China $16trillion. In fact, the amount of debt China owns has been decreasing YOY.
Fox doen't tell them that.
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:32 PM
 
Location: Palo Alto
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We don't owe China $16trillion. In fact, the amount of debt China owns has been decreasing YOY.
I didn't say we owed them $16 trillion. I said I hope he puts the whole $16 trillion on the ropes, which is language used in the article. You did read the article?

Actually we are the largest creditor - the American people. The UK, China, and Japan also hold a huge portion.

According to the article Romney blackmailed the FDIC, who was only one of the creditors, into accepting $0.30 on the dollar.
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Old 09-23-2012, 11:10 PM
 
Location: The Land of Reason
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I didn't say we owed them $16 trillion. I said I hope he puts the whole $16 trillion on the ropes, which is language used in the article. You did read the article?

Actually we are the largest creditor - the American people. The UK, China, and Japan also hold a huge portion.

According to the article Romney blackmailed the FDIC, who was only one of the creditors, into accepting $0.30 on the dollar.

Can you please explain how someone who does not hold any political office can "blackmail" the FDIC?
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Old 09-23-2012, 11:14 PM
 
Location: The Land of Reason
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Last month you guys were all arguing that you were in higher tax brackets - you and Buffett's secretary.

I think he regrets his word choice - but not the sentiment, because he's actually correct.

We need to raise taxes on everyone. I'm ready. Are you ready for the Clinton-era taxes?

I'm willing to pay for higher taxes as long as the same people who have benefited over the last 10-15 years pay their fair share as well and it helps ALL Americans and not just a few wealthy people.
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Old 09-23-2012, 11:24 PM
 
Location: The Land of Reason
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No YOU get a grip...sorry but your wrong...47% of the people who live in the U.S. suck off of some sort of social agency and actually work the system on their behalf. Now this included illegals, blacks, whites, undocumented people living in the U.S. Now that doesn't include the blacks and whites that are legal and sucking off of welfare.
But huh, that is not what he said, nor did he mention any of this when questioned about the comment that he made he just repeated it Basically you are putting words in his mouth, face it he said what he said in front of his peers and meant it
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Old 09-25-2012, 06:25 AM
 
Location: Center of the universe
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Yep. If you can't support them on your own, don't have children. Life decisions aren't that hard. You're either an idiot and you suffer the consequences; or you're not.

Don't force me to pay for your idiotic decisions. Same goes for the banks that were bailed out. Don't force me to pay for their idiotic decisions.
I guess my mom should have killed me when my dad died when I was six weeks old. After all, she was a single mother.
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Old 09-25-2012, 06:51 AM
 
Location: Camberville
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I guess my mom should have killed me when my dad died when I was six weeks old. After all, she was a single mother.
And I should have just died when I had the audacity to get cancer at 23 just 4 months into my first professional job out of college (that I paid my way through for with work and large scholarships - graduated debt-free). How dare I want to live?
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Old 09-25-2012, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Kentucky Bluegrass
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But huh, that is not what he said, nor did he mention any of this when questioned about the comment that he made he just repeated it Basically you are putting words in his mouth, face it he said what he said in front of his peers and meant it
I'm not saying he didn't mean it, I know he meant it and he should...I congratulate him for telling the truth....
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