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View Poll Results: How Will Bernie Reduce the Federal Debt?
Just look at the pictures that Bernie posts on Facebook! 14 93.33%
I'm willing to explain this in great depth. 1 6.67%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-10-2015, 12:13 PM
 
Location: Old Mother Idaho
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The national debt is not $20 trillion dollars. It has been declining every year since 2009 and is presently $0.
10,845,859,666,480.16- $10 trillion less than the figure in the thread title.

With China in the beginnings of a big recession, and Europe already in dire economic straits, within 4 years our problem won't be the debt.
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Old 10-10-2015, 12:41 PM
 
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The national debt is not $20 trillion dollars. It has been declining every year since 2009 and is presently $0.
10,845,859,666,480.16- $10 trillion less than the figure in the thread title.

With China in the beginnings of a big recession, and Europe already in dire economic straits, within 4 years our problem won't be the debt.
Did you go to the Sanders School of Math?!?

Government Debt in the United States - Debt Clock
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Old 10-10-2015, 01:02 PM
 
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Here is a good rundown:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_w9O7wre9M
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Old 10-10-2015, 09:41 PM
 
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The national debt is not $20 trillion dollars. It has been declining every year since 2009 and is presently $0.
I will NEVER be able to take anything you say, seriously, after this posting..
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Old 10-12-2015, 06:28 AM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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The national debt is not $20 trillion dollars. It has been declining every year since 2009 and is presently $0.
10,845,859,666,480.16- $10 trillion less than the figure in the thread title.

With China in the beginnings of a big recession, and Europe already in dire economic straits, within 4 years our problem won't be the debt.
I don't know where your numbers come from but the federal debt held by the public is $13.075 trillion, as of last April.
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Old 10-12-2015, 06:39 AM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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Kind of my view too, the largest contributor to today's debt is the the 2001 and 2003 tax-cuts. Obama has raised the upper-income levels but there is no reason that the Clinton level tax-rates should be considered the upper-bound.

Let's also point out the debt is not $20 trillion. It's just over $18 trillion.
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Old 10-12-2015, 08:21 AM
 
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Debt is not imaginary. If it is, I suggest you donate your entire income to the Sanders campaign. Let's see how well that would work out for you.
There's no way you can be this moronic, DEBT isn't imaginary, the NATIONAL debt is an "imaginary" number at this point.
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Old 10-12-2015, 08:22 AM
 
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I have yet to hear the answer either.. since you posted this a long, long time ago, far more than 10 minutes has gone bye, can you please provide us with the answer?
I've already done my research, I'm not going to sit here and summarize Sanders plans for your lazy asses, I don't have a half an hour to waste writing that. YOU asked the question YOU do the research, this isn't elementary school, grow up.
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Old 10-12-2015, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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I've already done my research, I'm not going to sit here and summarize Sanders plans for your lazy asses, I don't have a half an hour to waste writing that. YOU asked the question YOU do the research, this isn't elementary school, grow up.
Besides, I have already posted the link to section of the Bernie website where the information is located.
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Old 10-12-2015, 08:44 AM
 
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What do you guys want him to do, early repayment of US Treasury Bonds to American citizens? Because that's by and large who holds America's "debt."

Did everyone on this site just sleep through high school civics and economics?
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