Debt Limit Deal: Almost 100% of the burden will be borne—via spending cuts—by the poor and the middle-class.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Is it not to increase tax, and let the poor and middle class take the burden due to John Boehner? I thought the GOP wanted this. Now, lets see what the cause and effect are.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Is it not to increase tax, and let the poor and middle class take the burden due to John Boehner? I thought the GOP wanted this. Now, lets see what the cause and effect are.

Fewer large screen TV's being sold at Walmart? I thought commies hated Walmart more than they hate Republicans.

ETA: Why do commies hate Walmart? Doesn't most of their merchandise come from the ChiComs?

Edited August 2, 2011 by Crusty Old Perv

[Niels Bohr 72]

Engineers are not affect by this. They careless what happens to the people as long as they make money.

[mawilson 2,133]

Engineers are not affect by this. They careless what happens to the people as long as they make money.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Engineers are not affect by this. They careless what happens to the people as long as they make money.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

The Bush Tax Cuts + the Wars he got us in will have added $10 trillion to our national debt by 2019....These 2 items will account for about 50% of our national debt.

It should be clear who the spenders are and why we are in this mess by then....

See the budget and the national debt when Clinton left office....Look at the CBO projections of where Bush SHOULD HAVE left us in 2008 ($5.6 trillion total surplus....when he first took office each year the CBO projected hundreds of billions in surplus and each year the surpluses were supposed to get LARGER).

Obama extended the tax cuts and the wars. It is time to stop blaming Bush.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Obama extended the tax cuts and the wars. It is time to stop blaming Bush.

They are gearing up for the upcoming elections. This worked last time so they are trying to repeat the mantra. It is now all on Obama the Socialist and they know this but the sheep only can talk the party line until they are spoon fed the new mantra.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Engineers are not affect by this. They careless what happens to the people as long as they make money.

I think you meant "they couldn't care less..."

[luckytxn 2,265]

Engineers are not affect by this. They careless what happens to the people as long as they make money.

True. Engineers are not people.

[Ban Hammer 13,492]

Engineers are not affect by this. They careless what happens to the people as long as they make money.

they don't have time to care, they are too busy making stuff!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Not official yet, but Senate already has more than 60 Ayes.

ETA: Now official: 74-26

Edited August 2, 2011 by Crusty Old Perv

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

and florida wouldn't be sucking up more tax money than they put in link

Chuck, Floridians pay more to the federal government than they receive back. Our ratio is $0.97 received for every $1.00 paid. We actually support the federal teat suckers in places like Kansas where they receive $1.12 for every dollar paid. You better be nice or we'll pull that teat from you guys.

Edited August 2, 2011 by Mr. Big Dog

[Ban Hammer 13,492]

Chuck, Floridians pay more to the federal government than they receive back. Our ratio is $0.97 received for every $1.00 paid. We actually support the federal teat suckers in places like Kansas where they receive $1.12 for every dollar paid. You better be nice or we'll pull that teat from you guys.

didn't read the link, did ya?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

didn't read the link, did ya?

I did. Did you? See, the article in the link made no reference to what Florida puts in vs. what it takes out. All it says is that 30% of our budget relies on federal funds. If those federal funds get cut, our ratio will no longer be $0.97 but rather $0.90 or $0.85 or somesuch. You just can't get yourself to admit that you live in a state that is a federal teat sucker. As is Alaska, by the way, which receives $1.84 for every dollar paid. They're actually the worst federal teat suckers of all.

[^_^ 5,021]

I did. Did you? See, the article in the link made no reference to what Florida puts in vs. what it takes out. All it says is that 30% of our budget relies on federal funds. If those federal funds get cut, our ratio will no longer be $0.97 but rather $0.90 or $0.85 or somesuch. You just can't get yourself to admit that you live in a state that is a federal teat sucker. As is Alaska, by the way, which receives $1.84 for every dollar paid. They're actually the worst federal teat suckers of all.

This is a much better source for that kind of data - http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/08/americas-fiscal-union?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/dc/theredandtheblack

20 years of data, not just 1.