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- STUDY: Every $1 Of Infrastructure Spending Boosts The Economy By $2, except for during a recession...
- What Conservatives don't realize is that it's spent with companies owned by Conservatives!
- Funny
- Infrastructure costs money, which means higher taxes.
- Solution for the debt limit
- BTW
- George W. Bush tried that, tried to exempt the Executive from accountability to Congress or the courts. They were after a dictatorship, overthrowing the government.
- The election of a Republican would make the problem go away till the next time a Democrat was elected.
- One guess is all that's needed
- Elected Muslim Brotherhood leader of Egypt assumes dictatorial powers
- Hostess collapse a union "win."
- Isn't that the sort of thing Romney's company did?
- For God's sake, get a grip!. Compare this to Enron, WorldCom, Madoff, etc.
- In case anyone's left who cares about the actual details...
- Anyone notice this is a microcosm for the Federal government. n/t
- Starting to look like it was just a bargaining tactic.
- Vulture Capitalism Ate Your Twinkies
- We finally killed that stooopid goose that leaves those gold eggs everywhere n/t
- The rest of the story
- Teamsters thought their jobs were more important
- How do you feel about the destruction of a union?
- Let me ask you, TB.
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