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"The People's Budget" - TB - 4/8/2011 8:19:27 PM

Simple quiz - steves - 4/8/2011 4:21:57 PM
- Re: Simple quiz - TB - 4/8/2011 4:33:14 PM

The Bush tax cuts - TB - 4/7/2011 6:48:07 PM
- Re: The Bush tax cuts - ER - 4/7/2011 6:58:23 PM
  - Re: Re: The Bush tax cuts - TB - 4/7/2011 7:10:34 PM
    - There are 2 kinds of people who make 250K or more - steves - 4/7/2011 8:23:14 PM
      - As long as we're talking gross income before taxes... - Eri - 4/8/2011 3:51:57 AM
        
        Re: As long as we're talking gross income before taxes... - steves - 4/8/2011 1:20:48 PM
        
        Re: Construction - TB - 4/8/2011 2:20:36 PM
        
        Re: Re: Construction - steves - 4/8/2011 2:50:25 PM
      - Re: There are 2 kinds of people who make 250K or more - ER - 4/7/2011 8:45:21 PM
        
        Re: Re: There are 2 kinds of people who make 250K or more - steves - 4/7/2011 9:21:24 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: There are 2 kinds of people who make 250K or more - ER - 4/7/2011 9:36:45 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: The Bush tax cuts - ER - 4/7/2011 7:18:21 PM

"Is our civilization a bubble?" - TB - 4/8/2011 12:28:41 AM
- Re: "Is our civilization a bubble?" - steves - 4/8/2011 2:23:15 PM
- Mr. Bubble - Jody - 4/8/2011 1:07:05 PM
- Re: "Is our civilization a bubble?" - er - 4/8/2011 1:25:58 AM
  - Re: Re: "Is our civilization a bubble?" - TB - 4/8/2011 1:45:04 AM
    - Re: Re: Re: "Is our civilization a bubble?" - er - 4/8/2011 2:39:47 AM
      - The great race - podrock - 4/8/2011 4:32:13 AM
        
        "...within the next 50 years" - ER - 4/8/2011 9:40:42 AM

So which Republican would YOU vote for? - Eri - 4/7/2011 1:05:01 PM
- My alternative - Jody - 4/7/2011 3:59:59 PM
- Re: So which Republican would YOU vote for? - er - 4/7/2011 2:53:36 PM
  - Re: Re: So which Republican would YOU vote for? - TB - 4/7/2011 4:45:35 PM
    - That was a non-responsive rant. - Eri - 4/7/2011 6:07:41 PM
      - Re: That was a non-responsive rant. - TB - 4/7/2011 6:19:30 PM
        
        Re: Re: That was a non-responsive rant. - Eri - 4/8/2011 3:55:54 AM
    - Re: Re: Re: So which Republican would YOU vote for? - ER - 4/7/2011 5:02:26 PM
      - 1964 election - TB - 4/7/2011 5:51:00 PM
        
        Re: 1964 election - ER - 4/7/2011 6:37:19 PM
        
        Re: Polar opposites - TB - 4/7/2011 7:05:55 PM
        
        Re: Re: Polar opposites - ER - 4/7/2011 7:11:43 PM
    - P.S. - TB - 4/7/2011 4:51:31 PM

Obama: Get used to high gas prices - TB - 4/8/2011 3:13:28 AM

Analysis of wind power in the UK - TB - 4/8/2011 2:15:50 AM

Vote canvassing in Wisconsin flips race back to Prosser - TB - 4/8/2011 1:17:52 AM

Which countries are most in favor of the free market? - steves - 4/7/2011 5:21:57 PM
- Re: in favor of the free market - TB - 4/7/2011 6:11:55 PM
  - Re: Re: in favor of the free market - steves - 4/7/2011 8:08:24 PM
    - P.S. - steves - 4/7/2011 8:29:19 PM
      - "...you don't have to be as productive." - ER - 4/7/2011 8:56:52 PM
        
        Re: "...you don't have to be as productive." - steves - 4/7/2011 10:16:10 PM
        
        Re: Re: "...you don't have to be as productive." - ER - 4/7/2011 10:26:19 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: "...you don't have to be as productive." - steves - 4/7/2011 11:21:42 PM

War in Washington - TB - 4/7/2011 6:27:39 PM

Higher taxes for thee... - TB - 4/7/2011 4:40:21 AM

China 60th Anniversary parade (Powerpoint file) - TB - 4/6/2011 9:51:48 PM

"Now, commence NBC DECON" - ER - 4/6/2011 4:40:00 PM
- Re: "Now, commence NBC DECON" - TB - 4/6/2011 4:59:15 PM
  - Particles. - RobVG - 4/6/2011 5:32:53 PM
    - Particle primer. - er - 4/6/2011 6:23:02 PM
    - Re: Particles. - TB - 4/6/2011 6:06:40 PM

An environmentalist gets a clue - TB - 4/6/2011 5:30:13 PM

The Voting Lesson, again - TB - 4/6/2011 4:15:06 PM

The default budget solution - ER - 4/6/2011 2:32:59 PM
- Re: The default budget solution - TB - 4/6/2011 3:49:06 PM

Ryan budget proposals released - TB - 4/5/2011 4:17:29 PM
- This is how serious the spending issue is - TB - 4/5/2011 6:55:48 PM
  - Per an economist from the University of Missouri - Eri - 4/5/2011 7:05:43 PM
    - Spending - steves - 4/5/2011 7:41:35 PM
    - Re: Per an economist from the University of Missouri - RobVG - 4/5/2011 7:20:06 PM
      - So you want a few million government employees on the dole, too? - Eri - 4/5/2011 9:47:06 PM
        
        FEMA? give me an fn break. - robvg - 4/6/2011 12:34:17 AM
        
        It's a matter of priorities. - Eri - 4/6/2011 1:57:04 AM
        
        Re: government employees - TB - 4/5/2011 11:28:03 PM
        
        Now is not 10 years ago. - Eri - 4/6/2011 2:00:06 AM
        
        Re: Now is not 10 years ago. - TB - 4/6/2011 4:32:26 AM
        
        Re: Re: government employees - steves - 4/5/2011 11:50:07 PM
        
        I'm certainly not going to argue that our government is not bloated. - Eri - 4/6/2011 2:17:52 AM
        
        Re: I'm certainly not going to argue - TB - 4/6/2011 4:35:57 AM
        
        Re: Dependence cycle - TB - 4/6/2011 12:08:34 AM
      - Re: Re: Per an economist from the University of Missouri - steves - 4/5/2011 8:02:59 PM
        
        Retiring officers in the military have the same sweet package. - Eri - 4/5/2011 9:35:16 PM
        
        Re: Retiring officers in the military - steves - 4/5/2011 10:31:11 PM
        
        A three or four-star general retires. - Eri - 4/6/2011 2:23:58 AM
        
        Apples and oranges - steves - 4/6/2011 2:59:52 AM
        
        Try 6 figures - Eri - 4/6/2011 3:17:56 AM
        
        Whoops, it's that number 9 thing n/t - steves - 4/6/2011 3:32:18 AM
        
        Re: Re: Retiring officers in the military - ER - 4/6/2011 1:42:04 AM
        
        OK, there is a misunderstanding here. - Eri - 4/6/2011 2:33:14 AM
        
        Re: OK, there is a misunderstanding here. - steves - 4/6/2011 2:48:55 AM
        
        The real hoot - steves - 4/6/2011 2:32:42 AM
        
        California is not such a good example. - Eri - 4/6/2011 3:06:53 AM
        
        Re: California is not such a good example. - steves - 4/6/2011 3:57:25 AM
    - Re: Per an economist from the University of Missouri - TB - 4/5/2011 7:16:05 PM
      - You have nowhere to go from here. - Eri - 4/5/2011 9:56:40 PM
      - Deep down inside, you know it's a combination of both. - RobVG - 4/5/2011 7:28:39 PM
        
        "Deep down inside." - TB - 4/5/2011 7:54:17 PM
        
        Re: Deep down inside, you know it's a combination of both. - steves - 4/5/2011 7:49:10 PM

First CBO analysis of the Ryan proposal - TB - 4/6/2011 12:20:20 AM

It comes with the job. - ER - 4/5/2011 7:50:14 PM
- Thousands died? - steves - 4/5/2011 8:32:34 PM
- Re: It comes with the job. - TB - 4/5/2011 8:07:09 PM
  - Re: Re: It comes with the job. - ER - 4/5/2011 8:20:52 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: It comes with the job. - TB - 4/5/2011 11:37:14 PM

The more I learn, the scarier web-surfing, shopping becomes - Eri - 4/5/2011 4:19:25 PM
- Shopping - RobVG - 4/5/2011 4:56:32 PM
  - That doesn't protect you from Identity Theft. - Eri - 4/5/2011 6:57:53 PM
- Re: The more I learn - TB - 4/5/2011 4:39:33 PM
  - I got one from my mortgage company. - Eri - 4/5/2011 6:53:53 PM

Corporate Taxes and the National Debt - BuckGalaxy - 4/5/2011 5:22:24 PM
- Where's the graph that shows spending? - RobVG - 4/5/2011 5:37:21 PM
  - Re: Where's the graph that shows spending? - TB - 4/5/2011 6:11:59 PM

OK, I just changed my mind - Eri - 4/5/2011 3:37:09 PM
- Oh Eri - Jody - 4/5/2011 3:51:48 PM
  - You I'd feed - Eri - 4/5/2011 4:22:31 PM

Ex-Pats lend a hand - Eri - 4/5/2011 4:00:47 PM

"Dictatorship of the middle class?" - TB - 4/5/2011 12:07:20 AM
- Re: "Dictatorship of the middle class?" - er - 4/5/2011 12:22:56 AM
  - "Look out for the day..." - TB - 4/5/2011 12:52:06 AM
    - Post withdrawn n/t - ER - 4/5/2011 1:34:53 AM
      - Re: Re: "Look out for the day..." - TB - 4/5/2011 2:43:53 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: "Look out for the day..." - ER - 4/5/2011 2:53:25 AM
  - "The Tea Party will go away when the recession ends" - RobVG - 4/5/2011 12:45:39 AM

First look at the Ryan budget proposals - TB - 4/5/2011 1:09:20 AM

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