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Debt Ceiling talks
http://www.hoover.org/publications/d.../article/80786
After reading this, I have to wonder since it worked for Canada, why is the Obamanation (Obama Administration) not doing the same thing? The reason I ask this is all the passionate Canadians that call me names when I say I don't like our POTUS. I'm not against Canadians, I make fun of their Navy, but envy their choice of cigars and bacon. I never really looked at the politics of Canada, never cared, but I was watching some news this morning which I haven't had a lot of time to do lately and on the John Stossel show ( Who is a libertarian ) he was talking about how Canada turned it around and it was the Liberal party that did the big changes? I had to read more and found this report, pretty interesting. I hope the GOP sticks with what they promised when they ran for office last November. Cut spending, like the Canadians did , it worked for them.......... Or we could do like Greece did, didn't work too well for them, we'll see, I'm sure they will have to compromise But I'm sure TheDoc will have charts, conjecture and cave drawings that will prove without a shadow of the doubt that everything on that page is absolutely wrong, I love debating with him, he never gives up! |
you are the classic stereotype of a laughable american buffoon.
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you can't compare budget and debt reductions of the 80s and 90s that happened in most western countries. totally different circumstances.
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Subsidies are a great place to start, Corn for methanol is ridiculous. |
the article doesn't appear to mention the GST which was introduced around 1991 i think. i don't have time to read the whole article right now but that is my first thought. also want to say, i think you are a good guy vendzilla, i just don't agree with a lot of your politics and often how you present them.
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It's refreshing to look at actual experience rather than conjecture.
So much of what we argue about in the US has been tried elsewhere or in certain states. We can look to see whether it worked or not. One example being "gun control". Serious restrictions on the ability to defend oneself have been trade many times in many places and have ALWAYS resulted in a major increase in violent crime, so it's really time to open our eyes and see reality rather than arguing. Tempest also has a good point. To fix this mess, we'll have to maker some tough choices. We just can't adored to pay people on unemployment for three years at a time, for example. At some point you just have to take a job you don't like until something better comes along. To day these things out loud is almost political suicide. The voters don't seem to want leaders willing to make hard but necesary decisions. That's one thing I like about Chris Cristie. He's willing to take the political heat for honestly arresting the tough choices At one speech to politicians he said something about the fact that social security will not have the money too pay out in a couple of years. ITo "save" social security, he correctly pointed out, will require significant changes. The math just doesn't work unless you raise the retirement age by several years OR cut benefits. He then pointed out "I'm still here. I said social security and I didn't disappear". Our "leaders" need to grow some balls and lead, starting at the top. |
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In regards tough choices and unpopular decisions:
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be." Rosalynn Carter |
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I see the politicians mouths moving, but no truth is coming out and they don't know what the effects of their actions will take, as long as they can stay in office. Quote:
I have a problem with NAFTA in that China was made a partner in that, wonder how much money changed hands for that? For Canada, we've probably done very well |
Bit of a failed troll attempt... I lived in Canada, rather liked what they offered, including the socialized medical system. I understand a base of 15% more tax from personal to corps, and 7% gross on crops, means they don't have to raise taxes 'more'... and I can't recall ever saying don't cut spending... but whatever.
Funny still... do what they do, socialized, taxed way more all over, Canada. I'll sleep well tonight. |
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We're still recovering but overall we're doing much better than the US. The US is our biggest exports partner so of course our economy was hit by the US downturn... But we've been diversifying our exports over the last few years to other countries like China in order to lessen those types of impacts. Out Debt to GDP is up, but that's to be expected after the last couple years.. It's still a lot lower than the US though... One stat says it's about 59% for the US and 34% for Canada. Unemployment rate is around 7.4%/7.6%.. It's been falling steadily since maybe Jan 2010 after hitting a high of around 8.7%. Don't know how much lower it will get given our lowest over the last few decades was around 6%.. Looking at the US though, yours is at around 9% and not really going down.. Your high was just over 10%? Like I said, because we keep tighter control on our financial sector, we weren't hit as hard. But a poor US economy impacts ours, something I hope our government continues to work on through more diversification. |
By the way.. as much as the US is our biggest export partner, we're the US's as well.. We import from the US almost as much as we export... We primarily export raw material and import goods.
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The USA went broke a long time ago
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funny how you jumped on obama from day one, but have given the republicans plenty of time to do what they promised.. i have news for you jagoff, they havent done fuck all of what they promised and they never will... just like the democrats... i am going to nominate you for best troll threads of the year because i just find it hard to believe that you could be this stupid... :2 cents: . |
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I'm going to try to get this thru your thick head one last time, I don't like anyone that's in office right now. Sorry that my disdain for the new republicans hasn't met with your approval. |
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I know several farmers that are highly pissed, at the people who do not farm but own land and get this money. While some Farmers need this, Others do not. I heard Disney World is considered a farm. This also goes for other social programs, some people still need them, some are milking the system. |
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now go fuck your mother... :thumbsup . |
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you're a fool... :2 cents: . |
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close all poop holes ..
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We're having a discussion, you're yelling at your monitor and you call me a fool? |
Forgive market, he's simple.
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yes, i get so upset about your ignorance... if anythhing, i am riding my roflcopter around my office.... . |
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I do love it when people have a different opinion than they do and are somehow less of a person because of it, you should get out more |
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They had to find someone that spoke spanish to help them. I'm sure the kids got free lunches and a separate teacher that was bilingual My daughters high school got some laosong students, maybe 10 kids, they had to hire a separate teacher just for them. Those same kids harrased some kids that walked thru their neighborhood, that didn't go over very well with me |
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most people have come to the same conclusion about you that i have.. you are a complete dumbass... :2 cents: . |
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not about polls, it's about what will work, not about the two party system thats working against it's self either |
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Defense spending in $ and as a % of GDP: US = $687,105,000,000 -- 4.7% Canada = $20,164,000,000 -- 1.5% |
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Well I guess we could start saving money by shutting down the Navy. Those ships don't seem to do anything but "patrol" anyway.
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http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=38237 |
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Lets shut down the VA. Veterans aren't doing anything for us TODAY so why should we do anything for them? Besides, they already got paid when they were serving. They are as bad as union folks who want all of their benefits after retiring.
A bunch of lowlifes. /sarcasm (but it proves my point...everybody wants something else cut but not anything they benefit from) |
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