tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post5014503343456531279..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Maybe you don't realize how serious this isRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-28633983083929451702011-07-28T06:52:09.279-07:002011-07-28T06:52:09.279-07:00> wouldn't raising taxes for those who belo...> wouldn't raising taxes for those who belong in the top 1% help?<br /><br />That's a great idea and would certainly help! However, a vast majority of the conservative representatives in our government have absolutely NO interest in this and are unshakably against it. They are taking the side of cutting public programs to help reduce the impact of the problem.Some guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-59478312708470590122011-07-27T09:13:36.031-07:002011-07-27T09:13:36.031-07:00I'm not American, so I don't have an overv...I'm not American, so I don't have an overview of your economy, but wouldn't raising taxes for those who belong in the top 1% help?<br /><br />Additionally I suspect that there are a lot of government organizations related to millitary and intelligence that could be streamlined. There's bound to be lots of redundancies between agencies. Perhaps you would even gain efficency and a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-29745300929799578882011-07-26T18:39:22.485-07:002011-07-26T18:39:22.485-07:00Econ blogger Karl Denninger saying pretty much wha...Econ blogger Karl Denninger saying pretty much what I just did, but with hard (and scary) numbers: <a href="http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=2637489" rel="nofollow">The Road To Hell Directly Before Us</a>Morrissimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-45553072098563718202011-07-26T18:26:34.737-07:002011-07-26T18:26:34.737-07:00Want to talk about "serious, serious shit&quo...Want to talk about "serious, serious shit"? How's this: regardless of what we do in the immediate term with the much-ballyhooed debt ceiling, the sovereign credit rating of the United States is going to get downgraded. Which means we will have to offer higher interest rates on our debt instruments just to get people to buy them. Which means we pay more towards interest. Which means Morrissimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-79713148536913425282011-07-26T18:08:40.716-07:002011-07-26T18:08:40.716-07:00I'm not excited about August 2, not because I ...I'm not excited about August 2, not because I don't understand the gravity of the situation, but because I understand that our government is already in a downhill spiral from which it will not peacefully recover. No, I am not arming myself.typhonicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-46299062375948514582011-07-26T18:03:49.142-07:002011-07-26T18:03:49.142-07:00http://www.salon.com/news/budget_showdown/index.ht...http://www.salon.com/news/budget_showdown/index.html?story=/tech/htww/2011/07/26/the_14th_amendment_illusionRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-86548454976647600192011-07-26T18:01:23.678-07:002011-07-26T18:01:23.678-07:00Relax. If needed, Obama can raise the debt ceilin...Relax. If needed, Obama can raise the debt ceiling without anyone's permission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-52031898898663633272011-07-26T17:45:51.823-07:002011-07-26T17:45:51.823-07:00You have to borrow the right persons. Figures for ...You have to borrow the <a href="http://flashes-of-unstyled-content.blogspot.com/2011/07/why-obama-is-right-on-tax-hikes.html" rel="nofollow">right persons</a>. Figures for France, but this certainly applies to U.S. too.frahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228528218150970788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-22607775251111092602011-07-26T17:37:04.723-07:002011-07-26T17:37:04.723-07:00How's about we just stop building bridges to n...How's about we just stop building bridges to nowhere and paying farmers not to farm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-3175509631582182382011-07-26T17:23:14.326-07:002011-07-26T17:23:14.326-07:00> There are plenty of options available before ...> There are plenty of options available before a default occurs<br /><br />Of course there are options. But they all involve additional borrowing, at least for the short term.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-67868787122650505082011-07-26T17:15:37.474-07:002011-07-26T17:15:37.474-07:00The end is nigh!
Let's be serious, you are fu...The end is nigh!<br /><br />Let's be serious, you are full of shit. There are plenty of options available before a default occurs, most of which are extremely harmful in the short term and none of which is a long term solution. It's not the end of the line, just a steep decline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-87262754518040629902011-07-26T17:03:52.261-07:002011-07-26T17:03:52.261-07:00I guess know everything will find out what all tho...I guess know everything will find out what all those FEMA camps are all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com