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Dollar Sinks to New Low Against Euro
Topic Started: Nov 24 2004, 10:18 AM (1,393 Views)
Admiralbill_gomec
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gvok
Nov 24 2004, 10:39 AM
The Sisko
Nov 24 2004, 11:21 AM
I hope this trend doesn't last.  Deficit spending will continue to devalue the dollar in foreign markets.

A lot of people care.  I don't want to see my country loose economic power and clout due to irresponsible spending policy.

I don't understand why it's so hard for the Right to admit that unfettered deficit spending is unhealthy for the economy.

Because spending is not "unfettered", that's why. The deficit is LOWER than projected earlier in the year, by 20%. I guess you forgot all about that in the Kerry spin/lies about the economy?
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Admiralbill_gomec
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Nov 24 2004, 12:34 PM
Okay. Point taken. However, I still hold that the people who voted for President Bush do not seem to place the budget deficit very high on their list of priorities

Because it isn't a high priority, that's why.
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Because spending is not "unfettered", that's why. The deficit is LOWER than projected earlier in the year, by 20%. I guess you forgot all about that in the Kerry spin/lies about the economy?


Its still too high for my tastes.
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Admiralbill_gomec
Nov 24 2004, 02:21 PM
gvok
Nov 24 2004, 12:34 PM
Okay.  Point taken.  However, I still hold that the people who voted for President Bush do not seem to place the budget deficit very high on their list of priorities

Because it isn't a high priority, that's why.

Obviously.
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Admiralbill_gomec
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gvok
Nov 24 2004, 01:22 PM
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Because spending is not "unfettered", that's why. The deficit is LOWER than projected earlier in the year, by 20%. I guess you forgot all about that in the Kerry spin/lies about the economy?


Its still too high for my tastes.

Well, too bad for you.

I've already proposed a number of areas where cuts could be made. You just want to raise taxes on the producers.
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Dr. Noah
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I see the telepathy is back in use. :rolleyes:
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Hoss
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Don't make me use my bare hands on you.
gvok
Nov 24 2004, 01:34 PM
Okay. Point taken. However, I still hold that the people who voted for President Bush do not seem to place the budget deficit very high on their list of priorities even if they are concerned about it. In that respect I feel comfortable making a blanket statement even if there are a minority of individual people who should not be covered by the blanket.

Responsible management of the federal budget was second on my list of priorities behind Supreme Court Justice nominating ability.

I did not see that Kerry nor Bush would be more responsible than the other on managing the budget, but I was concerned that Kerry would nominate a Supreme Court Justice who would attempt to reinterpret the constitution based on political beliefs based on the fact that Kerry stated that he would apply a 'litmus' test to those whom he nominated. Scary, if you ask me.

I am conservative. The political party that comes closest to me is the Republican Party on their platform, but I do not always see the Republican Party governing according to the ideals that they supposedly espouse. I don't think that Bush is a conservative Republican, fiscally speaking. I wish he was.
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Dr. Noah
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That makes two of us.
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Admiralbill_gomec
Nov 24 2004, 02:46 PM
I've already proposed a number of areas where cuts could be made. You just want to raise taxes on the producers.

Here is an actual example of a blatent lie on your part. I don't want to raise taxes just to raise taxes. My goal is to balance the budget. If that happens by cutting the budget fine. But the budget should be balanced before taxes are cut. It's called being responsible.

Admiral, see how easy it is to provide an example of an actual lie someone has made?
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Dr. Noah
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Just leave it to the liberals to balance the budget. Conservatives can spend all they like that way, then complain about taxes when a liberal saves the economy.
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Fesarius
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The Sisko,

For a moment--a very brief moment, I thought your post above was serious! Good one, however. :)
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Data's Cat's Sister
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German economic problems are not just related to the Euro and are mostly the result of the economic difficulties experianced after the reunification.
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Hoss
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Don't make me use my bare hands on you.
Those silent unsung liberal heroes, toiling in the dark to save the day for teh US from the mean old evil conservatives. Brought a tear to me eye. ;)
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gvok
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38, have you ever taken an economics class?
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Fesarius
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[Fesarius passes 38957 a tissue or two. :)]
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