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It is the cowardice that has doomed us.... RL January 11, 2026 1:07 pm (CurrentEvents)

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Ron Paul to balance the budget by the 3rd year of his presidency October 17, 2011 10:31 pm RobVG

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  • I hate to state the obvious, but then I guess it's not so obvious to people who ignore reality. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-19 21:24:42
    • I know what your saying but if you lay off a government worker making $75,000, whose taxes are say around ... by RobVG 2011-10-20 10:08:03
      • You also have to calculate the reduced demand in the economy by that person's vastly diminished spending power. You ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 15:32:44
        • I understand you, I really do by RobVG 2011-10-20 19:56:06
      • No government job pays more taxes into the system than it uses up. Think about it. by TB 2011-10-20 10:06:15
        • We've got 9% unemployment. We've got one job for every five people unemployed. This is not the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 15:26:05
          • So cutting government jobs is going to shrink the tax base? by TB 2011-10-20 15:30:51
            • Wow. Can you read? The tax base point was only one element I mentioned, but you latch onto ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 15:44:13
              • You can keep repeating it. It isn't going to help. by TB 2011-10-20 16:04:17
                • Still trying to drill into your head my point: regardless, when no one is spending in the economy the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 19:42:11
                  • "It’s been done many times successfully so any claims it has not are wrong." Name two. And before you pop ... by TB 2011-10-20 20:34:57
                    • I'm really bored with this round and round BS. we've had this conversation. I've shown you proof of ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-21 23:32:49
                      • Okay, let me get this straight: by TB 2011-10-22 09:36:39
                        • No you don't get it straight. As always. The time to cut government IS when the budget is ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-23 13:58:13
                          • Any politician who is standing over a $1.3 trillion deficit and thinks the government still isn't spending enough not only ... by TB 2011-10-23 15:12:31
      • Actually, some of his ideas aren't bad. But he'll never get elected with this budget plan. Everybody wants cuts ... by Eri 2011-10-18 00:30:04
        • "...Everybody wants cuts until it comes to their piece of the pie." Boy, you nailed that one. This attitude is ... by TB 2011-10-18 08:12:10

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