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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:08 PM Original message |
Can we set this straight.. the debt ceiling is about a bill we owe..money we have borrowed already |
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Make7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. If we already borrowed it, why does the debt ceiling need to be raised? ( n/t ) |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. to pay the interest on the money we borrowed.. |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. So it is about money we need to borrow.* |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. No. |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. You are wrong on this. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Deficiets are future borrowing.. debt is what we have already borrowed.. |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Borrowing is just one source of government revenue. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. First ace.. try rereading the op.. |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. No one is arguing about whether to raise the ceiling or not. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. There is no "theory" there and this op is not an exercise in "moot court" |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Projected spending is not borrowing. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. What are you talking about? Debt is already borrowed money. |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. Indeed, this is how Trump is idolized. For his bankruptsies. Stiffing the creditors, for fun and pro |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Trump is example one for republicans stiffing the public and his creditors |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. It can pretty well be summed up by, WINNING! |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
14. Nonsense. A debt ceiling only restrict future borrowing. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Did you bother to read the op.. or like someone else in here.. read the first sentence |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
17. If You Refuse To Consider Raising Taxes |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Bingo.. the republicans are going to be responsible for any delayed monies |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. We should borrow a lot more |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. We are not an individual so can clean up his act in 7 years.. If we |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. No. |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Debt vs Deficit.. ..I have been through it a gazillion times in this thread |
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