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Is the Clinton Surplus a Myth?
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Originally posted by gribbler View PostWhen the Republican Congress gained a Republican President the austerity suddenly vanished. How mysterious."You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Originally posted by Jaguar View PostThis man says the official accounting is wrong. You respond "but it's how the accounting is done officially." That doesn't prove him wrong. He knows he's at odds with the official accounting. That's the entire point of the article.
Here's what proves him right, and the official accounting wrong.
I don't care that you nor him are at odds with the accounting. Every business accounts differently, despite GAAP. Governments are no different.
The issue with the article is it's a partisan article for a non-partisan issue. Which is why he's not completely correct and why he's a tool."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Jaguar View PostThe right wing is completely correct about this - or, at a minimum, the left must necessarily be wrong, because it claims two mutually exclusive things about the budget.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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Every business accounts differently, despite GAAP. Governments are no different.
This doesn't entitle you to count bonds as an asset without counting them as a corresponding liability for someone else. Reduced to absurdity, you could issue an arbitrarily large number of bonds directly to social security, and claim to have covered the social security trust fund for centuries without increasing the debt at all.
The issue with the article is it's a partisan article for a non-partisan issue.
I thought the issue was that he was "misunderstanding" something, or that he had a doofus-looking animated .gif. What was he "misunderstanding?" And if he isn't misunderstanding anything, why does it matter that he's partisan?"You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Originally posted by Jaguar View PostThis doesn't entitle you to count bonds as an asset without counting them as a corresponding liability for someone else. Reduced to absurdity, you could issue an arbitrarily large number of bonds directly to social security, and claim to have covered the social security trust fund for centuries without increasing the debt at all.
1) It's a US government problem, and your government has far bigger fish to fry than navel-gazing and whining about what's a surplus and what isn't
2) The topic is utterly boring to anyone with a shred of humanity
3) Who the **** cares?
4) His animated GIF is so hideous I cannot stomach the article
I thought the issue was that he was "misunderstanding" something, or that he had a doofus-looking animated .gif. What was he "misunderstanding?" And if he isn't misunderstanding anything, why does it matter that he's partisan?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Dinner View PostBasically the argument has been "if the rules for government accounting were different then..." but to bad, so sad, the rules are what they are and they are not different. The surplus existed. Deal with it."You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Originally posted by Asher View PostI'm sure I don't need to tell you about the absurdity of some corporate accounting. I'm not arguing if it's right or wrong, because I don't care on many levels:
1) It's a US government problem, and your government has far bigger fish to fry than navel-gazing and whining about what's a surplus and what isn't
2) The topic is utterly boring to anyone with a shred of humanity
3) Who the **** cares?
4) His animated GIF is so hideous I cannot stomach the article
As my post clearly stated, I read for only 30 seconds before I quit reading. On the surface, he seemed like a hyper-partisan douchebag who didn't understand the standards of accounting the US government uses and its definitions. It turns out he's just a hyper-partisan douchebag who does understand the standards of accounting the US government uses and its definitions, but chooses to make it a partisan article because he is a hyper-partisan douchebag with an awful animated GIF."You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Originally posted by Jaguar View PostIt's not about whether the rules were different. It is about what happened in reality."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Why would Common Sense American Conservatism do that?
It's not like he's comparing Facebook to Obama or something absurd like that. He's talking common sense. And common sense is always right.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
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Originally posted by Asher View PostNope. It's about trying to make democrats look bad for a systemic problem with the US government.Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah
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Originally posted by MrFun View PostHow about another myth? That Obama is a BIG, HUGE spender.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]172100[/ATTACH]No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.
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