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  • #106
    Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

    60 Minutes did a great piece on how the US is falling behind other nations in regards to transportation infrastructure. I figure another 20 years or so and we'll be North Korea.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/falling-...nfrastructure/
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    Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
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    • #107
      Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

      Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
      60 Minutes did a great piece on how the US is falling behind other nations in regards to transportation infrastructure. I figure another 20 years or so and we'll be North Korea.

      http://www.cbsnews.com/news/falling-...nfrastructure/
      Yep. And it's dangerous.

      But there are choices to be made and if your budget is forced by law to expend $X for mandated programs and you have other fixed costs of $Y; unless the income side goes up, or you're willing to issue debt instruments, your discretionary $ available for all other projects including repair and maintenance are going to suffer.

      I don't particularly trust any legislature to spend money wisely. If the money supply goes up, they'll poop it away on something nifty that is short term because it will be shiny and the voters will remember it at the next election. A new sewer or water pipe never got votes.
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      • #108
        Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

        Originally posted by joecct View Post
        Yep. And it's dangerous.

        But there are choices to be made and if your budget is forced by law to expend $X for mandated programs and you have other fixed costs of $Y; unless the income side goes up, or you're willing to issue debt instruments, your discretionary $ available for all other projects including repair and maintenance are going to suffer.

        I don't particularly trust any legislature to spend money wisely. If the money supply goes up, they'll poop it away on something nifty that is short term because it will be shiny and the voters will remember it at the next election. A new sewer or water pipe never got votes.
        We have plenty of money. It's all going to the Middle East right now, that's the problem. Not one of those morons in Washington will spend the money here and we're all going to suffer because of it.
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        Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
        Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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        • #109
          Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

          Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
          We have plenty of money. It's all going to the Middle East right now, that's the problem. Not one of those morons in Washington will spend the money here and we're all going to suffer because of it.
          Yes there is turnover in the Congress, but the leaders, who control the agenda, keep coming back. The biological solution takes too long. The Tom Clancy solution, while admirable, is a too drastic. Guess it's up to us, the voters.
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          • #110
            Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

            Originally posted by joecct View Post
            Yes there is turnover in the Congress, but the leaders, who control the agenda, keep coming back. The biological solution takes too long. The Tom Clancy solution, while admirable, is a too drastic. Guess it's up to us, the voters.
            The biological solution doesn't work anyway since the replacements will keep lowering taxes and wasting the dwindling revenue.

            The voters are what got us into this mess, both by their votes and their non-votes.

            The Tom Clancy solution is worse than the disease.

            Is the answer Jesus?
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            • #111
              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
              The biological solution doesn't work anyway since the replacements will keep lowering taxes and wasting the dwindling revenue.

              The voters are what got us into this mess, both by their votes and their non-votes.

              The Tom Clancy solution is worse than the disease.

              Is the answer Jesus?
              Raise taxes in times of prosperity. Cut taxes during a recession.

              Stop trying to solve all the problems legislatively.
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              • #112
                Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                Raise taxes in times of prosperity. Cut taxes during a recession.

                Stop trying to solve all the problems legislatively.
                Keep taxes the same in all periods. Borrow during recessions when revenue is down and need is up, pay down the debt during booms when it is the opposite.
                Last edited by Kepler; 11-24-2014, 01:32 PM.
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                • #113
                  Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                  Originally posted by joecct View Post
                  Yes there is turnover in the Congress, but the leaders, who control the agenda, keep coming back. The biological solution takes too long. The Tom Clancy solution, while admirable, is a too drastic. Guess it's up to us, the voters.
                  7 Billion is needed to fix all the roads and bridges that need repair in Pennsylvania. 1 Trillion has been wasted in the Middle East.

                  We are so stupid.
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                  Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
                  Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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                  • #114
                    Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                    Keep taxes the same in all periods. Borrow during recessions when revenue is down and need to up, pay down the debt during booms when it is the opposite.
                    As if we could find politicians (and the public who they are elected by) who would be so disciplined.
                    Originally posted by Priceless
                    Good to see you're so reasonable.
                    Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
                    Very well, said.
                    Originally posted by Rover
                    A fair assessment Bob.

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                    • #115
                      Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                      Originally posted by Bob Gray View Post
                      As if we could find politicians (and the public who they are elected by) who would be so disciplined.
                      That's why we're running!
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                      • #116
                        Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                        Originally posted by joecct View Post
                        Yep. And it's dangerous.

                        But there are choices to be made and if your budget is forced by law to expend $X for mandated programs and you have other fixed costs of $Y; unless the income side goes up, or you're willing to issue debt instruments, your discretionary $ available for all other projects including repair and maintenance are going to suffer.
                        We could start with the military and our presence in the Middle East. How much infrastructure could have been already completed had we avoided the Iraq II boondoggle?

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                        • #117
                          Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                          The DC Area - live within your means??
                          http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...y.html?hpid=z4
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                          • #118
                            Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                            Texas Says Moses An Honorary Founding Father

                            Yeah...
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                            • #119
                              Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                              Texas Says Moses An Honorary Founding Father

                              Yeah...
                              I'm surprised they didn't just say the Constitution, like the bible, was simply faxed down from heaven by God.

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                              • #120
                                Re: 2nd Term Part IX - How Lame is my Duck

                                Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                                Texas Says Moses An Honorary Founding Father

                                Yeah...
                                They can't secede soon enough.
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                                Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
                                Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.

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