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jgriffith Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Posts: 1454 City: Boerne
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 8:10 am Post subject: 450 billion to Egypt |
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WTF is wrong with the government, when are we going to stop borrowing money to give away to other nations! |
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Neognosis Ladies Man
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 9:30 am Post subject: |
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I will not buy or use anything made in egypt, turkey, or any other country that treats women and dissidents the way these countries do, and while I'm sure it is a very complex issue, I would prefer that we didn't support them at all, unless in a time of natural disaster. _________________ I walk 47 miles of barb wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie, a brand new house up on the road side, and it's made out of rattlesnake hide |
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Who do you buy your gas, shoes, computer stuff (anything that uses oil based products) from? _________________ Work SUX! |
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Neognosis Ladies Man
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 9:44 am Post subject: |
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If there is an alternative, or I don't really need the product, I don't buy anything made in Egypt or Turkey, or a number of other countries who's philosophies I consider barbaric.
I've not seen, nor do I own, any shoes made in egypt, nor any computer stuff made in egypt.
I recently discarded some razor blades I have that are made in Egypt and won't buy anymore of that brand, and I also have passed on a few shotguns that were much more affordable than my italian made gun, but were made in turkey because they are made in turkey.
Everyone has to make their own decisions, but I don't like supporting cultures I consider oppressive if I can avoid it. _________________ I walk 47 miles of barb wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie, a brand new house up on the road side, and it's made out of rattlesnake hide |
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Tbonez Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 3276 City: ATL
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Land of the free...
Whoever told you that is your enemy.
Rage against the machine. _________________ You know you own someone when you can agitate them enough to quote you in their signature. |
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Nor*Cal Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 10:03 am Post subject: |
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goofyboy wrote: | Who do you buy your gas, shoes, computer stuff (anything that uses oil based products) from? |
Um?
_________________ If I agreed with you we would both be wrong. |
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arof Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 2918 City: Toronto
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Nor-Car: what's the chart about? I assume sources of oil? _________________ Impossible is not a a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
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Nor*Cal Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac
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Posted: Oct 01, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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arof wrote: | Nor*Cal: what's the chart about? I assume sources of oil? |
Sources of US oil, of note 5.1% of oil comes from non-Nigerian, African nations, that includes Egypt. So arguments regarding this as an oil supply issue are ostensibly invalid unless other evidence is brought forth. _________________ If I agreed with you we would both be wrong. |
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 2:47 am Post subject: |
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Saudi has some pretty barbaric practices when it comes to women. I was more thinking about them than egypt or Turkey. _________________ Work SUX! |
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eeven73 PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 5377 City: Halfway
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 6:26 am Post subject: |
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That chart is a double whammy for CB.
He hates America as well. _________________ Is President Obama a Keynesian? |
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Neognosis Ladies Man
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Oh man! How did you know! I have to get better at hiding how much I hate America, you folks is bekumming too ed-you-muh-cated now. Y'all can sniff out the america-haters like a blue tick hound dog sniffin' after ol' mr. ringtail! _________________ I walk 47 miles of barb wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie, a brand new house up on the road side, and it's made out of rattlesnake hide |
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STPHNSN23 Guest
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 6:55 am Post subject: |
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that's racist. |
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 7:19 am Post subject: |
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We just gave $450 billion to Egypt. That money could have been kept here and we could keep our current tax rates. This could be coming to all of us soon. If the tax hike goes through, the government will make $536 billion... $450 of which just went to Egypt. buncha a$$holes in congress.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/01/pf/taxes/fiscal-cliff-tax/index.html?iid=Lead&hpt=hp_t3 _________________ Work SUX! |
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jgriffith Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Posts: 1454 City: Boerne
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 7:32 am Post subject: |
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goofyboy, just disgusting, I dont understand how anyone could think this is ok? |
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 7:37 am Post subject: |
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hopefully, congress will act and keep current tax rates the same. However, that $536 billion is a lot of money to ALLOW us to keep to ourselves. _________________ Work SUX! |
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Neognosis Ladies Man
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 7:49 am Post subject: |
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How about we get the f out of the middle east entirely, let them kill each other and let Israel do whatever they do, what happens happens, and we take the BILLIONS we spend on campaigns and other such wast of money and precious life and apply all that money and effort to our own economy and infrastructure and alternative energy, or a synthetic gasoline at the very least....
Crazy, right? _________________ I walk 47 miles of barb wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie, a brand new house up on the road side, and it's made out of rattlesnake hide |
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eeven73 PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 5377 City: Halfway
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | hopefully, congress will act and keep current tax rates the same. However, that $536 billion is a lot of money to ALLOW us to keep to ourselves.
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Probably one of the worst things to happen to people in the last 20 years is automatic deposit of payroll checks. No one pays attention to what is withheld, only to the amount hitting there savings/checking account. Then to top it all off most people look at a tax refund as a GIFT from the government. I want to scream, IT IS YOUR MONEY IDIOT. _________________ Is President Obama a Keynesian? |
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jryoung Ladies Man
Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 7:55 am Post subject: |
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I think you have your B's and M's confused, it's $450M
Egypt and Israel have been the top recipients of aid for decades now, both being one of the top consumers of our military technology. This has long been a strategic play for the US government. Keep the peace between Egypt and Israel, have a consumer of our military technology (even if we fund it ourselves), and most importantly keep the Suez Canal open at all costs. _________________
Quote: | You don't meet many old vegans. It's mostly young priviliged kids trying to figure out where they stand in the world. | - Steve Rinella |
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 7:55 am Post subject: |
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eeven73, I thought you liked giving interest free loans to the Govt?
Good news! You can do it now by buying short term treasuries in addition to the excess amount you have withheld from your paycheck! W00T! _________________
Quote: | That's Mr. Gingermex to you a$$hole. |
RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006 |
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jgriffith Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Posts: 1454 City: Boerne
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 8:02 am Post subject: |
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jryoung, I think you are right. The articles I saw a few days ago said 450 billion was part of 1 trillion total promised by Obama. But now all I see is 450 million, part of 1 billion total package.
Either way we shouldnt be giving away money with our crazy debt and annual deficits. |
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jgriffith Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Posts: 1454 City: Boerne
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Neognosis Ladies Man
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster
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Posted: Oct 02, 2012 10:08 am Post subject: |
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I don't know much about this topic, but that CNS website looks fishy to me right away. _________________ I walk 47 miles of barb wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie, a brand new house up on the road side, and it's made out of rattlesnake hide |
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