Congress Gives Themselves a Raise

Posted on December 19, 2008. Filed under: Finances, News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Because they gave away billions… no wait, over a trillion dollars of taxpayer’s money… … because in order to approve %750 billion of it, they had to add $150 billion in pork… … because they pressured banks to lend money to people to buy houses they couldn’t afford… … because the same people like Barney [...]

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No, problem – I'll put it on plastic….

Posted on March 16, 2006. Filed under: Guest Blogging, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , |

Oh boy. The Senate voted Thursday to allow the national debt to swell to nearly $9 trillion, preventing a first-ever default on U.S. Treasury notes. The bill passed by a 52-48 vote. The increase to $9 trillion represents about $30,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States. The bill now goes to [...]

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Debate, Declaim, Debacle

Posted on October 18, 2004. Filed under: Fun Stuff, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

From a tip from my brother-in-law Joe: CHIEFFER And our first question goes to Senator Kerry. Sir, your spending plans will cost over a trillion dollars. Your combined tax plans will cost $500 billion. How are you going to balance the budget? KERRY Bob, I’m glad you asked me that question, but before I dodge [...]

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