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Sobering truth without much humor. I like Steyn better when he's laughing. Unfortunately, now is not the time for that.
1 posted on 11/27/2011 7:27:23 AM PST by Servant of the Cross
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Steyn ping.


2 posted on 11/27/2011 7:31:15 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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I sometimes say that Organized Crime and the US government have sort of melded together and it's hard to say where one stops and the other starts. This is depressing.

More depressing: Steyn points out that Porn movies, Disco culture from the 1970s and US government policy have all melded together and have become indistinguishable. This is probably not what the Founding Fathers were hoping for.

3 posted on 11/27/2011 7:34:03 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Roll the stone away, Let the guilty pay, It's Independence Day)
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the anthem of our elected political PORNOGRAPHERS...
4 posted on 11/27/2011 7:40:50 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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As long as interest rates stay right where they are, there’s no great pressure on Washington to change business as usual. If the bond markets decide they can no longer live on what they collect today, higher interest rates will jolt Washington into action. Short of that, things will remain as they are now.


5 posted on 11/27/2011 7:44:41 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Servant of the Cross

As long as interest rates stay right where they are, there’s no great pressure on Washington to change business as usual. If the bond markets decide they can no longer live on what they collect today, higher interest rates will jolt Washington into action. Short of that, things will remain as they are now.


6 posted on 11/27/2011 7:44:51 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Servant of the Cross

As long as interest rates stay right where they are, there’s no great pressure on Washington to change business as usual. If the bond markets decide they can no longer live on what they collect today, higher interest rates will jolt Washington into action. Short of that, things will remain as they are now.


7 posted on 11/27/2011 7:45:07 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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We’re approaching a state in which the government spends $4 trillion but only raises $2 trillion.

At that point (with $3.6 trillion Federal Budgets, we're 90% of the way there already), the Federal Government spends a dollar in the time it takes light to travel a mile-and-a-half.

8 posted on 11/27/2011 8:17:02 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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Ahhhh......the 70s......bell bottom pants.....those tall shoes.....silk shirts......disco.....BJ and The Bear.....Barry Manilow.....Jimmy Carter.....how did I manage to live through that......make the bad memories go away.....


10 posted on 11/27/2011 9:59:14 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Servant of the Cross
the government spends $4 trillion but only raises $2 trillion

Which means, to meaningfully balance our budget, we have to admit to ourselves that government is twice the size it needs to be. Twice.

The existential threat we face is the fact that there are no politicians who are ready to face this fact and act on it. None at all.

And the reason for that is the fact that the voting public is unable to wrap their minds around it. Most of us here at FR can, but until Uncle Harry and the neighbors up and down the street start to get it, we've got no chance.

Get your families ready for hard times. Work and pray.

11 posted on 11/27/2011 10:12:21 AM PST by marron
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