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Welcome to DV, Stuck. In answer to your question, that's why we laugh at these guys.

It's a pretty good read. But here's the question that I have: Who actually prints the notes? Why it's the Federal Reserve. So why would they be championing a return to the Gold System and away from fiat currency? But I like the whole conspiracy-theory thing. Thanks for the post.

Then drink the tequila straight! Cheers!

Aqua Dude -- don't you know that the UN saying the meeting is about Syria is really smoke and mirrors? Hitman -- I get it. Had a a chuckle when I read your post. Gave you a (+) to help even you out. Maintain a positive attitude. Laugh at yourself. If you can't laugh at yourself, laugh at me. Go RV

Party on, Possum!

Happy Birthday, Pink Piggy!

Betty, I gave you a (+) on Post #7 to even you out because you were giving your opinion. The rates these bozos are talking about everyday are absurd in my opinion too -- but I wouldn't turn them down either. I think someone has had too much Kool-Aid and if you speak against their "OKIE" and "Blaino" dreams, they're too quick to throw the (-). Have a great day. 429 C'mon bashers -- I need some (-)'s to know that I'm alive!

It is exciting news, Barriegirl. Thanks for the post!

Good post Heavyduty053

Tandy, your opinions are not worthless, they're valued. Peace and God Bless you too, sir.

Oops. There's a new Frank26 thread out there.

Dalite, Thanks for not banging the RD drum. I think that it will take all of us reading and re-reading to try to make sense of this. Also, it is an editorial and the author may know only as much as we do or it may be smoke and mirrors. Your interpretations and insights, while I may not agree, are always appreciated. 429

It'll just glow a little brighter! 1 Sievert = 100 rem -- YIKES!!! SSN 674, SSBN 740, SSBN 735

I'm in Piggy!

My prayers are for you and yours during this time of grieving. I too, believe with you that she is now resting in the Saviour's arms. Bless you, my friend.

Sure....that's the reason......sounds like a good excuse......j/k Tell Patrick and Squidward I said "Hi." :D

Awesome news! Thanks for the post sonny1

A few less if they RV Go RV!

"Why do they call it a fast when it seems to take so long?" author unknown

Oh wow, man! The colors!

Delta22's response was my thought exactly. Wise? Nah. If you roll up a newspaper and pop your dog on the nose often enough, he learns what behavior it is that needs to be changed. After 28 years, I'm almost trained. I like the dog just fine. But I don't want to sleep in the doghouse any more.

pappy1, are you sure you're not Poppy2? j/k

The debt-ceiling deal moving toward a vote in Congress could easily pave the way for tax increases despite Republican claims that tax hikes are "impossible" under a deal struck with the White House to reduce spending in exchange for a debt-limit increase. But as everyone knows, "impossible" isn't really in Washington's vocabulary. Here's how it could happen: After Congress enacts more than $900 billion in spending cuts to give President Obama a $900 billion lift in the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, a bipartisan committee will be formed to find roughly $1.5 trillion in additional deficit savings over the next decade. To get there, the committee is free to look at virtually anything -- including "revenue" -- even though House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday night that current budgeting guidelines make it "impossible" for the 12-member group to approve tax hikes. Other officials and analysts beg to differ. "The suggestion that it is impossible for the joint committee to raise tax revenue simply is not accurate, it's false," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday. Tea Party-aligned Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said that's one of the concerns stopping him from supporting the deal. "Certainly, tax increases could be something that we could face," Lee told Fox News. Boehner is able to claim no tax hikes are possible because the committee would work off the assumption that the Bush tax cuts -- all of them -- will expire in 2013. Combined with other expiring provisions, that adds up to $3.5 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade, without the committee taking any action. "That's baked into the cake, so to speak," said Andrew Moylan, vice president of government affairs for the National Taxpayers Union. If members are interested in manipulating income tax rates, the committee may then try to work to eliminate deductions and other special treatment in the tax code to keep revenue flowing. Boehner might not call that a tax hike, but groups like the NTU do. While many in Congress want to extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle class, the fate of the tax cuts for high earners is a matter of debate. That means leverage for Democratic negotiators. Likewise, Obama could look to raise taxes in one of two ways -- either by having the committee eliminate special treatment in the tax code, or by letting the Bush tax cuts for high-earners expire. "He's looking for tax increases," Moylan said. "It's going to come from one of those two sources." The White House isn't exactly making a secret of its aspiration. A statement put out Sunday night said the committee must pair entitlement reform with "revenue-raising tax reform that asks for the most fortunate Americans to sacrifice." If that doesn't happen, the White House said, the president could "use his veto pen to ensure nearly $1 trillion in additional deficit reduction by not extending the high-income (Bush) tax cuts." According to the Tax Foundation, a family with two kids making $250,000 would face a tax hike of more than $3,200 if those tax cuts expire. That option is far more objectionable to Republicans and their supporters. As an alternative, Republicans on the new commission may be compelled to agree to a string of revenue increases through the elimination of deductions and exemptions -- things like preferences for oil and gas companies or breaks for corporate jet owners -- that Obama has talked about all along. Carney mentioned those preferences again on Monday, when asked about what the committee could achieve. He also mentioned limiting itemized deductions for high-income earners. How those tax changes are described is a matter of semantics. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, said "virtually every Republican I know" supports tax reform as long as it means a lower overall rate. "The whole idea behind tax reform is to lower the rates and remove a lot of the preferences. And I think there's a pretty strong bipartisan feeling that that would be a very good thing for the country," McConnell said. Republicans will undoubtedly press hard for entitlement changes on the committee. Moylan said that accompanying changes in the tax code that eliminate tax "preferences" might not be described by Republicans as a tax increase, provided income tax rates don't rise. If enough lawmakers agree, the changes offered by the committee have a better chance of becoming law than the average tax hike bill would. Under the terms of the deal, the Senate needs just a simple majority vote to approve the committee's plan and no amendments are allowed. Senate passage typically means 51 senators. Democrats have 53 senators, counting the body's two independents. The proposal might face a tougher lift in the House -- but conservatives and liberals alike will be compelled to approve something because a slew of deep cuts to both Medicare and the military would kick in if Congress fails to act by the end of the year. Link: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/01/tax-hikes-impossible-under-debt-deal-think-again/ Just when you thought it was safe to enjoy an RV

Thank you, Thug

Black Sheep, Sorry that I can't give you more than 1 +. Go RV