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Offline thundley4

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Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« on: August 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner formally requested that Congress raise the $12.1 trillion statutory debt limit on Friday, saying that it could be breached as early as mid-October.
"It is critically important that Congress act before the limit is reached so that citizens and investors here and around the world can remain confident that the United States will always meet its obligations," Geithner said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that was obtained by Reuters.
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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 08:23:43 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on August 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
We Are So Screwed

Couple this with the Weimarian trick of monetizing the debt that the Fed pulled last week, and "we are so screwed" doesn't even begin to cover it. 

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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 08:34:45 PM »
I remember liberals going apeshit when Paulson asked to do this a few years ago.  I guess its all okey-dokey now.

Yeah, we're ****ed.  But everyone will have ponies and rainbows!
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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2009, 06:28:47 AM »
Quote from: Chris on August 07, 2009, 08:34:45 PM
I remember liberals going apeshit when Paulson asked to do this a few years ago.  I guess its all okey-dokey now.

Yeah, we're ****ed.  But everyone will have ponies and rainbows!

At least we can eat the ponies.
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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2009, 09:59:17 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on August 08, 2009, 06:28:47 AM
At least we can eat the ponies.

Maybe taxcut tim should follow the GD rainbow to the pot of gold... especially the ones that seem to be  going out to sea.
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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2009, 09:51:42 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on August 08, 2009, 06:28:47 AM
At least we can eat the ponies.

They're already starting. Have ya seen the story about 14 horses that have been butchered in the last few weeks in Florida? Apparently horse meat is selling for $40 a frikkin' pound, so they're actually killin' people's horses out in the pasture! They're likely to get more than they bargained for though! Florida horse owners are arming themselves in order to protect their "family" members!
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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2009, 09:59:02 PM »
Quote from: AllosaursRus on August 12, 2009, 09:51:42 PM
They're already starting. Have ya seen the story about 14 horses that have been butchered in the last few weeks in Florida? Apparently horse meat is selling for $40 a frikkin' pound, so they're actually killin' people's horses out in the pasture! They're likely to get more than they bargained for though! Florida horse owners are arming themselves in order to protect their "family" members!

I saw on Fox News that they can use deadly force, but first must give warning if it's only "property" in danger.  That didn't sound right to me, but maybe I misheard.
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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2009, 10:04:14 PM »
That's nothing... DUmmies are paying $27 per pound for the privilege of having horse shit mailed to their home.  Dumbasses.
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Re: Geithner asks Congress for higher U.S. debt limit
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2009, 11:42:16 PM »
Quote from: Chris on August 12, 2009, 10:04:14 PM
That's nothing... DUmmies are paying $27 per pound for the privilege of having horse shit mailed to their home.  Dumbasses.

Haven't seen that one! What the hell is that about?
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