No?
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 03:39 PM
Original message
Prediction time... to save the economy
or the village, the Republicans will "win," and yes, burn the village.
The austerity plan will go into place. THe RIGHT WING social agenda will get pushed forth.
They will get the WH in 2012... they may or may not take the Senate, but probably will lose the House.
The economy will be destroyed... in ways that unintended consequences (they do not intend this) tells us.
And out of the ashes something else will emerge. What will emerge I have no clue... but given what happened in Wisconsin... I suspect there are some really bumpy times ahead for all of us.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1597700nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 03:43 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. That is true but the austerity plan is coming
and that alone will do things to the economy that will destroy the village to save it.
As to the rating agencies, the downgrade already started abroad.
Scrunt, most of the problems in EUROPE ARE BECAUSE THEY WAITED TOO LONG TO ADOPT ANY spending cuts. Now they have to go way beyond what is needed here.
RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 03:44 PM
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3. Whatever happens IMO this is just the tip of the iceberg, it validates just how
fractured our country is.
The moochers have had their way too long.
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 03:46 PM
Response to Reply #3
7. Yep, absolutely
And the dysfunction leads to a non working government... I will not go so far as to call it a failed state... but it is actually close.
Go back to the country you came from.
LaurenG (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 03:44 PM
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4. I don't think so
I think Obama will win again but I think the republicans will keep most of their seats. I don't think the economy will be destroyed either. I think we will face lots of changes and that by 2020 or so things will have gotten much better. Its a long ten years away but still in the big picture its only ten years.
Big WTF? moment coming here from nadin.
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 03:47 PM
Response to Reply #4
8. And the austerity plan will do that number
my friend. You do not spend your way out of a recession. It could very well sink us into a depression.
WTF? She is saying that the austerity measures will help and we need to cut spending?