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My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« on: July 28, 2011, 10:06:41 PM »
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MannyGoldstein  (1000+ posts)        Thu Jul-28-11 10:59 PM
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My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills? 
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We'll have some inflation - possibly - but how bad could it be compared to defaulting?

Assuming that some deal gets worked out in the next few weeks, I wouldn't think it would cause too much trouble.
 

Damn but the stupid hurts, doesn't it?  :banghead:
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2011, 10:13:51 PM »
MannyGoldstein...yes, I just bitchslapped you 10x   :hammer:
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2011, 10:14:38 PM »
I think I lost several IQ points reading that....
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2011, 10:15:18 PM »
Quote from: LC EFA on July 28, 2011, 10:14:38 PM
I think I lost several IQ points reading that....


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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2011, 11:34:57 PM »
I went to my local Kinkos to print more money to pay my bills.  Things didn't end well. 
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2011, 11:42:50 PM »
Quote from: Evil_Conservative on July 28, 2011, 11:34:57 PM
I went to my local Kinkos to print more money to pay my bills.  Things didn't end well. 

Odd, it seems like that would be the perfect solution. 
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2011, 12:40:11 AM »
That thread was done in 1:
msanthrope  (1000+ posts)        Thu Jul-28-11 11:01 PM
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1. You are correct. That is a stupid question. n/t
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2011, 02:25:02 AM »
Quote from: notaDUmmie on July 28, 2011, 10:06:41 PM
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Damn but the stupid hurts, doesn't it?  :banghead:

That was midday on Mercury burning stoopid.   :hammer:

What the hell does he/she/it think we are doing NOW?   

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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2011, 02:36:09 AM »
Quote from: franksolich on July 28, 2011, 10:15:18 PM
That happens when one pays too much attention to my good friend Manny.

That's what I'm thinking...Manny is most likely a pal of ours, ya think?  :yahoo:
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2011, 05:14:23 AM »
What a hoot.

That's kinda like telling the bank you're not broke, you still have checks.
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2011, 08:08:57 AM »
Quote from: Evil_Conservative on July 28, 2011, 11:34:57 PM
I went to my local Kinkos to print more money to pay my bills.  Things didn't end well. 

Should've used the hi-res color copier, and printed both sides.  Just sayin'.

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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2011, 09:38:45 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on July 29, 2011, 08:08:57 AM
Should've used the hi-res color copier, and printed both sides.  Just sayin'.

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Spoken like someone who has first-hand experience! :tongue: :rotf: :lmao: :rofl:
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2011, 11:35:18 AM »
Quote from: Evil_Conservative on July 28, 2011, 11:34:57 PM
I went to my local Kinkos to print more money to pay my bills.  Things didn't end well. 

I never tire of telling the story of my cousin's drop dead gorgeous daughter who got popped for bouncing a check.  Her explanation?  "When you and dad didn't have any money you always wrote a check and got some more cash. "  Apparently she never got the part about having to have money in the check book.   Of course she was able to get out of any serious repercussions with the cutsie innocent look, she was that good looking.  :thatsright:

Now that she has a few more miles on her I suspect she won't be able to get away with quite as much as she use to.   May even have to pay for her own drinks now. :lmao:
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2011, 12:17:02 PM »
Quote from: zeitgeist on July 29, 2011, 11:35:18 AM
I never tire of telling the story of my cousin's drop dead gorgeous daughter who got popped for bouncing a check.  Her explanation?  "When you and dad didn't have any money you always wrote a check and got some more cash. "  Apparently she never got the part about having to have money in the check book.   Of course she was able to get out of any serious repercussions with the cutsie innocent look, she was that good looking.  :thatsright:

Now that she has a few more miles on her I suspect she won't be able to get away with quite as much as she use to.   May even have to pay for her own drinks now. :lmao:


Yep. How can I be out of money, there are still checks in my checkbook?

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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2011, 12:38:30 PM »
Quote from: tanstaafl on July 29, 2011, 05:14:23 AM
What a hoot.

That's kinda like telling the bank you're not broke, you still have checks.

Reminds me of a Jeff Foxworthy skit.

Car repo man: "Mr. Foxworthy, I'm here to repo your car unless you have 1000 dollars.

Jeff: "1000 dollars, man, I don't have that kinda money on me!"

Repo man: "Well, can't you write a check?"

Jeff: "A check, HELLL yeah I can write you a check! I thought you needed money. I tell ya what, I'm gonna go ahead and pay the whole thing off right now!"

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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2011, 01:10:06 PM »
But it worked so well for the Confederate States...
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2011, 01:36:24 PM »
I used to think there were no stupid questions but The DUmmys have sure changed my thinking.
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2011, 01:40:14 PM »
Quote from: jukin on July 29, 2011, 01:36:24 PM
I used to think there were no stupid questions but The DUmmys have sure changed my thinking.

...and that reminds me of Mr. Garrison on South Park.

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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2011, 05:00:13 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on July 29, 2011, 01:40:14 PM
...and that reminds me of Mr. Garrison on South Park.

"Remember Wendy, there are no stupid questions, just stupid people."

Actually, around 1999, Dean of Bristol University, Chris Berman, addressed a student who said, "Dean Berman, this may be a stupid question--"  To which Dean Berman replied, "There are no stupid questions--just stupid people who ask questions."
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2011, 05:03:17 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on July 29, 2011, 05:00:13 PM
Actually, around 1999, Dean of Bristol University, Chris Berman, addressed a student who said, "Dean Berman, this may be a stupid question--"  To which Dean Berman replied, "There are no stupid questions--just stupid people who ask questions."

We had a teacher that said there were no stupid questions, but some of us would snicker and make the comment about there being stupid people. That was '78 or '79.
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Re: My stupid question: Can't Obama just print money to keep paying the bills?
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2011, 07:12:22 PM »
I'm a day late on this, but I hearby nominate the DUmmy original post as the stupidest of the year.
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