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[NYT] You Fix the Deficit

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by weslinder, Nov 14, 2010.

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  1. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Member

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    They should make every congressman fill out this out and post the results up.
     
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  2. rhadamanthus

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    We don't really have a good "deficit/budget thread" and I hate making new ones so I'm resurrecting this one. Sorry.

    Just a quick tidbit that I found interesting. A step in the right direction, methinks. End all corporate subsidies.

    Senate vote marks start of end for ethanol subsidies

     
    #62 rhadamanthus, Jun 17, 2011
  3. BigBenito

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    When Coburn stays away from the social issues, he comes off as quite sane*.







    *not a steadfast rule
     
    #63 BigBenito, Jun 17, 2011
  4. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    interesting to see if obama cuts off the biggest subsidy to his state
     
    #64 pgabriel, Jun 17, 2011
  5. BigBenito

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    Biggest subsidy of his state you say? Well, that explains the White House response.
     
    #65 BigBenito, Jun 17, 2011
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    #66 DonnyMost, Jun 17, 2011
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    Major failure by the Obama admin to threaten to veto this thing. These subsidies absolutely have to go - the prospect of them going caused corn prices to drop dramatically this week, which lowers food inflation across the board and helps the poor. Ethanol was one of the worst ideas from government and needs to be killed.
     
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    I guess you are only 82% libertarian. Careful the 18% may be just subsidizing disabled adults and kids and sick old people who have no market value.
     
    #68 glynch, Jun 17, 2011
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    Agreed of course.
     
    #69 rhadamanthus, Jun 17, 2011
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    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    the funny thing is obama even during the campaign way back in 08 said something to the effect of corn ethanol being not the best solution. takes to much energy to make. i thought this was settled.
     
    #70 pgabriel, Jun 17, 2011
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    Not that we should be eating corn in the first place (or certainly not encouraging people to it eat more with lower prices), but yes, ethanol is teh dumb.
     
    #71 DonnyMost, Jun 17, 2011
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    well the other reason for agriculture subsidies is to insure the food supply. but yeah, corn has added to the obesity epidemic
     
    #72 pgabriel, Jun 17, 2011
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    Sure does. Sounded good at first. Now it is just pork for agri-business.
     
    #73 glynch, Jun 17, 2011
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    #74 pirc1, Jun 17, 2011
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    That's about right.
     
    #75 weslinder, Jun 17, 2011
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    yeah

    I would kinda hope too that if this passes, they would start looking at Big Oil subsidies---something the Obama admin. would definitely be on board with. That I am quite content with.

    I'm a HUGE supporter of repealing ethanol subsidies.

    that+oil subsidies+USDA subsidies in general+foreign military aid to Israel are my four holy planks of "repeal that stuff now!"

    unfortunate that the fourth is only partially covered (and implies we should probably reduce support for the Peace Corps and food aid, which is what America is doing), and the second isn't even mentioned at all---but, heck, I'll play the game again.
     
    #76 Northside Storm, Jun 17, 2011
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    #77 Kojirou, Jun 17, 2011
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    #78 Northside Storm, Jun 17, 2011
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    are you Ben Bernanke?
     
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