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Originally posted by lunatux
Yes OBL's strategy was working terrifically while the Bush admin was in office. They wanted expensive wars for some reason. Obama has taken the commonsensical approach of Police work + Intel + Spec Ops = Victory over terrorists and its working. Now if he would just get us entirely out of Afghanistan & Iraq....
Originally posted by Peruvianmonk
reply to post by tooo many pills
The Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and subsequent insurgency did not bankrupt the Soviet Union or force it's ultimate collapse.
However the U.S. falling in to a monumental trap is a given. Ignorance & arrognace mixed together is a most painful concoction.
I'll let you in on a little economics lesson, you don't improve an economy or a federal goverment by increasing taxes. You increase taxes, you kill jobs. Jobs are where people pay taxes and there for helping pay for the overall budget. Increase jobs, increase ability to pay off national debt. 49% of americans dont pay taxes, because they are either on social security, welfare, etc. They dont contribute. If we get even 10 percent of these people pumped into the workforce, we will have enough jobs to start paying for our debt. You can not increase taxes on people who already pay 80% of the national tax bill. Unless you want them to move to another country. Because they will move to a place that is more welcoming and not out to exploit their hard work and contributions. Think about it. I know, seems like common sense.
Originally posted by kellynap43
reply to post by tooo many pills
No substance? No discussion on the actual tax increase? Diverting to a different topic of tariffs. Sounds like a liberal at their best.
Originally posted by kellynap43
reply to post by wcitizen
Yea you are so right; increase the prices of all goods, food, water, gas, furniture, construction, clothes, education, that would so get the economy going(because that is the effect of increase in taxes or tariffs). My God you’re brilliant. (Sarcasm) If you haven’t noticed those increases have been made in the past three years and they continue to rise. And businesses continue to move elsewhere, it will not stay around for increase in tariffs or business taxes which the current administration continues to strive for, and people continue to have foreclosed homes, and people continue to stay at 9+ % unemployment. America has become a hostile place to start a business and keep it due to all those tariffs and increase in land and business taxes and absurd increase in employer’s benefits thanks in part for Obama. Those numbers continue to increase or not improve. Now if you want to start increase on tariffs for Chinese goods, I’m all for it. Time they starting paying for their consumers. But again this isn’t something Obama has been successful in accomplishing. So how is this Hope and Change working out for you? Please, please respond with substance and not try to sound intellectually smart by adding in on a conversation you know nothing about. Stick to "green eggs and ham". Or any other Dr. Seuss books.
gallup-finds-unemployment-mid-may 9.2%
www.gallup.com...
U.S. homeless population grows in most states, new study finds
www.shfwire.com...
I love how you think increasing taxes and tarriffs on imports/exports is a new concept.
Open a history book, last time the people were sick of all the tarriffs, and taxes, a little thing called the civil war happened. But again you have to study history to actually be able to talk about that topic, and I doubt that you have. Take care.edit on 31-5-2011 by kellynap43 because: (no reason given)edit on 31-5-2011 by kellynap43 because: (no reason given)