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HughBeaumont

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2. Government employees gotta buy stuff just like private sector ones do.

Reply to ProSense (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 11:32 AM

Oct 2013

It's one of the many things the TeaHad wing of the GOP doesn't seem to grasp . . . like the idea of raising wages to keep up with inflation, or making education and health care LESS expensive and MORE accessible, not the other way around.

But they will. OH YES they will.

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Just now on CNBC: "Bank CEOs Arrive at White House". [View all] HughBeaumont Oct 2013 OP

It's for ProSense Oct 2013 #1

Government employees gotta buy stuff just like private sector ones do. HughBeaumont Oct 2013 #2

"Stop the Republicons from dumping their diapers on America." - CEOs Berlum Oct 2013 #3

Dow's almost down to 15,000 . . . bonuse$ are tied to profit$. HughBeaumont Oct 2013 #5

More like: "We don't care if the gov't shuts down, give us the money to hold onto (wink nudge)" Myrina Oct 2013 #6

Perfect timing with the President meeting with the reslugs and remind them who is in charge. Safetykitten Oct 2013 #4

Ah! Time for WH & Congress annual employment reviews? leftstreet Oct 2013 #7

Maybe, maybe, they are going to catch hell. I can dream, right?...n/t monmouth3 Oct 2013 #8

According to Bloomberg Business they were invited to deal with the Repugs KoKo Oct 2013 #9

If this is true...we are truly a nation of banks. Safetykitten Oct 2013 #10

They owe him favors-Big Time. So if he's calling in what they owe him KoKo Oct 2013 #11

We will be lucky if the meeting ends with the republicans naked and Obama signing a check... Safetykitten Oct 2013 #12

I'm not sure about the new head of Citibank (Michael Corbat), hughee99 Oct 2013 #13

... SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #14

shit just got real.. frylock Oct 2013 #15