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1. Wow, interest is up to 8.1% and that is with record low borrowing costs

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 11:33 AM

Apr 2012

(thank you Federal Reserve).

Debt service has to go up from here. A Republican appointing the Fed Govs would be a disaster.

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Almost Half of U.S. Tax Money Goes to military and Health Care [View all] kpete Apr 2012 OP

Wow, interest is up to 8.1% and that is with record low borrowing costs banned from Kos Apr 2012 #1

Yep, agree. I'm certainly no economist, but I think it's going to RKP5637 Apr 2012 #3

You're right and the GOP knows it. To balance the budget taxes need to go banned from Kos Apr 2012 #6

Here's a good graphic from not too long ago: bhikkhu Apr 2012 #7

that is a graph for discretionary spending only banned from Kos Apr 2012 #9

Well, this is where true civil disobedience lies... judy Apr 2012 #8