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20. Well, we have some precedent for what gets put on the table during corporate "emergencies."

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 07:10 PM

Sep 2014

Last time we faced a shock doctrine "crisis," we ended up with *more* austerity than Paul Ryan originally wanted.

Hell, just in the past month or two we got a farm bill based on "pension smoothing" and a hefty cut in FOOD STAMPS.

Remember?

Look at the OFFERS.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022060108

We are bought and sold. We are farm animals for profit.

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Still waiting for an answer, war hawks: How We Gonna Pay For The New War? [View all] grahamhgreen Sep 2014 OP

Silly! gratuitous Sep 2014 #1

Easy. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #2

I would think that a Democratic President could easily pass a new tax on the wealthiest to pay for grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #3

Wouldn't that take Congressional action? Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #7

Hey, they already have eliminated a large portion of the military from the sequestor, grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #13

So are you saying the poor people on food stamps shouldn't have Autumn Sep 2014 #9

Yes, I meant to list them. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #10

And Pell grants. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #14

We mustn't forget LEAP, cut's could be made there. Autumn Sep 2014 #17

+1,000 Scuba Sep 2014 #31

Don't forget cutting / eliminating EBT programs. chrisa Sep 2014 #33

Print money, duh. Cayenne Sep 2014 #4

That was going to be my response, but you got here first. n/t truth2power Sep 2014 #22

Money is just a concept. CK_John Sep 2014 #5

But debt is used to take away very real things woo me with science Sep 2014 #24

Raise taxes on the rich. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #6

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha! Dream on. valerief Sep 2014 #12

Same way we always do. Laelth Sep 2014 #8

and what gets cut? who really pays the price? cali Sep 2014 #15

Good questions. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #19

You want a playbook, maybe? A spreadsheet of numbers? randome Sep 2014 #11

Well, I got one for my flood damage.... grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #16

That would be nice. Let Americans know how it will be paid for and what the republicans will Autumn Sep 2014 #18

Let Americans know they'd better stop electing skinflint Republcans in the first place. randome Sep 2014 #27

Of course it will exceed authorized expenditures, that's another good reason to lay out Autumn Sep 2014 #29

Well, we have some precedent for what gets put on the table during corporate "emergencies." woo me with science Sep 2014 #20

This is a dumb question MFrohike Sep 2014 #21

$600 Billion/yr Defense Dept. can't hack it? GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #23

We cut 8.7 billion from food stamps. Where does this money come from? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #26

there's ALWAYS money for war. spanone Sep 2014 #25

Easy. From the blood of the ordinary working class and their children. Cleita Sep 2014 #28

+1 woo me with science Sep 2014 #30

Just like we paid for the old one. Oh wait... chrisa Sep 2014 #32