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rgbecker

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8. Here's the unbiased reporting from the AP at link:

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 10:42 AM

Feb 2014

"The debt measure is required so that the government can borrow to pay Social Security benefits, federal salaries and bills from Medicare and Medicaid providers."

That's it...the entire reason according to the "Associated Press".

BULLSHIT!

I guess paying for unneeded aircraft carriers and submarines are not the reason?

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