You'd be surprised what people remember, pre-Obama. On Jan 7, 8:27�pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope people remember that this is the number BEFORE Obama is sworn > in. > > On Jan 7, 9:22 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np > > > Current Debt Held by the Public Intragovernmental Holdings Total Public > > Debt Outstanding 01/06/2009 6,318,809,124,655.56 4,319,616,621,638.24 > > 10,638,425,746,293.80 > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Lone Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Total US debt (government, business and private) is more than $55 > > > trillion. (source US bureau of statistics). Debt accumulation > > > commenced with the Regan administration with deregulation. > > > > BTW the war in Iraq was launched to offset US debt, which at the time > > > was more than the rest of the world's combined. As the saying goes-- > > > follow the money. > > > > The US is an imperialist country engaged in reckless neo-colonial war > > > to maintain its world hegemony. And just like Rome and the Third > > > Reich, the semi facist American state will be reduced to ashes. > > > > On Jan 8, 6:30 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Uh, Lew, Just so you know what wncs is talking about..... the debt is > > > > at 10.5 TRILLION Bush spent dollars. > > > > > On Jan 7, 12:59 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > And to think Barack Obama has NO CLUE as he going to saddle us and his > > > > > daughters with trillion dolar debts for eterniity and we all take it > > > > > and smile. > > > > > > On Jan 7, 1:29 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > It's a great idea and the only one that makes sense. However, we > > > > > > seem > > > > > > to be caught in a deadly spiral. As the economy worsens and people > > > > > > have less money, they depend more on the big box stores for cheap > > > > > > prices. There were reports during the holidays that Walmart was > > > > > > doing > > > > > > fine while other retailers were suffering. It's the cheap prices! > > > > > > Local goods, while probably better quality, cannot compete pricewise > > > > > > when someone has a very limited amount of money in their pocket > > > > > > right > > > > > > that minute. > > > > > > > On Jan 7, 1:11 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Many of our Congressmen want to use taxpayer money to create > > > millions > > > > > > > of jobs -- ballooning the deficit. SCARY! > > > > > > > > A better way is to bring back the millions of jobs we export! > > > > > > > Hats, > > > > > > > gloves, scarves -- made in China. Bookbags, purses -- made in > > > China. > > > > > > > Dishes, furniture -- made in China. > > > > > > > > What is left for us to do? > > > > > > > > Go to a big box discount store and look around. Is anything made > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > your local community or region? Anything? > > > > > > > > But to bring back jobs by the millions, communities must have a > > > > > > > way > > > to > > > > > > > market local or regionally made goods. Each community needs a > > > > > > > co-op > > > > > > > that sells locally made products. > > > > > > > > Just imagine! Greeting cards could be made by local artists and > > > > > > > photographers. There could be locally made furniture, sweaters, > > > > > > > dresses, coats, baby clothes, quilts, jewelry and blankets. There > > > > > > > could be lovely locally made hand bags, book bags and curtains. > > > > > > > > A woman would not have to sew zippers on pants all day on an > > > assembly > > > > > > > line. On Monday morning, she might sew a set of curtains, then > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > afternoon, sew a night gown. On Tuesday, she might sew a jacket -- > > > > > > > whatever local people have ordered. > > > > > > > > Find out how to start a community-owned co-op to sell locally made > > > > > > > goods. Call Co-op America. > > > > > > > >http://www.coopamerica.org > > > > > > > > To create jobs, we should also bring back our small family > > > > > > > farmers. > > > > > > > Half of our population should be involved in farming. for we must > > > > > > > create a place in society -- a job -- for each person! Without > > > > > > > employment, there is mental illness, homelessness, marital > > > breakdown > > > > > > > and ballooning deficits. > > > > > > > > Obama and members of the U.S. Congress care so very much and are > > > > > > > desperate to prevent economic collapse with the loss of millions > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > jobs. But let's tell them the best way to do this. > > > > > > > > Call your Senator today. > > > > > > > > Annie Birdsong > > > > > > > Have a wonderful new year- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > Mark M. Kahle > > Blessed are the bewildered for they don't know the difference.... Me- Hide > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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