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   Richard S. Russell said, 6 months ago

   Just be glad YOU have a choice — jump, fall, push, or walk away — because the rest of us sure don’t!
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   Radish said, 6 months ago

   Its a leap of faith.
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   JohnnyDiego said, 6 months ago

   Fallback Position:
   
   Whatever the rich guys want is best for the country.
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   masterskrain said, 6 months ago

   The “Fallback Position” is whatever Citicorp, Goldman Sachs, and BoA TELL them it is!
   The Republican party; The BEST Politicians Money can buy!
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   blackash said, 6 months ago

   Good Ole Dependable Oliphant………..you can always count on his being wrong. Obama planned on going going over the so called “cliff” from the beginning. Most Republicans oppose sequestration because of the defense cuts and would prefer a negotiated budget.
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   edinbaltimore said, 6 months ago

   If they oppose it so much, they could have fixed theproblem last year. In trying to force Obama’s hand, or hope for a different election outcome, they’ve put themselves in theis position. Be careful what you wish for!
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   gmgodsil said, 6 months ago

   It’s nice to see the dems up early and commenting on here! Wake up America. Tax & spend will turn us into Europe. Is that what we want? What about keeping what you earn & earning your keep? Why does anyone “deserve” the rich man’s money without earning it? Getting something for nothing will be the ruin of this great country. The way it’s run now, I feel sorry for this mess that they’re leaving my kids & I blame the Dems & their gifts to those who don’t or haven’t earned a thing.
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   Ms. Ima said, 6 months ago

   Let the dems jump first. They brought us to this ‘cliff’.
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   triman43 said, 6 months ago

   Can we push them over a real cliff???
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    Gypsy8 said, 6 months ago

    @gmgodsil

    “….What about keeping what you earn & earning your keep? …”
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    Speaking of Europe, Greeks didn’t believe in paying taxes and look where that took them. Countries need to pay their bills and to do that revenue needs to be raised. Part of being a responsible citizen is sharing in the nation’s costs. It is you who is expecting something for nothing.
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    And to blame the Dems is ridiculous. The nation was going into financial free-fall in 2008 when Obama took over.
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    Hedgehog52 said, 6 months ago

    Apparently the Democrats have already jumped and they are viewing the results.
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    CasualBrowser said, 6 months ago

    @gmgodsil

    “What about keeping what you earn & earning your keep?”
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    What about paying your debts?
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    “…I feel sorry for this mess that they’re leaving my kids…”
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    If the mess you refer to is our debt, then shouldn’t we pay it off?
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    “…I blame the Dems & their gifts to those who don’t or haven’t earned a thing.”
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    Our national debt is due to several factors. For you to try to pawn it off on people you’ve demonized while ignoring everyone else who ‘got theirs’ is irresposible self-delusion.
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    Simon_Jester said, 6 months ago

    I have one word for these guys…BOO!
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    CasualBrowser said, 6 months ago

    @Gypsy8

    “Part of being a responsible citizen is sharing in the nation’s costs”
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    Amen. But of course, it’s much easier to lay blame on others than to accept your resposibilities as a citizen.
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    cwsprague said, 6 months ago

    @JohnnyDiego

    Yeah, we should be more like Cuba and North Korea—they don’t have any rich peole there.

    Except for the rulers….
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