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Gordcanuck

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26. Even if your country finanes

Reply to 634-5789 (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 04:16 PM

5 hrs ago

itself with $20trillion of debt and continues to pay past borrowings, the reckoning in the opinion of the lenders is now here. Trim expenditures to match income or watch it get worse, much worse. You’re overextended & the well is going dry.

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This is it...in a nutshell [View all] 634-5789 14 hrs ago OP

Those damned poor people don't need no food or healthcare, give it to the rich and it will all trickle down...ha ha... wcmagumba 14 hrs ago #1

Need Bernardo de La Paz 14 hrs ago #2

" You heard me! " liberalla 5 hrs ago #25

The tax cuts are going to be permanent gab13by13 13 hrs ago #3

This Graphic Starbeach 11 hrs ago #21

This is so horrible. TommieMommy 13 hrs ago #4

WWJD? What Would Jesus Do? BoRaGard 13 hrs ago #5

it's just more proof Skittles 6 hrs ago #24

The problem is they tend to apply their "faith" PatSeg 3 hrs ago #28

if they kept their sanctimonious garbage to themselves that would be OK Skittles 3 hrs ago #29

Yeah, they wield it like a weapon PatSeg 2 hrs ago #30

So maybe the DNC could spring for a couple mountain grammy 13 hrs ago #6

DNC: Crickets sop 13 hrs ago #7

And that would accomplish what at this point? paleotn 13 hrs ago #11

Not necessarily. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #14

Well right now maga is doing all the brainwashing.. mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #15

We did that. It was called the 2024 election. paleotn 12 hrs ago #17

republicans do it constantly mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #19

At this point Cosmocat 13 hrs ago #8

I once did an experiment NJCher 12 hrs ago #16

First people have to see the graph.. mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #18

Effective Messaging: We MUST get better at it!!! CaptainTruth 11 hrs ago #20

$500k and up must pay fair share. oasis 13 hrs ago #9

Sell the Statue of Liberty for scrap multigraincracker 13 hrs ago #10

Might as well. paleotn 13 hrs ago #12

This cannot stand. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #13

That graphic is wrong. KentuckyWoman 11 hrs ago #22

How does that make the graph wrong? nt. druidity33 7 hrs ago #23

Even if your country finanes Gordcanuck 5 hrs ago #26

The cuts to medicare will decrease the GDP Johonny 5 hrs ago #27

Sick Greedy Fucks should Cha 1 hr ago #31

So what's new? Been doing the same for 40 years. rickyhall 15 min ago #32