1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

How long 'til US bankruptcy?

Discussion in 'Politics & Religion' started by iggysick, Jun 26, 2009.

  1. bogart

    bogart Notable Member

    Messages:
    10,911
    Likes Received:
    509
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    235
    #41
    bogart, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  2. gauharjk

    gauharjk Notable Member

    Messages:
    2,430
    Likes Received:
    135
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    230
    #42
    gauharjk, Jul 9, 2009 IP
    wisdomtool likes this.
  3. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

    Messages:
    23,694
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    440
    #43
    This shit is easy... Wish they had one for WI and the US itself...

    [​IMG]

    As for the nearly 3 billion dollar negative deficit, I'd give that back to every TAX payer in the form of a CHECK!
     
    Mia, Jul 9, 2009 IP
  4. soniqhost.com

    soniqhost.com Notable Member

    Messages:
    5,887
    Likes Received:
    96
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    240
    #44
    Its not a bad Idea for China, Russia, India and Brazil to explore other reverse currencies, sort of as a hedge against their US Dollar holdings.
     
    soniqhost.com, Jul 11, 2009 IP
  5. airraid81

    airraid81 Active Member

    Messages:
    689
    Likes Received:
    10
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    58
    #45
    I'm getting ready by learning Chinese...
     
    airraid81, Jul 12, 2009 IP
  6. bogart

    bogart Notable Member

    Messages:
    10,911
    Likes Received:
    509
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    235
    #46
    Without raising taxes, its almost impossible to close the budget gap. California just raised taxes by $13 billion a couple of months ago during the last budget negociations.

     
    bogart, Jul 12, 2009 IP
  7. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

    Messages:
    23,694
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    440
    #47
    True, you DO have to raise taxes at some point. But you do it in places where it SHOULD be raised. I raised the shit out of the gas tax on them. If anyone should be driving PRIUS's 24 by 7, its these knobs in Calif!!!

    You also have to CUT taxes in certain areas, specifically on small businesses. You also DO NOT raise alcohol and tobacco taxes. These are short term gains that punish the poorest. You also have to make HUGE cuts in wasteful spending. I nuked the shit out of these ridiculous life long pension and dental/health plans for state works. Get a f'ing job and pay for this stuff like the rest of us. No reason we should be paying 1.2 billion so teachers can have nice teeth till the day they die.

    Its unbelievable where that state wastes money. I kept money where it belonged. With public services like police, fire, and education. I took it away from places like illegals and welfare. I added revenue by selling royalties to oil companies in exchange for drilling rights. That new exploration will not only yield royalties but increased tax revenue on the Calif gas tax!
     
    Mia, Jul 13, 2009 IP
  8. bogart

    bogart Notable Member

    Messages:
    10,911
    Likes Received:
    509
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    235
    #48
    Raising the tax on gas is a good one. Roads and bridges cost a lot of money. and the highway funds are running out of money. People can always cut back on gas by driving less, taking the bus or using smaller cars.

    I favor raising the tax on alcohol and tobacco. Anyway that has money for alcohol and tobacco can spare a few dollars to pay their fare share to support public services. Also in a state like California, alcohol and tobacco tax is probably the only tax that the majority of illegal aliens oay.
     
    bogart, Jul 15, 2009 IP
  9. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

    Messages:
    23,694
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    440
    #49
    There should be a tax on bad movies too. Buy something at the store that's crap, take it back,get your money back. Food at a restaurant is crap, get a free meal. Movie sucks, you don't get d%ck.

    I'm all in favor of a hollywood tax. While were at it, tax bad taste too... These crappy pads that the folks on MTV show off with their pimp cars that look like shit. Tax tacky!

    Hell, tax stupid too. That would cover just about every major sporting event.
     
    Mia, Jul 15, 2009 IP
  10. bogart

    bogart Notable Member

    Messages:
    10,911
    Likes Received:
    509
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    235
    #50
    Taxing the sporting events and the hollywood taxes are great ideas. Let's add to that a tax on soda and salted snacks :D
     
    bogart, Jul 15, 2009 IP
  11. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

    Messages:
    23,694
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    440
    #51
    While we are at it, what about Abortions... We could make a fuck ton of cash taxing those!!!
     
    Mia, Jul 15, 2009 IP
  12. bogart

    bogart Notable Member

    Messages:
    10,911
    Likes Received:
    509
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    235
    #52
    You are a genius. You should think about running for your State Senate.

    Add a tax on Dijion mustard and we will be straight. ;)
     
    bogart, Jul 15, 2009 IP
  13. jonas18

    jonas18 Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    673
    Likes Received:
    6
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    110
    #53
    You are a very funny guy..What next?
     
    jonas18, Jul 15, 2009 IP
  14. Bakai

    Bakai Guest

    Messages:
    325
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #54
    Money is in the mind of the beholder. It is just a concept. Even gold is just a mineral in the ground, not really "worth" anything except as a trinket.

    The US will never go into total economic collapse because money is not only arbitrary, but plastic, in all sense of the word.
     
    Bakai, Jul 16, 2009 IP
  15. giorgioarmani

    giorgioarmani Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    2,633
    Likes Received:
    40
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    160
    #55
    What do you base your opinion on?

    Check this:

    http://www.thetotalcollapse.com/worst-case-the-day-the-dollar-falls/

    http://www.thetotalcollapse.com/as-the-dollar-falls-off-the-cliff/

    http://www.thetotalcollapse.com/switch-away-from-dollar-could-bankrupt-us-economy-celente/

    http://www.thetotalcollapse.com/the-american-empire-is-bankrupt/
     
    giorgioarmani, Jul 17, 2009 IP
  16. jonas18

    jonas18 Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    673
    Likes Received:
    6
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    110
    #56

    You're calling this a source?..A site base on US collapse, man you can do better than this :D. Well the perfect answer is nobody knows until it happen..So right now it don't seem like US will collapse anytime soon;).
     
    jonas18, Jul 17, 2009 IP
  17. giorgioarmani

    giorgioarmani Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    2,633
    Likes Received:
    40
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    160
    #57
    You obviously didn't look at the site properly nor read the articles. The site is NOT based on US collapse but nice guess. Most articles are a collection and analysis of various articles from different sources.
     
    giorgioarmani, Jul 18, 2009 IP
  18. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

    Messages:
    23,694
    Likes Received:
    1,167
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    440
    #58
    We tax stupidity. It should be easy to track. Just send the bill to every registered democrat. :eek:
     
    Mia, Jul 20, 2009 IP
  19. jonas18

    jonas18 Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    673
    Likes Received:
    6
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    110
    #59

    That won't work as democrats seem to know how to dodged Uncle Sam:p.
     
    jonas18, Jul 20, 2009 IP
  20. anthonywebs

    anthonywebs Banned

    Messages:
    657
    Likes Received:
    13
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #60
    Well we are already in. 11 trillion debt and Obama is pres so maybe soon
     
    anthonywebs, Jul 20, 2009 IP