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	<title>Comments on: McCain Adviser: McCain&#8217;s Tax Plan &#8216;Will Bring The Budget To Balance By The End Of His First Term&#8217;</title>
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		<title>By: flitexn</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/07/holtz-eakin-deficit/comment-page-2/#comment-5075350</link>
		<dc:creator>flitexn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>His claim that he can balance the budget is a lot like the right wing argument that if you lower taxes, you increase revenue.  The logic of that implies that as taxes are lowered, revenues move toward infinity (until taxes hit 0, that is).  Oh, this right wing math--so complicated.

McCain&#039;s lust for power is so transparent that it would be comical if it weren&#039;t for the fact that it&#039;s also real.  Trusting anything he says to try to win the election would be a big mistake.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>His claim that he can balance the budget is a lot like the right wing argument that if you lower taxes, you increase revenue.  The logic of that implies that as taxes are lowered, revenues move toward infinity (until taxes hit 0, that is).  Oh, this right wing math&#8211;so complicated.</p>
<p>McCain&#8217;s lust for power is so transparent that it would be comical if it weren&#8217;t for the fact that it&#8217;s also real.  Trusting anything he says to try to win the election would be a big mistake.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5075350', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dixie blood</title>
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		<dc:creator>dixie blood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;sacopenapa Says: 
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MacCain thinks his going to have a first term… hahahahahaha!
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&lt;b&gt;Sorry to burst your potential bubble...the crooked voting machines will give him a first term and more....&lt;/b&gt;</description>
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<p>MacCain thinks his going to have a first term… hahahahahaha!<br />
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<p><b>Sorry to burst your potential bubble&#8230;the crooked voting machines will give him a first term and more&#8230;.</b><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5005876', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sacopenapa</title>
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		<dc:creator>sacopenapa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MacCain thinks his going to have a first term... hahahahahaha!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MacCain thinks his going to have a first term&#8230; hahahahahaha!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5005694', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hellinabucket</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/07/holtz-eakin-deficit/comment-page-2/#comment-5004892</link>
		<dc:creator>hellinabucket</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What a powerful, easy to remember argument to continually throw out to every McCain supporter.  How long do you think until I get an answer that addresses the yo-yo stance on this issue.   

Either McCain&#039;s entire campaign is based on &quot;say what they want to hear at that time&quot; or, McCain is nuts but he&#039;s the last hope of a dying mini dynasty so they cover their eyes and ears still pretending that their Emperor does have clothes on.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a powerful, easy to remember argument to continually throw out to every McCain supporter.  How long do you think until I get an answer that addresses the yo-yo stance on this issue.   </p>
<p>Either McCain&#8217;s entire campaign is based on &#8220;say what they want to hear at that time&#8221; or, McCain is nuts but he&#8217;s the last hope of a dying mini dynasty so they cover their eyes and ears still pretending that their Emperor does have clothes on.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004892', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jess Wonderin</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/07/holtz-eakin-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-5004808</link>
		<dc:creator>Jess Wonderin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee McGrumpy, how about cutting the $28,000 you currently COLLECT from Social Security  -   on top of your public salary, disability, investments, lobby perks and retirement funds? 

Isn&#039;t Cindy giving you enough to cover the Medamucil and Ambien - or - are you just a simple greedy RepubliCON wandering through politics playing &quot;pull my finger&quot; . . . .?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee McGrumpy, how about cutting the $28,000 you currently COLLECT from Social Security  &#8211;   on top of your public salary, disability, investments, lobby perks and retirement funds? </p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t Cindy giving you enough to cover the Medamucil and Ambien &#8211; or &#8211; are you just a simple greedy RepubliCON wandering through politics playing &#8220;pull my finger&#8221; . . . .?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004808', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RUCerious</title>
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		<dc:creator>RUCerious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gonna cut Social Security and Medicare.

Right.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gonna cut Social Security and Medicare.</p>
<p>Right.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004768', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wisedup</title>
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		<dc:creator>wisedup</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What first term bozo? He won&#039;t be given a chance to fail with that line of bull.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What first term bozo? He won&#8217;t be given a chance to fail with that line of bull.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004538', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: flavorino</title>
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		<dc:creator>flavorino</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He&#039;s old.......he&#039;s tired......he&#039;s confused.......he takes Ambien nightly........economics is not his strength.........
and his wife is worth $100 million, 

so he really doesn&#039;t give a f*** as long as he gets to be the President.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#8217;s old&#8230;&#8230;.he&#8217;s tired&#8230;&#8230;he&#8217;s confused&#8230;&#8230;.he takes Ambien nightly&#8230;&#8230;..economics is not his strength&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br />
and his wife is worth $100 million, </p>
<p>so he really doesn&#8217;t give a f*** as long as he gets to be the President.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004484', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: trollsbwild</title>
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		<dc:creator>trollsbwild</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;BALD FACED LIAR!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a <strong><em>BALD FACED LIAR!</em></strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004418', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Musk</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/07/holtz-eakin-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-5004360</link>
		<dc:creator>Musk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can balance the budget in 2 weeks . . . so take that!  Not onlt THAT, but your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!   *snicker*</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can balance the budget in 2 weeks . . . so take that!  Not onlt THAT, but your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!   *snicker*<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004360', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I find it  amazing people even  listen  to  McCain.

Then I remember that  this is a country  that elected both Ronnie  &quot;trees cause  pollution&quot; Raygun  and George &quot;Dumbass&quot;  Bush president.....   and then I am   scared,   lol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find it  amazing people even  listen  to  McCain.</p>
<p>Then I remember that  this is a country  that elected both Ronnie  &#8220;trees cause  pollution&#8221; Raygun  and George &#8220;Dumbass&#8221;  Bush president&#8230;..   and then I am   scared,   lol<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004348', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stewarjt</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/07/holtz-eakin-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-5004330</link>
		<dc:creator>stewarjt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In his great article &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DB173BF937A2575AC0A9659C8B63&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Tax Cut Con&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; Dr. Paul Krugman writes, &quot;The [Congressional] budget office&#039;s new head, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, is a conservative economist who was handpicked for his job by the administration. But his conclusion was that unless the revenue losses from the proposed tax cuts were offset by spending cuts, the resulting deficits would be a drag on growth, quite likely to outweigh
any supply-side effects.&quot;

Later in the same article, &quot;Politicians will, of course, promise to eliminate wasteful spending. But take out Social Security,Medicare, defense, Medicaid, government pensions, homeland security, interest on the public debt and veterans&#039; benefits -- none of them what people who complain about waste usually have in mind -- and you are left with spending equal to about 3 percent of gross domestic product. And most of that goes for courts, highways, education and other useful things. Any savings from elimination of waste and fraud
will amount to little more than a rounding-off error.&quot;

Finally, &quot;So let&#039;s put a few things back on the table. Let&#039;s assume that interest on the public debt will be paid, that
spending on defense and homeland security will not be compromised and that the regular operations of government will continue to be financed. What we are left with, then, are the New Deal and Great Society programs: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and unemployment insurance. And to close the fiscal gap, spending on these programs would have to be cut by around 40 percent.&quot;

McBain&#039;s truly will be President Dinkledorf&#039;s third term!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In his great article &#8220;<a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DB173BF937A2575AC0A9659C8B63" rel="nofollow">The Tax Cut Con</a>,&#8221; Dr. Paul Krugman writes, &#8220;The [Congressional] budget office&#8217;s new head, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, is a conservative economist who was handpicked for his job by the administration. But his conclusion was that unless the revenue losses from the proposed tax cuts were offset by spending cuts, the resulting deficits would be a drag on growth, quite likely to outweigh<br />
any supply-side effects.&#8221;</p>
<p>Later in the same article, &#8220;Politicians will, of course, promise to eliminate wasteful spending. But take out Social Security,Medicare, defense, Medicaid, government pensions, homeland security, interest on the public debt and veterans&#8217; benefits &#8212; none of them what people who complain about waste usually have in mind &#8212; and you are left with spending equal to about 3 percent of gross domestic product. And most of that goes for courts, highways, education and other useful things. Any savings from elimination of waste and fraud<br />
will amount to little more than a rounding-off error.&#8221;</p>
<p>Finally, &#8220;So let&#8217;s put a few things back on the table. Let&#8217;s assume that interest on the public debt will be paid, that<br />
spending on defense and homeland security will not be compromised and that the regular operations of government will continue to be financed. What we are left with, then, are the New Deal and Great Society programs: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and unemployment insurance. And to close the fiscal gap, spending on these programs would have to be cut by around 40 percent.&#8221;</p>
<p>McBain&#8217;s truly will be President Dinkledorf&#8217;s third term!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004330', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Badger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Badger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>During the Clinton Years, the Republicans were Insisting on a Balanced Budget Amendment.

You don&#039;t hear much about that anymore.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During the Clinton Years, the Republicans were Insisting on a Balanced Budget Amendment.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t hear much about that anymore.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004328', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Namtillaku</title>
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		<dc:creator>Namtillaku</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Promise everything - anything, and if enough people believe you, you&#039;ll get elected.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Promise everything &#8211; anything, and if enough people believe you, you&#8217;ll get elected.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004320', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Krazny</title>
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		<dc:creator>Krazny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wonder if you went back if you could find some Bush advisor talking about how Bush&#039;s budget would bring the deficit under control?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder if you went back if you could find some Bush advisor talking about how Bush&#8217;s budget would bring the deficit under control?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004318', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: barfly</title>
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		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No one is asking the question of how these republican tax policies would benefit McCain directly.  With a 100 million dollar fortune, figuring how much he himself would save,were his policies enacted, would paint him as an affluent elitist, only interested in fattening his own bankroll.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No one is asking the question of how these republican tax policies would benefit McCain directly.  With a 100 million dollar fortune, figuring how much he himself would save,were his policies enacted, would paint him as an affluent elitist, only interested in fattening his own bankroll.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004316', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Cats r Flyfishn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cats r Flyfishn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just more voodoo economics.  How about cutting spending on the Iraq war... McCain can start by cutting the number of contractors in half and cutting the pay-out to the contractors by 3/4... that should place the contractors pay more in line with the pay check of our military.  Next, McCain can stop paying for the health care costs of Government employees, starting with eliminating taxpayers paying for his health care.  If McCain plans on cutting Social Security then he will need to cut Government retirement programs also.  Now, I gave McCain some suggestions on how to reduce Government spending.  Hope he reads this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just more voodoo economics.  How about cutting spending on the Iraq war&#8230; McCain can start by cutting the number of contractors in half and cutting the pay-out to the contractors by 3/4&#8230; that should place the contractors pay more in line with the pay check of our military.  Next, McCain can stop paying for the health care costs of Government employees, starting with eliminating taxpayers paying for his health care.  If McCain plans on cutting Social Security then he will need to cut Government retirement programs also.  Now, I gave McCain some suggestions on how to reduce Government spending.  Hope he reads this.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004306', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: regular_joe</title>
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		<dc:creator>regular_joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Holtz-Eakin said ‘I would like the next president not to talk about deficit reduction.’ &lt;/strong&gt;

Frankly, Mr. Holtz-Eakin, the American people don&#039;t give a damn what you would like.  

The truth is that 7 1/2 years of Republican economic policies have bankrupted America.  Unemployment is going up, the weak dollar has caused the price of gasoline to double, our national debt has doubled, our infrastructure is crumbling, we&#039;re bogged down in an endless war in Iraq, and all you&#039;re worried about is tax cuts for fat cats.

Screw you, Mr. Holtz-Eakin, we&#039;ve had a belly full of what YOU would like.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Holtz-Eakin said ‘I would like the next president not to talk about deficit reduction.’ </strong></p>
<p>Frankly, Mr. Holtz-Eakin, the American people don&#8217;t give a damn what you would like.  </p>
<p>The truth is that 7 1/2 years of Republican economic policies have bankrupted America.  Unemployment is going up, the weak dollar has caused the price of gasoline to double, our national debt has doubled, our infrastructure is crumbling, we&#8217;re bogged down in an endless war in Iraq, and all you&#8217;re worried about is tax cuts for fat cats.</p>
<p>Screw you, Mr. Holtz-Eakin, we&#8217;ve had a belly full of what YOU would like.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004302', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bob</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/07/holtz-eakin-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-5004298</link>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How much money could be saved by decreasing subsidies for companies that continually have record-breaking profits?  What if you spent less on an embassy on the other side of the world and use that extra money to rebuild after domestic disasters?  That might save some money.

How about a Retro-active Immunity TAX?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How much money could be saved by decreasing subsidies for companies that continually have record-breaking profits?  What if you spent less on an embassy on the other side of the world and use that extra money to rebuild after domestic disasters?  That might save some money.</p>
<p>How about a Retro-active Immunity TAX?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004298', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Xisithrus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/07/holtz-eakin-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-5004292</link>
		<dc:creator>Xisithrus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;McCain’s Tax Plan ‘Will Bring The Budget To Balance By The End Of His First Term’&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;


Bwaaahahahaha. I almost fell out of my chair on that one. What person in their right mind would believe this worn out political football that has been pulled out from under Charley Brown a million times?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><em>McCain’s Tax Plan ‘Will Bring The Budget To Balance By The End Of His First Term’</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Bwaaahahahaha. I almost fell out of my chair on that one. What person in their right mind would believe this worn out political football that has been pulled out from under Charley Brown a million times?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5004292', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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