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Obama May Levy Carbon Tax to Cut U.S. Deficit, HSBC Says

joko104 said:
TWO METHODS OF CALCULATIONS:

Total cost of "wars"... $1.3 Trillion.

National debt $16.1 trillion

So "war accounts for what, 8% of the debt.

CALCULATION #2

Total costs of wars: $1.3 Trillion
Cost of 9/11 attack: $3.3 Trillion

Savings of avoiding another 9/11? $2 TRILLION.

Blaming "the wars" doesn't work, does it?
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who's blaming the wars? i'm just using them as an example that this argument of 'republicans are the fiscally responsible party' doesnt work. because they're not. neither are the democrats. they both waste money, trillions of dollars, on their pet projects.
 
VanceMack said:
Carbon credits and taxes. :lamo

Lets get serious about raising taxes and cutting those deficits. 500% tax increases on video games, cell phone data plans, and all sin taxes. Line em up and knock em down.
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Now there is a PLAN! I love it!
 
joko104 said:
TWO METHODS OF CALCULATIONS:

Total cost of "wars"... $1.3 Trillion.

National debt $16.1 trillion

So "war accounts for what, 8% of the debt.

CALCULATION #2

Total costs of wars: $1.3 Trillion
Cost of 9/11 attack: $3.3 Trillion

Savings of avoiding another 9/11? $2 TRILLION.

Blaming "the wars" doesn't work, does it?
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Good point. It's expensive to wage war. It's even more expensive to lose a war. What would it cost us to lose the war on terror?
 
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