Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, after all. Yes, wouldn't it be nice if the feds followed GAAP? The only justifiable reason I can think of for why a sovereign nation wouldn't follow GAAP is to handle unforseen contingencies. Alas, congresscritters don't limit themselves to such necessary actions. Throw all the bums out.
So, without shell games, Clinton also failed to balance the budget. That lines up with my memory, I recall him doing his little trick to put the unspendable SS income in a different column, but I didn't know that people would fall for the ploy and think he accomplished anything.
Sounds pretty enron-ish to me, but the lefties will now dance for us and tell us how it's not.
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This is pretty scary coming from someone in "higher education". I hope you aren't spreading the myth of the Clinton surplusses to those mushy little minds you have direct contact with. I also hope you aren't teaching in the math or economics departments. If you insist on claiming Clinton surplusses, I can only assume you approve of Enron accounting.
-Doug
That was tried in 1994 when the Republicans won the house for the first time since a two year stint during the Eisenhower administration which was the first time they had a majority in the house since the depression. Remember the screams of anguish from the media and the left? How Newt had a "contract ON America?" How the proposed slowdowns in spending growth were drastic CUTS on the rights of people receiving the largesse of the country's taxpayers? Nearly got the newly elected majority kicked out of power the next go-around. Unfortunately, rather than fighting back and educating voters and taxpayers, the Republicans found it easier to back down.
Yep, my ISP changed the news server, so I lost all those pol threads- best thing that happened to me (as far as internet stuff goes) in a while. Doing my best to stay the heck outta them now.
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I just can't fathom why the ABB crowd thought it was aOK to inject Bush-bashing crap into every forum in which they participated, regardless of the focus. That got WAY tiresome.
I used to be a ticket-splitter but no more. If the radical left has no more respect for people than that, I sure don't need them in my life...or in any elected office that affects me.
I added the words Bush and Kerry to my filter and I see very few political comments.
Upscale responds:
Uh, guys...the election is over, so most of the political commentary has died down anyway.
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