mapachito13
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ORIGINAL: bob97
I think everyone is missing the point about the economy. What is wrong with our economy is the oil imports. We currently import $1,400,000,000 of oil each day into this country. That’s 42 Billion dollar per month or 500 Billion per year, leaving this country without any return. Now tell me what’s wrong with the economy?
In comparison the Iraq war has cost 600 billion in 6 years and much of that cost is returned to the US because the products come from this nation.
Bob
So does this mean you are admitting that Dubya has been ignoring the bigger domestic problem (energy and the economy) to tackle the smaller problem of a tin-horn dictator?
BTW, We've spent 600 billion in Iraq and only $170 Billion to stimulate our own economy. I don't think Bush's priorities are within the borders of the US! I say let him be Iraq's President! All that fuhnanshul stuff really confoundeds hims!
Here's an intersting link to a Heritage Foundation article that claims that BofA and Countrywide wrote the bank bailout bill so they'd be able to dump their non-performing loans on the Federal Housing Authority! So much for leaving it to the market to sort it out.
It looks like banks need government programs funded by taxpayers to solve their problems. I guess banks need welfare too!
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