• sheltercrow said on Feb 14, 2009....

  
  From The Nation
  
  

  Slide Show: The Great Recession  : U.S. Economy
  
  The human face of the ongoing global economic meltdown--perpetrators and victims of the crisis--plus some outside-the box solutions.
  
  

• sheltercrow said on Feb 14, 2009....

  
  From The Nation
  
  

  Cut the Military Budget
  
  Barney Frank: Americans are far more threatened by cuts in Social Security and Medicare than the cancellation of ineffectual weapons systems.
  
  

• secretlife said on Feb 14, 2009....

  i think we should test weapons ON barney frank.

• PieterOpie said on Feb 14, 2009....

  Fire a whole slew of generals, colonels and what-nots and turn that Pentacle... eh,  Pentagram thing... that big ugly building into a military theme-park and luxury hotel.  They have $1000 toilets so you're half-way there already...  Cut the military budget obviously.  You fired the generals in the first sentence (see above) so they won't object.  So far so good.   The rest of the staff run the hotel-park complex and not only do you save trillions but make a few bucks as well.
  
  Come on now.... war is no fun any more these days.  The CIA guys are the only ones who enjoyed themselves in Iraq. 
  
  OH DO WHAT YOU WANT!!!     SEE IF I CARE.......
  

• dyingman said on Feb 15, 2009....

  Social Security has been raided as a slush fund for decades.
  
  If Keynesian economic stimulus can revive an economy like it did in 1933, it won't be the worst abuse of the SS funds...  not by miles.
  
  I can't figure Frank out.  Used to like him.  Now I'm wondering whether the bank CEO's are sharing his company Friday nights.
  
  

• sheltercrow said on Feb 15, 2009....

  A Short History of US Government Handouts

• PieterOpie said on Feb 15, 2009....

  ok... ok... it's not that good as an idea.  How about turning the Capitol into a petting zoo?  

• sheltercrow said on Feb 18, 2009....

  More from The Nation
  
  
  Ghost Story: Put Banks Out of Their Misery
  
  Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
  
  America's largest financial institutions are insolvent. It's time to face the truth and take the painful actions that will allow the economy to recover.
  
  And...
  
  
  Blue Dogs Bark
  
  Christopher Hayes : Democratic Party
  
  Why do the Blue Dog Democrats get so much attention? They're more unified and cohesive than any other House faction. And then there's America's love affair with fiscal conservatism.

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