Ending the recession. NOT | 12 comments (12 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Remarkably the Democrats seem more concerned about containing the growth of the Federal deficit than Bush ever was.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Tue Oct 13th, 2009 at 09:07:25 AM EST

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Being "more concerned about containing the growth of the Federal deficit than Bush ever was" is not a very hard thing to do.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid on Tue Oct 13th, 2009 at 10:12:33 AM EST
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It is if you are trying to stave off a major depression and fund some very necessary social and environmental programmes at the same time

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Tue Oct 13th, 2009 at 04:50:29 PM EST
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That's because they're trying to be responsible.

It's just too bad that the advice they get from reputable academic scholars on what constitutes responsible behaviour is so pathetically obtuse.

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue Oct 13th, 2009 at 08:35:40 PM EST
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Ending the recession. NOT | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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