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Biden: more US stimulus needed, business mad at S&P
Reuters ^ | August 26, 2011 | Jeff Mason

Posted on 08/26/2011 1:29:41 PM PDT by RobinMasters

Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. economy needed more stimulus to get it moving, putting in a plug for government measures shortly before the White House unveils new proposals to boost job growth.

Concluding a trip to Asia that focused primarily on China, Biden also said a final decision had not been made on whether Washington would sell Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan and noted Beijing knew America viewed its one-child policy as "abhorrent."

Reacting to a leadership switch at the top of ratings agency Standard & Poor's after it downgraded the United States, Biden said his "instinct" was that pressure from disgruntled businesses may have influenced the change, though he made clear that he did not know the agency's internal workings.

S&P said earlier this week its president was stepping down.

Biden made his remarks to reporters traveling with him on his plane, Air Force Two, at the end of a roughly 10-day tour of China, Mongolia, and Japan.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; economy; herewegoagain; obamanomics; recovery; stimulus; stimulus2; stimulusii

1 posted on 08/26/2011 1:29:42 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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To: RobinMasters

Not going to happen as long as there is a Tea Party.


2 posted on 08/26/2011 1:31:53 PM PDT by tobyhill (Real Spending Cuts Don't Require Increasing The Debt)
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To: RobinMasters

Can this stupid, dumbass SOB stuck on stupid be shut up?!
Geezus! =.=


3 posted on 08/26/2011 1:34:19 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

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Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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4 posted on 08/26/2011 1:35:34 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: RobinMasters

Joe Biteme, the gift that keeps on giving, and giving, and giving...


5 posted on 08/26/2011 1:35:52 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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To: All
NO Joe we are PISSED at O’Bummer you idiot.
6 posted on 08/26/2011 1:36:49 PM PDT by troy McClure
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To: RobinMasters

and to think this clown is a heartbeat away....


7 posted on 08/26/2011 1:38:02 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: RobinMasters
(From the cartoon) 1000 jobs in the Shire? Then why are the Tea Party hobbits so angry?
8 posted on 08/26/2011 1:41:14 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Due to the earthquake the president has officially implemented Rule 18-1.)
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To: RobinMasters
....'putting in a plug'

Is Rooters really that clever? Plugs Biden 'putting in a plug'. Old Slow Joe just keeps 'plugging' away.

9 posted on 08/26/2011 1:43:51 PM PDT by JPG (Barry says he'll promise to save more later if he can spend more now. Black bus economics.)
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To: RobinMasters

Look at the charts. Stimulus increased gov’t spending by an insane amount which wore off by 2011. It wasn’t tsunamis, oil or earthquakes. Stimulus is like a massive Viagra that wears off with nothing to show for it but more debt and deficits!!!!

http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com/


10 posted on 08/26/2011 2:15:41 PM PDT by Squidster
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Time check - 4:01pm - actual post time reads?


11 posted on 08/27/2011 1:03:05 PM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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