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The Real Losers Of The Great Debt Limit Debacle Of 2011
FRee Republic | 8/3/11 | Alan Levy

Posted on 08/03/2011 8:26:58 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama

Now that the dust is beginning to settle from the Great Debt Limit Debacle of 2011, one thing is clear: No one won.

The Establishment Republican Party lost. The RINO herd was exposed once again as the weak-kneed inheritors of the Neville Chamberlain's sorry legacy. The Authoritarian Left lost. Their overheated rhetoric was exposed for what it truly is: Utter crap on a stick. The Conseravtives and the Tea Party fought gallantly, but they too, went down to defeat as they were unable to defeat the apathy of the Establishment Republican Party. Fuhrer Obama lost when his famed Blitzkrieg stalled in the Russian winter known as "reality".

Everyone took a beating, but the real losers, I'm sorry to report, are the future taxpayers of the United States . (Also known as our children and grandchildren, whether they're unaborted, real, living humans or are still sparkles in your spouse's eye.) They're the ones who are truly going to pay for The Great Debt Limit Debacle of 2011. After all, they're the ones who will have it taken from their hides.

As Rush Limbaugh and others have pointed out, The Great Debt Limit Debacle of 2011 is nothing more than a disatrous tax increase. Chairman Obama and his socialist allies have gotten their grubby paws on 2.4 trillion dollars, which will undoubtably be wasted on all kinds of useless crap. That money is going to have be paid back somehow, either by direct taxation, indirect taxation by taxes raised on corporations, or by inflation. (Or a combination of all three. Won't that be swell ?) This tsunami may not hit right away, but believe me it's coming. When it hits, there won't be time to negotiate reasonable austerity. We'll have Greece-like austerity with the added treat of having the rest of the world hating us for setting off a global depression. With that hate will come more terrorism and more wars to be fought by a military that will have to buy its gear at Kmart. Like I said earlier, this may not be something that you, me, or the temporary politicians that have brought us to the brink will have to deal with. Our children and grandchildren will be stuck paying the check.

Is there a way out ?

God, I hope so.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: deblimit; economy; obama; planners; police; teachers; theendisnear
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1 posted on 08/03/2011 8:27:03 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama
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To: MestaMachine; shibumi; dixiechick2000; RonBush

Ping!


2 posted on 08/03/2011 8:28:06 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

“one thing is clear: No one won.”

BS.

The government won and the taxpayers lost.

It is not that hard to understand the failure of the king.


3 posted on 08/03/2011 8:29:19 PM PDT by edcoil (The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. -- Joe Paterno)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

The RINOS are a real sorry bunch.


4 posted on 08/03/2011 8:33:29 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: edcoil

ditto.


5 posted on 08/03/2011 8:33:54 PM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama
Taxing for prosperity is like f*cking for virginity.

Cheers!

6 posted on 08/03/2011 8:34:23 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Mostly correct, except as Rush stated, Obama won.

He wanted only one thing and he got it: no more debt ceiling issues until after the 2012 election.


7 posted on 08/03/2011 8:36:49 PM PDT by Arlis (- Virginia loghome/woods-dweller/Jesus lovin'/Bible-totin'/"gun-clinger")
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To: Absolutely Nobama
Rush stated today that Vladimir Putin of Russia was complaining about our excessive borrowing and that the Chinese were saying the same thing.

Rush posited that the Russians and Chinese must have joined the TEA Party because they are sincerely concerned about American debt and the ability to pay our bills.

8 posted on 08/03/2011 8:37:12 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: edcoil

“The government won and the taxpayers lost.”

For now, but eventually that house of cards will crumble under its own sheer weight.


9 posted on 08/03/2011 8:39:47 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: freekitty

RINOs= Socialist-lite


10 posted on 08/03/2011 8:40:50 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: grey_whiskers

“Taxing for prosperity is like f*cking for virginity.”

Consider this line stolen/redistributed.

Beyond awesome!


11 posted on 08/03/2011 8:43:25 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama
Just give me the credit as grey_whiskers, please.

(I'm considering opening a CafePress site or somesuch...)

Cheers!

12 posted on 08/03/2011 8:46:01 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Arlis

Per usual, Rush is right. Obama is quite successful in exacting his agenda on the U.S.


13 posted on 08/03/2011 8:46:10 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: Arlis

“He wanted only one thing and he got it: no more debt ceiling issues until after the 2012 election.”

He’s not totally unscathed. He is currently the proud owner of a 42% approval rating, according to Gallup.

Make no mistake about it, Chairman Obama was handed a lifeline by the RINO leadership of the Weeper of The House and Mitch McConman.


14 posted on 08/03/2011 8:48:27 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Inflation is a tax on savings. Usually, we tax income or spending (sales tax), or even inheritance. We think of our savings as OURS, nontaxable.

But deficit spending causes inflation, and our savings depreciates in value. Those who are retired, living on interest from their life savings, are about to be put into the poor house. The new deficit ceiling was built on the backs of retired folks.


15 posted on 08/03/2011 8:49:34 PM PDT by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: grey_whiskers
ABSOLUTELY! I'm no Larry Summers! With a great line like that, I'm looking foward to your site! Gimme a holler when you're up and running.
16 posted on 08/03/2011 8:52:47 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Rush is a genius, no doubt about it.


17 posted on 08/03/2011 8:53:49 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Almost time to hit the “Reset” button. Not looking forward to it but I am afraid it is inevitable.


18 posted on 08/03/2011 8:54:06 PM PDT by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Real losers?

That’s easy - the American people!


19 posted on 08/03/2011 8:54:06 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Rocky

Yep.


20 posted on 08/03/2011 8:54:45 PM PDT by Absolutely Nobama (What do you get when you add Obama to an economic depression ? O-ppression.)
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