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Old 05-29-2009, 09:45 AM   #1
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This is just sickening...

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The latest increase raises federal obligations to a record $546,668 per household in 2008, according to the USA TODAY analysis. That's quadruple what the average U.S. household owes for all mortgages, car loans, credit cards and other debt combined.

Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red ink - USATODAY.com

Lest you think this is a partisan article;

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That's the biggest leap in the long-term burden on taxpayers since a Medicare prescription drug benefit was added in 2003.
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Old 05-29-2009, 10:02 AM   #2
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And the Messiah brags, "You ain't seen nothing yet!"
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Admittedly, all of the above is a product of my deep-seated and virulent racism. /sarcasm
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Old 05-29-2009, 10:04 AM   #3
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Are there any capitalist nations left in the world my family and I can defect to?
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Old 05-29-2009, 10:04 AM   #4
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And the Messiah brags, "You ain't seen nothing yet!"
He's fast moving up to #1.
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Old 05-29-2009, 10:05 AM   #5
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If only Canada was not so damned cold for most of the year.
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Old 05-29-2009, 10:14 AM   #6
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Are there any capitalist nations left in the world my family and I can defect to?
Sure. Texas. Or Arizona.


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