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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 12:56 PM) I'd be in favor of fed policy that spent $40B/month or whatever on direct checks to every American instead of on securities. what do you mean by securities? what spending is this?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 12:52 PM) Just for reference, I think this is a terrible idea. It may be technically legal per the letter of the law, but doing this technique leaves the government open to a court challenge on its legality. Clearly allowing for the creation of a trillion dollar coin was not the intent of the original law, and therefore, it's entirely plausible that a judge could rule at some point after minting the coin that the process was not legal. Even if it was challenged up the chain...that single ruling could throw the entire economy into chaos, because the government would have been paying its bills illegally. Even if there's only a small chance of it happening...it's like an asteroid impact. It might be surprising, but are you really willing to risk the stability of the entire global financial system on a bet that no court will rule against it? simply change the law to explicitly legalize trillion dollar coins. give every person that is in the United States unlimited trillion dollar coins and watch as housing prices recover, no one is poor, and everything is perfect.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 12:27 PM) The problem is the debt ceiling isn't the spending ceiling. People often confuse the two. The debt ceiling is allowing the government to borrow the money they *ALREADY* spent. If they don't, the default on those loans...and the people they borrowed from get f***ed because now they'll never get the full amount borrowed. If they were talking about setting a spending limit, it would/could actually do something positive. But the "debt ceiling" as it is now, does no such thing. usually, the GOP puts on a dog and pony show, demanding spending cuts first, then vote for a debt ceiling raise. never works out that way, they always end up increasing spending. they put up a fake fight to appease supposed conservatives. a lower debt ceiling does actually effect spending directly in a number of ways. obviously if you don't pay back your loans, no one is going to give you future loans, and decreases future debt. so if the debt ceiling isn't raised you default on loans, or cut spending, or just start printing money. an unlimited debt ceiling, which we currently have as a massive increase is always voted for, encourages reckless spending. because it's all free and we are all entitled to free stuff.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:20 AM) If they wanted to make changes to the budget, they should have negotiated over the budget. That is what the debt ceiling fight should be. But I'm sure the clueless GOP will cave in and increase spending 10 fold.

Obama plans on creating a trillion dollar coin to pay off national debt http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/...ing-end-around/

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:06 AM) They will do like Indiana Demcrats did and run to a state. haha, didn't Wisconsin Democrats do the same thing?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:00 AM) They'll like this idea until it's used against them in the future. yes. then the same Democrats that are in here supporting it will be posting about how terrible this mean old Republican created rule is. They have Irish Alzheimers, forget everything except the grudge.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 07:45 AM) Since the government has now become the mitigator of disaster, it should be the people who choose to live in dangerous zones of the country (flood, hurricane, tornado, earthquake, etc) who subsidize their own dangerous lifestyles. unacceptable. they are entitled to free stuff. end of discussion.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 07:56 AM) The people who live on the waterfront are pretty wealthy....we make them pay for their own insurance Balta, they are entitled to that money. Stop being unreasonable

it's gonna be interesting to see what happens when people see that they have a tax increase (the 2% tax increase thingy). if the GOP had any instincts (which they don't, they are total failures) they would exploit this increase and blame Obama and the Democrats.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 08:23 PM) then you would literally have Civil War 2... which ... i'm not actually all that opposed to... and who is going to fight in this? you? hahahaha

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 07:32 PM) So I got offered free VIP passes to the ND viewing party on campus... sweet

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 01:39 PM) YES!

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 01:30 PM) But if we're going the OC route, my #1 target would be McCoy from Denver. I don't know, it seems like Peyton Manning is the OC turning around Denver. McCoy is along for the ride.

I'm surprised Rex Ryan didn't get fired.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 01:16 PM) I am pretty confident the Bears will screw this up. ^^^ we'll probably want Lovie back

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 12:39 PM) He said the fans got what they wanted that's just ridiculous. so much complaining about the 'fans' from these Bears players. "the fans boo us too much" "the fans want us to lose" lol

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 12:37 PM) Hester: I MIGHT RETIRE YOU GUYS GOT WHAT YOU WANTED BECAUSE THE TEAM DIDN'T DO WELL haha. seriously?

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 12:21 PM) Jim Miller said Nick Saban and Brian Kelly are on the Emery list. Kelly would be awful. No NFL experience just lends itself to a disaster. Saban probably would want too much control, but certainly has built programs in college and has NFL experience. Brian Kelly should stay at ND.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 10:02 AM) Hiring Rivera as the head coach would be brutal. ^^^

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 30, 2012 -> 10:10 PM) another part of the diabolical benghazi coverup! yes, it does seem very suspicious. i'll check drudge and let you guys know what i find.

doing the right thing isn't always easy, StrangeSox.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 30, 2012 -> 10:58 AM) Taxes on the importing of tea: Throw the tea into the harbor! Water the Tree of Liberty with the blood of tyrants! Slavery: Now lets all calm down and discuss this like reasonable men. internet. learn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 27, 2012 -> 11:04 AM) This is going to be brutal. 1. RF Alejandro DeAza 2. 3B Jeff Keppinger (if healthy) 3. DH Adam Done 4. 1B Paul Konerko (is this the year of the massive decline?) 5. CF Alex "every other year" Rios (he's do for an "other" year!) 6. LF Dayan Viciedo 7. SS Alexei Ramirez 8. C Tyler Flowers (at this point he's going to have to start 162 games) 9. 2B Gordon Beckham That might, honestly, be the worst lineup in the AL. We have to expect regression from our best hitter in his age 36 season after watching his OPS+ plummet in the 2nd half of last season. yea that's looking pretty rough