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H.R. 4336: Fiscal Responsibility Act -- To provide that pay for Members of Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit.
Provides that, if there is a deficit in a fiscal year, then:
(1) any pay adjustment (including a cost of living adjustment) for Members of Congress scheduled to take effect in the succeeding calendar year shall be null and void; and
(2) rates of pay for Members shall be reduced by a specified percentage, but not below zero.
Specifies the mandatory pay rate reduction at:
(1) 5%, for the first year; or
(2) 10%, for any consecutive subsequent year that expenditures exceed revenues.Specifies conditions for restoration of the original pay rate, together with otherwise scheduled adjustments. Vests authority in the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to make determinations of whether or not a deficit exists in any fiscal year. States that, in making any such determination, the Director shall exclude any budget outlays which directly relate to a military conflict that lasts over 30 days or that is in direct response to a terrorist attack on the United States.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 12:47AM
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More info...
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/fiscal-responsibility-act-will-spending-cuts-hurt-politicians
http://dcrepublican.com/2009/02/17/strange-congress-congressional-perks-you-pay-for/
Such as...Travel to far-flung destinations as well as to home states and districts. Despite recent attempts to toughen gift and travel rules, “junkets” are still readily available prerogatives for many Members.
Bawney Fwank is crazy.
A cannibal was walking through the jungle and came upon a restaurant operated by a fellow cannibal. Feeling somewhat hungry, he sat down and looked over the menu...
Tourist: $5.00
Broiled Missionary: $10.00
Fried Explorer: $15.00
Baked Democrat or Grilled Republican: $100.00
The cannibal called the waiter over and asked, "Why such a price difference for the politicians?"
The cook replied, "Have you ever tried to clean one? They're so full of shit, it takes all morning."
Barney looks like he has to shit by the way.
No, the contributors will consider it an honor to make up for the loss.
Many of us don't remember the details from grade school, so when you post something like this, you should also post a little sub-segment entitled, "How a Bill becomes completely forgotten."
I couldn't resist.
They will never give up a dime,
AND GOMP I WILL NOT TOUCH THE FRANK COMMENT you ready BTW.
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HANG "EM HIGH SADDAM STYLE
RANTS are worthless now
USA is Insolvent
AMEN
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Enjoy your Rants while republic gets looted?
You didnt get kicked out of Wayco did you come on tell the truth.
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Enjoy your Rants while republic gets looted?
RANTS are worthless now
USA is Insolvent
ken...keep improving your comments...don't bash us, laugh or post garbled nonsense...i'm tired of the all caps and push hamburger nonsense...
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They are doing it all FOR US!!! Thanks Nancy...
Rangel Cuts Deal, Avoids Trial
http://wcbstv.com/local/charlie.rangel.ethics.2.1831649.html
YOU LIE...
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Trillions for Wall Street
By MIKE WHITNEY
Increasing the money supply does nothing when interest rates are already at zero and consumers are slashing spending. Bernanke has added over $1.25 trillion to bank reserves but consumer borrowing, spending and confidence are still flat on the canvass. The problem is demand, not the volume of money. Bernanke knows what to do, but he refuses to do it. He'd rather line the pockets of bondholders, bankers and rentiers. This is from Calculated Risk:
"This report from the National League of Cities (NLC), National Association of Counties (NACo), and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) reveals that local government job losses in the current and next fiscal years will approach 500,000, with public safety, public works, public health, social services and parks and recreation hardest hit by the cutbacks.
The surveyed local governments report cutting 8.6 per cent of total full-time equivalent (FTE) positions over the previous fiscal year to the next fiscal year (roughly 2009-2011). If applied to total local government employment nationwide, an 8.6 percent cut in the workforce would mean that 481,000 local government workers were, or will be, laid off over the two-year period."
The cutbacks will ravage local governments, state revenues and public services. Emergency facilities by the Fed provided $11.4 trillion for underwater banks and non banks, but nothing for the states. The GOP is helping the Fed strangle the states by opposing additional aid for Medicare payments and unemployment benefits. Many cities and counties will be forced into bankruptcy while Goldman Sachs rakes in record profits on liquidity provided by Bernanke. It's a disaster.
The bottom line? When Wall Street is hurting, money's never a problem. But when the states are on the brink of default and 14 million workers are scrimping to feed their families, it's time for belt-tightening. Explain that to your kids.
http://www.counterpunch.org/
Ken, with unimployment at 9% all that means is........................
Goverment jobs at 0%.................American Jobs at 20%..........the goverment comes up with 9% unimployment ?
Makes sence to me. We came close to losing our cabin 20 mo. ago when Ann was fired from 16 yr. of middle Mang. We just made it. I know all to well what living out of my car is like waiting for the next gig to play just to eat.
See DB's post on the Calf. bottom 1/3rd living on the brink. Funny, how the MSM dosent show a thing on whats realy going on in some places, Ha ?
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We are not going to kill him....WTF...thanks for the clarification.
Merciful Jesus, Merciful Jesus, Merciful Jesus, Merciful Jesus
You who take away the sins of the world
Grant them peace
Grant them everlasting peace
Lamb of god, lamb of god, lamb of god, lamb of god
You who take away the sins of the world
Grant them peace
Grant them everlasting peace
Everlasting, peace everlasting
Sorry DB i think this is a bad place for this.
Urgency for Revolt
FELLOW WORKING CLASS: Message from V: "Take Back America"
Edited for USA zombies
Vendetta for 911
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKHRSGY4mWA&feature=related
Message from V: "Take Back America"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qRxxtCX8o&feature=related
V For 9/11 Vendetta Past Present and Future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lkKyaj1GF4&feature=related
By Matt DeLong
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Sunday that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has "the cojones" that President Obama "does not have" to take on illegal immigration. Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Palin blasted Obama for suing Arizona to block the state's controversial new law without addressing "sanctuary cities" -- in which local law enforcement are prohibited from asking people about their immigration status.
Yes, we got a black president but he is just an incompetent, lying, marxist puppet in the hands of his masters. Our political landscape is becoming no different from Russia:
Terrible corruption here in America and there in Russia
Oligarchy is running country here and there
Russian president Medvedev is just Putin's puppet and Obama is just WallStreet banksters puppet
Russia has no democracy and America is losing it in a hurry (thanks to the staged 9/11 Patriot Act)
Russia cannot get by without a war ( Chechnya, Georgia, etc.,) and America cannot (Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, etc.,)
Russian secret police controls their Parliament and WallStreet Hebrew mafia controls our Congress
Yes, we are in a deep shit!
Way to go Sarah Palin!!!!!!
FDIC Bank Failures (July 31 2010)
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/fdic-bank-failures-july-31-2010/
@RLR
(Hi, I'm DB the owner of this site and I approve this message. Unlike the author's original version, which I didn't approve and promptly deleted it. Welcome to America. You are now free to move about your cubicle)
July 30, 2010 | RecoverylessRecovery
DB??LOL
DELETE content they don't like? What does it mean?LOL
August 1, 2010 | Ken
Nah. I'm into QUALITY music. Like this here,
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or................. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkgwn8ZT_GU&feature=related
But we do have some bluegrass on our cd's. But dont compare me with real groups that can record in 10 million dollar recording stodios. I could sound like a real group too, if I could aford that kind of money.
What realy supprises me is you like my kind of music........? I dident know anybody still liked it.
While the political dicourse has many subtopics like race, debt, military and socialism, it all boils down to this: "Who's really running the Show"?
The fact is, the source of all political problems and solutions can be found in this one simple question! Look at Ron Paul's focus and the subject of his books. Does he see the problem and the solution? Is he trying to tell us something?
While most of our problems flow from the fountain of concealed control, the beast can not be confronted if "we allow them" to remain hidden behind the veil of confusion. This is why the most salient question we can ask our politicians is - Who's really running the show! The fat cats or the People!
No doubt, the people feel like they have been snookered. If we can free the debate from the fog of perphireal issues - then and only then do the patriots have a fighting chance.
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Tony DeMeo, Sheriff of Nye County, Nevada describes how he had to threaten the criminal Federal Bureau of Land Mangement and the criminal US Department of Forestry with armed SWAT teams if they attempted to illegally seize one of his constituent’s cattle.
Ken, most people dont evan know there is a shadow goverment in control of everything. I posted earlier.........a piece on 911. Everyone should read it...
The truth is in the "Greek Yogert"..........................luv the stuff. Time will tell, come Jan. 1st. Im hoping for the best, but not supprised if our dreams are shattered.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9442970/Collateral-Damage-US-Covert-Operations-and-the-Terrorist-Attacks-on-September-11-200128062008#fullscreen:on
We live in very scary times Ken. Oct. is just around the corner too !
Crash of 2015 Won't Wait for Regulators to Rein in Wall Street
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-09/crash-of-2015-won-t-wait-for-regulators-to-buckle-wall-street-safety-belts.html
WASHINGTON HIGH TREASON CRIMINAL TRAITOR RULERS FOOLING US AGAIN
What Rants @DB folks?lol
We are ignored. only a Revolt will bring change
Final Day here to Rant
Mercy My Lord
AMEN