Our financial system is crumbling this week.

[G. Keenan]

And, of course, Arizona. Thrill posted a nice article earlier about what happens when the right actually controls the budget. They've slashed social services and literally sold off the capitol building but still face a massive deficit.

http://harpers.org/archive/2010/07/0083023

Wow. Probably for the best though. There shouldn't be that many people living in the desert anyway.

[lukethedrifter]

Chill out. You're all jumpy today.

I really am for some reason

Your date with Aaron didn't go well?

[vinsanity]

Interesting poll results on the debt, and the "debt ceiling"

51 percent supported cutbacks to military spending.

Only 20 percent supported paring Social Security retirement benefits while a mere 23 supported cutbacks to the Medicare health-insurance program.

How did the GOP win any seats last November?

65 percent support cutting back on tax collection

Oh.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

In other words, people don't want the Government to take their money.

[lukethedrifter]

In other words, people don't want the Government to take their money.

People don't want the Government to take their money to use it to do the things that people do want the Government to do.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

YEAH, JUst do it with less.

[cards2468]

Maybe that can help cool things down

[Hungary Jack]

And, of course, Arizona. Thrill posted a nice article earlier about what happens when the right actually controls the budget. They've slashed social services and literally sold off the capitol building but still face a massive deficit.

http://harpers.org/archive/2010/07/0083023

And if you want to see what happens when the left controls the budget, look at New Jersey.

[cards2468]

And, of course, Arizona. Thrill posted a nice article earlier about what happens when the right actually controls the budget. They've slashed social services and literally sold off the capitol building but still face a massive deficit.

http://harpers.org/archive/2010/07/0083023

And if you want to see what happens when the left controls the budget, look at New Jersey.

they produce an abundance of really annoying guidos and some little fat troll people refer to as "Snookie"?

[Hungary Jack]

And, of course, Arizona. Thrill posted a nice article earlier about what happens when the right actually controls the budget. They've slashed social services and literally sold off the capitol building but still face a massive deficit.

http://harpers.org/archive/2010/07/0083023

And if you want to see what happens when the left controls the budget, look at New Jersey.

they produce an abundance of really annoying guidos and some little fat troll people refer to as "Snookie"?

Ha. Governor Christie called the cast a bunch of New Yorkers!