If we can only afford one of the 2 endeavours, which one should it be?

9/8/2005 2:42:02 PM

They could raise taxes.

9/8/2005 2:45:21 PM

mother nature hates our freedoms

9/8/2005 2:50:32 PM

I kinda like the thread

it demands for serious citizen involvement/brainstorming.

Is the US able to afford either of the two?

9/8/2005 2:52:11 PM

We never had a problem with deficit spending before. Why should it stop anyone now?

9/8/2005 2:55:52 PM

N.O.

9/8/2005 2:56:45 PM

moron wins.

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9/8/2005 2:58:15 PM

The deficits were never this huge

How many times has the US accepted foreign aid before?

True that in economic terms, all the foreign aid coming in translates to reduced American aid to these countries...but still

Now you have countries like Iran proposing sanctions relief in lieue of more oil.

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9/8/2005 3:01:51 PM

This is almost as troubling as monkey vs. robot.

9/8/2005 3:02:01 PM

^^ AFAIK, the US is running record deficits that now. If that doesn't classify as "huge" I don't know what does.

9/8/2005 3:03:02 PM

hahaha

TGD is a tax-and-spend liberal

9/8/2005 4:09:23 PM

^i almost spit water and pop tart on the keyboard

9/8/2005 4:12:02 PM

Why are you eating poptarts in middle of the afternoon?

9/8/2005 4:46:06 PM

He's the Dread Pirate Woodfoot. Leave him be.

9/8/2005 4:48:10 PM

9/8/2005 5:58:54 PM

Quote :

"How many times has the US accepted foreign aid before?"

The impression I get is that we're accepting foreign aid not because we truly need it but more out of politeness to the countries we like (thus our spurning of aid from those near the bottom of the list).

Quote :

"Now you have countries like Iran proposing sanctions relief in lieue of more oil."

That's not generosity, that's simply Iran trying to take advantage of the situation to offer a trade (and a reasonable one at that... I always thought the sanctions on Iran were silly).

As for affording one or the other, we'll probably do both and just trim some other domestic program instead.

9/8/2005 6:04:19 PM