I would have called it policy, but we actually have a lack of one.

Apparently they don't think our budgeting practices are niggardly enough.




http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=611676

I couldn't bump it...but it's not a lying thread title anymore!

[Edited on August 5, 2011 at 9:44 PM. Reason : ]

8/5/2011 9:41:07 PM

isn't S&P the same peeps that rated all those subprime securities shits as quality investment grade shits?

that didn't work out so well did it

WHERE IS S&P's rating?

based on their 2007/2008 showing, i give them an F-

[Edited on August 5, 2011 at 9:44 PM. Reason : .]

8/5/2011 9:43:06 PM

yeah it was basically proven that you can buy a better rating from these fucks

fuck them

this is america, we could bomb the shit out of s&p

ALSO THIS IS NOT THE GOD DAMN SOAP BOX

8/5/2011 9:46:15 PM

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"isn't S&P the same peeps that rated all those subprime securities shits as quality investment grade shits?"

yep

8/5/2011 9:46:32 PM

they also really liked the dicks of bear stearns and lehman

RIP

#bankinglawknowledge2008

i am just saying. to me they don't seem 100% reliable to me. not that our country is at the top of its game. but...3 years ago isn't THAT long ago. how quickly we forget.

i mostly just don't want to hear all the idiots rage about this. god i might kill myself at work tomorrow.

[Edited on August 5, 2011 at 9:50 PM. Reason : .]

8/5/2011 9:48:42 PM

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"ALSO THIS IS NOT THE GOD DAMN SOAP BOX"

guess you don't realize that our economy is crumbling and this will affect everyone regardless of where this is posted

8/5/2011 10:05:07 PM

OH MY GOD

we were all here in 2008 we know how this works

first there is something about a lasso and then a wedding and then a run on the building and loan and then george bailey is standing drunk on a bridge but clarence comes and a bell rings and an angel gets its wings



[Edited on August 5, 2011 at 10:09 PM. Reason : .]

8/5/2011 10:08:12 PM

DID I SAY MAKE IT RAIN?

I MEANT QUANTITATIVE EASING!

8/5/2011 10:09:43 PM

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"ECONOMY IS CRUMBLING"

gtfo chicken little

8/5/2011 10:57:18 PM

god i fucking know right

if i have to hear one more person's fucking end of the country world t-rex king kong jihad tirade rant i'm going to lose my mind up in here up in here

8/5/2011 10:58:33 PM

Free money has consequencessssssss

8/5/2011 11:03:47 PM

doesn't like, everything technically have consequences?

8/5/2011 11:04:47 PM

THE END IS NIGH

8/5/2011 11:05:51 PM

GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN

i kind of like this. everyone will leave. i will stay.

QUEEN KATHERINE!!!

8/5/2011 11:07:52 PM

you wont like it when we're all eating our children and raping dogs


THE END IS NIGH

8/5/2011 11:09:39 PM

no you'll be doing that in canada or china or costa rica duh

i'll still be here. if you want you can stay and we'll split up the states one by one. we'll rock paper scissors (best out of three) for who gets first pick then go from there

if one of your states is completely landlocked by my states, i'll grant you an easement through one of my states to get to your state.

cool?

p.s. you can be vice queen if you want to

[Edited on August 5, 2011 at 11:13 PM. Reason : .]

8/5/2011 11:12:08 PM

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"FEED THEM CAKE"

8/5/2011 11:12:49 PM

LOL

8/5/2011 11:15:57 PM

IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE Y'ALL

8/5/2011 11:46:21 PM

so what will stocks do on monday?

8/5/2011 11:48:21 PM

should i have paid my rent this month?

8/5/2011 11:50:51 PM

why would you bother?

apparently this shit's all ending

8/5/2011 11:51:39 PM

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"so what will stocks do on monday?"

Interesting question. Usually people flee to US government debt in times of uncertainty .

8/6/2011 12:18:47 AM

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"god i fucking know right if i have to hear one more person's fucking end of the country world t-rex king kong jihad tirade rant i'm going to lose my mind up in here up in here"

8/6/2011 12:24:47 AM

I swear to god, I would love to send Chris and Snoop and put the OP in a vacant

8/6/2011 12:42:09 AM

^ who are these aliases I keep making mad


you mad

8/6/2011 12:43:05 AM

you're just so goddamn one dimensional. are you solinari? I think you are. Either way, you suck so fucking much

8/6/2011 12:45:15 AM

8/6/2011 12:46:17 AM

mofo I am not solinari - why don't you stop accusing me of things that I am not. Consider yourself officially called out

8/6/2011 1:05:02 AM

The budget deal fucking sucks. America is fucked up and it's so fucking simple to fix by putting common sense into place.


LEGALIZE MARIJUANA. Free half the incarcerated prisoners. BIG $AVINGS. FREES UP SPACE FOR REAL CRIMINALS.


STOP THE WAR ON DRUGS. Shit is not working. BIG $AVINGS.

STOP GIVING TAX REFUND CHECKS BACK. Obviously the country needs it to SURVIVE.

CONTROL SPENDING - STOP BUYING $1000 HAMMERS AND GETTING RIPPED OFF BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS.

CHARGE AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ for the war with REDUCED OIL PRICES (duh that's why we went there right?)

REDUCE FOREIGN AID BY 75%. BIG $AVINGS.

SCRUTINIZE WELFARE. REQUIRE RECEIPTS AND A MONTHLY REPORT FROM THOSE WITH BENEFITS. THEY HAVE TIME. THEY DON'T WORK. (DUH)

LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME WELFARE IS APPLIED. RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING NOT TO FIND A JOB BECAUSE THEY WILL LOSE THEIR BENEFITS. WHY WORK IF THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE FREE MONEY IN WHICH REQUIRES NO WORK? SAME WITH UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

PUT THE DISABLED TO WORK. Find desk jobs for people in wheel chairs! They are perfectly capable of working just like people with no disability. People with no arms can still give lectures or answer customer service calls. I understand they are disabled, but we live on the same planet and we all have to do our part. No arms and no legs != free ride. Mentally handicap of a 6th grade level? Collect trash, clean the bay, tons of easy jobs out there!

Essentially people are working 80 hours a week to make ends meet. There are more than enough people that need jobs to reduce those hours to 40 hours per week. This gives us more time to spend with friends, relax, enjoy life, and retire. EVERYONE HAS TO CHIP IN.

Stop feeling sorry for taking money from RICH people to FIX the country. Even if you take half of all their money, they'll all still be RICH. We aren't taking food out of their mouth nor is it a yearly thing. This is a one-time-get-the-country-back-on-track ordeal!

ELIMINATE POLITICAL PARTIES. Each candidate should run on HIS OWN stance on each issue. It's completely stupid when political parties choose who we choose for president and congress. The people they pick can't even be opinionated, they have to obey party rules.

ELIMINATE donations. All candidates should get the same budget!!!!! paid by tax payers!!!! no donations!!!! same budget!!!! The person who uses their budget wisest will usually get elected.
No corporate fundraisers! Government officials cannot receive money from outside sources while IN OR OUT of office. Obviously, if you are seeking money as a motive to run the country, this isn't the job for YOU. However, Government officials will have a nice retirement package (paid for by taxes).


ELIMINATE TENURE for teachers. Get that shit outta here.
ELIMINATE FOR-PROFIT UNIVERSITIES.
SEPARATE SPORTS AND UNIVERSITIES.
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE LEARNING. (NOT SPORTS, NOT MONEY, NOT PARTYING)
RESTORE DIFFICULTY TO GET INTO AND OUT OF UNIVERSITIES. Don't let just anyone in. Don't let just anyone out with a diploma.


Let more students (who work harder and learn faster) skip grades in elementary,middle, and high school.
Hold more students back (who don't learn enough to move on)
Kick students out who don't work at all. Creates room for people that DO want to learn. Don't worry they can start again and try again next year if they change their mind about learning)

Let adults go back to elementary school, middle school, and high school! Trust me, some adults definitely need to go back and relearn shit.


HOLY SHIT I'M NOT EVEN 1/15TH DONE WITH FIXING AMERICA. WE'RE DOOMED.

8/6/2011 5:08:32 AM

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"god i might kill myself at work tomorrow. "

Be sure to make a thread about it after the fact.

8/6/2011 7:43:09 AM

8/6/2011 8:56:26 AM

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"Interesting question. Usually people flee to US government debt in times of uncertainty"

They still will. It's still very safe debt relative. Plus the fact that people knew this was coming. Actually a lot were surprised Moody's didn't downgrade.

Also, I think it's kind of funny that S&P made a $2 trillion error in their analysis of US debt...

8/6/2011 9:25:08 AM

dude fuck s&p

the threat was that we'd get downgraded if we didn't pay our billz on time. faggot boehner fagged everything up but eventually we passed something to pay bills by august 2nd, SO WHY THE FUCK WOULD THEY STILL PULL A AA+ DOWNGRADE BULLSHIT

stupid fucking s&p, why dont those fucks lie about our credit the way they lied about the CDO's

8/6/2011 11:13:10 AM

^^^ lol I feel bad for laughing at that

8/6/2011 11:27:29 AM

the level of stupidity in this thread is mind numbing. you guys keep your mickey mouse stuff with the pay-for-opinion agencies and blame the current administration/black man shit and I'll go make boatloads off your irrational investing


"We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."

[Edited on August 6, 2011 at 11:50 AM. Reason : sent from my verizon iBerry while cruising on my yacht]

8/6/2011 11:45:54 AM

lolz at irrational investing

the people who buy yachts off their trades are the reason that the fucking stock market is retarded.

8/6/2011 11:48:43 AM

iop1

8/6/2011 5:27:57 PM

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"you guys keep your mickey mouse stuff with the pay-for-opinion agencies and blame the current administration/black man shit and I'll go make boatloads off your irrational investing "

yo lemme take a ride on your yacht!!!!

8/6/2011 6:51:32 PM

...because of the implication

8/6/2011 8:01:08 PM

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"Having Standard & Poors downgrade the creditworthiness of the United States, and warn it about further downgrades, is a little like having the Catholic Church lecture scout leaders on the proper behavior toward boys."

8/8/2011 2:20:22 PM