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quote:There's nothing wrong with defecit spending, so long as you know exactly what you're doing, and are extremely careful.
You can't know exactly what you're doing, that's why it's called defecit spending. There is no way to predict what will happen one year down the road. The surplus might, shall we say, not be sufficient.
Exert caution by NOT spending more than you have. Basic rule, always works.
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We'd love to, but they keep tacking on new spending! Or just as often, restoring cuts that had been made in order to balance the budget.
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The missile defense system was ALREADY factored into the budget. Therefore it is NOT 'additional' spending.
*points and laughs*
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Omega's got you there. He made it say "Nothing could make it any LESS moronic."
Which means it's SO NOT moronic, you can't make it any more NOT moronic.
Clever restructuring of the double negative.
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Well, see, I completely agree with that. Missile defense is the most moronic thing the Bush White House has gotten itself behind, it'd be hard to make it more moronic.
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That's not what I said. I said you couldn't make it LESS moronic, not moreso.
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quote:The missile defense system was ALREADY factored into the budget. Therefore it is NOT 'additional' spending.
That is impossible. Or at the least bit illegal. The ABM treaty still is in force (regardless of Double U's trying to get it tossed out like yesterday's french fry.)
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quote:That's not what I said. I said you couldn't make it LESS moronic, not moreso.
Yes, because it's already the most moronic. I suppose you could make it less moronic, but you're right: you can't make it more moronic when it's already the most moronic thing around.
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