Will America Default?

[ricky1lung]

Will the US gov allow a default?
Vote on the poll and tell us why or why not.

The poll is not public, you can vote freely without peers seeing your vote.

 

[thecoolman]

If the current policies spending, unfair Chinese trade, and off shoring of jobs continues we will of course
default eventually. The solution may be printing trillions of dollars and devaluing our currency
down to something like the peso.

 

[tokeprep]

Of course the government isn't going to default. This isn't even a serious question.

 

[HTP]

Please - I dont give a rats ass about either party.
I would like to point out a few things and then say my part.

This year the Bush era Tax cuts ended. The The Feds got around $650 billion in new revenue. The Republicans are asking for "spending cuts and not any more taxes" Because in theory we are paying more in taxes this year, from last year. Call it what you will, we all are paying more.
The Democratic party just wants to raise the limit w/o any changes to the policy.

Shutting it all down is about the only way the Republican party can get their voice heard. (for better or worse, this is the WAY THE SYSTEM was made. Just for times like this)

I personally think just adding more and more debt w/o cutting spending is a dumb idea.
I might not like the way we are all going about it. But this is the way it was made, so I will deal with it and stop bitching.
Our system is like a credit card, we need to pay it some day.

 

[CC Dobbs]

I vote no. Brinksmanship not suicide.

 

[ricky1lung]

Of course the government isn't going to default. This isn't even a serious question.

This is a serious question, there is a chance the pubs wont allow funding this time and the second term/last term Pres Obamanation will allow a default to happen.

Not that a default will do much except harm the common folk, but the question is serious and remains.
The poll is not public, you can vote freely without peers seeing your vote.

 

[tokeprep]

This is a serious question, there is a chance the pubs wont allow funding this time and the second term/last term Pres Obamanation will allow a default to happen.

No, there's no chance. Anyone who says there's a chance doesn't understand American politics at all. The government has been shut down 18 times in the past (primarily by Democrats); the government has never defaulted. The shutdown and the debt ceiling are disconnected issues.

The government won't default. Period. Boehner has already publicly said that he would bring the debt ceiling to a vote in the house even if a majority of Republicans weren't going to vote for it, and in that event it will certainly pass. The attempts to get additional spending cuts before they actually have that vote don't need to succeed for the vote to come. The chance is 100%.

 

[ricky1lung]

No, there's no chance. Anyone who says there's a chance doesn't understand American politics at all. The government has been shut down 18 times in the past (primarily by Democrats); the government has never defaulted. The shutdown and the debt ceiling are disconnected issues.

The government won't default. Period. Boehner has already publicly said that he would bring the debt ceiling to a vote in the house even if a majority of Republicans weren't going to vote for it, and in that event it will certainly pass. The attempts to get additional spending cuts before they actually have that vote don't need to succeed for the vote to come. The chance is 100%.

Fair enough, thanks for posting.
We will see when the vote happens.

This thread is about opinions and the reasons for those opinions.

 

[El Tiberon]

No, there's no chance. Anyone who says there's a chance doesn't understand American politics at all. The government has been shut down 18 times in the past (primarily by Democrats); the government has never defaulted. The shutdown and the debt ceiling are disconnected issues.

The government won't default. Period. Boehner has already publicly said that he would bring the debt ceiling to a vote in the house even if a majority of Republicans weren't going to vote for it, and in that event it will certainly pass. The attempts to get additional spending cuts before they actually have that vote don't need to succeed for the vote to come. The chance is 100%.

Your government defaulted in 1979. Learn your civics. It cost a great deal of money then and will be catastrophic today. I hope you do default. Your streets will erupt in violence and your police machine will corral you into the cages they have built for you and millions of white devils will die. The world will recover and take a huge step towards browning out the planet.

 

[chewberto]

You sir have no class. ^^^^^^

 

[El Tiberon]

You sir have no class. ^^^^^^

The truth hurts those who do not want to hear it. Fight your fight among each other while the world watches. You are showing everyone there is no nationalism in your country and how weak you are as a nation. You only stand together when you start a war somewhere in the world and someone mentions jesus. Then the magnets get pasted on the cars and everyone says support the soldiers. Your country only stands together when you are destroying the lives of people around the world. It is time you see what a destructive people you are. When it knocks on your own door you can only blame yourselves and the world will wait in the wings drooling like wolves to pounce upon you.

 

[chewberto]

Don't you live in Columbia? Yeah, everyone is unified there! They Definetly don't kill each other over there do they, so I guess you win! Tell the people what you've won!

 

[El Tiberon]

You have mistaken me for some redneck in your own country. Columbia is your country. Colombia is South America. We are adjusted to death. It is a part of this history and a part of the life. We accept death when it comes. Your people hide from it and cry as death approaches. We have more freedom and liberty in our country than you do in yours. We control our police and our military. You bow down and suck the feet of your police and soldiers and do not question them. We see them as servants, you praise them as heroes. When your fall comes, it wil be your heroes who will take away the last of your liberty and freedom. Enjoy your last days slave.

 

[chewberto]

Does anyone have a choice to accept or deny death when it comes? No they don't! So why do you think that makes you so hard? Did a white person forget to tip you again at your service industry job? Are they really all that bad? You make bold generalizations , coming from a coke head, I assume since you are from Colombia that you are addicted to coke or crack like your ancestors before you! <<<< you see what I just did there? It's called ignorance. You know! that thing that consumes you!

 

[El Tiberon]

Does anyone have a choice to accept or deny death when it comes? No they don't! So why do you think that makes you so hard? Did a white person forget to tip you again at your service industry job? Are they really all that bad? You make bold generalizations , coming from a coke head, I assume since you are from Colombia that you are addicted to coke or crack like your ancestors before you! <<<< you see what I just did there? It's called ignorance. You know! that thing that consumes you!

Back to worshiping your white jesus gringo.Your insults mean nothing to me. You speak with the tongue of an uneducated person. I enjoy making the gringos so angry and it is so easy. You think you are superior to all people and yet your own white race is slowly being bred off this planet. Soon you will be like neanderthal man and people will study why you became extinct. Go worship your police and embrace them when they kick in your doors and take you away. You are not the type to fight back against them and will go quietly into the night. The world watches and waits for your destruction.

 

[tokeprep]

Your government defaulted in 1979. Learn your civics. It cost a great deal of money then and will be catastrophic today. I hope you do default. Your streets will erupt in violence and your police machine will corral you into the cages they have built for you and millions of white devils will die. The world will recover and take a huge step towards browning out the planet.

Since the government didn't default in 1979, I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[El Tiberon]

Since the government didn't default in 1979, I have no idea what you're talking about.

The US defaulted on 120 million dollars worth of securities that matured in April and May. This is fact and you are the only person in the world who does not know this. How sad it must be to not know about your own country.

 

[tokeprep]

The US defaulted on 120 million dollars worth of securities that matured in April and May. This is fact and you are the only person in the world who does not know this. How sad it must be to not know about your own country.

Which securities? Says who?

 

[chewberto]

Back to worshiping your white jesus gringo. Nope, I don't do that! Your insults mean nothing to me. Yeah they do! You speak with the tongue of an uneducated person If you say so! I enjoy making the gringos so angry and it is so easy."Im calmer than you are dude!" You think you are superior to all people and yet your own white race is slowly being bred off this planet"you're being very un-dude" Soon you will be like neanderthal man and people will study why you became extinct. Dinosaurs? I don't see why you have to bring them into this? Go worship your police and embrace them when they kick in your doors and take you away.Take me to another place? Take me to another land? Make me forget all that hurts me! Let me understand your plan! You are not the type to fight back against them and will go quietly into the night. The world watches and waits for your destruction Now I KNOW that last one was the lyrics to every death metal song ever! I heard Latinos liked heavy music! I'm into Arrested Development. Myself! .

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[tokeprep]

Learn to read you fucktard.

Oh, I see. You aren't actually here to contribute, just here to be an ass.

By all means, be an ass. Your opinion and everything you say, accordingly, has been adjusted to "worthless."