CBO: Fiscal Cliff Could Trigger a Recession

[Danzig]

good questions jms, especially the draft question.

altho we have no need for a draft because there are enough volunteers, i'm sure a wartime draft would make a lot of people sit up and take notice. because right now, 'they' are fighting the war-they being our servicemen and -women. it doesn't bring the fight home to everyone, just the families of those serving.

but, i bet you if you said 'hey, we need to invade, and we need to raise taxes to pay for it', you'd get the response you're looking for. that way it would affect everyone, and where many don't want to be affected.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Danzig

good questions jms, especially the draft question.

altho we have no need for a draft because there are enough volunteers, i'm sure a wartime draft would make a lot of people sit up and take notice. because right now, 'they' are fighting the war-they being our servicemen and -women. it doesn't bring the fight home to everyone, just the families of those serving.

but, i bet you if you said 'hey, we need to invade, and we need to raise taxes to pay for it', you'd get the response you're looking for. that way it would affect everyone, and where many don't want to be affected.

http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-plank/th...tax-precedent#

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-plank/th...tax-precedent#

great idea, hasn't got a shot in hell of happening.
but thanks for the link, i'm going to read that article with the headline on rich staying with obama-except for bankers. i'm sure that had nothing to do with romney wanting to remove all those new regulations.